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question people: the new big rage in clothing item(ems, beans, north face, at least) seems to be this ultralight ultrathin hooded(or not hooded) down jacket. stuffable in its pocket, etc. fairly expensive. anyone have any comments on the practicality of this? in my quest to own every piece of...

where would i get a pair of wet suit boots 7 mm thick? im near concord nh. not finding them at ems or rei or kittery trading post

I want to take another crack at this trail tomorrow, head out earlier and no time constraints..any interest?

me bobc and michele want to go up hale by firewardens trail. we have seen trip reports, and been up there years ago, but wondered if anyone who KNOWS the way would like to join us. we plan on starting at the unearthly hour of 10 am saturday. don't know if trail is broken out, i remember having...

does anyone know if you can go park at odiorne point state park and launch sea kayaks there? i don't see anything on the state park web site. anyone recommend any other place to launch a kayak off coast of nh. i know hampton beach is a no.

i was sitting in my 17 footer in decent waves up at acadia once, and feeling a little unstable. some couples were in these 22 foot necky nootka tandems. these people were hardly even moving(rocking) in these waves, never seen anything like it. These bad boys are 4500 bucks new, and no used ones...

ok, does anyone know how much snow we got where in the mountains? i heard 18 inches new snow on mansfield summit so far. I want to hike tomorrow and wondering if anyone knows anything

took a little jaunt up to the sharon ledges on the wapack range on temple mountain. best view for a 15 minute walk uphill that I've ever seen. maybe 3 inches of snow up there. lot of people and lot of dogs. basked in the sun for a while, what a beautiful day.

i want to bring some of my friends who are into cross country skiing, along with myself, on a ski up the mountain, as far as we feel comfortable(hopefully the top). Any one have any info on skiing up this? I hiked it recently and the trail is the bomb. bit long, but nice and wide and not bad...

I was at dicks sporting goods checking these out. i want one to use on my treadmill, or whatever im doing. i saw one for 50 bucks, and wondered if that was fine. before i purchased it, i figured id ask opinions. is it worth getting the more expensive ones? i dont want to spend 50 bucks, then...

My friend Gary wants to get skis poles boots bindings for himself and his 2 teenage daughters(done growing) without taking out a mortgage. I suggested calling llbeans outlet stores, he has looked on craigslist and ebay. I think people here might know the best way to help them out, things I...

My brother and I left the alexandria hilton, with allison(15) and emily(almost 12) in tow, picked up buddy Paul from waterville exit, and headed up to crawford notch. Mt. Pierce was in the clouds, so I suggested zealand falls and zeacliff. Nice walk in, they loved the hut, first time for them...

I want to take my brother and 2 nieces backpacking this weekend. Does anybody know how to find out availability or reserve a campsite 3 miles out from Lincoln woods.

Well about 3:45 pm saturday I started up this Lincoln Trail, which starts on kearsarge valley road and not at the school any more. The trail says 'Link Trail' now. It was dirt roads at first for quite a ways. This trail looks like it is not used much. It bangs a left and goes over black...

anyone know anything about this jacket? is it comparable to that light marmot driclime that everyone raves about

could somebody tell me what the big deal about these things is? They have them at llbeans for 190 bucks, marked down to 119 or 90 sometimes. I wondered what the big sell about them was. Nothing against them, but I wondered why such a small seeming jacket is priced so high. Maybe there is...

In the white mountains, any idea how much snow is where at the lower elevations for cross country skiing?

I need help. I tried with a screwdriver, with a socket as suggested, and it's not working. They are flat ended like bolts, and I can't even seem to start the things.

who sells these vaunted marmot precips besides campmor? i was thinking of driving to check them out. ems doesn't appear to have them.

if I can buy a poncho for next to nothing..and a pvc poncho for 10 or 15 bucks..i figure i ought to be able to buy a rain jacket made of the same stuff for 25 or 30 or less maybe, but I can't seem to find one. I got one at beans for about 30, and it just soaked thru. I don't want to spend any...