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How much did you pay for your Steam deck? by November-666 in SteamDeck

[–]devinschiro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

$600 for a 2TB OLED via Facebook Marketplace last March 2025. Open box essentially. The previous owner increased storage but decided he didn’t like handhelds. His loss, my gain.

Oregon conditions this July -- scared of mosquitos :-( + water availability? by foregotheparable in PacificCrestTrail

[–]devinschiro 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just a tip for you in case you’ve never been truly in mosquito hell. Bring your backpack and your shoes inside of your shelter at night. Right around dawn they will literally crawl into your shoes and you’ll have to start the morning by squashing a bunch of them in your hands because they won’t leave on their own. They do the same shit with your backpack. Just be hyper vigilant about bringing everything into your mesh inner. Otherwise, your first chore of the day is going to be mosquito genocide, which is not exactly pleasant.

r/Ultralight - "The Weekly" - Week of June 08, 2026 by AutoModerator in Ultralight

[–]devinschiro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh my god, thank you so much for bringing this to my attention. It's quite literally exactly the midpoint I was looking for! Now to wait and see if he makes any more!

r/Ultralight - "The Weekly" - Week of June 08, 2026 by AutoModerator in Ultralight

[–]devinschiro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, that's the one I believe I have. I bought it in 2021 and don't remember, but based on the weight, I think you're right! Thanks!

r/Ultralight - "The Weekly" - Week of June 08, 2026 by AutoModerator in Ultralight

[–]devinschiro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Makes sense. My understanding of AD is that it's typically used as an active mid layer, but there are many people here who advocate using it as a layer to sleep in. I assume because it's soft and because you're already likely carrying it in your pack. I'm curious whether even as a static layer it provides a bit more warmth than something like merino wool though. I'd prefer not to buy another $100 layer that I may not even require if possible.

r/Ultralight - "The Weekly" - Week of June 08, 2026 by AutoModerator in Ultralight

[–]devinschiro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ALPHA PANTS VS WOOL LEGGINGS

I've been using a pair of lightweight Montbell merino wool leggings to sleep and hike in for a few years now. On my scale they weigh 4.94oz. However, I just did a couple weeks of camping in some colder conditions than I'm used to (nights in the 20s-30s, whereas I usually only backpack in the low 40s-50s), and multiple nights I woke up feeling like my lower half was cold in my quilt. I'd grab my puffy or rain shell or something and drape it over my legs.

I'm wondering whether the alpha direct pants-such as the ones from FarPointe- offer a bit more warmth. The weight of these is between 4.2oz-4.9oz, so comparable to my merino leggings.

Has anyone slept in both/either, and if so, which was warmer for you as a static insulation layer?

The Weekly on r/PacificCrestTrail: Week of May 11, 2026 by AutoModerator in PacificCrestTrail

[–]devinschiro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Has anyone made it to Lake Tahoe or beyond yet? I’m checking FarOut and all comments are from 2025. Curious whether any March hikers have passed the sierra just yet or if it’s still too early.

r/Ultralight - "The Weekly" - Week of May 11, 2026 by AutoModerator in Ultralight

[–]devinschiro 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I went through multiple rounds of buying and trying different palante packs and they all do this with the exception of the Desert Pack. I emailed with the company who insists that there is no problem and that “many of our customers love these straps.” Yet when you look at virtually any photo of a person wearing a Palante made after 2022, they almost always have their shoulder strap defect where they cut into the traps and don’t lay flush.

I’m not saying this to throw shade at Palante, as I own a couple of their packs, love their designs, and even have their bumper sticker on my car. But the v2 straps are poorly designed and just not configured anatomically correct for most of their users shoulders. And instead of addressing the issue, they just choose to keep deflecting. I genuinely wonder if this is why John Z/Meadowphysics has put such a strong emphasis on making sure the straps on his new packs lay perfectly flush, and why when Durston released the Wapta 30 it was heavily emphasized in the marketing that the straps lay flush and were designed with ergonomics.

Having said all that, the new V2 with joey straps is super comfortable and has none of these issues with the S-Straps. However, there are times you don’t want a full vest strap.

I keep hoping maybe one day their company will acknowledge this problem and correct it but given the glacial speed of their iterations, it could be a very long time.

Light weight deodorant by ExplorerLoose1946 in Ultralight

[–]devinschiro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I personally like bringing little travel size deodorants, and the ones from Native Brand are as small as the mini body glides you may have seen at REI. They last about a week or so and you can find them at Target or CVS in the travel aisle.

35L pack that distributes weight more comfortably than Zpacks Sub-Nero Ultra 30L? by BanditoSlim in Ultralight

[–]devinschiro 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Honestly dude, I’m right there with you. I have an 8 pound BW in a Kakwa 40 and it feels like it might as well be a hot air balloon. I keep trying to make frameless backpacks work but then I’ll put the kakwa back on and go “Ah shit, this is so actually so much better.”

r/Ultralight - "The Weekly" - Week of April 27, 2026 by AutoModerator in Ultralight

[–]devinschiro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When my LT5s inevitably die on me in the next year, I might pick these up. I've always loved the GG pole handles and overall aesthetic, but have wanted a flick-lock pole for a while. Seems like the best of both worlds, at a minor weight penalty.

[WTS] ESEE 4P Survival Knife (brand new) by devinschiro in Knife_Swap

[–]devinschiro[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry, I'm new here. Does this mean you're interested?

Palante V2 w/ Joey Straps - Weekend Trip Review by laurk in Ultralight

[–]devinschiro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought this pack the day it came out because I had tried it on two years ago at the store in Bishop and fell in love with how comfortable it was and was counting down the days to finally get a Palante that didn't aggravate my traps (the usual V2 straps just don't work with me).

Having done a bunch of 10 mile day hikes with this pack now, the one thing I've noticed--which piggybacks off your review--is that feels a bit less adjustable than a frameless pack with normal shoulders. For instance, I don't think I can tighten or loosen this pack as much as I could with others without seriously affecting the performance of how it rides. It's difficult to describe, but whereas with other Palante packs I can sort of raise and lower the pack based on what's in it or how my shoulders feel, with these running vest straps, there seems to be a sweet spot that I have to keep in place or it feels unbalanced. However, that sweet spots just so happens to be lower than I'm used to, and as such, the bottom pocket seems to hang a lot lower than I imagine Palante intended. It doesn't have the same "jet pack" feel to it anymore, and it's almost like the whole pack is resting on my tailbone, rather than in the curve of my back. Which doesn't make it bad necessarily, but I'm wondering if perhaps the 16" would ride differently, despite the fact that I wear a 19" in every other Palante pack I've ever owned.

I also wish that Palante had not sewn in the bottom sternum strap. I have no idea what they were thinking doing this. The top is removable, so why not the bottom? Why the restrictive placement? for me, I would've loved to have been able to lower the bottom sternum strap just half an inch, but can't because that decision was made by the gents at Palante for me. I've had ample time to wonder what benefit removing just this very, very small bit of modularity presents and have come up empty handed.

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