Bump. Glad to see we have a backpacking thread. That's actually what got me into Jeeping. Love the remote places. I'm definitely a minimalist/ultralighter by nature when hiking, but still always have preparedness supplies. I carry about 15 lbs base weight in the summer and 20 in the winter. No technical rope climbing for me but I'll do some class 3 snow climbing in the spring and love climbing 14ers. I'll post some gear pics when I have time.
Bump. Glad to see we have a backpacking thread. That's actually what got me into Jeeping. Love the remote places. I'm definitely a minimalist/ultralighter by nature when hiking, but still always have preparedness supplies. I carry about 15 lbs base weight in the summer and 20 in the winter. No technical rope climbing for me but I'll do some class 3 snow climbing in the spring and love climbing 14ers. I'll post some gear pics when I have time.
Excellent review. I'm sold.
Thanks!
Nice.
Forgot about this thread.
Did you end up getting that UL3? I have the UL2 and am pretty happy with it. The only con for me is with 11 stakes, it's a PITA to set up in the snow. Other than that, I love it.
Terrific photos! Looks like a great hike! Thanks for sharing!Went on a great backpacking trip over the weekend. Climbed Sawtooth Mountain. It's the sharp and pointy one in the pictures. The entire sky was clear for the climb except for the peak itself. It was cloud-covered until we reached the summit. On the way down it finally cleared up. Other than the cold wind at the top, this was one of the most beautiful hikes I've been on. Sorry for the photo dump, but I had a lot of cool pics.
Went on a great backpacking trip over the weekend. Climbed Sawtooth Mountain. It's the sharp and pointy one in the pictures. The entire sky was clear for the climb except for the peak itself. It was cloud-covered until we reached the summit. On the way down it finally cleared up. Other than the cold wind at the top, this was one of the most beautiful hikes I've been on. Sorry for the photo dump, but I had a lot of cool pics.
Went on a great backpacking trip over the weekend. Climbed Sawtooth Mountain. It's the sharp and pointy one in the pictures. The entire sky was clear for the climb except for the peak itself. It was cloud-covered until we reached the summit. On the way down it finally cleared up. Other than the cold wind at the top, this was one of the most beautiful hikes I've been on. Sorry for the photo dump, but I had a lot of cool pics.
We section hiked 27 miles of the Ice Age Trail at the Kettle Moraine, Northern Unit. We started Monday morning and hiked 15 miles before setting up camp at one of the shelters and then finished the next day. Here are some pictures:
Couple weekends ago in WA. 3 nighter.