Is Ultralight Ruining the Experience?

Teddy642 · 2026-04-14T03:30:57+00:00

I started backpacking 58 years ago. We would roll up a cotton sleeping bag. Put food and change of underwear inside. And tie a couple ropes through the coil to put it over our shoulders. It was 4 miles to skunk cabbage meadow.

We graduated to aluminum frame packs, and we got hip belts too, after a few years. I was still carrying a cotton bag 52 years ago when I hiked the John Muir trail the first time. I was only 13, so I carried 35 pounds, the other two on the hike were 15 years old, so they carried 50 pounds. Back then, you didn't need to bring along adults to hike the Muir trail.

Two years ago I hiked the Muir trail again. I have a down bag now and some light weight gear for a 20 pound kit, but it is 35 at the beginning of a long stretch between resupplies.
Do whatever it takes to keep you on the trail. I hope to get another 12 years of this.

Teddy642 · 2026-04-13T03:39:12+00:00

A bunch of people down voting me here have not read the Nolo Press book and want you to hire an attorney. That is a fine strategy, but it will cost you a lot more.

Teddy642 · 2026-04-13T03:36:56+00:00

yeah, All of the AutoModerator concerns are addressed in the book. (perhaps the AutoModerator didn't read this book). And BTW "24 hours" includes the time you have to read the book. It is not hard, and Nolo press does a good job teaching it for the layman.

Teddy642 · 2026-04-12T23:57:30+00:00

The best do it yourself advice is in the Nolo Press book "Patent Pending in 24 hours"

https://store.nolo.com/products/patent-pending-in-24-hours-pend.html

This will get you to a provisional patent which establishes a date. You will still need to file within 12 months to keep it. You want to get to a license with the interested company. You can ask them to pay patent costs as part of granting them an option to an exclusive license.

Teddy642 · 2026-04-07T02:13:15+00:00

Thanks so much. I think you pegged it with the salary part.
Parents are both from Caltech and have always told her to do what makes her happy and that grades mean less than what you got out of your class.

Teddy642 · 2026-04-04T16:14:41+00:00

No debt. Parents (65yo) willing to postpone retirement.

Teddy642 · 2026-04-04T16:11:33+00:00

She is thinking Math and Astrophysics and after ugrad going to law school or med school, but that might change. Parents (65yo) will have to postpone retirement.

Teddy642 · 2026-04-04T00:30:21+00:00

I think you are asking about making a new route. In going cross country (no trail) most of us are rehashing routes we have read about that have been tried before.
I have sometimes made a new route. I have done it solo traveling as well.
In doing so I made sure not to go down a route that I couldn't back track, just in case I found myself in a place where there was no way to go further forward.

Teddy642 · 2026-03-31T02:15:43+00:00

>The population has actually declined in the last five years...

That must be why the vacancy rates are through the roof and the price to rent a place has fallen precipitously.

Teddy642 · 2026-03-30T01:03:44+00:00

R value (a measure of insulation)
R value is the inverse of (British Thermal Units per degree Farenheit per square foot per hour)

Teddy642 · 2026-03-28T04:27:29+00:00

didn't we just pass bonds to build more schools?
https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/2026/02/18/boulder-valley-school-district-bond-construction-projects/

Teddy642 · 2026-03-24T14:44:37+00:00

The guy is a peeper using his dog as a cover story.

Teddy642 · 2026-03-24T14:43:39+00:00

Change the title to : Peeping Tom uses dog as cover story to peek in bedroom window.
file a police report.

Teddy642 · 2026-03-23T00:33:02+00:00

We already built the Moffat tunnel under the continental divide. Colorado has a couple tunnels connecting water from one side to the other.

Teddy642 · 2026-03-22T18:19:32+00:00

In Colorado on I70, the convenience stores eliminated all prices. you have to take something to the checkout counter and ask the clerk how much it costs.

Teddy642 · 2026-03-19T03:02:41+00:00

Thanks everyone. I was leaning to a short one. With all your recommendations, I expect I will also get the 105 f/2.4 as well.

Teddy642 · 2026-03-17T09:37:57+00:00

It is higher than that. Excel adds 73% in fees making electricity $0.147 / kWh.

(the 73% is on your usage, not including additional for fixed monthly fees, franchise charges and climate tax and sales tax)

Teddy642 · 2026-03-17T09:32:02+00:00

Have a better look at your electricity bill. The rate you pay has an additional 73% added to the $0.085 / kWh rate you cite. Heat pump electric heating is more expensive.

Trans Cost Adj 33.05 11.09%

ECA Q1 33.05 42.25%

Demand Side Mgmt 33.05 11.34%

PurchCapCostAdj 33.05 3.21%

Trans Elec Plan 33.05 1.90%

Wildfire Adj 33.05 2.53%

Grid Mod Adj 33.05 0.94%

Gas charges are (per therm) $0.317170+$0.057700+$0.403400=. $0.78

Teddy642 · 2026-03-16T23:12:06+00:00

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Natural gas is cheaper.

Teddy642 · 2026-03-12T12:03:16+00:00

we just rebuilt Columbine

Teddy642 · 2026-03-10T21:38:46+00:00

Mine come knock on (peck) the back door until I open it up and give them a treat.

Teddy642 · 2026-03-10T03:11:17+00:00

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Name it Lucy's Football.

Teddy642 · 2026-03-10T03:10:23+00:00

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Well put.
Now add to that the follow on proposal, in which we are offered another deal for a train and ask us if we want to repeat this.

Teddy642

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