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Planning a 9 day trip to Wind River range in Wyoming and I am in the process of preparing, gathering, and planning my food. I did a rough weigh in tonight and I am at ~1 lb 8 oz per day giving my 16 lbs 2 oz of food for 9 days. This has been a bit of a process planning out food for that many...

Awesome report. Thank you for sharing.

What style quilt do you have? Ya, I would love to borrow it and see what I think.

I have found I am usually a warm sleeper and I wonder if the regular xlite will work ok for me. My current pad is only 2.9 so even the reg xlite wold be an upgrade for me.

I am beginning my UL journey. Currently I have the ULA Circuit which weighs in at 37 oz (2.3lbs) I am strongly considering the Tarptent Notch which they list at 27 oz (1.68 lbs) and some kind of UL quilt. I am also going to get the near xlite which will save me 7 oz on my pad weight. Its funny...

Ya, that is one option as well. I will have to see how the other party members feel about this but I can see it being a very good idea. Thank you.

This is going to be very difficult for me for an upcoming trip. Have not hammered out exactly how long, but at the most 9 days. Most likely I guess about 7-8 days. I am hoping to get food to under 2 lb per day for sure as that is a lot of weight. Granted, after the first few days it will not be...

I found this resource to be very helpful. I plan on building my meals based off this guide: http://blackwoodspress.com/blog/16547/ultralight-backpacking-meal-plan/ I think it seems like a lot of food, but high caloric intake is important from what I gather, so a hearty breakfast, multiple...

I have ben looking heavily into the Enlightened quilt, Hammock gear quilt, and the zpack quilt. For some reason I am leaning toward the enlightened revelation due to the versatility of the foot box design. I like the idea of the quilt being opened fully as a blanket. Yet, it review last on...

Thank you for your review Nick. I have been looking into getting a new pad and this one seems to be sliding into top place. I would like to ask what pad you are currently using? I currently have a 2 year old REI stratus and have been about 2.5/5 stars happy with it. I love the weight of the...

Thank you for the recommendation, Looking into them. Based on your use of the zpack, what makes you lean to the enlightened one over the zpack ?

Looking for a new UL spelling bag and have heard about the well known Zpacks but recently came to hear about Hammock Gear Burrow quilts. For the price, the HG seems to be a very good value but was curious if anyone has any experience with them? One to the coolest feature of the HG is a snap...

I am kind of anal about getting my own gear... I think I will look into getting my own suit. I have a harness that my brother has used and I will double check the fit. I Have been wanting to get some canyoneering shoes for some time, so I think I will get a pair of five ten's. I have an Osprey...

That is absolutely stunning! I cannot wait!

Hello, Heading to the Subway in mid June with some friends and was hoping to get a better idea of what I can expect from the trail. I know there is water pretty much though out and I will need to look into getting a wet suit, but is there any other specific gear or equipment needed for this...

I was wondering for those who have hiked Mt Timpanogos, Utah, with snow, what the ideal time frame might be? I would like to experience it with some snow still but with little to no avalanche danger. I would think that mid to late April might be a good time or early May. Any thoughts...

All about them Toyotas :)

Time for some beefier rubber.

Pretty sure there was a couple in Coyote Gulch as well if I remember right. I have never really giving this idea much thought, though it is a little intriguing now :)

Greetings. What has been your favorite part of the country?