April 2019 – Turigrinos

Exciting News

Two things happened in the past month that I'm still having trouble believing: First, Andrew Skurka posted a help-wanted ad on the ultralight subreddit asking for shakedowners. So I applied. And I got it. I ended up going over the gear lists of his Alaska clients since the conditions in Alaska in June are very similar to conditions on the Olympic Coast in March. I also learned that bread bags are worn between dry socks and wet shoes, not just outside of socks alone. Whoops. I guess that's what happens when you spend too much time reading about backpacking techniques [...]

By Person A|2019-04-22T02:43:45+00:00April 22nd, 2019|

CNOC Vecto Tethered Replacement Cap

Left: new cap. Right: ye olde cappe. On April 2nd I received an email from CNOC Outdoors saying that they were now offering tethered replacement caps for pre-2019 Vectos. 2 dollars and 6 days later I'm pleased to announce that my replacement has arrived. In addition to the tether you'll note that the threads appear to be much deeper and that the ribbed closure on the outside of the cap is also deeper and more widely spaced. The new cap weighs 4g whereas the old cap is 2g. Don't know how much more there is to say about a cap, [...]

By Person A|2019-04-09T15:43:05+00:00April 9th, 2019|

Q1 2019 Loot

Q1 was huge for upgrades! I'm now at the point where the only thing I'm unhappy with is my pillow, the Sea to Summit Aeros ultralight. I'm thinking I might just eat the weight and volume penalty and pick up a small foam pillow, but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. First, let's start with things I have yet to try out: Picked up a Gossamer Gear shoulder strap pocket. It only comes in size large and it's, well, large. Much bigger than is needed for my phone, and it looks silly on my Osprey Levity's skinny [...]

By Person A|2019-04-09T03:10:36+00:00April 3rd, 2019|