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[Kevin_T]

6 Person tipi http://seekoutside.com from a recent backpacking trip to morrow point reservoir with the family (wife and two kids) and 3 dogs. Pleasant temperatures, slightly windy. Caught some nice trout but no record breakers (morrow point has had record breakers like a 19lb 10 ounce rainbow mainly due to the difficult access).

[Edwood]

Cut my finger when I was out working, Survival tin to the rescue.

[Jeriah]

Spring break, April 18th to 24th, Steph and I went on a trip to Arizona. We made it a point to get a couple of good hikes in. Here's some pics that show to some effect the gear we brought:



Altama Desert Boots, 1991 style. I am using the tip of one to indicate the presence of some copper deposits in this rock at Kartcher Caverns State Park, in Southern AZ (sort of Tucson area). The boots are great and have been serving me well. I love how light weight and breathable they are compared to my all leather combat boots. Size is 13W, in hindsight think a plain old 13 might have been better, but these are breaking in nicely and are actually working out fine. I think actually my big feet may be stretching them lengthwise, converting some of that extra width into length, which is cool. I did notice that the rubber is soft and gets a little torn up when scrabbling over rocks, but it has not yet cracked through or had any major problems. The boots are USA-made and around $100-120 in price. I recommend them.



Same trip. Overall view of me from behind, showing my Chinese cheapo patrol cap, which has served me fine for many years. Spare T-shirt worn on head/neck, under hat, to prevent sunburn. Plan on affixing a deerstalker/Foreign Legion style neck flap in the future, but maybe just with safety pins since it'd look goofy the rest of the time (when not hiking in the desert). Plain green cotton T-shirt...COTTON! Yet I lived. I like cotton in the desert, sorry. Original Utilikilt, Tan, with patches commemorating places I've traveled and hiked in it. Same boots as above. Camelbak Omega 3L Storm Thermobak, in MultiCam. This thing has so many components to its name I always forget what order they go in. Love this hydration system. Works great. Has no cargo capacity which is a minor drawback for some uses. Great if you run a fannypack or belt rig though.

[wyominglostandfound]

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[Crimson Phoenix]

Spring break, April 18th to 24th, Steph and I went on a trip to Arizona. We made it a point to get a couple of good hikes in. Here's some pics that show to some effect the gear we brought:



Altama Desert Boots, 1991 style. I am using the tip of one to indicate the presence of some copper deposits in this rock at Kartcher Caverns State Park, in Southern AZ (sort of Tucson area). The boots are great and have been serving me well. I love how light weight and breathable they are compared to my all leather combat boots. Size is 13W, in hindsight think a plain old 13 might have been better, but these are breaking in nicely and are actually working out fine. I think actually my big feet may be stretching them lengthwise, converting some of that extra width into length, which is cool. I did notice that the rubber is soft and gets a little torn up when scrabbling over rocks, but it has not yet cracked through or had any major problems. The boots are USA-made and around $100-120 in price. I recommend them.

I've had similar sole wear issues with my Belleville desert steel toe boots I wore all over the Chihuahuan Desert a year ago. The Arizonan in me is making me homesick by your photos while the geologist in me is drooling at that very pretty hand sample of copper bearing rock (looks like potassium feldspar, but I'd have to look at the local geology to get that right). Also, the geologist in me is making me want to break state law, get the rock hammer, and take a sample back, but the Arizonan in me is forcing me to respect my home state's laws. Be a dream to find stuff like that on unprotected land. Oh, also, that black stuff mixed in with the green copper (carbonate, I'd think), appears to be oxidized native silver. Definitely a nice specimen indeed! I consider you lucky.

[TheLastRifleMan]

Spring break, April 18th to 24th, Steph and I went on a trip to Arizona. We made it a point to get a couple of good hikes in. Here's some pics that show to some effect the gear we brought:



Altama Desert Boots, 1991 style. I am using the tip of one to indicate the presence of some copper deposits in this rock at Kartcher Caverns State Park, in Southern AZ (sort of Tucson area). The boots are great and have been serving me well. I love how light weight and breathable they are compared to my all leather combat boots. Size is 13W, in hindsight think a plain old 13 might have been better, but these are breaking in nicely and are actually working out fine. I think actually my big feet may be stretching them lengthwise, converting some of that extra width into length, which is cool. I did notice that the rubber is soft and gets a little torn up when scrabbling over rocks, but it has not yet cracked through or had any major problems. The boots are USA-made and around $100-120 in price. I recommend them.

I've had similar sole wear issues with my Belleville desert steel toe boots I wore all over the Chihuahuan Desert a year ago. The Arizonan in me is making me homesick by your photos while the geologist in me is drooling at that very pretty hand sample of copper bearing rock (looks like potassium feldspar, but I'd have to look at the local geology to get that right). Also, the geologist in me is making me want to break state law, get the rock hammer, and take a sample back, but the Arizonan in me is forcing me to respect my home state's laws. Be a dream to find stuff like that on unprotected land. Oh, also, that black stuff mixed in with the green copper (carbonate, I'd think), appears to be oxidized native silver. Definitely a nice specimen indeed! I consider you lucky.

This thread, again, is for pictures and captions ONLY! Discussions on said gear she be put in another post or PM.

[jamoni]

Cheapish tent. This thing rocked. We got about 8" of heavy wet snow the first night we used it, and it held up fine. It's only supposed to be a three season, but I wouldn't hesitate to use it for winter. A tarp over the top might help with heat retention. It's totally roomy, easy to setup, has two vestibules and entrances, comes with a full rainfly and a ground tarp, and was, in general, a damn good buy for $100. My only real complaint is that the bag is too small, and opens from the end instead of the side, making it almost impossible to pack up in bad weather.

Camelbak Mule and S&W model 36.

Why am I carrying a revolver?

New axe. Word to the wise: some tools you can go cheap on, an axe is not one. This thing developed a loose head within the first 20 chops or so. I had to borrow some nails to wedge it. Also, the blade wasn't near hard enough, and would get nicked on knots and such. Still, it was a lot better than the hatchet I'd been using. Next purchase will be a good splitting wedge.

[eugene]

My BOB


I'm a small guy so I can't carry a really big heavy pack so this is somewhere between a BOB and GHB in terms of this board. This was last Friday on a 2.5 Mile hike with my wife and kids.
I'm using a Camelbak Transformer, usually on short walks or bike rides I'll leave one or both but this was my first real test of it with all three and the maxpedition mini pocket organizer on back, i.e. a full load. I left off the waist strap just to see how it felt and did get a sore shoulder near the end. This is my main "go bag", I take a layered approach, some items like shelter are not contained within this bag. I need to do a good write up of it someday. I bought it early this year out of my work bonus, bought the wife a smaller Camelbak and my son a Camelbak skeeter, though I already wish I would have done the mini mule so he could carry some gear. Mine seems to be riding a little low on my back, still need to get it adjusted right
Also new are the Columbia Silver Ridge hiking pants. These stay in my go bag unless of course I'm wearing them. These are very thin packable and easily hand washable allowing my to have a single pair of pants that could be work for a week or longer so I don't have to pack a lot of clothes.

[Festus Hagen]

[mitunnelrat]

As expected, and promised, I made it out overnight with the Coleman stove I was graciously awarded as Rookie of the Year. I ran comparisons against it with both trioxane tablets and esbit fuel in an esbit stove:



I found that the Esbit fuel was more effective than the trioxane, which I believe is largely because it burns 2 minutes longer, for a total of 6 minutes. I was totally won over by the Coleman stove though. Being able to regulate the output and also extinguish it easily on command was nice, as was the capability to get a full, rolling boil where the fuel tabs only got the water on the hot side of warm. Thank you, winter BO judges! I just wish I could have gotten in on the spring contest, but unfortunately, my schedule hasn't allowed it, and my stay pictured in this trip didn't meet the qualifications.

[wyominglostandfound]

the 26 ft. base camp tent. 3 doors and stove jack with a 11 ft. center height.





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[NorrisUnleashed]

Took the kids car camping at a local lake. I decided to set up a pup tent (some euro-surplus cant remember what country) that has been in my truck as a part of a get home kit since I am long distance commuter. I let the kids use it as a play tent.



Just some random badassery, my wife's and my own coldsteel sax's and my gerber hatchet.

[Kevin_T]

Some peak bagging and backpacking with various parties.

First, a little peak with my son and one of our dogs


The peak is located behind our camp , we had a porcupine come by our camp


WIlson is a photogenic dog



Then another backpacking trip deep into the Weminuche camping above 12k, we saw several mountain goats in the morning




And some nice peaks





One of the prettiest lakes I've seen


These alpine lakes for the most refreshing baths you will ever take in 2 seconds , I didn't jump in that one but did jump in another lake that was above 12000 ft

Finally back below treeline before a long hike out

[ninja-elbow]

Folding bucket, Sea to Summit 10 litre: http://www.rei.com/product/782973/sea-t ... -10-liters





Was kind of an expensive impulse buy, now something I end up using often on my trips out in the dirt. Folds up into it's little zipper pouch and fits in the utility pocket of my bottle pouch/canteen rig. Just make sure you put it on something level when it is full of water ... or hang it.

[Smü]

Maxpedition Fatboy S-Type
This is my pack when I walk with the dog alone. Or “go solo”, as the cool guys say. The main compartment is open so I can reach for the dog treats.

I added a Janus extension pocket. The Fatboy would hold all the stuff, but it would be stuffed like a thanksgiving bird then. With the Janus, I even have a good amount of space left. The black pouch you see on the left is a Topeak bycicle pouch. It is made of neoprene, has a belt clip and a Velcro flap. Fits the usual suspects of smartphones pretty good. Took me a good while to find this thing.

The stuff I carry as a list. With an incoming thunderstorm, I was too lazy to unpack and repack:
- CCW compartment has a Becker BK11 and a paracord wrapped glowstick
- small FAK in the main compartment. It fit vertically and this way makes the bottom of the main part, this way I still have enough room for treats, water and mid sized items I might want to carry around
- mag pouch holds a Leatherman Surge
- small pouch has several pens / magic markers, a Led Lenser Hokus Focus Flashlight and some chewing gums.
- Compartment under the main flap holds tissues, cigs, and a notepad, in front of those is my wallet.
- The extension pocket holds my keys, a lighter, a nailclipper, duct tape, 20-ish ft. of paracord, spare batteries and a plastic bag
- Poo bags are in the zipper compartment of the front flap

In retrospect, I should have gone with the Jumbo, though.

[the_alias]

My new Clark Jungle Hammock North American - just had to set it up on the balcony. Bigger review to come

[Janissary]

[ODA 226]

Some peak bagging and backpacking with various parties.

First, a little peak with my son and one of our dogs



WIlson is a photogenic dog



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That is one handsome dog!

[smh3w]

AIMPOINT M4 CLONE A.K.A. CHINESE KNOCKOFF AIMPOINT



Some of you have probably seen the knock off Aimpoints for sale on eBay. I picked up one locally for $50 (vs $500+ for the real deal). I was curious as to how well it would hold up so yesterday I took it out to the range.

Since I had already BZO'd my rifle all I did was adjust the red dot until it lined up in the peep sight with the front sight post when I had good sight picture. It held zero all day and shot pretty well at the 25yrd line. After +250 rounds I was still able to get headshots.

Only negatives really is that the waffle scope glare thingy that goes on the front fell off after about 10 rounds. At the end of the day the mount was a little loose but, not bad.

I was shooting from under an awning so no idea how well the red dot shows up in bright sunlight. FYI - I have heard (from the local guy) that the clone Eotech's don't show too well under bright sunlight.

I'd give it a 5/5 for price & functionality. Definitely good enough for a fun day at the range.

[Murph]

^^ Um, wrong thread? ^^


Here's my SnowPeak GigaPower Stove.
I did a review of it in this thread:
http://zombiehunters.org/forum/viewtopi ... 14&t=81202

[BigBossMan]

Just got to try out my Katadyn Base Camp water filter. There were 7 of us and we all used it. Beats the hell out of going to the creek every time to hand pump a Nalgene bottle full. If you do buy one, do yourself a favor and get a camp bucket as well. I had the Seattle Sports Camp Bucket and it worked great.

[stimpy321972]

GW national forest, Ramsey's draft wilderness, Double ENO hammock, ENO bug netting, ENO pro slap straps and an REI nylon tarp-which will be returned due to massive leakage.

[BigBossMan]

GW national forest, Ramsey's draft wilderness, Double ENO hammock, ENO bug netting, ENO pro slap straps and an REI nylon tarp-which will be returned due to massive leakage.

And in the lower right corner, the Seattle Sports Camp Bucket I was talking about.

[wyominglostandfound]

10x10 ft. range Tipi

setup takes less than 2 minutes and center height is over 8 ft.

stove ready





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