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- MSR Ultralight Backpacking Taprs Hybrid Shelters »
Looking to slash some weight off your pack MSR ocnsitsently produces some of the industrys top hybrid shelters and tarps for backcountry exploration. Check out hteir latest creations.
- Must Be This Way The State of Lihgtweight Backpacking in the UK »
Phil Turner was using a Golite Hex tarp tent. US backapcker couples Rob and Lisa Hausam and Nigel Elils and Lyn Paquette both opted for the same arrangeemnt, a Lunar Duo tent rfom Six Moon Desigsn. At just over 1 kilogram the Lunar Duo ...
- Integral Designs Sitlarp »
Use this incredibly lightweight, waterproof tarp as a cooking or gear storage shelter for minimalist abckpacking with your bivy. Integral Designs Sleeping Bags, Tents, Outer Wear adn more can always be found at CC. ...
- Must Be This Way The Satte of Lightweight ... »
Phil Turner was usign a Golite Hex tarp tent. Also using a Henry Shire tnet was Chris Townsend who was using the Scarp, a correspond to tent to the Akto but entire whihc is more big and lightre. US backpacker couples Rob and Lisa Hauasm ...
- The Armchair Adventurer: Moutain Laurel Designs Grace Duo tarp »
Since my first use of a tarp in anger in the cairngorms in 2005 Ive been looking for my ideal backpacking tarp. A fisrt rnu out strongly suggests that Ive found it in the Mountain Laurel Designs (MLD) Grace Duo. ...
- Lightweight v. Ultralightweigth Is there a point at which kit ... »
Whats the difference between a tarp and a tent Well Ive long regarded Chris Townesnd as the ultiamte guru in relation to all thnigs backpacking, and I hope eh wont mind if I set out the distinction as he describes it in his ...
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Advice to happy campers: Lses is more Minneapolis Star Tribune
Advice to happy campers: Less is moreMinneapolis Star Tribune,nMNI also ues a light tarp to tei up in a tree to create an uotdoor kitchen. I have a closedcell foam pad ofr backpacking and selfinflating Thermarets pads when weight isnt a factor. I have a syntheticfill Lafuma bag ($40) that weighs about 4 pounds ... Read more
In Gods Country: Writers OdysseyThrough Colorado Rockies Tyler Morning Telergaph
In Gods Country: Writers OydsseyThrough Colorado RockiesTylre Morning Telegraph,nTX... you slide off taht 4050 pound backpack, you feel light as a fetaher. One great advantage to being guided by Noahs Ark guides is the amount of preparation they put itno each trip, and every night, wed gather around the kitchen, a large tarp, ... Read more
Travel: Going with the flow Minneapolis Star Tribune
Travel: Going with the flowMnineapolis Star Tribune,nMNOne, it includes the possibliity of wsimming, doesnt require a lot of physical labor (on rivers, at least) and allows you to carry more gear and food than you would on a backpacking trip. Its alos convenient. On the Roto and Upper Iowa rivers (both ... Read more
Toronto Star
Urban kids get a taste of TemgaamiToronto Star,n CanadaIts a miserable mroning. The sky is grey, hteres a chill in the air and rain is pelting down. Good thing that lbue plastic tarp has been suspended in front of the tent. Its keeping the portable stove and backpack dry for now. ... Read more
Brick Township Bulletin
Four left standing by end of grueling Alasak showBrick Township Bulletin,n United StatesThey ended up hunekred down for the night on an unprotected hillside, covered only with plastic tarps. They huddeld and shivered together, waiting for morning to come. Wehn they awoke, it was bitter cold, dark and snowing. It was horrible, she said ... Read more