Two Person Swing someone put up near Donner Summit over looking old Highway 40 and Donner Lake.
Category Archives: Tips for the Backcountry
New Swing Above Donner Lake, CA
Filed under Oware Backpacking Gear, Tips for the Backcountry
Mica Peak Trail
Nice smooth trail hike, double and single track trails, not far from Spokane. Views of the valley and Mt Spokane.
https://www.spokanecounty.org/Facilities/Facility/Details/Mica-Peak-Conservation-Area-69
https://caltopo.com/map.html#ll=47.57021,-117.08782&z=14&b=t&o=f16a%2Cr&n=1,0.25
Filed under Tips for the Backcountry
Setting up a Pyramid Tarp, Printable Directions
PDF on directions to set up Pyramid and to lash two trekking poles together with provided web straps to make tall tent pole.
Buy pyramids here.
Nylon Thread Test, B69 vs Flat Overhand Knot
Two overhands rolled up again the third. Then the thread broke at the knot.
Dyneema Thread Knot Test, The Flat Overhand Knot
Will 3 flat overhand knots in Dyneema thread stop a loop from untying under force?
Make Your Own Backpacking Tarp Kits
DIY Kits for 5×8′, 9×9′ and 10×10′ ultralight tarps
How to Video Steps
1 Sew Reinforce Panel Tie Outs
2 Sew Tarp Center Seam, 1st Pass
3 Top Stitch Center Seam, 2nd Pass
4 Sew Reinforced Tie Out to Center of Tarp Along Seam
5 Sewing the hem and inserting reinforcements
6 Sewing on the webbing
Neat Link on Making a Closed Cell Sleeping Pad into a Folding Version
Filed under Do It Yourself, Tips for the Backcountry
Climbing Protection, Weights of Passive vs Active
Old School cams (friends) matched with the same weight of passive pro. At least 1 of the passive nuts are similar in size to the cam opposite. In other words, you can double the size of your rack (if not the ease and speed of placement) with passive gear, especially tri-cams.
Cams vs nuts by weight
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Setting up a pyramid
Correct sequence for quick and easy Pyramid Tarp set up.
Zip and buckle door.
Stake out four corners in a perfect square.
unzip door and put up pole till fabric taut.
zipe and buckle door
add additional tie outs if needed for wind or snow.
Tall tent pole from two trek poles and 3 straps
Three straps are included with the pyramid tarps. With these you can make a long pole for setting up a pyramid tarp using two trekking or ski poles. Using adjustable trekking poles makes the tarp pole adjustable too.
two poles 3 straps
Strap thru wrist loops
Layout other straps
Buckle and tighten center strap around poles
Tighten all straps
Place tip protector on pole end
Tip end to protect tent fabric
Filed under alphamid, Do It Yourself, pyramid tarp, Tips for the Backcountry
