A couple of weeks ago my friend Mark and I did a sub 48 hour overnight tour to the ghost town of Monte Cristo. Some pictures and brief reports are here: ...
http://www.phred.org/~mark/Monte_Cristo/DSCF0060.jpg How much were you carrying (weight wise)? In the second link it says "It's a tough call, but I'm thinking...
... each of us were around 20 lbs in gear/water/food. ... Actually Mark wrote that and he's not on this forum. I'm guessing he hasn't gotten around to...
This past summer I raced the length of the Great Divide from Canada to Mexico on a single speed mountain bike. A short form of that story appeared this fall in...
Igor's message reminded me of a short trip i did not long ago (not that it compares). It was really a scouting trip for what hopefully will be a much longer...
... <snip> Hi Gary, I meant to say something when I read this on iBOB. Thanks for the trip report. Sounds like you had a good time. The photos are great....
... Here it is. I used to weigh and have weighhts for everything. My gear list: Bedroom- Feathered Friends down bag with Gore-Tex outer shell. 5'X7' Silnylon...
Hi Folks, I don't understand why there is so little activity on this list. Look at the volume over on Backpacking light. It's huge. Anyway, I'm not sure how...
I see some post of people cycling then backpacking reports on the alt.rec.hiking newsgroups. I lurk around different groups. This one is particularly...
Hey everybody, I'm new to this group, drawn in by the recruiting efforts of Gary Blakeley on the iBOB list. My brother and I are planning to ride from ...
... Grant, thanks for helping to get things going. Yes there's the "Ray way" and then there's everybody else's way. Ray has been really great for the sport....
Craig in Tucson sent me these. There is tons of info out there. Since I put my kit together over 2 years ago, I have neglected to keep all of my links. ...
Thanks to Gary Blakely for turning me on to this list and while I'm not necessarily into ultralight camping or cycling, I do tend to keep the weight as low as...
Hi there... I just read about this list on the iBOB list, so I thought I'd join and see what's up. And I'll start with a HUGE way too long post! : ) *** My...
Wow, I check this list and see 43 new members and 14 new messages. I have been on the list awhile and basically have been doing o/n to 10 day tours both on...
... I've thought of this too. Do you have any photos of it? My concern would be how stable it is off road and the bag getting into the wheel. Maybe with...
... Jeff, thanks for the write up. This brings up something. I think we need to differentiate between lightweight and ultralight. I propose the following....
Very soon Spring and warm weather will be upon us. I am going to bike from Corpus Christi TX to Duluth MN. I figure this to be a one or two month trip. I will...
... It alway bugs the crap out of me to put 7 lbs of gear into a 2 lbs pack. The pannier solution, Carradice bags, etc. seemed to all favor withstanding...
... My Packing system for an off road trip I did in early April last year consisted of Orlieb sportpacker front panniers on an Old Man Mountain rack. The...
I don't have a camera but Dwagenheim ,who was also on that first tour I mentioned,took some great photos that included my bike setup.I tried to link to them on...
... Jeff brings up a good point and one that I've found to be the biggest challenge for ultralight biking, which is bulk. The sleep pad is a great example....
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