I’m a pretty active guy, but I do my share of sitting on the couch and watching Netflix if I have a second to breathe (which may only be a few hrs every week or two). My job ensures my maintaining a certain level of fitness. But if you put on a 30 lb pack …
Often when we are looking at purchasing Ultralight and lightweight backpacking gear the first thing we notice (at least it was the first thing I noticed) is the high cost. Just in my big three alone I could have spent over $1000. The ultralight custom backpacks (ULA, Zpacks, Hypermountain Gear) all run in the $300 …
I once had someone recommend to me “REI has rental gear why don’t you just rent the stuff when you go on your hike….” I then had to explain to them that backpacking was a system and you have to work with something several times (like a tent) until you can set the thing up …
Jordan wanted to go the closed-cell foam sleeping pad route. It seems that Therm-a-Rest is at the top of the heap in closed-cell foam and inflatable ultra-light sleeping pads for camping. Making it ideal for backpacking. Once the decision is made I take to Amazon and Ebay for the deals. I did’t realize that they …
The big 3 often refers to Backpack, Shelter (tent, tarp, etc) and sleeping system including sleeping bag and pad. The set up I have works and is comfortable, but comes in at about 15lbs. The backpack carries nicely the 50-70lbs I’ve subjected it to. It weights 3.17lbs. It is 60 liters, large enough for most …