Recent content by Becket1903

Packing your pack I suppose that some of this will depend on exactly how long you are heading out for and what time of year and where, but here are some thoughts for general overnight camping in the summer time: I have found that the bigger the bag I have, the more I tend to pack. I can...

hmmm..... No thanks. Average of -50 degree celsius temps seem a bit on the cold side for me. :eek:

Opportunity I'm not a parent yet, but until recently I worked at a summer camp for a good portion of my "adult" life. Despite all of the distractions out there, children given the opportunity and encouragement to enjoy the outdoors will still take advantage of it. A majority of the kids that...

I like the cofee. But I'm usually too groggy in the mornings to make a pot up!

I know that this is a bit late in coming, but I wanted to get some info out to everyone about our trip up to Moriah and accross some of the Carter range this past weekend. The planned trip: Day 1, Park car one at Stony Brook Trailhead, up the Stony Brook Trail to Imp Mountain Shelter (about...

Forgot I'm an idiot, flying to Holland for a mini-vacation to visit friends next thr. Have a great time anyway, hope to meet you all soon.

New Kid I'm the new kid on VFTT in this bunch, but it would be cool to meet some of you all. I can make it to any of the locations that you all have tossed around. Look forward to meeting some of you in person.

Thanks Thanks for the information. I'm going to keep an eye on things over the next couple of days. Looks like some of the snow has packed out a bit. I'll throw a trip report out there towards the end of the week when I get back.

Water Filters When I still used my PUR filter, I would constantly forget to bring it to bed with me on winter trips. Those things don't function so well when they are frozed through. Don't use one anymore though, so the problem seems to have gone away. :D

Wim Hof I saw a TV show about this guy, and he has 'set' a number of the human/cold immersion world records. He explained that he would 'train' himself by swimming in frozed water, and sitting in tubs of ice, but that a great deal of it was a mental thing...

Thanks for the stove info I know that I have wandered a bit from the thread, but thank you all for the information. I thru-hiked the AT in 1996 with a MSR Whisperlite Int'l and never had a problem for the entire trip, routine cleaning and maintenance aside. After hanging up my boots for a...

dave.m, I'm looking to replace my whisperlight now (due to it being gunked up beyond repair...probably my fault), is this the same SVEA that you have? http://www.rei.com/product/3023679.htm?vcat=REI_SSHP_CAMPING_TOC They also mention a fuel pump sold separately, is this something that you...

Has anyone had a chance to get up into the Carters or Mt. Moriah in the past few days. Looking to head up there next week and would be happy for any information that you all might have!

Arrrggghhhh. I hear ya', nothing worse than that sort of thing. Could be worse though... http://www.vicpine.co.uk/reviews/images/traffic-jam.jpg

Should be an amazing hike! You are in for a great time, and you should have most of the shelters to yourself this time of year (if you won't be carrying a tent). As mentioned before, watch out for weather down there. I always thought of peaches when it came to Georgia, and on more than one...