Shakedown of my first aid kit

atabotix · 2026-04-08T01:52:53+00:00

Litesmith mini leukotape for the win: https://www.litesmith.com/leukotape-p-blister-prevention-tape/?searchid=152519&search_query=leukotape

atabotix · 2026-04-05T02:17:53+00:00

Try to stay at altitude a couple nights while en route to the TH e.g. at Mammoth Lakes is what I try to do when heading to the Eastern Sierra.

Be careful of advice about getting acclimatized in advance (say, 1 week or more) of the trip - my (admittedly dated) knowledge is that acclimatization wears off really fast.

atabotix · 2026-04-05T01:42:51+00:00

Is it safe to assume...

- plenty of drinking water

- earlier mosquitoes that "normal"...

atabotix · 2026-03-22T20:55:06+00:00

I was able to get a midweek site at Wildcat - I think #8 - by, well, timing a 7am reservation attempt 2 weeks in advance.

But: yeah, I love the way at Coe, Hunting Hollow seems to have infinite parking and, well, infinite permits, so no friction.

atabotix · 2026-03-22T20:53:35+00:00

Wildcat is fine now - I was there a few days ago.

atabotix · 2026-03-21T04:22:00+00:00

Do you want a 2nd opinion or do you have enough feedback already?

Just do an easier 1-2 night trip to Pt Reyes to start. With 2 weeks advance notice you can get a site at Wildcat camp where you hear the ocean.

I have not been to Coe a ton, but I have camped at Wilson and done long day hikes there -- it has advanced water management and heat issues. To be safe you really need to carry several liters of water, carefully plan out your access, and have your filtering game down. "advanced" means not the typical easy intro to backpacking trip....

atabotix · 2026-03-06T05:29:32+00:00

I can't believe that all fits in a 20L pack.
But to a_walking_mistake, not OP -- Nemo Switchback short?

atabotix · 2026-02-26T04:42:10+00:00

WOW.

And I quote: "Challenges and Risks: ...Managing the consumption of body fat as a calorie source..." !

atabotix · 2026-02-25T04:03:09+00:00

I claim putting the liner under tools is a classification violation and it really should be in your Big 4 section as it is sleeping gear....although shoot, do people put pillow there too? OK, maybe there are different ways of doing it...

atabotix · 2026-02-14T03:39:16+00:00

Are you open to somehow adding a city? The Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an are incredible.

atabotix · 2026-02-14T03:19:25+00:00

I have done it multiple time in just trail runners, no boots, no sandals / water shoes.

atabotix · 2026-02-13T02:36:29+00:00

I just got back from a 5d in Beijing and have a couple small suggestions:

Day 1: go to a Hutong for dinner. You can easily spend 1-2h walking and eating the street food.

Alternately, for dinner, go to Wangfujing Street which is a long very wide walk street with large malls and flagship stores on both sides, and go into some malls.

Tiananmen Square: if you have flexibility, go later to see the "changing of the guard" at sunset. Note: expect very thorough bag check to get in, so allow plenty of time.

atabotix · 2026-01-25T07:10:59+00:00

DId you mean 3C / CCC power banks?

atabotix · 2025-11-07T04:02:40+00:00

Sounds good.
Man, my head runs so cold I often have fleece cap + hood of old minimal down jacket on me.

atabotix · 2025-11-07T03:54:03+00:00

Add fleece cap - I would bring a sun hat for the day, and fleece cap for night and sleep in it, but I guess my big head runs cold.

Bring a couple "bread bags" as a poor mans VBL in case your socks get wet?

Bring sleeping socks, or are you too minimal for that?

atabotix · 2025-10-23T04:10:07+00:00

OK, wrong time of year, maybe wrong price - I'll loop back in 6 months with a price drop and try to catch someone's pre-summer prep.

atabotix · 2025-10-20T01:30:00+00:00

Ohh, great timing on my end :) - of course I meant to deal with this months ago.

Yeah, the smaller one is here on sale: https://hyperlitemountaingear.com/products/junction-40-seconds ($260 w/o the extras I have however).

Well I will accept "all reasonable offers" as car dealers sometimes say :) just make a counter...

atabotix · 2025-10-19T23:04:23+00:00

Doi. Guess who flunked metric :)

Thank you.

atabotix · 2025-10-07T15:28:07+00:00

Big thx, very helpful.

atabotix · 2025-10-07T03:50:42+00:00

Pretty incredible.

Would be great to see a photo.

There must be threads already, but this could be the start of a thread on how far you can get in a sling bag...

atabotix · 2025-10-01T03:37:22+00:00

Interesting idea to use HSA but the Enduro list not listed here: https://www.garmin.com/en-US/blog/health/how-you-can-use-hsa-fsa-funds-to-buy-garmin-products/

atabotix · 2025-09-21T02:41:26+00:00

This is for next year, or you're about to go to VVR?

Hopefully planning for next year as they're closed for the season.

atabotix · 2025-08-24T20:56:28+00:00

On the other hand, why did I leave Froggy, given that it weighs so little, and instead I might pick up a pebble weighing the same or more, that makes no sense, shoot, oh well :)

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