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1-Lately, Mountain Hardware Summit Rocket 30 L 2-roughly 15 lbs. Contents on last hike: Marmot 800 fill down parka (1.8lbs), Patagonia puff pants, Rab primaloft jacket (Xenon?), 2 base layer shirts, food and 1 liter water, extra wool mitts (2 pr) shell mitts, 2 headlamps, extra batteries, map...

Haha! Good point HikerBrian. Believing means not seeing. Related to my field, (chiropractic) nearly every study I've read or read about regarding the treatment of musculoskeletal ailments that includes "exercise" as an intervention (usually added to other interventions and compared to same...

I couldn't agree more with exercise being superior to the blunt instruments of drugs. In many cases the "numbers" are set by big pharma and the conclusions of their research, a joke. As in: the raw data might show that the sun is setting earlier every day but in the conclusions section of the...

The link won't open on my computer. I once read in an on-line how-to "manual" that the experts counsel against hiking alone, but they all do it. Excellent, straightforward advice that clears everything up succinctly.

Before civilization I imagine word of mouth was the manner in which information and knowledge was shared among people. Best way to search the forum is the advanced Google search feature using the "site:vfft.org" qualifier. But in this day and age of instantaneous results and lightning quick...

I have never seen anything on the subject in the French press, which I read daily. Perhaps NH F&G should communicate with the paper and have them run a story.

"They all could have died". Mmm. Chalk that one up as a technology-enabled false alarm. I bet they were freaking freezing though (priceless lesson right there) and they were lucky it seems they didn't find themselves in a whiteout or get caught darkness. At least they got a peak off their...

Thanks guys. I bought the 130 plus a spare battery at Amazon for a total of $110. Now, lets discuss what food is best to eat when taking pictures in winter.

In fact, I drank 1.250 liters of pure tap water. My witches brew protein drink was constructed upon a base of 500 mls. of bovine secretory product AKA milk.

I'm a little late on this thread but one thing I notice on these types of "what do you eat" threads is that humans are clearly omnivores and as long as you eat something your body will be able to digest, process and utilize it. Beyond that, most of the sports and performance based nutritional...

I'm looking for a lightweight camera that has reasonable battery life (approx 250 pictures per charge would be good) and that takes decent pictures. I use a Canon G10 so figure I might as well stick with Canon. My research brought me to the Elph 115. Any opinions for winter use?

Google translator should handle this: http://www.lafrontiere.ca/2013/11/02/cinq-tentatives-pour-sauver-sa-peau-2 (he ate the dog)

Is this initiative a proposed method for raising money for a SAR fund or is it a project whose goal is to define negligent and reckless with respect to hiking in NH? One way or another they have to come up with good definitions applicable to hiking before going ahead with the card. Seem like...

Regarding humans as being natural I like the way Nash put it in "Wilderness and the American Mind". To paraphrase, "Man ceased to be a member of the natural world when he began detonating nuclear devices". This map shows the range of Moose, which indicates that in the US moose are in "edge...

Ironically, a map IS an extremely high-tech piece of equipment. Well maybe not the treasure maps of teenage adventure literature.

Rab eVent pants (Alpine Latok) are great. One pound, triple full-length zips, no moisture-absorbing frills, slim fit. Very breathable and totally wind-and water proof. Not cheap.

Probably very wet snow too. Upon melting it would make for interesting crossings.

Interesting tale of misery. Getting everything soaked and then a cold snap and snowstorm. Keyboard quarterback alert! Hard to know how life-threatening it really was or whether she could have/should have hiked downhill through the snow right away instead of staying put for a full week. A...

Looks like we are so totally committed to the fossil fuel paradigm that we are ready to do no matter what including doing any kind of violence to the ecosystems upon which we depend in order to get as much of it as possible, right now, and as cheap as possible. I say we because we're all...

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