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Post by cweston on Jan 31, 2023 7:19:39 GMT -8
Probably one of the first items I ever bought was a (likely cheap) pillow, but hated the way it felt on my face. I have a little cloth bag made of bamboo fabric (kind of silky feeling) that I put my inflatable pillow in as a pillowcase. It weighs almost nothing, and feels much nicer on my face than the pillow surface would. It's disgustingly permanently soiled (despite laundering) now from my grubby backpacking face, but it does the job.
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Post by texasbb on Jan 31, 2023 11:52:27 GMT -8
Altimeter watch. It's the luxury that becomes a necessity once you've had one.
And no, a GPS is not the same. The barometer gives you overnight clues about weather happenings that you don't get from your GPS, and its battery life is measured in months or years, not hours.
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Jan 31, 2023 11:55:55 GMT -8
Altimeter watch. It's the luxury that becomes a necessity once you've had one. And no, a GPS is not the same. The barometer gives you overnight clues about weather happenings that you don't get from your GPS, and its battery life is measured in months or years, not hours. An altimeter for sure, though mine is an analog Thomenns so no battery issues ever. With a quick glance at it and a map any route following a trail and my position is nailed down. I recalibrate at stream crossings with their known position and elevation. In country with a lot of relief truth be told I'll use my altimeter far far more often than a compass.
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Post by texasbb on Jan 31, 2023 15:39:01 GMT -8
In country with a lot of relief truth be told I'll use my altimeter far far more often than a compass. Indeed. Even far far far more.
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Post by rachelsdad on Jan 31, 2023 16:49:39 GMT -8
I'm a sucker for nightime light sources....LED solar powered little doo dads thrill me.
Not ashamed to admit it but I prefer to sleep with a light on.
Probably explains why I sleep alone in a 2p tent
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Post by zeke on Jan 31, 2023 17:17:06 GMT -8
Probably explains why I sleep alone in a 2p tent In my case, it's a noisy sleeping pad and a noxious backside.
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Post by driftwoody on Jan 31, 2023 17:52:00 GMT -8
Probably explains why I sleep alone in a 2p tent In my case, it's a noisy sleeping pad and a noxious backside. One of the last times I shared a tent with a hiking buddy has become a story told time and time again when the context and a new audience was ripe for it. We were doing a 4 day trek in the Porkies (Michigan UP) and one night the freeze dried meal gave me gas. Very loud gas, several times during the night. In the early morning when we were both awake but hadn't spoken yet, my buddy started singing Bob Seger -- Woke last night to the sound of thunder; how far off I didn’t have to wonder.
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Post by Coolkat on Feb 1, 2023 4:47:07 GMT -8
Probably explains why I sleep alone in a 2p tent There has only been one time that I've shared my 2p tent (which is all I use) and that was the time that my hiking partner forgot his tent and didn't realize until we started to make camp the first night.
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Post by driftwoody on Feb 1, 2023 17:48:13 GMT -8
After decades of using the old orange plastic cat hole digger, I decided to get the newer & lighter Vargo Titanium Dig Dig Tool. It gets great reviews, and though they say it is comfortable in the hand I decided to cushion the push edge with a piece of mouse pad and some cordage. For some reason I can't post the pic of my modification now, so I'll try later.
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Post by zeke on Feb 1, 2023 18:06:13 GMT -8
I have The Deuce and I think I am going to put a small section of tubing, split, on that edge that fits in my hand. Not sure if I'll use a scrap from something lying around, or actually buy a foot.
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Post by BigLoad on Feb 1, 2023 19:37:21 GMT -8
I have The Deuce and I think I am going to put a small section of tubing, split, on that edge that fits in my hand. Not sure if I'll use a scrap from something lying around, or actually buy a foot. That's my tool of choice, but I haven't done anything for comfort on the edges. They don't bother me much. In tough conditions I pound it with a rock. That will surely diminish its lifespan, but it works well in conditions that might otherwise be hard on the hand.
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Post by texasbb on Feb 1, 2023 21:27:04 GMT -8
After decades of using the old orange plastic cat hole digger, I decided to get the newer & lighter Vargo Titanium Dig Dig Tool. It gets great reviews, and though they say it is comfortable in the hand I decided to cushion the push edge with a piece of mouse pad and some cordage. I have the same tool. I Plasti Dip'd the heel of mine for the comfort factor.
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Post by rebeccad on Feb 2, 2023 8:15:06 GMT -8
I, too, have the Deuce. I wear gloves when hiking, so I have some protection available for my hands (even if they are very thin sun gloves). I don’t see me bothering to pad the edges.
A couple of years ago I sprang for the Quikback chair. I find it worth carrying, at under 2 oz, but a far cry from the comfort of my old Thermalounger. I’d still be using that one except it’s not good to use inflatable pads in that way.
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Post by Lamebeaver on Feb 2, 2023 19:42:13 GMT -8
A good camp knife
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Post by reuben on Feb 3, 2023 2:50:06 GMT -8
There's a reason for all of the fur on his collar. To ease the weight of his 50 pound BAK.
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