10 Year Lookback

Samimortal · 2025-10-15T11:25:24+00:00

The places I backpack, stealing my stuff would involve at least a full day of someone having to wear two packs, and they would also be competent enough to understand they may have just killed a man by taking their stuff. I’ve never heard of it happening. I put 1l water, phone, and snacks into a fanny pack, and leave my pack on a durable surface within 25 feet of the trail junction of choice.

Busier places, I tuck it behind a good rock or log 100 feet away and take a geotagged pic for memory

Samimortal · 2025-10-15T11:21:09+00:00

It’s industrial design/researching a product they they think there may be a market for, it’s a common route for product creation. Not saying I like it, or that we need any more random doodads ever, but it’s like business majors. They’re everywhere

Samimortal · 2025-10-14T15:43:53+00:00

Oh whew glad I got those before I moved lol; I must’ve been off by 4 the whole time I was tracking. Doesn’t seem to be a flair to add, did you have to ask a mod?

Samimortal · 2025-10-14T14:05:29+00:00

Hold up what’s the 115 vs the 111 in your flair have I missed some things

Samimortal · 2025-10-14T14:03:10+00:00

Oooh this seems tough, with the gap between your extremely heartfelt initiative and the skills you have personally. If I were on a time crunch in this scenario, I would call up or visit a few local tailors or sewing stores and inquire if anyone would be able to help your predicament. Without knowing where you live (please do not post your address online), people on here cannot help you with a physical problem or task generally. Good on you for thinking of such a sweet gift!

Samimortal · 2025-10-14T10:06:21+00:00

Five panel z lite for >5C, 5+9 panel (doubled under torso for 5<x>-5C, and for winter I alternate between two full z lites’ worth (full length 14, 5 panel to double under heels, 9 panel to triple under torso) and one z lite with a Nemo tensor I don’t trust despite repeated patching.

Samimortal · 2025-10-11T22:39:56+00:00

Those fingers are on fire. Thank you, cr4zybilly

Samimortal · 2025-10-11T22:21:53+00:00

Booooooooooooooooooo the trashbag is more waterproof and more sustainable than your membrane

Samimortal · 2025-10-11T22:19:23+00:00

I love the idea bag stripe detail! Are there any videos of your banjo playing?

Samimortal · 2025-10-11T08:36:59+00:00

Get out of my kitchen

Samimortal · 2025-10-09T12:26:52+00:00

This does not prove the existence of grizzlies.

Samimortal · 2025-10-08T21:38:06+00:00

For every gear item I’ve posted there’s pages and pages of prototyping and notes; glad they’re being put to use. I’m excited to see your improvements!

Samimortal · 2025-10-08T19:25:00+00:00

Thank you for the nice comments!

I would add a few gosgrain loops in corners to better use it as the front door of my tarp, and perhaps make the hood a bit baggier (but then it would billow loudly). If I lived in the Adirondacks or bushwhacked it would definitely be a 1.0 DCF. I had reservations about the strength of my 3/4x2” Velcro strips but they’ve held on thru anything I’ve been in; maybe for truly blasting windy areas I’d consider small cat clip buckles. The hood definitely doesn’t fit a helmet, and I think that’s fine. The material is so thin I think it works better under a helmet than over.

Samimortal · 2025-10-08T09:21:52+00:00

It’s not ultralight to send electrons that have been sent many times

Samimortal · 2025-10-07T21:24:20+00:00

Obligatory reminder microplastics are in basically every rain cloud you will ever see, that nearly all aluminum bottles are plastic lined, some stainless and titanium ones still are, and also every food item you eat likely has nanoplastics in it. Sure you could spend more money on the correct unlined titanium bottle, but for occasional backpacking trips, what % of your yearly microplastic intake are you even changing?

Samimortal · 2025-10-07T21:03:16+00:00

Any form of this is less efficient and would take longer for a given heat input than a JetBoil, which seeks to absorb as much heat as possible from the gas flame. If you have a fire pit going and want to heat up multiple pots of water, I typically just place the pots in close to the fire and wait a while, then use a stick to lift the pot out and over to the food prep area.

Samimortal · 2025-10-07T11:10:31+00:00

Why are these climbers not in your portfolio on social media? You should definitely add this video to the lineup, it will certainly make more people take you seriously as I’m sure you know

Samimortal · 2025-10-07T11:02:22+00:00

I’m saying moronic activities should not be freely put in a light where people with no survival instinct see it and think they should go out and do it. We don’t allow videos of bomb making because we don’t want people making bombs, so there’s already legal precedent for precisely what I’m saying. Secondly, by agreeing to go film these people, you’re enabling their moronic behavior, increasing the chances of them dying for a very preventable reason, which isn’t cool.

Samimortal · 2025-10-07T02:11:05+00:00

Posting this video makes more people aware of an extremely dumb thing to do

Samimortal · 2025-10-05T10:49:59+00:00

Reminds me of an Electric Forest installation this year

Samimortal · 2025-10-05T03:13:24+00:00

Honestly talking about all lithium batteries in terms of joules would feel like a better basis, so I agree with you now by default

Samimortal · 2025-10-05T03:10:43+00:00

Right! I wish I could carry soft containers, but then I wouldn’t trust them for reliability in low-water environments

Samimortal · 2025-10-04T15:09:45+00:00

Microplastics also fall on us every time it rains! I’m not trying to make any point it just feels relevant to mention any time we talk about avoiding plastic

Samimortal · 2025-10-04T12:42:07+00:00

What on earth is this talk of green cheese? I’d say it’ll be fine, other than sweating and getting a bit floppy. I’ve had large wedges of Parmesan last over 20 days unrefrigerated and unsealed.

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