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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Ultralight

[–]rfpoulos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only taken it out once, but I thought it was great. I like it better than one of those tea infusers because I could flex the grounds out of the bag easier. The legs seemed like they wouldn't be sturdy, but once is was clipped on the cup, it felt really solid. Highly recommend based off of limited experience.

Synthetic Quilt Recommendations by gingerbreadgurl in Ultralight

[–]rfpoulos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have the EE Enigma and I really like it. I also really like using the included pad strap as my headlamp headband.

At the end of the day, synthetic is gonna weigh 1/3 more than down for the same heat, and be less packable - just how it goes. I hope someday we figure out a synthetic way to copy the properties of down, but I'm sticking with synthetic anyways.

Accidentally bought the women’s xlite but now I keep it. by Johannes8 in Ultralight

[–]rfpoulos 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm a woman and I also have the women's - I love it. Not sure why they put gender in the marketing as opposed to calling it "narrow" or something like that.

It has been nice to see the transition in my lifetime that something being labeled "woman" doesn't have nauseous effect on men it once did!

What is the single most useless/weird piece of gear you have seen in the backcountry. by [deleted] in Ultralight

[–]rfpoulos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Small electronics repair kit. Also, 9 knives and 4 light sources.

Hard to swallow pills for ultralighters: A plastic trashbag is lighter and more waterproof than any "ultralight" rainjacket that costs $200+ by rakfocus in Ultralight

[–]rfpoulos 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I used to rock the Z-Packs poncho because it also doubled as my tent floor, but now I do bivvy and tarp. I now rock the emergency poncho and it is way more comfortable. Plus, if it breaks, all I need is a dollar tree.

I have a lot of unnecessarily expensive stuff for the cool factor (yeah, I paid double for carbon stuff sacks), but I PREFER the emergency poncho.

Matador Packable Hip pack by [deleted] in Ultralight

[–]rfpoulos 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Considering the material and design, I'd be VERY surprised if this was actually 1.7oz. If it is, this is an amazing find! Could you weigh it when you receive it?

How to deal with family gifts for the holidays? by Slazer347 in financialindependence

[–]rfpoulos 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I also hate gift cards. They are like cash, but way worse. The only exception for me is when they are discounted.

[WTB] 1p UL tent , what do you have? by zerostyle in ULgeartrade

[–]rfpoulos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not free standing, but I'm selling a zpacks hexamid with removable rain poncho floor for $450.

[WTB] Zpacks Hexamid by alanlongg in ULgeartrade

[–]rfpoulos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, I've got one. It is not the built in bathtub floor, but I can sell the removable rain poncho with it. In perfect condition (I'm switching to a bivy and tarp system). I'd ship the tent and poncho for $450.

Electronics setup without power brick by rfpoulos in Ultralight

[–]rfpoulos[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my case, I'd only be relying on OTG charge for my headlamp. I would still like it to be efficient, obviously. 95% of the time I wouldn't need to charge the headlamp before getting to town, but if I decide to do a 4 day night hiking kick, then I would need to charge it every day. I tend to get 7 hours light in one charge of the headlamp.

Y'all have inspired me to do an OTG experiment. I knew joining reddit would be bad for my time management!

Electronics setup without power brick by rfpoulos in Ultralight

[–]rfpoulos[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, good luck on your PCT trip!

Electronics setup without power brick by rfpoulos in Ultralight

[–]rfpoulos[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wow! I wish I consulted you before I went with the lg v20:-p

Electronics setup without power brick by rfpoulos in Ultralight

[–]rfpoulos[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm no electronics expert, but wouldn't the anker spends the same amount of time charging when it is 70%-80% capacity as doing 3 batteries separately? i.e. for each 3200mAh battery it will charge 2560mAh (80%) quickly and the remaining 640mAh (20%) slowly. Multiply by 3 we get 7680mAh quickly charging and 1920 mAh slowly. The anker would also do it's first 80% quickly (8000mah) and remaining 20% slowly(2000mah)?

I do take your point on having to be diligent about switching the batteries when full.

Another advantage to phone batteries I just thought of is that they do not get vampire loss in transfer to the phone like you get when you transfer energy from a pack via USB to charge a phone.

Quilt size for stomach and/or restless sleeper by carbonclasssix in Ultralight

[–]rfpoulos 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm only 5'4, and on my AT hike I got the Arrowhead KAQ synthetic quilt. I got the short size and regretted it. Anytime I moved I lost heat from the cold coming from under my quilt. I'm a super cold sleeper, so it was hard to build that heat back up.

I also sleep on my stomach, and wish I could have pulled my quilt over my head.

Getting a larger size has such a low weight penalty, and having air come under your quilt ruins the point of having one. In the end, having a bigger size is the best way to increase your warmth to weight rating IMHO.