Down quilt rated 30F, pad is R4.5, sleeping in a base layer and socks. Two trips now where the low was around 40F and I was cold enough at 3am to put my puffy on and still shiver. Straps are on and clipped under the…
Second multi day trip. Reasonably fit, run a couple of times a week. Both times, days one to three I am dragging by early afternoon and asleep by 8pm, and then from day four onwards I feel fine and could go all day.…
Trail runners half a size up, thin merino liner plus a cushioned sock, changed at lunch. Day one is fine. Day two both heels have hot spots by mid morning and blisters by camp. 15 18km days with about 12kg. I have tried…
Hollow fibre squeeze filter, maybe 60 litres through it, mostly from clear mountain streams. Flow has gone from a fast stream to a slow drip. I have backflushed with the syringe several times, hard, and it barely…
Three week section, five resupply points, two of which are small towns with one shop each. Budget matters — I have about 220 for food for the whole trip. I have a dietary thing that makes some shop food unreliable but…