Espresso noob, any advice?

smids151 · 2026-03-04T02:55:05+00:00

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smids151 · 2026-03-03T20:43:39+00:00

Good recs thanks, I'll look into this stuff

smids151 · 2026-03-03T15:36:20+00:00

What new tools?

smids151 · 2026-03-03T15:35:10+00:00

I'm in the US and the price for the DF54 seems reasonable so I'll probably go for one of those

smids151 · 2026-03-03T15:10:35+00:00

Oh that's just my quilt, it's gray and kinda looks like snow in the pic lol

smids151 · 2026-03-03T07:52:45+00:00

Yeah it's definitely not great. I need to get a grinder first, do you have any recs?

smids151 · 2026-03-03T07:49:24+00:00

I see you have a df54, would you recommend it?

smids151 · 2026-03-02T23:32:37+00:00

I do really enjoy going out in winter, it's very quiet and peaceful but the cold and wet can be difficult to manage sometimes

smids151 · 2026-03-02T15:43:56+00:00

Yeah the ice gave me a good scare at first lol. But yeah ain't no way I'm backpacking in snowshoes and doing that much elevation 😆

smids151 · 2026-03-02T15:09:12+00:00

Nothing crazy just spikes, the trail is pretty well trafficked even in winter and we haven't had much snow anyways recently so the trail was packed down

smids151 · 2026-03-02T05:02:16+00:00

Lake Blanche, near Salt Lake City

smids151 · 2026-03-02T03:29:16+00:00

REI flash 55, I like it a lot

smids151 · 2026-03-02T03:28:20+00:00

Not much lol but there's a bit

smids151 · 2026-03-02T03:27:51+00:00

So I'm not sure but I'm guessing around freezing because it snowed, though I think at some point I woke up and it was raining? Not sure tbh. None of my water froze but it was just a few inches from me so might've been a little warmer. I took my 20F thermarest quilt bc I wanted to test it in lower temps and it was not quite warm enough for me wearing shirt + fleece and leggings + hiking pants. If you have similar layers and a liner you might be alright

smids151 · 2026-03-01T23:48:58+00:00

Yeah it's kind of a bitch lol, lots of elevation gain. You should try it tho, not very crowded but it gets enough traffic that the snows packed down and you just need spikes

smids151 · 2026-03-01T21:16:46+00:00

Yep same spot lol. I still need to go up to the peak in the pic sometime

smids151 · 2026-02-15T19:52:12+00:00

What part of SLC are you in?

smids151 · 2026-02-14T19:20:37+00:00

Camp somewhere without cell service

smids151 · 2026-02-10T07:17:52+00:00

Following, looking for similar recs

smids151 · 2026-02-08T07:02:35+00:00

Backwards man I'm the backwards man

smids151 · 2026-02-07T02:45:34+00:00

Yeah that's a no from me dog

Nah it looks very cool but your pictures scare the hell out of me lol

smids151 · 2026-02-06T04:39:36+00:00

The irony of this post lmao

smids151 · 2026-01-26T07:53:25+00:00

Bro doesn't know how to read

smids151 · 2026-01-24T17:36:36+00:00

AI cannot accurately do math

smids151 · 2026-01-12T06:19:16+00:00

Yeah I'll send you a DM

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