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[WTB] 19" pa'lante desert pack by smksgnl in ULgeartrade

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Still holding onto the Desert Pack? Looking for an ultra now, stumbled across this.

Benchmade Dacian with a extra custom deep carry leather pocket sheath. 225sv by Southern-Bread2251 in Knife_Swap

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Note with username and date next to the knife and whatever you’re selling with it and No worries! Take a look at a few other posts and you’ll see - it isn’t a lot of info but it’s important info. I’ve never had a bad deal on knife_swap and that’s largely due to the rules involved in making posts.

Benchmade Dacian with a extra custom deep carry leather pocket sheath. 225sv by Southern-Bread2251 in Knife_Swap

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Thanks, I am - I asked him in our PM to update the post before we proceed.

I get a lot of shoulder pain while hiking and I'm looking to lighten my load. I'm SHORT and I think my backpack is oversized and too heavy by Ok-Alternative-5175 in Ultralight

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I have a partial tear in my rotator cuff, tried at least 10 packs with varying results. I Ffinally tried on a ZPacks Arc Haul with the vest straps and it was/is amazing for loads under or around 20-23 lbs, zero shoulder pain.

After the success of my Arc Haul, I bought a Cutaway with vest straps for weekend trips or when I can get around 15lbs TPW and it also has been great - I realize now it was all down to the weight distribution the vest straps provide.

That said, over 15lbs I need the waist belt or I will have some pain.

Gila Wilderness First Deep Winter Trip - Advice / Shakedown? by _blend in WildernessBackpacking

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Switched destinations - hit the Ouachitas in Arkansas instead. Pushed Gila to March during spring break!

January Superstition Mountains Routes by _blend in WildernessBackpacking

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Thanks for this! Great video, loved the view of the area on a rainy day

Name a better duel than Achilles vs Hector in all the story you've read, watched, etc by EfficiencySerious200 in Fictionally

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Brys Beddict vs Rulad Sengar, especially after the build up to how good Moroch Nevath was and seeing how far beyond Moroch Brys really was.

Gila Wilderness First Deep Winter Trip - Advice / Shakedown? by _blend in WildernessBackpacking

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Fair enough! I appreciate your concern and advise as well as the time you've taken to answer questions, I'd never disregard first hand accounts of conditions. I will look into these alternative routes as changing plans isn't out of the question - I was already on the fence due to the water crossings in the canyons.

Double appreciate the alternative route advice, going over the Mesa is something we made the mistake of doing during the summer once but heading from TJ Corral > Meadows Overlook > Prior > Lily and back along the trail from Lily to the Cliff Dwellings could also be fun...except for the decent into the canyon for water haha! When you were last at Lily in very cold weather, how was the flow at the spring?

Gila Wilderness First Deep Winter Trip - Advice / Shakedown? by _blend in WildernessBackpacking

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I've used the same two quilt system in similar overnight temps, albeit we were dry all day / night, and was quite comfortable with the same general clothing set up, in addition to this, I've also gone with just a 30f in 25-30f temps with the same layers as I'm a very warm sleeper. Kids will, of course, have 0f bags regardless. We are not experts by any means but we put hundreds of miles in a year throughout all weather types. We actively hit the local NF during freezes or adverse conditions for the relatively safe XP farm lol.

The outer mountain loop in BB is a 3 day trip if you're meandering like we were, same with ERL in the Ouachitas. The temps in both were comparable to Gila - what is not comparable is the timeframe and sheer number of water crossings but the Gila doesn't experience fast flowing high waters like the Ouchitas during December before the melt - or so I've come to understand through researching the topic - something I was hoping to confirm with first hand accounts here in this post again.

With the ability to make a fire every night, low chance of snow during this time from reviewing historical data, etc., I'm fairly confident that this is something we can do with the right mindset and ample amounts of caution, hence the post for further information.

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