Literally I just walked in the door from a 7-day trip on IR. Field-tested the Starbucks VIA on the trail and they get a resounding THUMBS UP due to their good taste, ease-of-use, and portability. Also, not a lot of litter when finished with it. It will be replacing the Folger's tea bag-style coffee ...

Hi guys,

Sorry to be late to respond on this thread. For our trip in June 2008, we used an Aeropress . It weighs under 9 ounces with the stirring paddle (which you could conceivably leave behind, use a spoon instead; but you definitely don't need the scoop, you can learn how much coffee to put into ...

No new cookware for me, but I've splurged at REI too -- decided to upgrade my backpacking eating utensils from "a spoon I picked up at Dairy Queen on my way to the park, and one just like it for backup" to polycarbonate spoons setting me back $0.43 for two.

(Last year I got a pudding cup at the ...

Okay, intros: I've been backpacking before, but only in the Sierras in the summer (I did 70 miles a few years back.) I recently moved to the Midwest (Cincinnati area, to be specific) and found out about Isle Royale through the NPS website--I was hunting for adventure opportunities near Ohio and ...