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All I can find for an opening date of the Tuolumne Meadows Backpackers Campground is that it will be closed until 2025. Since there is no "through 2025", I assume that it may open next year. Am I

The Bearikade Blazer and Zpacks Duplex both sold quickly and went to good homes! This one is still available and has worked very well for a solo week or weekend for 2: Bearikade Scout (with

John, I’d love the Zpacks Duplex if still available. It will be used well and often so you can still backpack vicariously. Tom PS I live in the SF Bay Area

Hi John, If the tent is still available I would be interested in purchasing it. My email is: mvmineart@... <mailto:mvmineart@...> Thanks, Mike Mineart

Check out Muir Trail Ranch. Easy to drive to and walk in. They will carry your gear. It is right in the middle of JMT. If you have loads of money- they have a helecopter pad so you can arrive in

Heya John, Sorry to hear that backpacking may be in the rear view mirror. Any hope that you can still do shorter overnighters? That being said, is the Blazer still available? If so I’d be

Sadly, I haven't been on the trail in a few years, and my backpacking days are officially over. Here are a few lightly-used items, all in excellent condition: Bearikade Blazer (with reflective

Hi CJ, I'm not at all suggesting that you would be better off with two single-person DCF tents, just pointing out how much bigger the Durston XMid Pro 2 is compared to another two-person DCF tent

A trick I use when it's very windy or no dirt to pound stakes into is to put rocks INSIDE the tent in the corners of the tent. Sometimes for all night, sometimes just to hold it in place while I use

Since 1969, I have used a tarp, tropic screen, and a single wall tent and never used stakes!!! For each line a figure eight with a bite then girth hitch that loop around any size rock has always been

@Greg: ?Do you remember where on the JMT you were unable to find a spot for the XMid Pro 2? ?And, how much further you had to go to find a suitable spot? ?I ask because one of the reasons for

That should read Zpacks did the repair. Mike McCormick

I have a Duplex of about your vintage. It doesn’t have quite the trips on it as yours. Mine got a significant abrasion hole in it during an extended Sierras storm with high winds. Slacks did the

Regarding durability of DCF tents vs Sil-nylon, look at the buyer's guide Tarptent's website (https://www.tarptent.com/buyers-guide/) They estimate that DCF has 2/3 the life of Sil-nylon. My own

Question for the group: I’ve been using an Arc Haul Zip 65L (or maybe 60( for the last few years and have kept my Bearikade Expedition inside the pack. I just bought an Arc Haul Ultra 40 and added

I just had the X-Mid Pro 1 out on the JMT. Had no trouble pitching it. Leave initial slack at all four corners with the pegs at 45 degrees. Easy to adjust from there. Wasn't easy, but pitched it in

I make all my gear and have no opinion on makes or models, but I am very interested in outdoor fabrics. DCF. is the gold standard for shelter material. If you can afford it, buy it. You won’t

DCF is very strong. I have a ZPacks Duplex and it’s very hard wearing. It is a bit plasticy and can be noisy in the wind. -- Ian Goldsmith - +1 310 612 5649

Yes, Cuben Fiber was how the industry used to refer to the material. A few years ago, this changed to DCF. I’m not aware that the actual material changed. I did not find the tent particularly noisy

When I did the JMT (2017 & 2021) I used the Z packs Sol Plex, made out of cuban fiber / Dyneema. It shed rain, hail & snow well. It was easy to pitch - even on rocks (2 trekking poles, but rocks also