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In my car, snowshoes, trekking poles, stove and fuel, small pack with food, small cookpot and toilet paper, snow shovel, lithium batteries in a headlamp, down quilt, plastic tarp, chemical handwarmers and some rope and carabineers. I'll be good for a few days in subzero weather. My GF and I do...

I've used Sawyer Filters for several years filtering backcountry water sources while hiking. I would stay away from the Sawyer mini (the flow-rate on the mini makes me want to punch puppies) and buy the full sized Sawyer filter. Usually, filtering water for two people, I have to backflush it...

I'm not sure what member put Horn's Pond Tentsite on the map in Maine, but it must be a joke. Its on the Appalachian Trail. Only way to get to it is a three mile hike up 3000 feet in the Bigelow's. I'd hate to think of someone trying to drive to it, haha. There are shelters there, but you are...

Try a backpacking stove. Can make a windscreeen from a turkey roasting pan. If all you want to do boil water to make coffee, or heat up some soup, they are pretty damn awesome. I have an Ektcity burner, weighs 3 oz. Works kinda like a blowtorch, but I don't expect to actually cook with it. I...

Sliced Spam, sliced cheese, sliced pickles, mustard and sliced bread. Good stuff

I answered a survey for the Pull Kitchen by Papabear. One of the questions was about the price. I thought his suggested selling price was too high, but then I started pricing out a similar build. I no longer think his price is too high. I think I'm too cheap. The slides alone are almost $1000...

Never thought I'd see a MEARNG shoulder patch on a truck in GA

I'm a long distance hiker. Typical hikes are 100 to 150 miles long. Protein and fat becomes a requirement in one's diet to keep the body from breaking down. Electrolytes are needed to keep from cramping, so the high salt content is a blessing. Tuna just wasn't cutting it for me anymore. Spam...