I've had a ULA CDT which I took on several hikes before getting the Circuit. The CDT was frameless and was good for 3 days in fall, but not much longer. The Circuit has a frame and larger capacity and carries like a dream. Can't say enough good things about their packs.

It's been 7 years since my last trip to the island, (way too long, but life happens). Since that time, I've switched to hammock camping and was wondering if there are campsites that are better suited to hanging? Plan on coming out Aug 26 for 5 or 6 days.

I was on the east end of the island last ...

I've only ever used the spray and had good results with it.

Thanks! That is really helpful.

Another good clip on YouTube about the JMT.
https://youtu.be/EAG2xURyvtY

Looks great, and sounds like improvements all the way around!

I bought 100' of Reflective Glowire from Lawson Outdoor Equipment.
http://lawsonequipment.com/Reflective-G ... -p975.html

Really good stuff!

Bought socks and tent stakes. Used my dividend, but not the 20% off...yet.

Beautifully produced video! Looks like you had an awesome stay.

Well written article with one of the best solutions for saving the wolf population that I have heard yet.

http://www.freep.com/article/20140118/O ... le-hunting

http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/inte ... html#intro

It's a little long, but a very good read with quotes from Rolf and Candy.

Name: Fred (fredly)
Email: (at) fblorf@comcast.net
Hometown: Ruby, MI
Arrival Date: October 1
Departure Date: October 8
Coming From/Via: Houghton/Ranger III
Itinerary: Oct 1 - Moskey
Oct 2 - West Chickenbone
Oct 3 - Hatchet Lake
Oct 4 - South Lake Desor
Oct 5 - Siskiwit Bay
Oct 6 - Feldtmann Lake ...

I got the Big Agnes Q-Core SL sleeping pad. 72 inch x 20 inch rectangular version is 3.5 inches thick and only weighs 18 ounces. Extremely comfortable.

I started out using white gas stoves (MSR Whisperlite, Snowpeak). Then I moved to canister stoves (MSR Pocket Rocket, SnowPeak LiteMax). Then I learned about Trail Designs Caldera Cone stove systems. http://www.traildesigns.com They make a variety of alcohol stove systems that use a windscreen which ...

Slept on the Klymit Inertia X-Lite last night. The temperature got down to 28 F, but I was comfortable with my Mountain Hardwear Phantom 32 bag. The Loft Pockets actually seem to work to keep the insulation in the sleeping bag from compressing and the padding was in the right spots even when I ...