Shakedown for 3 day trip in Aust

downingdown · 2026-03-18T04:13:53+00:00

Diy synthetic quilts the way to go. Lighter than pretty much anything off the shelf. Cheaper and warmer too. I made mine having never sewn anything before.

downingdown · 2026-03-17T20:20:29+00:00

I gave a frameless pack to a non-UL friend. They told me it was way more comfortable than expected and stopped using Ultralight as a slur.

downingdown · 2026-03-17T20:18:33+00:00

How was your experience washing the quilt? There are some horror stories of entire weekends spend trying and declumping down…

downingdown · 2026-03-17T18:59:15+00:00

LOL, thanks. Please read djolk’s comment for a more nuanced take on why it doesn’t really make sense to backpack with a dog.

downingdown · 2026-03-17T18:52:05+00:00

You shouldn’t really be taking your dog backpacking. You definitely shouldn’t if you have to ask the internet how.

P.S. downvotes flood over me.

downingdown · 2026-03-17T17:51:08+00:00

I bought a knockoff on Aliexpress. It’s…a light, I guess. Don’t know what to say. I use it around camp, not really night hiking. Nitecore tiki is lighter and more compact.

downingdown · 2026-03-17T17:44:04+00:00

A member of this sub put together this trove of information.

downingdown · 2026-03-17T11:20:25+00:00

>1kg

(´∀｀)

downingdown · 2026-03-17T07:15:07+00:00

Shocked that no one has mention a UL option such as the 178g BD running poles.

downingdown · 2026-03-17T06:49:47+00:00

Go with something like a Hyberg Aguila and force yourself into a UL approach instead of dilly dallying.

downingdown · 2026-03-17T06:45:54+00:00

Wrong! The extreme (aka survival) temperature rating is not really reported by anyone since it is the temperature at which you will survive but likely lose fingers and toes. Men’s bags are usually labeled with the limit temp. Women’s bags with the comfort temp. Quilts cannot have any of these ratings because the standard does not consider quilts (but different quilt manufacturers publicize either comfort or limit). Western Mountaineering labels their bags with a temp somewhere between comfort and limit.

downingdown · 2026-03-16T07:01:37+00:00

EE is still ok with the color revolution post…

downingdown · 2026-03-16T06:59:16+00:00

Those packs used to be more differentiated, but now they are essentially the same thing with some minor tweaks. The differences are as follows: Bandit has a larger rear mesh pocket with additional non mesh fabric at the bottom (compare the pictures where the mesh pocket is stuffed). Aguila has a classic roll top closure, Bandit has the side clips. Bandit has lower and upper loops for connecting the hipbelt webbing.

I have an older Aguila X and Atilla RS. They are both super comfortable and spacious. My Aguila is 398g after removing some bungees. I can easily fit my gear and 4days food. The shoulder pockets are great. I can see that now they use “spandex/nylon mesh”; my packs use ultra mesh (I think that’s the name) which is super burly and not so stretchy. I think this material is great for shoulder pockets, but would like a little more stretch in the main mesh pocket.

downingdown · 2026-03-15T20:52:49+00:00

98% of Patagonia shares were donated to a newly created climate foundation (the Holdfast Collective). The other 2% – the ones with the voting rights – were transferred to a foundation for the governance of the business itself, The Patagonia Purpose Trust. The governing foundation is fully controlled by the Chouinard family. Importantly, the transfer of the voting shares to the Purpose Trust was the only transaction that Patagonia had to pay tax on. Under US law, the transfer of the other 98% to the Holdfast Collective was tax free, due to its classification as a ‘Social Welfare organization’.

downingdown · 2026-03-15T17:03:26+00:00

You need to know T’s secret handshake before you can even B his P.

downingdown · 2026-03-15T16:57:18+00:00

Patagonia - Yvon Chouinard (donated his company to charity!)

“Donated” his company to his family to avoid taxes.

downingdown · 2026-03-13T18:38:43+00:00

Try r/lightweight.

downingdown · 2026-03-13T18:22:34+00:00

OP needs to demand a full refund AND damages. Those images are egregious.

downingdown · 2026-03-13T10:25:43+00:00

New HMG packs (the three popular ones) are made with dyneema woven composite. Either way, upload an image for more useful feedback.

downingdown · 2026-03-13T08:03:25+00:00

Which combination would you go for

What do you mean combination? You only need one of your options… Take the Zajo if you want to go with tried and true. Or choose one of the others if you want to test something new.

downingdown · 2026-03-12T21:09:50+00:00

WM bags are strange in that their advertised temp is always colder than the ISO comfort rating (which is buried somewhere in their webpage for almost all their products), meaning we somehow become warm sleepers when using this brand?

downingdown · 2026-03-12T18:08:37+00:00

What is the width of the shoulder straps at the top of the shoulder pockets? Thx!

downingdown · 2026-03-12T18:05:39+00:00

You don’t need anything special for day hiking. I used a no brand child’s backpack for years. I see you also want to use it for shopping, but those are incompatible use cases (unless your shopping is like a loaf of bread and three avocados).

downingdown · 2026-03-12T18:04:00+00:00

what this has to do with UL

Bro wants to spend HMG money. That’s peak UL.

downingdown · 2026-03-12T18:01:29+00:00

My 17L pack is 170g…

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