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    Kindle eReader. Really a necessity when winter...

    Kindle eReader. Really a necessity when winter camping and the sun is down at 4pm.



    Haha I read an entire horror novel in a couple backcountry nights and it didn't help my nighttime paranoia...
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    I moved to Eastern Oregon last year, and love the...

    I moved to Eastern Oregon last year, and love the fact that I'm less than a half hour from three different national forests. It's hard to beat the PNW. Happy hanging!


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  3. I play pretend mountain man while in the...

    I play pretend mountain man while in the wilderness, as well! :D

    I started reading what seems to be a great guide not too long before reading your post! "Hiking Hot Springs in the Pacific...
  4. A quick search brought up Frenchman's Hot Springs...

    A quick search brought up Frenchman's Hot Springs near Ketchum. I'm hoping for something that has to be hiked into though.


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  5. Need suggestions: hot springs in central Idaho?

    Looking to spend a night, MAYBE two in the central Idaho wilderness, and have my heart set on visiting my first backcountry hot spring! Suggestions?

    So far I'm looking at bear valley near Stanley,...
  6. Eagle Cap Wilderness (Eastern Oregon, don't tell anyone about it)

    4 Days, 30 Mile Loop, Pure Bliss. This was my first trip that wasn't a quick there and back overnighter. It was gorgeous and I learned a lot about my gear and making camp, etc., that I couldn't learn...
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    Thanks for the quick reply! I'd heard the fires...

    Thanks for the quick reply! I'd heard the fires were pretty bad in Idaho, I hope some great rain is headed your way. I probably won't be able to get work off the weekend of the ruby hang but thanks...
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    7th Idaho Sawtooth Hang?

    I haven't seen any buzz on a 7th hang this year. Is it going through this year?

    http://www.arrowhead-equipment.com/hammock-hangs.html
  9. Living in La Grande (E Oregon) now. Anyone...

    Living in La Grande (E Oregon) now. Anyone looking for hiking and backpacking companion for the Elkhorns and Eagle Cap Wilderness? Any online communities to find backpackers?


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  10. Thanks for the heads up gfortune! We'll see what...

    Thanks for the heads up gfortune! We'll see what I conjure up for short overnighters the first couple months of the season to get some experience under my belt before I hit the Seven Devils :lol:
  11. Looking for Eastern Oregon / Western Idaho Hangers

    Hoping to get lots of outdoors time this upcoming season! I'm within 3 hours of the Sawtooths and McCall/Stanley areas in Idaho, as well as the Elkhorn mountains and Eagle Cap Wilderness of eastern...
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    PM responded to. Pending pick up this weekend.

    PM responded to. Pending pick up this weekend.
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    Santa Clause in the SLC area

    ******PENDING PICKUP******



    If you can make it to the SLC area I'm giving away my backpacking gear. First person to PM me, that can make it into town (herriman) this Saturday or sunday, gets...
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    I might be game if it's S Utah. I'm in the SLC...

    I might be game if it's S Utah. I'm in the SLC area but I don't really have cold weather insulation yet
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    I'm waiting for spring to do any serious hanging:...

    I'm waiting for spring to do any serious hanging: can't afford winter quilts at the moment. But in the fall I went out with just a pad and a sleeping bag.
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    New UTAH/IDAHO Hanger

    Hey all. Living in Utah at the moment. Love the mountains here. Still trying to get used to sleeping a full night in a hammock but that'll have to wait for warmer weather. For now, I've been taking...
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    Beautiful! I was thinking about picking up...

    Beautiful! I was thinking about picking up ametuer photography as a new hobby to supplement my new trail-trekking hobby. One look at your post and no more thinking for me :)
  18. FS: I'll take the Hennessey Hex

    I'll take the Hennessey Hex
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    Love it. I've only been out once and it's nice to...

    Love it. I've only been out once and it's nice to see someone else testing the waters :) How do you like your jar bridge is it very packable?
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    UGQ Flight Jacket 20*

    UGQ Flightjacket 20* or similar treated down TQ. Thanks
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    Packable Sleeping Bag *25 or less

    Thought I'd check here before pulling the trigger on a Kelty Cosmic 20* Down to see if anyone has a better bag collecting dust. Thanks!
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    Awesome. Just rsvp'd with a maybe. My home...

    Awesome. Just rsvp'd with a maybe. My home theater system is up for sale and if it goes by then, the group hang sounds like an awesome way to wrap up the season!

    I added a structural ridgeline to...
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    Thanks everyone! I'm adjusting to a new work...

    Thanks everyone! I'm adjusting to a new work schedule (I get up at 5:30a), but I'll keep trying on my nights off and report back in a couple weeks. btw I'm 26 live in SE Idaho and just went on my...
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    Looking to Hang near SE Idaho

    Anyone hanging within a few hours of SE Idaho? I just did my first backpacking trip last weekend and am hoping to get some more in before the season gets too cold ;)
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    Newb Comfortable, But Cant Sleep

    I've hung a handful of nights at home as well as a couple outdoors and although it's seemed comfortable, I've slept little to none. Started on a Grand Trunk Ultralight and tried out the TrekLight...
  26. The Palisades are great. I think It's only 4...

    The Palisades are great. I think It's only 4 miles in to the lower lake and then another couple to the upper, but the views are awesome and with swimming and fishing you can easily make an...
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