i just listened to a podcast at BPL.com about francis tapon (writer of "hike your own hike" & other books) as he is on the return portion of his yo yo hike of the CDT.
he talked about some things that we talk about here on HF.
he apparently loves his no sniveler, especially the beefed up version he got to use in sub freezing temps.
this poor guy is sleeping on two 1/8" gossamer gear (GG) pads (that's 1/4")... on the ground
his base pack weight is 5lbs.
he talked about using a GG spinnaker pack, but he spoke very highly of his cuben fiber tarp. he's had to do no repairs on the tarp!
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