[pct-l] A few gear questions

[Dennis Phelan]

When you look at Halfmiles maps, Yogi's trail guidebook and Erik the Blacks
guidebook, you will see there are plenty of campsites along the trail.
Having a large footprint can cause space issues as these campsites are not
usually empty or huge in size.  The point that Menorider makes about free
standing is good, but many people didn't use a freestanding tent and did
OK.  The real advantage of a free standing tent is not having to drive
stakes into the ground to hold it up which difficult in do in rocky or hard
soil.  Considering all of the things you are considering taking, I am
thinking you might have a weight issue you will need to resolve - but that
is just my opinion.

Dennis


On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 9:53 AM, Nathan Adame <nathan4517 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Everyone,
>
> In planning for the 2013 year I have a few questions for the group:
>
>
> At this point I am considering two tents: The Six Moon Design Haven with
> netting or the Tarp Tent StratosSpire 2.  They are very comparable tents
> but the Haven is a bit smaller, lighter and more expensive (~6oz,3sf,$25)
>
>
> The extra space on the TT vestibules (33in on each side) would be very nice
> for storing gear and better ventilation in a storm but I worry it will be
> hard to find spots on the trail to support the large footprint (7ft L X 9ft
> W),
>
>
> I have read books where people say they could not find a spot to sleep
> other than directly on the trail. Is this a valid concern or will there be
> enough room 99% of the time?
>
>
>  I think overall the tent comparison comes down to extra living space vrs,
> 6oz less weight. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
>
>
>
>  My wife and I will both bring Iphone’s (4S) for music, Halfmiles Map
> App(As backup), and our only cameras.
>
>
> We are just starting to map out our resupply points but it looks like we
> will be in a town roughly every 3 days. My guess is we can get around 1.5
> days of power from each phone so we will need to recharge on the trail. My
> two considerations are a solar charger or an external battery.
>
> The pros of a solar charger is you never run out of power (provided you’re
> in a sunny area) and you don’t have to wait hours in town for all of your
> battery’s to charge.
>
>
>  So far I am leaning towards 1 6000mAh(4 Charges) battery backup.  There
> are other options out there that offer 7 charges and 11 charges but I am
> just not sure how much power one typical uses.
>
>
> I would expect we would listen to a few hours of music a day, check
> Halfmiles Map app about a dozen times, and frequent photos.
>
>
> Did anyone use an Iphone in 2012 and what was your experience on battery
> life? I would be very interested in hearing real life experience on the
> trail.
>
> Currently my wife and I have two good sleeping bags. A Marmot Pinnacle (44
> oz) and an REI Joule (35oz) We are considering getting a 20 degree extra
> wide quilt to share between us or just use one sleeping bag unzipped with
> individual silk liners for around 700miles. Is this realistic with some of
> the higher passes in the desert? It would reduce our weigh from 79oz to
> 25.5oz almost 2 liters of water.  We have shared an unzipped sleeping bag
> in the past without issue into the 40s,
>
>
> Thanks for the advice!
>
> Nathan
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