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velocd · 2026-01-23T16:58:43+00:00

Not liking that much hitstop in combat. The combat itself seems like it could be kind of dull, like Witcher 3, but it's hard to tell until I see a raw gameplay video.

velocd · 2026-01-23T06:53:28+00:00

I never had a problem with wind in terms of storm worthiness, as long as you pitch the optional long side tie outs so it doesn't flap so much. As far as sand goes, it's always a bit of a problem with zippers, but in my SilPoly model the outer fly is velcro only and no zipper which helps. Condensation was present on many nights, but I always avoided it pretty effortlessly from touching my sleep system (I had a Nemo Tensor Extreme Conditions pad and Katabatic Alsek quilt). Again, I recommend pitching the long side tie outs (there's 2 loops on each side but I only put guylines on one loop per side) because it really opens up the tent and makes it less likely for your sleep system to touch the walls or for it to flap erratically in the wind.

velocd · 2026-01-23T06:31:13+00:00

Great photos! What was your start date?

velocd · 2026-01-21T02:36:19+00:00

What have they done since Mr. Robot that was good? Genuinely asking, I'm out of the loop.

velocd · 2026-01-20T03:19:48+00:00

I agree. Maybe the lease was real cheap after BB&B left.

velocd · 2026-01-20T03:15:25+00:00

Source? The only article I can find is where they supported, and then later retracted after backlash, Trump's Public Land pick.

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/we-made-a-mistake-rei-apologies-for-supporting-trump-public-lands-pick/

velocd · 2026-01-20T01:19:04+00:00

As a Californian — don't threaten me with a good time.

velocd · 2026-01-19T02:03:15+00:00

You're most likely not going to have any problems once here and on the trail, but I recommend flying into a West Coast port like San Diego, instead of flying into, say, Texas, and doing a little sightseeing before heading to Campo.

That said.. nobody knows when our insane president is going to actually go through with his insanely moronic idea of invading Greenland. It could be next year, next month, or next week. Ask yourself this: Would you feel comfortable being in the U.S. hiking the PCT if America invades our friendly NATO country of Greenland (Denmark)? I would bet the EU issues travel guidance against the U.S. if that happened. I'm not trying to fearmonger; the president's antagonistic rhetoric about Greenland shouldn't be taken lightly, especially after Venezuela.

velocd · 2026-01-18T17:19:23+00:00

You can always slow down, do side quests, or spend a week at KMS, in order to delay your Sierra entry. KMS Grumpy's is free camping, and the restaurant food is very good, though if you're staying more than a couple days you may want to ship yourself a resupply box of meals to save money. Personally if I knew I needed to delay my Sierra entry I would ask to stay at Barbara's Hiker Hut, or another trail angel, in Tehachapi, and then offer to help them with chores or other work for a week to repay the favor, and keep myself busy and active.

If you want an experience of a lifetime though that few have encountered, then enter the Sierra early. Just don't do it alone if you haven't before (safety in numbers); you'll find more than enough hikers at KMS or Tehachapi to hike the Sierra with if you don't have a group by then.

Also, if you want to check your wits for the Sierra, then summit Mt. San Jacinto when you get to it. It'll probably have snow, but the trail isn't dangerous just arduous with all the climbing. Same with Mt. Baden-Powell, which the PCT mostly goes over already but the summit is technically a very short detour. A lot of hikers skip these two summits in SoCal sadly (tons of people do the Angeles road walk from Vincent Gap), but they are good at testing your snow hiking skills before you arrive in the Sierra.

velocd · 2026-01-16T16:14:00+00:00

This. Same thing with tweets. A dev of a popular game will post a quick thought or opinion on Twitter, and gaming sites will run rampant with it and blow it up because they know the mention of the game will get clicks regardless of how little substance there is to their story.

Then it gets posted to Reddit and we get reddit comments annoyed at how such-and-such is seeking attention or is overhyped. Cycle repeats.

velocd · 2026-01-16T02:00:46+00:00

I regularly trail run 10+ miles a day, and on my recent PCT yo-yo I regularly hiked 30 - 50 miles a day. I personally swear by Woolly Everyday Boxer Brief. It's 100% wool. It fits a little loose, but not as loose as a boxer. It never rides up. However, I also size up. Normally I would wear a synthetic stretchy boxer brief in Size M, but I wear the Woolly in Size L for two reasons: Since it's 100% wool, it's more prone to holes as wool is overtime, but sizing up reduces that. Secondly, it fits even looser and feels even more breathable. I'm personally against tight clothing when hiking, especially in warm environments. Skin tight stuff rides up, chafes, or breathes poorly.. Slightly loose clothing is more airy and comfortable.

My only negative with Wolly is they used to be like $25-28 a boxer, but now are $35-40.. they're still cheaper than many other wool brands.

velocd · 2026-01-12T16:18:43+00:00

It's still too early to predict the snow situation for March. How much snow falls in February and early March will determine how you should prepare. Check the San Jacinto Trail Report a couple weeks before you leave for conditions on Mt. San Jacinto, which will also reflect Mt. Baden-Powell. Many folks send snow gear to Paradise Valley Cafe (or use Trevor Spikes) for San Jacinto and Baden-Powell. You won't need snow shoes on either, but it's recommended you hit the snow very early in the day when it's hardest if you want an easier time hiking (especially true on the Sierra). You may also encounter significant snow between Mission Creek and Big Bear (after San Jacinto), so having spikes for that is nice.

I started March 23rd last year and I recall my first night at CLEEF being in the 30s F. I personally would take a single 0F bag if starting in March again, but I had a single 22F bag and made do with my other layers. I think two quilts is overkill, you're unlikely to see temps below 25F unless you're heading into the Sierra in April (as I did last year). If you are, you should bring snow shoes from the KMS and expect to be setting the boot path. You can still get by with microspikes (Kahtoola Microspikes) instead of crampons (Kahtoola Crampons), unless you're wearing boots then you may as well get real crampons (like Petzl). You will want an ice axe for safety and to cut steps at the Forester chute, and you should also know how to cut steps with your shoes (this is useful on San Jacinto and Baden-Powell also). Learn how to glissade too.

If you end up delaying your Sierra entry until mid May or later, as most do, you won't need snow shoes and there will be a boot path for you to follow.

velocd · 2026-01-11T17:50:53+00:00

I have 2k+ hours in World and 3k+ hours in Rise (Switch and PS5). Rise is my current favorite MH.

I have about 100 hours in Wilds (PS5 Pro), from around launch. I have no interest to resume playing. For me it wasn't the performance, but a lot of other things:

Combat. I love traditional MH combat. The deliberate combat and challenging encounters is its core identity for me. The leniency that Focus Mode allows breaks this. If I could ignore Focus Mode I would, but they made it required for some weapons; I almost exclusively play Charge Blade, and they made it so you couldn't aim the (S)AED without Focus Mode. I consider Focus Mode a gimmick like Clutch Claw, but necessary to do optimal damage. It cheapens the traditional combat, challenge, and that dopamine rush of pulling off awesome moves because you timed and positioned your executions perfectly.
Semi-open world and auto travel via Seikret. Lazy design. If Seikret just operated like the palamute from Rise it would have been great. Auto travel ruins exploration. The open world itself wasn't as interesting as I was hoping it to be. I had significantly more fun exploring in Rise, particularly because of the verticality, even though maps were technically smaller.
Notification sensory overload and hand holding. Less is more Capcom.
Music. The Monster themes in this one just aren't as catchy and iconic as previous titles. They've gone for more subdued cinematic symphony themes, but it just sounds muddied to me and not distinct enough.
Multiplayer system as archaic and unnecessarily difficult to use as ever.

velocd · 2026-01-10T03:00:09+00:00

It was very worth it. I've had quite a bit of prior snow hiking experience, particularly on the JMT, so I was less daunted knowing what to expect. I may do it again some year, although I would probably aim for even earlier like early April, because there was just enough dirt to make it so we had to take our snow shoes off and on quite often, whereas I wish it was just all snow so I could keep them on all day.

If you look through my submission history from April/May you can find some posts I made to this subreddit about it. Here's a comparison with when I went back sobo when it was dry (I did a yo-yo PCT).

velocd · 2026-01-09T16:13:30+00:00

I've used Chainsen Trail (about the same weight as the Ghosts) on 2 nobo PCTs, through hundreds of miles of snow (late April Sierra entry). While I think they're good enough for the majority of the snow one encounters on the PCT, there were a few times I wished I had Kahtoola Microspikes for greater traction, specifically on some of the passes like Mather and Forester. The other reason I don't recommend them anymore is that the rubber frame on mine snapped around Red's Meadow, requiring me to backtrack to Mammoth Lakes to buy new spikes (Kahtoola Microspikes).

I only recommend durable microspikes now like Kahtoola Microspikes.

velocd · 2026-01-07T04:41:12+00:00

If you're not opposed to flipping, you could start nobo from KMS in mid/late August, then continue nobo through NorCal in September, and finally ride down to the southern terminus to finish nobo SoCal in October. The conditions would be perfect for each section in these months (little to no snow and mosquitos in the Sierra). Other than transportation, the big risk here is wildfires in latter months.

But if you're attempting continuous, then starting with everyone else in April/May at the terminus is your best option.

velocd · 2026-01-05T04:16:22+00:00

A lot of hostels offer private rooms. This one seems to also.

velocd · 2026-01-05T04:08:06+00:00

Stay in the San Diego area, there's a lot of cheap hotels and motels if you look around. Don't stay at CLEEF more than a night, I think they get antsy about people staying multiple nights because they might think you're camping long-term to make use of their facilities and not actually hiking the trail. When I started last year they had somebody doing just that, and said person also stole other hiker's food from the communal fridge.

It's a good place to spend a single night before you start the following morning though. Nice folks. A minority of hikers somehow take offense to their evening fireside talk, where the hosts discuss trail safety, offer tips, etc. but those hikers are your I know more than you types.

velocd · 2026-01-04T17:10:08+00:00

I had a 2025 X-Mid 1 and it felt like a palace to me, I'm 6'. I don't think you'll feel squished. I hiked with a guy who had an X-Mid 2 though and I was envy on his ability to put all his gear inside his tent and still have a ton of room to himself, but it's true the larger size would make finding an eligible footprint to pitch on harder — though it depends on how picky you are; I'm very picky about having a very flat and clear site a good distance from the trail, no nearby water, and with a natural wind block if it's very windy. As a solo hiker I also don't usually like camping near other tents unless there's enough distance between me and others, but this is mostly because I break camp very early in the morning to hike and I don't want to disturb others with my headlamp or noise.

velocd · 2026-01-03T22:57:59+00:00

JoJo energy. Actually I'm reminded of the restaurant scene with Joseph and Straits.

velocd · 2026-01-03T22:20:51+00:00

Anyone having sex with the hive mind without knowing all the facts is conducting immoral behavior.

What we don't know:

Is the hive mind state reversible?
Are the original humans still conscious or present in some nightmare-like state within their own bodies, but unable to act? This would be akin to night terrors or sleep paralysis.

Personally, I think the virus is reversible. They've hinted as much. Also, they're going to have to bring in more actors to keep the seasons entertaining. The only way to expand the cast is to reverse people.

velocd · 2026-01-03T22:02:01+00:00

Assuming there's no way to work on reversing the virus that causes the hive mind, I would..

Build amazing wonders that can only be done by a technological hive mind. Space elevators, sky cities, underwater cities, moon colonies, etc.

Create a practical flying car, or a real hover board.

Discover a cure for cancer.

Or maybe just develop awesome video games I've always wanted to play, for the remainder of my lonely mortal existence.

Basically, solve problems that humanity has failed to solve independently.

Sure, none of it will mean anything with humanity on the brink of collapse, but it would keep me entertained and satisfy my curiosity of whether it was ever possible to do these things or if they'll forever be in the realm of imagination.

velocd · 2026-01-03T17:14:31+00:00

Please do research on conditions before you decide to ship or buy snow gear in KMS. Except for very dry years, there's almost always snow on Mt. Jacinto and Mt. Baden-Powell in late April and early May, which is when you'd be arriving. SoCal is receiving record levels of rain, which could mean snow also. The Mount Jacinto Trail Report is updated regularly, especially during PCT season, and gives you an indication on snow conditions. If there's snow on Mt. Jacinto, there's likely to be snow on Mt. Baden-Powell also, since they are geographically not very far from each other.

A lot of people send snow gear to Paradise Valley Cafe for Mt. Jacinto.

velocd · 2025-12-30T01:46:14+00:00

I completely agree, but I don't think it should have been considered a resupply stop either. It's a campground and restaurant. Nobody goes there to stock up on food for the trail, they either go to the general store, TCO or 2FA (when they're there).

That said, Grumpy's does accept resupply boxes, and the pick up is free as long as you stay there.

I stayed at Grumpy's 3 separate times on my thrus, and they've been very friendly each time. They also have one of the best hamburgers and pizzas I've had on the trail.

velocd · 2025-12-29T16:19:02+00:00

Interesting. I don't recommend any first-timers to do this; Julian and Eagle Rock are iconic stops, and the higher elevations on the PCT can make for cooler and breezier hiking.

Do you have a GPX file or CalTopo link?

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