Comments on: Top 5 Gadgets for Long Hikes https://dev.14erskiers.com/2017/07/top-5-gadgets-long-hikes/ Backcountry skiing, biking, hiking in Crested Butte, Colorado & beyond - Created by Brittany Konsella & Frank Konsella Mon, 17 Jul 2017 02:42:36 +0000 hourly 1 By: albinartArthur E Albin https://dev.14erskiers.com/2017/07/top-5-gadgets-long-hikes/#comment-22472 Mon, 17 Jul 2017 02:42:36 +0000 https://dev.14erskiers.com/?p=428036#comment-22472 I agree with 4 of 5 of your list. I would drop the pressure shower but add one or more of the light weight “big three” cook system, sleep system or shelter. Function has improved and weight has decreased in all of the big three very dramatically in the last 20 years.

I started backpacking and backcountry skiing when propane stoves and an aluminum pot was the best think going. A light weight 2 person tent was made out of modern “ripstop nylon” but still weighed nearly 5 lbs including stakes and poles. A down stepping bag was all the rage but sleeping pads still weighed more than most were willing to carry or provided very limited R value and needed constant patching.

We have thing pretty good these days.

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