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No it's Ms Hd's but we both have a smilar model. She has the Mountainsmith Lilly and i have the approach. I'm thinking hers is like 1900 and mine is 2000 plus or minus.
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Laurel Fork Wilderness WV
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No it's Ms Hd's but we both have a smilar model. She has the Mountainsmith Lilly and i have the approach. I'm thinking hers is like 1900 and mine is 2000 plus or minus.
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So to continue on with our trip we hit the beautiful trail again
The wife said she approved of this trail:
The wife said she approved of this trail:
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Finally we started coming out of the wilderness and crossed this pipeline.
We then went back in the woods and actually saw some Laurel on Laurel Fork
This was one of the last stream crossings
We had forgotten the directions for the last mile or so and winged it but came out on a gated access road.
Since we had left camp so late (12pm) it was getting dark.
We were still on the river so we figured forest road 14 we parked on had to be west of us.
I grabbed 2 flashlights and walked about 4 miles out to the end of the road and discovered it was the road we parked on. Walked about 2 miles UP the road till I discovered we were NORTH of the trailhead
Walked back DOWN the road to our cars and drove back down the access road and got the others. :thumbup:
It was a great trip. We had eaten wild food, struggled against the elements and terrain, got lost and used our orienteering skills to find our way again, and we had seen a lot of beautiful territory and only seen 1 other person the whole time!!!
Next I'll post some of the gear.:thumbup:
We then went back in the woods and actually saw some Laurel on Laurel Fork
This was one of the last stream crossings
We had forgotten the directions for the last mile or so and winged it but came out on a gated access road.
Since we had left camp so late (12pm) it was getting dark.
We were still on the river so we figured forest road 14 we parked on had to be west of us.
I grabbed 2 flashlights and walked about 4 miles out to the end of the road and discovered it was the road we parked on. Walked about 2 miles UP the road till I discovered we were NORTH of the trailhead
Walked back DOWN the road to our cars and drove back down the access road and got the others. :thumbup:
It was a great trip. We had eaten wild food, struggled against the elements and terrain, got lost and used our orienteering skills to find our way again, and we had seen a lot of beautiful territory and only seen 1 other person the whole time!!!
Next I'll post some of the gear.:thumbup:
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This tent sucked.
I bought it new for this trip but I'm sending it back today.
Outdoor Research Night Haven
I bought it to "upgrade" from my smaller REI Gimme Shelter
The only problem was despite the larger square footage of the floor the side walls are actually LOWER than the Gimme Shelter, and the door on the Night Haven only opens on one side
So, when, like ALL single wall tents condensation collects on the inside it is nearly impossible to sleep on your side, or crawl out the door without getting into the wet sides.
With the Gimme Shelter both sides open up so one can crawl straight out:thumbup: but the Night Haven only opens on 1 side so you have to turn and crawl around the trail pole or over your partner to go take a leak and unless you are a midget you'll get wet:thumbdn:
Avoid this tent brothers and sisters
Edit: also you cannot open the roof vent inside so if you have it open and it rains you must go outside to close it and get into the wet tent wall AND get rained on!
I bought it new for this trip but I'm sending it back today.
Outdoor Research Night Haven
I bought it to "upgrade" from my smaller REI Gimme Shelter
The only problem was despite the larger square footage of the floor the side walls are actually LOWER than the Gimme Shelter, and the door on the Night Haven only opens on one side
So, when, like ALL single wall tents condensation collects on the inside it is nearly impossible to sleep on your side, or crawl out the door without getting into the wet sides.
With the Gimme Shelter both sides open up so one can crawl straight out:thumbup: but the Night Haven only opens on 1 side so you have to turn and crawl around the trail pole or over your partner to go take a leak and unless you are a midget you'll get wet:thumbdn:
Avoid this tent brothers and sisters
Edit: also you cannot open the roof vent inside so if you have it open and it rains you must go outside to close it and get into the wet tent wall AND get rained on!
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OK, tent 2.
This is one of the Sportsmans Guide solo bivy's my buddy Paul used. He's used it before but never in cool wet weather.
It weighs 2 lbs so it is light but not ultralight. His initial report using it last year was that it worked but was very tight.
He waterproofed the walls and sealed the seams and reported it to be VERY waterproof in a shower last year. HOWEVER this year in cool damp weather despite it's 2 wall construction it's small size resulted in condensation dripping on him and getting him a little damp.
This is one of the Sportsmans Guide solo bivy's my buddy Paul used. He's used it before but never in cool wet weather.
It weighs 2 lbs so it is light but not ultralight. His initial report using it last year was that it worked but was very tight.
He waterproofed the walls and sealed the seams and reported it to be VERY waterproof in a shower last year. HOWEVER this year in cool damp weather despite it's 2 wall construction it's small size resulted in condensation dripping on him and getting him a little damp.
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Here's a vid my pal took showing the scope of the Beaver dam
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Nope.
I do 95% of all the cooking and meal planning camping and at home. In fact when we go backpacking I usually hand each person coming a ziplock bag with their provisions and then I try to distribute the elements of our communal meals and cooking implements between the hikers.
My Dad did about half the cooking at home and most when we went out hunting and stuff so I guess I get that from him, although he never taught me or anything I guess it was just the example.
My pal Asbury and his son just eat freeze dried stuff so they don't throw in with us but they ran out of food the last day and had some of our stuff, but Anita, Paul and I cooked together.:thumbup: