Thread 2824731

Mine is my jungle bag. It’s been with me on almost all my adventures. Sleeping bag, blanket, poncho, it’s done it all.

>>2824731 (OP)
snugpak's the bees tits. My Snuggie underquilt has enriched my camping life and probably saved my life once or twice and I didn't really even know it

>>2824731 (OP)
I love my winnerwell tent stove
>large woodlander
I bring it with me every trip until it gets to heavy summer and hot at night
even if I don't need it for warmth at night it's so nice to wake up early and make coffee that I use it anyway until the hot weather forces me to stop

>>2824755
Best accessory for getting a fire going.
>>2824756
A wool blanket is an absolute must, $10-20, light weight, keeps your warm, keeps you dry, and outperforms a $200 sleeping bag.
>>2824757
I dont cook anymore, I rely solely on food pouches I can heat up with boiling water, or dehydrated food that needs hot water.

>hobo reel (daggerfish)
>wool blanket (arcturus)
>flute/harmonica

>>2824731 (OP)
Boonie hat

I guess this gits the thread, but is a bit of a request too. This is a cheap hat I loved for a bit until I lost it. Can anyone recognize the brand?

>>2824731 (OP)
One of those chinese repro canteen pouches with D-rings for a sling. Most of the time, I just carry that for daytrips. Takes a canteen, a sawyer for refilling, a pack of food (jerky, granola or whatever), a camping stove, a canteen cup w/ lid, and eating utensils. That pouch and the stuff in my pants pockets is enough to stay comfy for up to 36 hours, easily.

>jungle bag
I fucking hate that thing. The retarded "join your bag with that of your girlfriend (who absolutely exists...)" feature means that there's a gap at the bottom that's wide enough to stick your arm through. Defeats the entire purpose of having a "jungle bag" with netting, that's supposed to keep spiders, snakes and other creepers away from you. If you have to bring a tent anyways, you might as well just use a cheap chinesium summer bag.
If you want an actual jungle bag, either get the original UK issue one (which is cotton though, iirc), or the Carinthia Tropen.

>>2824731 (OP)
As an owner and frequent user of a snugpak jungle bag it's obvious you have never actually used that thing. It doesn't fit back in its stuff sack if you did.

>>2824832
you're a complete retard if you can stuff that thing back into it's sack. ive cinched mine down like this for years as well and it still gets smaller because there's so much room

my cum socket

>>2824805
Looks exactly like mine except mine is green. They're sold under about 50 different brands with stupid names.

>>2824731 (OP)
How small is the jungle bag once everything is stuffed in? Would it be small enough to carry in something like a larger Fanny pack instead of a backpack?

Umbrella. I’ve been taking one on every hike for around 20 years. It started with the GoLite Chrome Dome, which is still produced under various names.

>actually waterproof and 100% vented
>great for rain in warmer temps
>only option for hot, rainy days
>best shade, hands down
>can knock down spider webs early in the morning
>extra rain protection for some shelters
>can squat behind it when shitting
>wind barrier for stoves

Its best uses are diametric opposites; rain and sun. And it’s best suited for when you experience both at the same time (devil’s beating his wife).

Those bullshit off and on showers where it alternates between sort of raining, kinda, but not really, then it stops but you know it’s gonna start again, but doesn’t, until it does… yeah, fuck a rain jacket in that shit.

Surprisingly good in a hard downpour. Obviously conditions dictate what’s best.

That’s 5 mile road walk turned out to be a treeless death march, but the umbrella made it tolerable.

But the best part is snt how it performs, but how cozy it is. You know how when you’re under a tarp in the rain, and it’s pattering down, and falling all around you, and you’re just super comfy in your own little dry space? It’s like you’re in the rain and outside, but tecknickally and acktchually NOT in the rain. You get that same comfy coziness while walking.

Pic was years ago, during a moderate rain storm that alternated between light and moderate with bretty good wind.

>>2825018
>>2824951
this is about as small as it gets, i'd say any bag you could fit a football into you could make it work

>>2825018
If you actually use it it fits very nicely into a small sea to summit stuff sack. OP obviously has never touched grass in his life and it's hilarious that he just compressed his brand new sleeping bag more to prove me wrong. It's a great warm weather sleeping bag and OP is a giant faggot.

>>2824731 (OP)
Infinite water perk.

>>2824755
Having a large flat piece of stiff plastic, like the backframe of an internal-frame pack, makes a better fan bellows than these hypoxia inducing things.

>>2825018
Yeah, should work. In the sack, it can be compressed to the size of a beer mug. I'd stuff it in without the stuff sack, though, so it can fill the space better.

Still a shitty sleeping bag, however.

For me, it's:
>Poncho
Serves as an adequate shelter, rain layer, pack cover, hammock, chair, and general hobo sack. Small enough to bring just about anywhere and I use it all the time.
>Heavy wool shirt jacket
Thick, lined wool shirt/jacket. Probably the warmest thing I own. I've never been cold in it.
>Headlamp
Self explanatory. I have a black diamond and a petzl, but I'm going to huy another princeton tec with a sliding red filter so I don't accidentally blind myself when I get up to piss
>Canteen cups that fit my nalgene
I have two that almost perfectly encase my nalgene so I can have two cups (one to cook with and one to eat out of, or one to boil water in, or whatever) that don't take up any extra space
>Evasion chart
Tyvek map with descriptions and pictures of local flora and fauna, land navigation, first aid, and other stuff. It's like 4'x5' and just having a big ass piece of tyvek is really nice to use as a clean spot.
>Knife/leatherman
I've had an Esee 4 for like 5 years and I love it. I have a leatherman wave that also gets a ton of use all the time.

But really my favorite things are my poncho and my wool shirt.

>>2824755
Is that really a tube for blowing air a fire? This is gear-tardation. Is not having to put your face a few inches closer to the fire really worth carrying this around? I can't see this being a net positive unless you have lungs of a 70 year old chronic smoker and even then you could just stick a straw in your bag that occupies a tiny fraction of the space.

>>2824758
>A wool blanket is an absolute must, $10-20, light weight, keeps your warm, keeps you dry, and outperforms a $200 sleeping bag.

Fell off the rails there. A wool blanket can keep you warm and dry but it doesn't out perform a $200 sleeping bag. They're heavy, don't stow well, and aren't comfortable for sleeping. It's a great car camping accessory you leave in there all the time because of the other 2 valid points Anon made.

>>2824733
>bees tits
I say this too, are you stalking me?

>>2824731 (OP)
A good freshly sharpened long blade hatchet with a wood handle is a camping essential. Splits wood, chops brush, cracks bear skulls, makes you feel badass.

>>2824755
>>2827129
It's gay and retarded, but I used someone else's once and it's way nicer than it should be. It's a fucking extendable tube. It has no business being cool. But it's a baller move to be able to point that bitch right at a coal and hit it with a lungful of air and get it burning. However, since I'm not a homosexual, I just do picrel

>>2827131
Nothing < woobie < wool blanket <<<<< sleeping bag, wool blanket is nice to have in the car but isn't worth packing in

>>2827141
>Unbreakable
Challenge accepted.

>>2824733
you picked it up from me anon

>>2824832
>>2824951
Guides stuff the sack directly into the backpack withou compression bag, that way it conforms to whatever space is available most efficiently.

>>2827141
>>2827269
i had one of these tucked away in my drawer for 2 years with one egg inside
never broke the egg and im still wondering what it would have smelled and looked like

>>2827380
>reading a guide for a glorified blanket

>>2827383
joking aside we used to do that all the time in the army
much easier and faster to just stuff the bag in there as is, sure it was more prone to water but there was no tetris involved

>>2825029
umbrellas are extremely underrated

>>2827131
it outperforms a $200 sleeping bag by doing the same job while being a tenth of the price.
wool is not that heavy. two wool blankets weight 3lb while a delicate, ultra light $400+ sleeping bag is anywhere from 1-2lb
and they stow very well in a vacuum bag.
wool is only not comfortable if you are a little bitch.

i'm pretty keen on this cross-body bag. last time i was in europe, everyone had one while my backpack was mostly empty. i've seen em around boston too. more generally, i like things like ditty cubes and compression sacks that make packing easier regardless of whether i'm going /out/ or just going to some city-sized cuck pod like berlin. the only time i ever check luggage is if i know i'm gonna be importing large amounts of strange alcohol like pioulnowka

>>2827752
derp, this is the exact bag. weighs almost nothing (2 oz) and fits the euro "you vill own nothing" aesthetic where you only need a phone, wallet, and to not get your shit stolen

>>2827752
Cross-body bags are for insecure homos who are too scared to wear them around the waist, where they belong.

>>2827754
you can shorten the strap to a fanny pack but yes i agree they are kinda faggy

>>2824731 (OP)
>>2824733
has Snugpak quality gone down since 2018?
thoughts?

>>2827128
What brand is the shirt?

>>2827753
Why are you wearing a fupa pack

>>2829480
Would be surprised if anybody knows. I doubt there's many people retarded enough to buy from them twice...
The one thing I have from them, a jungle bag, is mid-tier in quality (thin, flimsy construction, zippers that lock closed and need to be opened carefully, rather than the "rip open" zippers carinthia for example has), and absolute trash in design. Think I posted it itt before, they left way too much space in between the zippers, making it useless as an actual jungle bag.

>>2827609
Do people really use a single wool blanket down to freezing? How much does that particular bag weigh? How well can it pack down, really?
>vacuum bag
wut?

>>2829682
i wear it across my chest like a culturally enriched european

Nods

>>2829731
Like a broccoli head, you mean.

>>2827463
They’re only underrated by terminally online LARP fags and anyone heavily influenced by marketing. People in the know use them, or at least see their use cases.

I’d say a solid 30% of PCT hikers are using them, and it’s probably the majority of people doing long distance trails in the Southwest. Basically anything west of the continental divide because a lot of hiking trails are so exposed it makes sense for the sun protection.

On the East coast, more people are using them for rain protection than ever before. It just makes sense (depending on the time of year).

>>2829480
I bought my under quilt from them in like 2014 and it's been great, but haven't had the need to buy anything more

>>2829743
fr no cap o algo, no swea'y back is bussin for my rizz. i live in the suburbs so it's good for both the city and camping.

>>2829750
an umbrella seems like a godsend for weeklong + trips. i'm usually doing 1-4 night trips and prefer to become amphibious. everything that needs to be dry is protected / organized with dyneema, or made of silnylon, and the backpack itself is raw nylon. clothes are wool and polyester. i did this biking in the city, wearing wool jerseys and having fresh clothes for work let me bike through any amount of rain with little discomfort. they also don't carry umbrellas in iceland.

>>2825029
any recs for umbrellas? The umbrella I have I got from a konbini in Japan. It's lasted well but is not good in wind and inverts.

>>2829728
Single probably not, that's why I said two wool blankets weight 3lb together.
yes vacuum bag, pic related is 3 large wool blankets in one.

>>2830040
redpill me on vacuum-sealing wool. can i reuse the bags and have my trunk of spare blankets be stored in vacuum bags until needed? some of them are wool and others are handmade family quilts that are 100+ years old by this point. will storing blankets this way burn permanent crease damage into the fabrics?

>>2830050
I never permanently store anything in vacuum bags, I only use them when I need to shrink something down to fit. Pillows, and throws shrink very well.
I also havnt ran into vacuum bags that hold vacuum for more than a week. they are very delicate and rip easily. i consider them one time use.
maybe there are tougher bags on the market for long term storage.
as far as perma wrinkles, i doubt it. no different than it being folded and weighted down.
you should be more concerned trapping something else with them like a dead bug or something like a stick of gum that will absolutely leak out and stain everything.
if you carefully fold or roll the quilt, it'll be fine. you dont have top suck all the air out either.

>>2827083
youre not supposed to inhale through them lmao

>>2827129
>>2827083
LARPfags don’t understand that some things are just silly and for fun.

>>2830040
>wool blankets pack really small when you vacuum seal them
Anon, when we talk about bulk or how small things can compress, we’re talking about how they fit into a backpack, not a linen closet. Wool blankets do not compress as small as down quilts of the same temperature rating.

>>2829728
>Do people really use a single wool blanket down to freezing?
Yeah, when you're spending most of the day without moving (riding a horse, sitting in a hunting blind etc), it's possible. In that case, if you sleep in your clothes, the blanket just needs to compensate the temperature difference between being awake and being asleep.
However, if you're moving a lot (hiking cross country with a heavy pack), one blanket isn#t going to be enough. Even worse when your clothes are wet and you want to dry them over night - sleeping naked in the house at 16-18°C in winter, I use 2-3 wool blankets, for example.

>>2830157
You don’t bring a dedicated set of sleep hiking pajamas? Come on, man.

Edit: captcha predicted this

>Wool mesh underwear
Terribly indecent, amazingly comfortable in both cold and warm weather. Vents heat great when I'm moving, holds heat just fine when used as an under layer.

>Light rain gear
Mostly because I associated rain gear with the heavy oilskins I have at work. It was eye-opening that I could wear such a light and thin layer and still stay dry.

>MSR Windburner
Just amazingly handy to bring along to boil water for freeze-dried meals, oats, or warm drinks.

>Lightly insulated Jerven Hunter bag
Very much also a nice-to-have thing. Used it while posting up and waiting for some geese late one night. Got so warm and comfy that I fell asleep. Only woke up when another hunter walked past me without noticing me. He didn't think it was very funny when what he thought was a rock stood up behind him and said "boo".
Works alright as a sleeping bag, more than fair as a poncho in rain, and great as a wind sack or blanket. Haven't tried using it as a tarp, but probably works just fine like that too.
Any trip that warrants bringing a backpack, I'll bring it, and I always keep it in my car if I'm driving far in winter.

>>2827128
>Headlamp
Easily one of the most useful things I've bought too, and regularly use even if I'm not going very far out. I have a Black Diamond spot 400. I specifically wanted a light one without an overhead band, since I use it through winter and it would get in the way of the fur on my warmest hat. Oh, and it was cheap on sale.
The red light is super handy for tent use, getting up to piss, or for extra visibility in winter when I'm walking the dog along the road shoulder in the dark season.

>>2830121
I was talking about fitting them in a backpack.
All fabric items are at least 50% air by volume. That's how insulation works.
Wool compresses quite well. Sure, not as well as quilt.
Still not going to spend $200+ on a sleeping back

>>2830196
Dude, I don't even bring a blanket. Or a sleeping bag. Just plop my back against a tree, cover myself with a poncho if it looks like rain, and go to sleep knowing full well I'll wake up from the cold an hour or two later. Then hike another hour, and repeat.
It's like that memey "superman cycle" sleep system, except based.

>>2830246
you need meds
like, all the meds. all of them

>>2824756
This. Only mine is yellow and has holes.

>>2824731 (OP)
A wool sweater and life straw

>>2830243
How do you vacuum pack them the second time?

>>2830317
You get the bags that come with a hand vacuum pump. its super lightweight.
you can also squeeze about 85% of the air out of the bag yourself, you wont get that super slim look, but it will compress down a decent amount.
you should always prep for the larger bag size incase something happens.
i will warn you that these bags are delicate and sometimes they will not hold vacuum the 2nd time. I found that you need to open them carefully and immediately close the seal back and put them away. the lightest contamination on the seal and they will not work again. I do bring a backup bag just incase.

>>2830247
>t. jealous summerchild
Grow some chest hair, anon. It helps with insulation.

Seriously though, sleeping cold is actually pretty comfy, as long as you're cold on both sides. Only being cold on one side (such a sleeping on a bed with no blanket) fucking sucks.

>>2825029
a lot of folks don't realize they are also great for providing a dry space to eat while on the trail in the rain. on a long hike eating needs to happen.

>>2830066
thanks, looks like a no go:
https://www.moth-prevention.com/blogs/the-art-of-prevention/do-vacuum-seal-storage-bags-ruin-clothes

>>2830481
sure, obviously dont vacuum seal leather and cashmere.
you dont need to fully vacuum it, you can squeeze the bag and get a lot of air out of it without compressing the item.
I was recently at a estate sale and bought 3 large, hand made alpaca wool afghans that were stored in a partial vacuum sealed bags for years. they unfolded nicely.

I dont care about a $10 wool blanket tho, compress the shit out of it.

came across this wool blanket at the thrift store the other day for $8. it's a little small to burrito in but it'll get the job done.

i get claustrophobic and too warm in my junglebag so i'm kind of pumped to just lay this out and sleep under the stars or use it with my mat

>>2831374
sweet find

>>2827609
What the fuck is a "wool blanket"? That can mean anything.
I found 'Swiss Army Wool Blanket", which is probably what poorfags like you use. It weighs 4lb, that's 8lb for two blankets. There's a merino version, it only weights 3,5lb...

>>2831487
>'Swiss Army Wool Blanket"
Careful with those, there's two types. The ones for humans, and the ones for horses. They are massively different in quality.

>>2824799
>>2824805
I always feel like a dork wearing these, any that look cool?

I got one of those new roll up dry bags with the snap top for $15. Fantastic piece of kit.

Works to keep heavy blankets and camp jackets dry, but then in camp somewhat counter intuitively works as a bucket to do a quick wash of cotton shirts and underwear, to put out fires, to carry leaves or forage. Or just to store things off the ground. While it does none of these things with absolute reliability, as it only costs $15 I tend to use it for everything, so it gets a lot of us. I keep a rubber loop made from bike tube over the clips to reduce noise, and to hold it in the rolled up configuration.
And when I'm running light I often use it rolled up with the bag section over my shoulder and Tie a loop in the strap to carry a heavy tool. So for example if I'm chainsawing I do that, with the chainsaw kit and first aid kit in the bag, then can come back with a huge sack full of saplings to replant.

For the wool blanket people, strongly recommend carrying two blanket pins, which you can bend out of iron wire, to learn how to wear it under your jacket as a hood, Scottish garb, and how to pin a swag.

Much like the series army knife, the wool blanket is only as useful as you are able to use it, and most of the people who carry them can't realise the blankets value

>>2831487
why is he carrying an unsheathed axe on his back?

>>2830196
>gaypj
>talking about wearing PJ's
amazing

>>2824758
>>2827609
i picked up a wool blanket in pennsylvannia going nobo on the AT, because of all the good things ive heard about them. but i was cold in it for many nights compared to what it would have been with my sleeping bag. i tried many ways to sleep with it, but had to use a space blanket on top of it because it was not keeping enough heat in. maybe if i slept in a tent it would have been warm enough, but i was under a tarp or in a shelter.

maybe im just a cold sleeper, but i will probably never use a wool blanket ever again after that.

>>2832436
wool blankets are great, but you definitely need to do your research before buying one. Not all wool blankets are made equal. There's something galled GSM (grams per square meter). The higher the GSM, the heavier and warmer the blanket will be as a rule. They range from <100 to >800, so you can imagine the difference it would make from lowest to highest weight. Also, the type of weave can also make a big difference.

Remember that they're not magic. A single blanket won't keep you warm in very cold weather no matter what material it's made of. Your expectations might've been too high.

>>2824731 (OP)
A jungle bag can't actually fit back into its stuff sack. Everyone has known this since since like 2010. This is a common joke about their company.

>>2832447
>A jungle bag can't actually fit back into its stuff sack.
>he can't get big things into little places
Anon...

>>2832447
>>2824951
>it cant fit!!!!

>>2832435
I bring dedicated sleep clothes on hikes. It’s usually just something for added warmth, like base layers or just a cotton t-shirt and gym shorts (depending on nighttime temps). It’s really great when you have to get up to pee.

>hygeine
It’s nasty as fuck to sleep in your hiking clothes
>cleanliness
Even when using a bag liner, sleep clothes keep everything cleaner
>comfort
It’s nice to have comfortable, dry clothing at the end of the day

Is this all shocking and new to you?

I have brought a classic plaid pajama set with a button down top just to be silly. I’ve also brought a red jumpsuit with a butt flap like a mid-19th century prospector, again because it’s funny. But those were group trips.

>>2832432
he's chad

>>2831487
Notice that the blanketrannies never give any details about the blankets the supposedly use. Meanwhile bag Chads and quilt kings can tell you about the temp rating, fill power, and various features because they actually use their gear.

>>2832488
Why did you quote me and reply as if I was arguing with you? I was just remarking on your captcha. I don't sleep in my hiking clothes. My "PJ's" is just a second merino base layer that I only wear when sleeping.

>>2832436
you always need layers.

>>2832481
Yes.

You can repeat it all you want that you restuffes your brand new sleeping bag. You can post all the pictures you want of your unstained brand new sleeping bag. But I actually go outside and have purchased 2 of those sleeping bags over the last 20 years because they are perfect for the southeast us climate. And I know for a fact once you get them dirty and sauced up with your sweat and oil they will not go back into their stuff sack.

You can call me a larper all you want. It doesn't bother me. Because I actually go outside. But I doubt you've ever spent a night in the woods sleeping in that sleeping bag.

>>2830434
Who stops to enjoy a snack while hiking in the rain?

Hikers with umbrellas.

>>2832515
>WAAAAAAH PUTTING MY SLEEPING BAG BACK IN MY BAG IS SOOOOOOOOOO HARD U FRICKEN LARPER!! THEY JUST DONT HECKIN FIT!! I USE MINE YOU DONT! THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE!! IT.JUST.DOESNT.FIT

yeah maybe your girly pathetic ectomorph arms need some exercise because it fits in there with ease. you can start by holding your huge black dildo that you fuck yourself with and do some pronation/supination exercises (aim for at least 5 reps if you can.) once you get better at that, you just MIGHT have some more control over your arms and strength you just might be able to somehow manage to put that pesky thing back in the stuff sack. it'll be really hard for you, i know. but i'm here to help you anon.

handheld folding fan especially as the weather this past month has been nothing but fucking heat advisories in my area.

Firemaple from temu

>>2832488
Especially if it's cold and wet it can be a life saver to have a dry set of base layer.

>>2827129
>>2827139
Whenever I've tried to do the blowing trick I just blow the fire out. Is there a trick to it?

Shit like a king

My dad got me this for my birthday 2 years ago and shit was so cash. It could cast a 1/8 panther Martin spinner like 200 feet. I snapped it when I jumped a chain link fence a month later and haven’t been able to justify buying another

>>2831487
What do you mean "what is a wool blanket" it's a blanket that's made out of 100% wool. 80% if you're really in a pickle. It doesn't really matter what kind of wool it is (the whole gimmick with Merino is it supposedly regulates body temperature so you can use it in the heat and not overheat, but for a blanket that's not exactly necessary.) The main attractions of it are that it's a durable material, warm, and it can get wet and still keep you warm. Plus, unless you're going out of your way to strip down and sleep naked you're probably sleeping in your clothes anyways so the texture doesn't matter. If you really wanna get something fancy, though, I suppose you could look for a cashmere blanket.
>>2832490
I love my down duvet, but I'd never take one camping.

>>2827752
>last time i was in europe, everyone had one
Not to get off topic, but it's wild men are being tricked into the: "Who needs pockets, just buy a purse." meme. My oxford bag trousers have pockets so deep I can fit my arm into them up to my elbow. I also used to have an Eddie Bauer Down Parka with 14-16 pockets on it, including two webbing pockets that ran around the back. One time I got three backup outfits to wear to work (three shirts, three pants, all folded into squares and wrapped in plastic) and I just stuck all six of them in the back web pockets and forgot about them. The answer is always pockets. POCKETS!

>>2827755
If you're that insecure about wearing a fanny pack just wear it crooked so it sits on your hip instead of on your stomach.

>>2830157
Why don't you get one of those little metal hand warmers you can put coal in and just keep that under the blanket with you. That's basically how people used to stay warm back in the day.

>>2830247
It's a felony to prescribe medication without a doctorate or live examination of a patient.

>>2832436
Is it actual wool, though? A lot of places like to market things as wool but if you press them for the specifics it's like $5? wool and 95% polyester. Sometimes, if they're really brazen it won't even actually be wool and they're betting on just never getting in trouble for the false advertisement.

>>2832488
I mean, yeah, I guess, but I've been out camping on 10 day trips before and never changed my clothes once and just slept in them, too. Sometimes if it got rained out I might change my outfit once, but that's it. Only thing is I might bring multiple socks, unless their wool in which case they'll last much longer. I suppose it depends on the activity, though.

I love my Freestyle Recce Boots. I've owned a lot of other footwear but these have survived thousands of miles of hiking in the mojave desert and even more punishment riding my motorcycle as daily transportation every day for years. I have bought my dad three replacement pairs of Irish Setters in the time I've owned these boots and they've never given me a wink of trouble. I hit them with some spare bacon grease every once in a while and they just keep truckin'. I don't usually get sentimental about my gear but I'm really going to miss these when I finally run them into the ground, and it's a bitch to get another pair from south africa.

>>2832708
Even outside of an actual threat to one’s health via hypothermia (a rare occurrence), it’s just straight up more comfortable to have on dry clothing that isn’t crusty.

>>2833020
>can’t give details about how “wool blanket”
>doesn’t understand why down is superior
Why does literally everyone but larpfags use down?

>>2833018
I love my bidet on my home toilet, so I unironically gave these a try last summer and they're not worth it. You just can't get the amount of water pressure you need to get your asshole clean. Better off with wet wipes.

>>2833027
Varusteleka has those every now and then, too. Never in my size though.

>>2833018
literally drill a hole in your water bottle cap for the same results.

>>2833021
It's only really a concern if you're dressing sharply, or the weather doesn't allow for a jacket. Bulging pockets on a natty sports coat looks silly and ruins your silhouette, but you can stuff four full milk cartons in a Barbour jacket without anyone batting an eye.
Now that it's summer, I sometimes catch myself wanting a light bag for my daily carry:
>Glasses/Sunglasses (whichever I'm not wearing)
>Wallet
>Keys
>Car keys/bike lock key
>Few dog bags in case someone sees my dog shitting on someone's lawn and I have to pretend to pick it up until they're out of eyesight
>Dog treats
>Handkerchief
>Pocket knife
>Earphone case
Can't easily get all that with me if I'm wearing shorts or light pants and a shirt, which is what I've been wearing these last weeks it's been too warm to wear a jacket.

>>2833027
>>2833106
shame about the price due to south-african logistics. went for the jim greens instead since they now sell from germany

>>2829725
>>2829480
Most of the imported sleeping bags are bottom tier, the UK made stuff is solid though

>>2829778
They were UK made then, they're imported now

>>2833051
imagine going into a clothing store and asking if they have anything crusty

Don't know about other Snugpak products, but their poncho is top notch from my experience. Just use my belt/paracord for the wind and good to go.

>>2833373
wut?
If you wear the same clothing for days on end, sweating into it constantly, it will form a crust of salt in some parts. “Crusty” isn’t hippy slang in this regard.

>>2825029
based umbrella bro

>>2830232
you got something less faggy and cheaper than pic?

>>2833782
>less faggy
I don't know, they have a combat shirt version too, with a solid front. Maybe that's good if you're using a combat vest or plate carrier, maybe you think that looks less faggy.
I prefer to think of it as either utilitarian or sleazy. Wear something light over it if you're worried what the martens and owls might think of your dress.
>cheaper
Aclima is a little cheaper, Janus is cheaper still.

Fjellduk (mountain tarps) are amazing and surprisingly warm.

Basically, a perfect piece of kit for the mountains. Works as a warm rain poncho, can be zipped up and be a comfy shelter, can be zipped up even more and become a bivy bag for sleeping outside a tent or inside, can also just be used as a tarp to create a variety of stealth/emergency shelters.

>>2830232
Second mesh baselayers, they are amazing.

I have the bare mesh variant, and the mesh+merinowool all in one system, and in my experience, the mesh only can be used all year pretty much, even when it's warm outside (up to 20C I would say). The mesh+merinowool combined top/bottom is perfect for winter usage (<0C) imho.

The Brynje clothes are extremely high quality and made in Europe (Poland). Buy-once, cry-once piece of kit.

>>2833782
Just embrace it, you probably look like a fag without it too

>>2824731 (OP)
I have a track suit and shoes, both Blue with Pink. I like em because i payd nothing.
The suit was from a globo homo international event someone i know was in the staff and the shoes, asics. A friend of an uncle was truck driver and stolen some stuff for himself. But you know, when you steal there aren't options, you take what is available. So he got those blue and pink large number running shoes. He gave em for free.

>>2825029
I have also seen umbrellas used as anti thermal devices. they are large enough to crouch behind and separated from your body so they don't warm and ruin their effectiveness.

>>2824731 (OP)
I zip this sleeping bag over my hammock as a poorfag UQ and TQ. It was given to me so it felt silly to buy something else.

>>2827128
Have you started looking for that local flora? And testing it out to see if you have an adverse reaction to it? Better to find out over a weekend than during an emergency.

>>2829800
the sea to summit hiking umbrella