High Sierra Topix

balzaccom wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 7:17 am

Gogd wrote: ↑Wed Oct 04, 2023 8:13 pm
Attempting sleep away from their own bed is an issue for many people. I used to have this issue. I found de-habituating my body by sleeping on the couch, rug, futon mat, etc. eventually conditioned my body so I could sleep almost anywhere, including the seats of a airline jet and atop a coil of rope, 18K' up Denali. Try changing up your at home sleep bedding a couple of weeks prior to a trip and see if that helps.

Did your wife help with any of that Ed?

I think the phrase compelled is more apropos of her input.
Ed

On Day 8 of our 10+ day trek, I enjoyed a refreshing lunch of fresh oranges. I brought enough to share with my hiking companions. The weight of the oranges was surprisingly comparable to the difference between my lightweight pad and a standard hiker's sleeping pad.

I get cold easily, and a bad night's sleep is terrible. So my sleeping bag and pad are not where I will compromise on weight savings because it's not worth it to me.

I often carry a tube of Nutella, about 10 ounces, which I squeeze into my face after dinner. Sometimes I skip it because perimenopause and chub, you know?

Also my dad bakes granola for my breakfasts, It makes me think of him and is a heartwarming start to the day. I just picked up a batch he made yesterday for my upcoming trip. Each dry portion with powdered milk weighs about the same as a sticky Clif Bar, so it's about a pound total.

We would have to cop to carrying 3-4 lbs of dogfood, beyond what Bearzy could carry. That and books, which are my means of enjoying sleepless nights. I reckon my 6 ounces of fine brandy are cancelled out by my religious commitment to never carry real water.



50-50 mix of these two.



Here's to you Mountains!

For me it's a 2lb sling lite chair and (until recently) 2.5 lb Washburn rover guitar. I can't play guitar anymore due to a messed up fretting hand.

MountainMinstrel wrote: ↑Wed Aug 14, 2024 10:24 am For me it's a 2lb sling lite chair and (until recently) 2.5 lb Washburn rover guitar. I can't play guitar anymore due to a messed up fretting hand.

Two pounds? Hmm! I got one when they first came out; it weighed 1lb, 6 oz.

Sling lite chair is the best comfort for the weight! I used to sink into the chair fresh off a long hike day, and drop off into a nice deep snooze. But I am too fidgety to get full benefit from it as a camp chair, as I am always up and around doing things at camp, and it takes too much effort to get in and out of the chair a dozen times or more in an evening. So now a thick blue foam pad pad velcro'd to the end of my bear canister serves well as a stool that is easier to get in/out of, and I have settled on my sleep pad for those post march recovery naps. Nowadays it serves me as a great beach chair.

Ed