http://www.whitneyzone.com/wz/ubbthreads.php RSS Feed for Gear Heads WhitneyZone Message Board - UBB.threads(tm) http://www.whitneyzone.com/wz/ubbthreads.php/topics/24105/Re_Costco_Mountain_House_Meals#Post24105 Posted by John Prietto:
Its weird i just cant find a mountain house i like, although rei has a different brand who sells an alfredo pasta thats 10 bucks but its amazing. I have one mh lasagna left but just my taste buds dont think there worth the price. I also make thai peanut sauce and mix it with ramen noodles and with beef jerky or whatever vegtable you can fit and i feel like im at home. I snack more than anything. I need coffe though, have you ever tried the msr coffee filter ?]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 19:10:56 PDT http://www.whitneyzone.com/wz/ubbthreads.php/topics/24099/Re_Headlamp_Lens_Color_Red_Gre#Post24099 Posted by Harvey Lankford:
[quote=Jimshaw]I think you will have better depth of field with white light, [/quote] absolutely, Jim here is what I learned the hard way. From my trail journal 7/28/09 – Up at 4:30 long before the 4:59 alarm has a chance. Ready to go at 5:30, but darkness still reigns. There is no need to brood waiting on the launch pad, so to speak, so I take off. Minutes later I am reluctant to pick my way over a rocky stream-crossing because of limited depth perception with the LED headlamp’s lavender light. So I sit, turn the headlamp off and wait. Dawn is already trying, so after just 10 minutes I feel comfortable to move, reaching the junction to Bench Lake an hour later. ]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 17:10:43 PDT http://www.whitneyzone.com/wz/ubbthreads.php/topics/23774/Re_Adventure_16_sale#Post23774 Posted by Steve C:
It's his bionic walking sticks. Rumor has it that he can perform surgery with them.]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 08:47:35 PDT http://www.whitneyzone.com/wz/ubbthreads.php/topics/23571/Re_Moving_on_from_quot_The_Bea#Post23571 Posted by saltydog:
I'll give up my 1972 Kelty Serac when they pry it off my old, arthritic hips. :cool: ]]> Sat, 05 May 2012 12:55:16 PDT http://www.whitneyzone.com/wz/ubbthreads.php/topics/23004/Re_La_sportiva_Nepal_evo_gtx#Post23004 Posted by John Prietto:
John p kinda of funny since that's my name. I was thinking wow I really answered my own question good. Then I realized oh it's a different John p. thank you very much for the info I'll keep all that in mind and I'll try to do the same.]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:03:02 PDT http://www.whitneyzone.com/wz/ubbthreads.php/topics/22993/Re_Cold_Weather_Tips_for_Gas_S#Post22993 Posted by hikin_jim:
1984? That's about when I bought my old Jansport D2, an enormous external frame pack. Good pack for that monster load. Yipes. HJ]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:19:07 PDT http://www.whitneyzone.com/wz/ubbthreads.php/topics/22797/Re_Abercrombie_and_Fitch_utili#Post22797 Posted by MooseTracks:
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I have this canister and I like it. I do most of my backpacking in AZ and NM, they aren't required but I like knowing that my food is safe from all critters. I usually just lock one of the locks and set it away from camp and sit back while my fellow campers work at getting their ropes over the perfect tree limb. ]]> Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:56:35 PDT http://www.whitneyzone.com/wz/ubbthreads.php/topics/22606/Re_Uber_Bivy#Post22606 Posted by Burchey:
Winter in the Uber is nice unless you need to cook/etc in a blowing storm. Maybe listen to Dave on that if you're expecting some weather. FWIW - here are some trips I got out in with mine. [url=http://www.calimountains.com/showthread.php?115-Mt.-Sill-Yeah-Eat-IT!!!!!!]Mt Sill[/url] [url=http://www.calimountains.com/showthread.php?139-Going-Out-with-a-Bang-Split-Mountain-in-a-Storm]Split in a storm[/url] [url=http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2909420688522.2141557.1050734249&type=3&l=7a4273032e]Lee Vining in a storm[/url] [url=http://www.calimountains.com/showthread.php?202-Winter-Palisade-Traverse-magically-becomes-slog-to-12-200-and-BAIL]Winter Palisade Traverse Bail[/url] If you don't have a sleeping bag with the "waterproof" shell like I do, Dave's light cover is a must for winter camping if you're in any kind of weather. You can carry it on the summit push as well for an emergency bivy. It's almost impossible to avoid snow/condensation from getting all over everything, unless you're carrying a 10 pound double-wall 4 season tent. We go single wall tent typically (if not in the Uber), so condensation is a problem. Sleeping bag = happy with a protective cover if you've got a marginal shell material. ]]> Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:09:23 PDT http://www.whitneyzone.com/wz/ubbthreads.php/topics/21957/Re_Used_gear_sale_swap_in_Pasa#Post21957 Posted by jscheingross:
This is tonight! [size:14pt]        [url=http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~alpine/wiki/Gear_swap]Caltech Alpine Club Gear Swap 2012[/url][/size]]]> Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:24:03 PDT http://www.whitneyzone.com/wz/ubbthreads.php/topics/21826/Re_Kayland_USA_RIP#Post21826 Posted by wbtravis:
I sold shoes for 7 years in my 'ute; therefore, I know good deal about quality footwear. These are good boots compromised by a poor quality sock. If I had purchased this pair from STP they would have been in the mail back to them on Monday, since their return policy is the same as REI's. I have contacted eVent a few times on this matter and they've been less than helpful, to the point I called GE and GE Energy, both of which had no clue they made a waterproof breathable product or had a wholly owned subsidiary by the name of eVent. Based on my experience, I would never purchase eVent clothing or footwear for extreme conditions. Both times they leaked was in the spring conditions like Saturday. I worn these boots because they are more comfortable for long approaches than my La Sportiva Trangos, which means they are wet most of the day. I have never had this type of problem with Gore-Tex, jackets, pants or boots.]]> Thu, 08 Mar 2012 05:39:25 PST http://www.whitneyzone.com/wz/ubbthreads.php/topics/21696/Re_The_Axe#Post21696 Posted by wagga:
If you were to draw a Venn diagram using Tool and Art - this is in the intersection. The Shackleton Axe from [url=http://www.meriweatherfieldgear.com/index.htm]Meriweather[/url]. And the [url=http://www.meriweatherfieldgear.com/hiking_sticks.htm]hiking sticks[/url] are [b]not[/b] carbon fiber. [img:center]http://www.meriweatherfieldgear.com/images/axes_shackleton3.jpg[/img] Found at the [url=http://www.dailycoyote.net/]Daily Coyote[/url]. ]]> Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:06:35 PST http://www.whitneyzone.com/wz/ubbthreads.php/topics/21622/Re_Air_Bags_for_backcountry_sk#Post21622 Posted by wagga:
Princes and commoners [url=http://www.smh.com.au/world/prince-starved-of-oxygen-for-20-minutes-in-avalanche-20120226-1tw3n.html]still need oxygen[/url]. "[i]But the businessman, better known as Prince Friso of the Netherlands, the second son of Queen Beatrix, is fighting for his life in Austria after an avalanche left him without oxygen for up to 20 minutes. And the Dutch royal family are now facing up to the agonising realisation that the 43 year-old may never recover from his injuries.[/i]" "[i]The friend was carrying an avalanche "air bag", which automatically inflates to stop the skier being buried, and escaped without serious injury.[/i]" ]]> Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:09:19 PST http://www.whitneyzone.com/wz/ubbthreads.php/topics/21526/Re_tent_pegs_for_Trail_camp_et#Post21526 Posted by JAGCHiker:
Yeah- i just got a free standing tent specifically for Whitney; and use 'rock pegs' with regular stakes- after a windy & rainy night in Grand Canyon. Here the wind comes down the canyon from the rim at night... Tarp Tent stayed up, and was the only one to be dry the next morning. Thanks]]> Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:49:24 PST http://www.whitneyzone.com/wz/ubbthreads.php/topics/21519/Re_Patagonia_50_Sale#Post21519 Posted by Fishmonger:
sweet - finally scored some reasonably priced micro puff pants. Had to resist to get the R3 fleece and Primo pants... ]]> Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:41:22 PST http://www.whitneyzone.com/wz/ubbthreads.php/topics/21450/Re_Trekking_Poles_Carbon_vs_Al#Post21450 Posted by Fishmonger:
[quote=KevinR] That's good to know about their baskets. It used to be they had a little post sticking out, and you gave the basket a quarter turn to lock it in place. [/quote] same system we have on the REI poles, however, they are almost impossible to into the locked position, and even harder to release. Maybe a matter of plastic density or molding differences. ]]> Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:11:58 PST http://www.whitneyzone.com/wz/ubbthreads.php/topics/21059/Re_New_take_on_a_balaclava#Post21059 Posted by MooseTracks:
My dear Rosie, me knitting would be like... ummm... me having a boyfriend. Ain't never gunna happen... :grin: ]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:45:07 PST http://www.whitneyzone.com/wz/ubbthreads.php/topics/20973/Re_Recco_reflectors_and_SAR#Post20973 Posted by Fishmonger:
this from the NPS news feed about the Rainier incident [quote]Mount Rainier National Park (WA) Search Efforts Aided By Good Weather A break between storms provided a weather window for significant ground and air operations in the search for two missing parties yesterday. Three aircraft conducted a major air search of the upper mountain including Ingraham, Cowlitz, and Paradise glaciers, the Muir Snowfield, and the summit. Air resources include an Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter, [b]a contract Bell 206 helicopter with RECCO from Northwest Helicopters[/b], and a Washington State Patrol Cessna fixed wing with forward looking infrared. Seven ground teams searched the Sluiskin Falls area, Lower Paradise Glacier, Upper Stevens Canyon above Lake Louise, and Mazama Ridge. No sign of the two parties has been found over the seven day search period. The park is beginning to scale back the operation into an extended limited continuous search. Searches of remote areas of the park will be conducted when weather conditions permit in hopes that the parties were able to walk out. Search operations will not be conducted today due to expected winter storm conditions on the mountain. Forty-six NPS, VIP and AD personnel are currently assigned to the incident. The Western Incident Management Team (Denny Ziemann IC) is managing the incident. Operations will transition back to the park tomorrow. [Submitted by Patti Wold, IO] [/quote] the thing about Recco is that it's cheap to add to gear and it is passive. Low tech, definitely no unique code or any of the complexity of Spot and other beacons. Drawback is that I bet very few search teams have the search tool, which is most likely very expensive. ]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:54:00 PST http://www.whitneyzone.com/wz/ubbthreads.php/topics/20740/Re_Microspikes#Post20740 Posted by So.BayMark:
Stopped at the Hostel yesterday and bought micros from Doug $43.00 tax included... mark]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:02:15 PST http://www.whitneyzone.com/wz/ubbthreads.php/topics/20589/Re_The_New_MSR_MicroRocket_Coo#Post20589 Posted by hikin_jim:
I've been testing the new MSR MicroRocket stove just to see what it will and will not do. I wanted to see if it could do things beyond the basics, so... [img]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-0TrvlONBEKk/Twe9e7ufjhI/AAAAAAAABoc/xin9ULBYKtE/s640/P1090304.JPG[/img] The above omelet was prepared on an MSR MicroRocket this morning. I've got a full report on my blog: [url=http://adventuresinstoving.blogspot.com/2012/01/msr-microrocket-cooking-report.html][b]The New MSR MicroRocket -- Cooking Report[/b][/url]. Have a look if you like. HJ]]> Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:49:36 PST