Hi guys quick question, what is preferred/ better option of dwr, wash in or spray on. This is for a Goretex pro jacket if that matters 👍🏻

Hi, I am interested in hiking the K2 Base Camp Trek (without Gondogoro La Pass). I know the best time is July to August but unfortunately this does not work for my schedule. I can start the trek in late May (I found a tour company that has trips starting May 18 and 25).

For anyone that has done this trip or lives in the region can you provide some insight on how the trek would be in late May. Is this a bad idea? I know it will be colder, but how much colder than in June/July?

K2 itself is not of that much significance, for me the trek is about being in the rugged landscape very close to the big mountains, so if there is a better trek that provides that experience, please let me know.

I really appreciate any advice you can provide.

Hello, my bf and I are planning na mag overnight camping somewhere in Rizal. First time namin to pareho and we aren’t sure kung saang type ng tent mag iinvest. May nakita akong murang camping tents sa Tiktok na nasa around 1.7k lang then I also checked the brands like Decathlon and Naturehike na nasa around 8k naman ang price. My boyfie is tall (5’11) and I doubt kasya sya sa tents na for 2-3 persons.

Should we invest na ba agad sa expensive tents or try muna namin yung sa tiktok? Need your thoughts guys. Baka masundan din kasi yung overnight camping namin some other time.

Hey, guys! As the title says; my wife and I are taking a trip to Alaska in a couple of weeks and we want to be smart about having appropriate boots/coat/snowpants for a glacier hike we’ll be taking. The issue is that I can’t seem to find gear with temperature ranges like you normally can with sleeping bags.

The high/low will be about 27/13; do any of you have economical suggestions for gear that I could order online?

I'm planning a trip to the Ouachita national forest in Arkansas over the holidays. I've done dispersed camping a few times, on an island and in Southern California, and I've pitched a tent in lots of established campsites, but never just out in a forest, and I'm honestly worried about running into a bear or some other aggressive wildlife. I plan on picking up bear mace, cooking away from my campsite, and hanging my food. I know bears are mostly hibernating in the winter, but will they come out if I accidentally set up camp near their den? What are the realistic chances of coming across a bear?

Perhaps I'm worrying too much about it, but I just want to enjoy my trip and feel safe out there. Thanks in advance for any replies.

Ive been getting into winter backpacking and tweaking my summer gear for canadian winter with a 0$ budget.

My mattress is 2 r-value. I brought along 15 feet, 60 grams of bubble wrap, wrapped it around the top of my mattress and tied it with twine. Sleeps super warm.

Then on trail I put the bubblewrap in a garbage bag and used it as a seat to sit on snow. I think a cheap reflective mat would do the same, but I like the wrap cause you can easily secure it to the mattress, is versitile, disposable and cheaper.

My sleeping bag is really old, cold and patchy. Best I found is a 3$ fleece blanket, weighs 400 grams. Can wrap yourself up a couple times with it. Sleepingbag liners weight almost the same and dont really work. Also I throw my giant down coat in with me, alomg with the blanket it fills the voids up. I have a fleece liner too but weighs 750grams and would probably be better off bring 2 light fleece blankets instead.

I just got back from -18C/0F in 10inches of snow and was fine. Nalgene hot water bottle helps.

Hello Everybody, I'm an SPL for my Boy Scout troop and I'm looking for recommendations on which campsites would be open for snow camping in california. The type of Snow camping I'm talking about is digging a pit and then setting up camp in there. We are located in the Bay Area and are looking for a place a maximum of 4 hours away from us which would be open from jan 11 to jan 12.

My fiancé and I are beginner campers (have been once in North GA during Oktoberfest). Our friend group is planning a road trip/camping trip this summer. Over 2 weeks, we will road trip and stay the night in public campsites. We are traveling from GA to Oklahoma, Yellowstone, and the Grand Tetons and then back. While in Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons, we will be doing day hikes before returning to our camp site.

I’m looking for gear recommendations or advice I should know as we plan for our trip! Fiancé and I will need to buy a tent, sleeping bags, daypacks, and appropriate clothing.

Some info that others on this subreddit said was important for advice/recommendations : I am a 5’2 female beginner, am not very strong when it comes to carrying weight, and get cold easily. I got sick for two weeks after camping in North Ga for Oktoberfest and it only got down to about 40 at night. Friend who’s been to Yellowstone says it still is cold in June, especially compared to Georgia. So my priorities are to stay comfortable, warm, safe, and have light gear.

Any gear and clothing recommendations are super appreciated, along with any advice :)

Going to a football game this weekend where it'll be 20F. Despite wearing Merino wool socks and toe warmers, my toes are always cold in under 30F weather. I have Columbia winter boots that I often wear but they're only rated at 200g. My muck boot Chore is rated as "sub freezing to 65F". I haven't worn these yet in cold cokd weather but they seem to be thinner than the 200g.

Any suggestions on which one to go with, or any other ideas I can try? I know toes get cold because of circulation and they're at the end of the line but just looking for something that works.

Thanks in advance

Anyone else notice their size difference? Seems like Columbia clothing size has changed from last year. The median size vest & fleece I just bought online are bigger than the ones I got last year. Same goes to their pants. I wore size 36” pants, I bought the same size pants & it’s 2” wider.

I bought a Patagonia Torrent Shell Jacket one year ago. Now I want to do a long backpack/hiking trip with a quite heavy backpack. Also in a region where it probably can rain in this season.

I know that a too heavy backpack can destroy a rain jacket. And even if it is a 3L jacket, there will probably a maximum weight that is acceptable for it. Sadly I could not find information about that.

What backpack weight is still okay for this jacket?

• Is it 10, 15, 20 or 25 kg?
• Are there people that used it with heavy backpacks and had no problem? If yes, what was the usually weight using it? Or the gear inside the backpack?
• Are there people that destroyed it with a too heavy backpack? If yes, do you remember the weight or the gear you have carried?

Thank you very much in advance!

Edit: Just to be clear: The fear is, that the jacket will be destroyed by the heavy backpack while wearing the jacket. Every jacket will suffer from weight on it. And a 20 kg backpack is not so nice for a shell. Even for the Torrent Shell I would guess.

I've been using the lowe alpine manaslu 55-65 for a year now of a mixture of Wilding camping, hiking and to carry climbing gear, it's been a good bag in terms a durability and quality, but I've just not got on with it as after a while it's become uncomfortable.

I was wondering if you guys had any suggestions for bags, the that have caught my eye is the osprey exos pro 55 and the osprey atmos 65 ag

Is mountain creek campsite near the bogong high plains accessible without a 4wd?

According to what I've read the AV-2 is more challenging than the AV-1 partly due to the Via Ferrata. Unfortunately being from the U.S I don't know what they mean by Via Ferrata as it seems like a fairly general term. It seems like it can include anything from having to climb ladders to almost literal rock climbing with a helmet, belayer and carabiners.

If any of you have hiked the AV-2, how technical are the Via Feratta? I don't mind hiking up steep angles, hanging onto ladder rungs or metal wires but I am not an all out rock climber.

Thanks!

Anyone know any secluded camping spots that you’re able to fish as well?

Sorry, I'm new to the sub but I'm sure these posts are almost daily for all sorts of different gear.

I'm hoping that the experienced of you will be able to help me.

I'm based in the UK.

• I'm looking for a medium (40L ish?) backpack.

• I want it to be molle covered, typical military kind of styling and aesthetics, so the ability for molle side bags, accessories, etc

• I want it to have the waist straps to help with weight distribution! This is the feature I struggle to find with the molle military backpacks.

• The chest cross strap (idk what it's called sorry) to get the weight off your shoulders is an added bonus.

• It Goes without saying that it needs to be rugged and tough against abrasion and rips/tears etc with solid stitching!

All recommendations of reputable suppliers is appreciated.

I am looking for a two person tent that is decently compact. I want it to be able to do well in a backpack, but I do more car camping. The most important aspect is that it's rainproof enough to deal with a few nights of Seattle winter (~45 degrees and rainy at night). I'd really prefer one that's easy to set up for one person and am used to an X shaped tent-pole structure.

Thinking of getting this for camping in around 0 degree weather,anyone know if it’s any good?

Hi!! I'm going to be heading to Korea in December and doing some winter day hikes. Based on historical weather looks like the mean daily temperature will be hovering around 0 Celcius but in cold snaps the average daily temperature can get to -5C and minimums for the area can get down to -10 - -15 (Althorp gh I imagine that would be mostly at night). I'm from a subtropical country and have never been anywhere so cold so looking for some opinions. I've got a Kathmandu down jacket (550 fill power approx 150g fill) that I can pair with a heavy weight fleece and thermals, but wondering if that would be warm enough in those temps. I'm currently looking at the Kathmandu winterburn down parka (600 fill 250g duck down/feathers) or the Patagonia downdrift parka (600 fill power, fill weight not specified). The hiking I will be doing will be easy to moderate and I definitely run cold so wanting to make sure I'm nice and warm. I also leave very soon so won't have time to order in any international brands so that or other brands available in Australia is what I'm limited to. Any thoughts or advice appreciated :)

I wasn't going to make a big deal out of it until they seemed to have blocked me for asking about the air quotes they put around the need for ankle support. As someone who is very outdoorsy and in shape but has arthritis that sometimes flares in my leg, I don't love how the ad sort of made fun of that. It's ankle support, a pretty basic component needed by many people. If they have little ankle support, fine, but don't act as if only older moms ordering from L.L. Bean are the only ones seeking ankle support. It was such an immature marketing choice to seem more "edgy" but is ultimately more ableist than anything.

The ad very much leans into the image of the privileged global nomad who is originally from SoCal but now lives in Bali, and is a student of the world. Pretty cringe.

I will preface this by saying I own quite a few Mountain Hardwear items. I've never had any issues with the quality of their gear, and have been extremely happy with them for years.

That changed recently. I bought a pair of Ghost Whisperer pants at the beginning of October, wore them once at the end of October and a 2nd time mid-November. On the 2nd time wearing, the crotch came apart at the seams. Thought it would be a simple "faulty product swap" and boy was I wrong.

After contacting customer service several times, the answer is the same - mail us back your pants (on my dime) and our warranty department will repair them... Eventually. Estimated 8-10 weeks during winter which takes us almost past winter. There is no leeway for when you purchased them - if it was yesterday, bummer, send it back and wait 8-10 weeks.

I'm extremely frustrated with this terrible customer service. Their faulty product became my problem, and they definitely do not care that it's an inconvenience or awful policy.

I got back from a 5 day Rim to Rim to Rim Grand Canyon adventure, besides getting married and having children, this is by far the most incredible thing I've ever done. For anybody who is planning this hike I created a series of video that might help you when planning your trip! I am still creating videos so the whole journey is not complete!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqIN5Ulo6KQ&list=PLy2umORGZgUCZj11tDYSIkZIbJbvYY4_y

new to minnesota and homeless by choice. Im freezing in my car (don't turn it on as i dont want to waste gas money). Ive never been in the cold before and bought the browning xl -30f sleeping bag thinking "great a huge sleeping bag so i can move around" ive come to realize that was a fatal mistake.

i cant find any sleeping bags that say 66-70 inches Length

there is another browning bag on clearance that is 77 inches and rated -20f, can i just put that one into the xl bag which is 90inches or is 77 inches still to big?

any help is greatly appreciated i havent slept much these past 2 weeks

p.s skinny and 5'6

btw thanks everyone for commenting each and every one is appreciated 🙇‍♂️

Hey everyone!

I’m planning a trip to Kasol from January 13th to 17th, 2025, and would love your feedback on my itinerary:

Day 1: Chandigarh to Bir, paragliding, overnight in Bir. Day 2: Bir to Kasol, explore Chalal and local cafes, overnight in Kasol. Day 3: Visit Manikaran, head to Tosh for the night. Day 4: Trek to Barshani, visit Grahan/Malana, back to Kasol. Day 5: Night bus to Chandigarh, catch the train to Ernakulam at 9:30 AM.

Does this seem feasible? Any suggestions or must-visit spots?

Also, if anyone’s traveling around this time, feel free to DM! Would love to connect with co-travelers.

📲 WhatsApp: +91 8289951696

#KasolTrip #TravelAdvice

Hi, hope I'm posting to the right place cause I'm not really sure the best place to ask this. I just moved to Bozeman Montana for work and having lived in California my whole life I am not equipped for the winters here, but I still would love to go about on hikes and such.

I stopped by REI but i was having a hard time deciding on a jacket, at first a lady there recommended their Stormhendge down hybrid parka (believe 850 down) because its made with wind and water resistance plus it was comfy.

So i was all set to buy it when the lady came back and also recommended getting their Magma 850 down hoodie and get their Flash Stretch Rain jacker to wear as a shell over the down for protection against wind and rain if I need it.

I'm honestly at a lost for what to buy because my initial choice was the hybrid parka because all in one but people keep telling me how important the versatility of the other two is and i can shed layers when I'm hiking or snowboarding.

So any advice would be appreciated, i overthink any expensive purchase I make and I just know whatever I choose is going to haunt me for the next month.