tents, etc
after years of shlepping ground cloth, tarp, cord, etc and being
challenged to make rainproff set-up where no trees, large boulders, etc
to suspend tarp,...
dove menkes 2000-03-17 18:32:43 #2207
shelter evolution
Shelter evolves.
My first few trips, a Sierra Designs Meteor tent was nice: plenty of
moon, weight not too bad. But I tired of setting it up (although...
Cliff Beck 2000-03-17 18:16:23 #2206
food
doc, you're a real trip, bud. hope to run in to some day in the
canyon, maybe
even hike with you when i get more experienced. a few days ago...
bob holland 2000-03-17 17:49:20 #2205
Re: Shelter, critters, and abonadoned gear
lilwoody <<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:lilwood-@...">lilwood-@... Doesn't ANYONE have a tale of tarp-induced tragedy?
Nope, the...
David Marcus 2000-03-17 17:30:34 #2204
Re: 2200
Horsehair ropes are great for keeping the elephants away also. Don
Mattox
Don Mattox 2000-03-17 17:09:29 #2203
critters that sneak in the night
I rarely take a tent either - the stars are too nice. Had one night of
mischievious ringtails at BA..woke up with little paw prints all over
my sleeping...
jill atkinson 2000-03-17 14:41:59 #2202
Underrock Lightning & Strange Beings
Is it true (having been told this in numerous books on backpacking)
that lightning can get you while perched under rock shelters? we slept
under one at...
Greg Gruber 2000-03-17 14:08:17 #2201
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