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The Aether 60 is on sale for $109.00 in their Bargain Basement; one left, size large. Also One pair of Garmont Excursions, size 30 for $135.00. Of course there are plenty of other bargains down there these are just the ones that excited me. I had been looking at both the Aether 60 and 75 for a...

Msr's new snowshoe the Lightening Ascent is on their websight now with a listed price of $249.50. They look nice certainly a temptation to trade up from the Denali Ascents I have that are getting worn out. http://www.msrcorp.com/snow/lightning_ascent.asp

A month's worth of weekend trips, In reverse order starting with last Monday. Monday evening I arrived in Pinkham Notch. At about 8pm i set out up the Boott Spur trail. It was almost a full moon that night but the clouds obscured it pretty well. Even so I left my headlamp off most of the time...

Anyone have any experience with Backsides X-fibre sleeping bags. How accurate are their temp ratings and how is the fill and the construction holding up over time? I seem to remember SherpaKrota saying something about using these bags. The prices for what you get seem too good to be true...

I was watching an old movie last night from 1961 and I saw what looked like an MSR Twin Peaks tent being used in one of the scenes. It was bright orange and nylon with conical end sections and had an aluminum pole on the inside holding up each cone. It didn't look like it had a floor but I...

Any pros or cons as to a Red Bull type drink on the trail. I would guess that day hikes would be more appropriate for several reasons if you use these types of drinks. I have this vision of freezing a Red Bull and then plopping it into my Platypus(carefully washed natch). I could then keep my...

Sewards and and Seymour from the trailhead as a day hike; what was I thinking? With an evening shift at work that night but the next two days free, I tossed everything i might need loosely and without sorting into a few stuffsacks and into the back seat of my car. The true loading of my pack...

Here's a description of a new style of snowshoe from MSR. "The MSR Lightning Ascent snowshoe features a new approach to frame design. The patent-pending design provides unbeatable 360-degree traction and shaves a half pound or more of weight off the average competitor. With the help of a gait...

I use a backpacking hammock in the summer and find myself in need of a winter shelter so as to not be reliant on leanto's. I am drawn to the Megamid and the Betamid and their silnylon versions for reasons of weight, price, simplicity and techweeny greed. However as they are bottomless I wonder...

Mad River Glen is having a snowshoe hill climb event if anyone is interested. I think it is this Saturday at 10am and has a ten dollar admission fee. I have no other details. I might be interested in this even though I have no expectation that I could keep up with the racers. Unfortunately I...

If I climb all 46 can I call myself a 46er and display a patch and sticker without being registered with the organization? I have never been much for paperwork and beauracracy and would be personally satisfied to know that I had done it. However I wouldn't want to tread on anyone's toes by...