After many happy years with the Sierra Zip Stove I’m investigating lighter alternatives. The Zip Stove uses a wood fueled fire whipped into a roaring blaze by a little fan, powered by an AA battery. The titanium version I use weighs in at 10.4 oz including the battery. I use a Litech 0.9 Liter Kettle to boil water weighing [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Caldera Cone Ti-Tri vs. Sierra Zip Stove
Posted in ultralight backpacking, tagged backpacking, backpacking gear, hiking, lightweight backpacking, ultra light backpacking on June 23, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Warbonnet Blackbird Hammock Review
Posted in ultralight backpacking on June 14, 2009 | 7 Comments »
The Blackbird Hammock (single layer 1.7 od green: 25 oz $160) went with me for a week into the Siskiyou Wilderness of Northwestern California. We had partly cloudy skies, a frosty morning and a few thunderstorms. In short; great testing conditions. Coupled with the JRB No Sniveller under-quilt and my homemade Rayway tarp it worked [...]
Warbonnet Blackbird Hammock
Posted in ultralight backpacking, tagged backpacking, backpacking gear, hiking, lightweight backpacking, ultra light backpacking on June 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Here’s my new hammock hung in my backyard with the Jacks R Better No Sniveller underquilt. I’m excited about this one (I have many) because it’s about 7 oz lighter than my current favorite the Clark Jungle Hammock Ultralight. Including the stuff sack it weighs 20.5 oz. The cool thing about this hammock is it has extra [...]
