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Cardamomtea
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Feb 24, 2018
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That's fascinating, your usual weather. I think that's something I love about the hiking community -- so many different gear setups, all based on one's usual hiking climate. Makes me think of different species if animals, all adapted to their habitat.
Out here in Minnesota, a lot of people have hammock setups and do not own a tent. Lots of trees here, but definitely not a kit that would work all over the US! I don't know what I would bring if I were to go camping with nighttime temps above 65/70.. I have a light-ish down bag that's EN lower limit F2, and comfort 15. I recently bought an EE Enigma 10 quilt here that I hope to be my warm weather (Nights above F45) bag. I don't do summer in Minnesota due to bugs. I grew up in Seattle -- very few biting bugs there -- so I have a lower tolerance than native Minnesotans.
I think people who live in climates with wildly variable weather (like LoneStranger and me) probably run into your problem with super specialized gear less often, since any trip of more than one night can involve a significant unforecasted weather change. And I agree, it's not necessarily about the weather (a hammock-only camper above the treeline, a PNW summer camper doing a Minnesota BWCA trip, etc). :-)
Feb 24, 2018
abela
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CardamomteaYeah, I can understand that situation. Whenever I go down to Death Valley and the Mojave Desert of Southern California to work on a trail that I am building down there, there is a massive shift in the gear that I take. Just like up here in the Redwoods, I end up having a gear setup that is specialized(specific) for hiking in the desert. Fully decked out sun garments, larger sun umbrella, next to skin layers that keep me cool instead of keep me warm, and usually a 50° quilt instead of my 30 or 40's that I use most of the year.
But to wrap this back around to the point of this post, even that desert setup that I have has bit me in the butt a couple of times I was down there. If I would have had just two other pieces of gear it would have made a trip turned miserable into a trip that was bearable.
Feb 24, 2018
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