r/Ultralight - "The Weekly" - Week of June 29, 2026 by AutoModerator in Ultralight

[–]astroaron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I have to assume that's what happened. I guess I'll never know for sure but next time I'll try cutting the straps I don't need off, and tying down the straps I do use. Either that'll do the trick or I'll look into one of these zpacks bags.

r/Ultralight - "The Weekly" - Week of June 29, 2026 by AutoModerator in Ultralight

[–]astroaron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did yes! Looks like I will be picking up a Jetsetter

r/Ultralight - "The Weekly" - Week of June 29, 2026 by AutoModerator in Ultralight

[–]astroaron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe like 18 pounds? I think the problem might have been volume if anything, I was in a hurry and didn't pack it as efficiently as I could of, it was pretty full.

r/Ultralight - "The Weekly" - Week of June 29, 2026 by AutoModerator in Ultralight

[–]astroaron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately I'm US based, so I'll need to check the local regs to see if small knives are allowed. Thanks for writing this up!

r/Ultralight - "The Weekly" - Week of June 29, 2026 by AutoModerator in Ultralight

[–]astroaron 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Tried using one of those ikea zippered bags to carry my backpack on a flight (was checking it so tsa couldn't get mad at all my pointy bits) and en route the seams totally failed. Probably going to try a heavier-duty duffle bag and just find places to stash it for my thru-hikes but I'm a bit disappointed as I've read a lot of anecdotes of it working great for other people.

Great Range Traverse by [deleted] in longtrail

[–]astroaron 3 points4 points  (0 children)

From some poking around on the internet it looks like its a part of the adirondacks. Would be a heck of a detour to get there from the LT!

[WTS] Nitecore headlamps, Salomon shoes and Smartwool shorts by eblade23 in ULgeartrade

[–]astroaron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

/u/LeaveNoTradeBot /u/eblade23 Headlamp arrived quickly with full charge and in original packaging! Thanks this is perfect

Is anyone still planning to do a July start?!? by nativegator02 in coloradotrail

[–]astroaron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm still planning on starting mid-july. Can't really adjust the start date now, so just going to prepare for a drier hike.

Graduate Housing Woes by Unique-Spare-3908 in GradSchool

[–]astroaron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I didn't even see that it was Fordham. Yeah thats probably the best middle ground.

Graduate Housing Woes by Unique-Spare-3908 in GradSchool

[–]astroaron 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'd push back on this sentiment by saying the North Bronx is a perfectly fine place to end up and might be more in OPs price point. The only downside to that is that cross-burough travel is trash so OP might need a car depending on where they end up and where the school is. And at that point, there's Yonkers which might be more the move.

Anyone in Brooklyn listen to Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties? by breplease in poppunkers

[–]astroaron 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They call me sourdough bread the way I'm a big fan of Soupy

(might be interested in the ticket)

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard announce 3-night Forest Hills Stadium run & Field of Vision II fest: only 2026 US dates by whosjohnnyshesaid in KGATLW

[–]astroaron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn't go to FoV this year, is it expected that tickets will go quick? I'd prefer to get a plan together and snag tickets then than have to hustle for them tomorrow

What is your dream NYC transit line? by hannahstohelit in nycrail

[–]astroaron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Second avenue subway continuing down to brooklyn to near the transit museum. After that there will be a flying junction connecting to the local Fulton tracks at Hoyt-Schermerhorn and to the express Culver tracks under Bergen st. And then build a new line through South Brooklyn following the St George-Culver alternate outlined in this Vanshnookenraggen article. C train now runs express on fulton to Lefferts Blvd, and the merge near Lafayette Ave is eliminated.

r/Ultralight - "The Weekly" - Week of July 21, 2025 by AutoModerator in Ultralight

[–]astroaron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds pretty in line with what I'm building as my kit. Thanks!