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I definitely need an ND filter for the snow to take longer exposure water shots, but I did what I could without one. Yesterdays hike was filled with opportunities to use the remote shutter release,...

Thanks for the warm responses. I wasn't sure whether anyone was following this thread anymore, but I figured I'd give it a try. I'll try and get some better photos up next week.

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First real hike in about 15 months. Had to up my class load in grad school for the last year in order to graduate this past spring. Between work and school I had no free time to hike or camp. Last...

A few new ones. Getting harder to keep from posting photos that look like repeats.

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A few more shots from the last couple of weeks

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Had a tough hike yesterday. The snow is turning into a wet slush and the ice layers have melted, so we would walk through 6" of snow one step and then the next step would be almost up to my hips. ...

Had a good hike today. Tired ourselves completely out. Jackson is sleeping so heavily at the moment that the cats are jealous. The falls have melted, but the trails were still icy as hell. Had to...

He really takes up less room than a cat. They really fold up nicely when they lay down. They wont fit in any overhead storage bins, but they really dont need a ton of room as long as the rooms and...

Hmm thanks for the info. I needed really small loops and I was having trouble making anything that small with P cord, but after reading your email I realized I could just do a tiny figure 8 knot...

Sorry I havent posted any photos in a while. The ice storms lately made the trail dangerous enough that it just wasnt worth it to risk Jackson getting hurt. We made good use of the down time...

I think I would be crying like a little girl even in warm clothes with the down clothing over it trying to sleep. I love my down jackets and I've tried 650, 700, an 850 lofts (I personally find 700...

Had a tough hike today. I was definitely pushing myself to my limit, even Jackson needed a few 5 minute breaks along the way, which is pretty rare. The trail we hike is closed for the winter unless...

Oh yes, of course...I'll go wash my fingers out with soap...

Thanks. That one photo of him napping cracked me up lol. I was trying to get a photo of him standing and mid photo, he just decided to lay down and take a snooze. I had a snack, he took a catnap.

Here are a few recent photos. I had been sick for a little bit and hadnt gotten out much. Hopefully do a bit more hiking this week and next.

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Mine has to be at least 1.5 pounds and has a R rating of 1.4. I did get the wide and long version, which is part of the issue probably. It was one of the first gear I got a few years back when I...

I'll have to look around. I dont recall seeing anything in the papers, but that would be great. There is lots of info around at the garden shows for growing flowers, but havent found as much for...

I have one close cell foam, one self inflating (ya right) pad and a -30 sleeping bag (another yeah right) the only places I feel fold from are underneath me and of course the zipper area. I got my...

I was thinking more along the lines of getting parts of your body substantially wet through an accident of some sort. Besides being hurt, it seems like getting dry quick would be a primary concern...

So how much does something like that weigh?

What first aid / safety gear do you keep in your packs that are specifically in response to trauma or issues related to the cold that you wouldnt carry if it were warmer out?

Ive also had several sources who do know their stuff state the same. Within 30 seconds they will be incapacitated from the destruction of the heart.

No doubt...the problem I have is believing that I will hit that area under stress quickly with a gun. Its not that a well placed bullet wont stop someone, its that I doubt my ability to place that...

as far as the survey, there was a study done with incarcerated criminals that we studied in a psych class in undergrad, so there has been studies done. It makes sense to me. Id be much more scared...

on our last camping trip it was 35 in the tent and the only issue I had was with my sleeping pad not insulating enough from the cold of the ground. Even when I get a 4 season tent, I think that will...