I'll be far from civilization and backpacking all next week. Had I wished things would pop off on the MOASS before this trip? Yep. But I realized that now I consider myself lucky, as I have no decision to make if things really heat up while I'm away. I will have no ability to wish I sold a peak, or fomo'd more. I will have no desire or ability to paper hand. I can only let it go, admit its out of my control, and hope others do the same. At the end of the day, I own equity in a company I believe is a great turnaround story with new opportunities in a growing space. I hope others understand that patience is our most powerful weapon. 100% is nothing. I'm not in it for that money, I'm in this for system changing people go to prison money. And that takes time.
I honestly just wanna disconnect from society (not that I haven’t already) but I just wanna spend my days in the wild, and be one with nature. I feel like that’ll help. I really hate how everything is based off of Instagram and social popularity. No one’s genuine these days.
budget is $400. location Canada.
I need a raincoat for backwoods hiking, camping, canoeing. I have been cheap in the past and want to make sure I get the right jacket. I have been miserable on trips in the past because of my poor choices (buying a MEC brand for example).
is Arc'teryx as good as it seems? Carhart seems too affordable to be BIFL. I am looking for advice from outdoor enthusiasts.
please give me specific product suggestions within these brands or options that you think I am overlooking from other brands.
EDIT: Thanks you all very much for the quick responses - this is one of the best subs on reddit by a long shot. Majority loves Arc'teryx. Clearly they command the price point they do for a reason - people stand by their gear. Patagonia I am going to look hard into as well as I think Arc'teryx could very well be comparable but, again, much more expensive.
EDIT 2: Spoke too soon? There is a lot of controversy over Arc'teryx customer service (in recent years). I am not hearing many bad things about Patagonia. And now people have flooded a lot of brands into the comments I have never looked into. This thread didn't make it much easier, but I took Carhart out of the mix, I think intended usage and fit are not what I am looking for. Despite them being durable and thought of as quality.
Going for my first "real" solo hike late july/early aug up in WA. I've done longer hikes in a group, and a few overnights alone, but never had time to really dial in my solo setup on a longer trip. Planning on doing a major upgrade for general hiking up in CO or WA, whenever I move, so I'll take a hit on this trips weight if it will save me in the long run.
Location/temp range/specific trip description: Washington Boundary trail/ Pasayten Wilderness. highs 90s lows 30-40s. 4 day/3 night, maybe 5/4.
Goal Baseweight (BPW): Sub 15? I'm a tall dude who has a hard time sleeping in/on small things so I know I take a hit there
Budget: I'm going for a major rework of a lot of the big 4 soon, as well as the small things (headlamp, battery, coats/shells), so lets say no more than $1200
Non-negotiable Items: Big fan of the backpack, I can drop the brain and save a few oz from what I normally use. I personally enjoy having "personal space" inside a tent for rain/weather/sleeping, but if it's truly holding me back I can change. The Ti spork will be with me until I die
Solo or with another person?: Solo
Lighterpack link: https://lighterpack.com/r/rj1m4z
Additional Information: Don't think bear protection is mandatory here, but rodent protection is a big concern of mine (thus the food bag/rodent hang).
Having lurked a lot I know of general changes I need to make (rain cover to liner, cut down on packed clothes/camp shoes), but since I'm planning on doing a full overhaul I'd like more direct input.
- marmot bag to some 20* quilt? Might be overkill for this trip but I'm going to use it for spring/fall trips in the future
- TaR prolite to a s2s ether light? I've heard it's good for side sleepers
- Quarter dome... I have a x-mid 1 but it's just below my comfort limit size-wise. I'm good with non-freestanding shelters.
- PR2 is interchangable with my Soto Amicus. Will probably only be for boils on this trip so PR2 is lighter?
- Camp/water shoes: I've never really enjoyed the "get your trail runners wet and they'll dry out later" method, so a combo crossing/camp shoe doesn't seem too bad
From the SBS website:
June objects to Fred’s plea bargain agreement and struggles to accept his pending freedom. She draws on all her resources and relationships, risking everything to ensure her own kind of justice.
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I want to finish and start it whilst camping so it will be strongly tied to the experience, could anyone recommend a horror that is:
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around 300 - 400 pages or under
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stand alone
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based on nature / wilderness
I've only read one horror book, pet cemetery and I didn't really find it spooky so I'm not sure what I'll like. Thank you !
Edit: thank you guys so much for the recommendations, I didnt expect to get nearly this many! If anyone else wants to recommend something I'm going camping in Scotland if that inspires anything :)
Hey guys, I was charging air orbs today on my ironman, and I got Pk'd, I have player attack options set to hidden, so I know I was not skulled, and the air obelisk is only level 7 wilderness. I was worried about losing my graceful before I started so I checked the "view items kept on death" before starting. That interface assured me I would keep my graceful upon being killed by a player, also it showed all my graceful in its recolor, so I wouldn't assume I would lose my recolor. But I did lose the recolor from my gloves, hood, and boots. I have been searching the wiki and reddit to see if this has happened to anyone else but could not find anything, also the wiki said nothing about losing recolors to my knowledge. The recolor is on my ironman so I cannot buy it back from the GE, I just want to know if this is meant to happen, and if not, if there is any way of me getting my recolor back. In game name “Im benzoe8”
Thanks.
Edited. Added in game name
I was planning to be hiking this week, but wound up delaying my next trip a couple days, so I figured I should get this write up of a Glacier Peak Wilderness trip done, particularly as the area has come up in a few comments recently and the season is almost upon us. The trip is from last July.
It's a 7 day trip broken into four different blog posts. The nature of the trip was a mix between on trail and off trail connectors and destinations. The caltopo is my actual recorded tracks, with off trail sections as dashed lines. If you hike in these areas don't take these lines as gospel, there may be quicker routing, and in several places I was just exploring, not so much trying to get from A to B efficiently: https://caltopo.com/m/0J1D
And the blog posts
https://www.alongthewaypoints.com/post/glacier-peak-wilderness-part-1-entiat-crest-to-cloudy-pass
https://www.alongthewaypoints.com/post/glacier-peak-wilderness-part-2-cloudy-pass-to-ross-pass
https://www.alongthewaypoints.com/post/glacier-peak-wilderness-part-3-ross-pass-to-buck-pass
https://www.alongthewaypoints.com/post/glacier-peak-wilderness-part-4-upper-bannock-to-buck-pass
As they practiced their stories yet again, I tried to plead with them through the duct tape.
