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I'm a fat man with very huge thighs and have a hell of a time finding any legwear that fits me. Even sizes like 8XL are too small around my thighs (and way too wide at my hips but I can deal with that). Can anyone recommend suppliers that I be able to purchase such huge hiking clothes from? I am most interested in pants, ideally bib style that reach up above the waist.
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EssOEss posted:I'm a fat man with very huge thighs and have a hell of a time finding any legwear that fits me. Even sizes like 8XL are too small around my thighs (and way too wide at my hips but I can deal with that). Find a seamstress and take them a pair of pants you like and see if they can replicate something close?
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Oct 19, 2014 00:11
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Does anyone know if rock climbing shoes are suitable for hiking? Someone I know bought a pair and was hoping they could be used for both. They have especially hard/flat soles, not sure if that'd be a problem
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Oct 19, 2014 08:23
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Telesphorus posted:Does anyone know if rock climbing shoes are suitable for hiking? Someone I know bought a pair and was hoping they could be used for both. They have especially hard/flat soles, not sure if that'd be a problem Those are not really designed for walking any distance in, but hey people hike in flip flops so... I wouldn't recommend it.
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Oct 19, 2014 11:52
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Any shoe that's designed and sized for climbing will be horrible for walking.
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Oct 19, 2014 12:58
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Approach shoes, yes, but not pure rock climbing shoes... Approach shoes can be handy if you do a lot of scrambling since they have that sticky rubber on the bottom but fit more like a regular shoe/hiking shoe. Probably not good for actual rock climbing though
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Oct 19, 2014 14:31
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I picked up some Evo Ascents, thanks MPowers. I'm pretty light, they should suffice. Also have some Asolo TPS 520 GVs on the way. Here's a little of what I got up to this weekend: I passed on Glacier for the first time in forever and explored the Pintler Range, pretty cool. I also planned a trip up Mt Hood next summer, might do Idaho's Borah Peak as a warmup. I'm not a state highpointer, they just seem cool. This winter I'll test out those snowshoes in Glacier for sure. The Pintlers from 10,432ft up, 4,000ft elevation gain over 6 miles, not bad for doing not much the last few months. Today went up to the top of a small range, 1,300ft ele gain over .5 miles. That was tough.
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Oct 20, 2014 03:36
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Quick! Someone make it winter and hike the Whites with me. I'm too chicken or reasonably practical to hike solo in the Winter.
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Oct 20, 2014 04:50
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Knocked out a couple peaks on the Boulder Range. Snow here is scarce. Smoove J posted:I also planned a trip up Mt Hood next summer, might do Idaho's Borah Peak as a warmup. I'm not a state highpointer, they just seem cool. This winter I'll test out those snowshoes in Glacier for sure. Ah c'mon, you know you want to do something fun, like Castle Peak  or The Fin 
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Oct 20, 2014 05:27
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A Kpro posted:Ah c'mon, you know you want to do something fun, like Castle Peak I want to do all the mountains.
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Oct 20, 2014 13:39
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I'm always surprised at how summiting heavy this thread is. Just never something I was into
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Oct 20, 2014 14:14
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Next year I'll try to fill the thread with nice little mountains and streams from the Northeast. I envy you your glacial summits out west, but drat it, we do what we can with what we have!
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Oct 20, 2014 14:44
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Levitate posted:I'm always surprised at how summiting heavy this thread is. Just never something I was into I've always thought of hiking and summiting as the same thing. I grew up with a fair amount of wooded land to walk through, so if there's no mountain involved, I just think of it as walking in the woods. If there is a mountain involved, might as well get to the highest point on it. You pretty much have to summit in NH to get views, unless there happens to be a small outcropping, and even then a number of 4000'ers have wooded summits. What do you do for hiking if not summiting? Generally curious since I know out west it is a different beast.
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Mr. Powers posted:I've always thought of hiking and summiting as the same thing. I grew up with a fair amount of wooded land to walk through, so if there's no mountain involved, I just think of it as walking in the woods. If there is a mountain involved, might as well get to the highest point on it. You pretty much have to summit in NH to get views, unless there happens to be a small outcropping, and even then a number of 4000'ers have wooded summits. Where I grew up and did a lot of hiking/backpacking we generally hopped lake to lake and fished, things like that. I'm certainly not criticizing anyone and the way they enjoy to hike, it's just different than what I always did 
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Mr. Powers posted:What do you do for hiking if not summiting? Generally curious since I know out west it is a different beast. e: and yeah I'm not arguing one is harder/better than the other. Different strokes.
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Mr. Powers posted:What do you do for hiking if not summiting? Generally curious since I know out west it is a different beast.
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Oct 20, 2014 15:35
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I'll generally take a summit over walk. I've been on some beautiful walks, but they've never tested my limits the way climbing a mountain has, and that's what keeps me coming back.
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Oct 20, 2014 15:46
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I am starting to get into hiking and went by my local outdoor shop looking for hiking shoes. I intend to do day hiking (and perhaps a very limited amount of backpacking) and was recommended the Oboz Sawtooth as a good entry level shoe for my intended uses. Any thoughts on the appropriateness of these shoes for my intended uses? Also, is there something much better for the price point (I managed to get them for about $105 after a discount). Second question - I am looking for a sleeping pad (price range has an upper bound of $50) but am unsure of whether I should buy the Therma-Rest Trail Scout or the Fox Outfitters Ultralight. I am looking for something that can be used when it is 30 degrees F out. Any thoughts?
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A Kpro posted:Knocked out a couple peaks on the Boulder Range. Snow here is scarce. You have a link to "the fin" that looks pretty kickass
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I've done both. Scenic overlooks are incredible but I've never had a view the same as a summit. Not that hiking or summiting is better than the other but they offer different things. I do find myself to enjoy some scrambling as long as its not crapping-my-pants-i-should-be-harnessed-up type of scrambling. On a separate note, I spent the last 5 days or so in Michigan's Upper Peninsula (Ottawa National Forest) camping/bird hunting. I drove up from Chicago after work and saw about 40 deer between Crivitz WI and Crystal Falls MI. I was the only car I saw for 2 solid hours between 11pm-1am before I got into camp. I apologize for the terrible camera phone pics because the lighting was crazy difficult to get anything that wasn't blown out or super dark. I also chose to leave my dslr at home this weekend.   I saw very few grouse all weekend, maybe 6 total and they were all individual birds and I went home empty, and without ever even firing a shot. Temps were around 50 during the day, 28 at night. Rained on Friday so it was cold and gross. It snowed on Saturday which was a little surreal. The woods were completely silent. I hiked along the North Country trail for a while which was interesting. I wouldn't mind spending a weekend just backpacking that. I two-tracked out to the Baraga plains and saw a ton of wolf tracks. One set was a massive male, a mid sized dog, and a young pup. We ended up seeing prints all weekend, all around the area. You can't really tell but my hand print is to the right. This track was bigger than my entire palm of my hand which is about 6" in diameter.  
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Oct 20, 2014 17:45
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Where are the Baraga plains, west of Baraga/l'anse?
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mastershakeman posted:Where are the Baraga plains, west of Baraga/l'anse? 4 miles north west of Covington. From Covington head west on 28. Turn north (right) on Baraga/Plains road. Turn west (left) on Gorge cutoff to get into the plains. Two tracks are all over the place and its a big open expanse. Verizon cell service has improved up there pretty dramatically. Down at the campground I still get spotty service but up out of the gorge I get 3g/4g. I was pretty surprised to see how well gps/google has mapped the forest service roads. Turn by turn navigation on my phone worked through all the two tracks and plains which was a little weird. "Turn left at gorge cutoff road" Oh you mean this set of tracks that happens to cross my path? Ok. Overall its a really cool area. I wish I had a spotting scope or a nice set of binoculars during sunrise/sunset. You could probably see wolves, bear, and deer traveling through there fairly regularly. https://www.google.com/maps/place/P...f61614ea6c80371
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Mr. Powers posted:What do you do for hiking if not summiting? Generally curious since I know out west it is a different beast. In Western Washington, it's common to hike to a dramatic mountain pass, an alpine lake or a ridge above the treeline. The Cascades are so rugged that you don't need to be at the top of a mountain to get spectacular views and reaching the summit often requires actual mountaineering skills. Of course, there are also plenty of (relatively) easy trails to current and former fire lookout sites. That's usually the best way to go if you want to stand on top of a summit in the Cascades.
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Speaking of Cascade views and not reaching the top, here's what I saw on the trail up to Kendall Katwalk yesterday. I didn't reach the Katwalk because I was prepped for a shorter hike that turned out to be closed down for a search and rescue operation.
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Ropes4u posted:You have a link to "the fin" that looks pretty kickass http://www.summitpost.org/peak-11887-the-fin/259098 It was a fun climb, nothing too technical. Also a chance to do some fishing at the lakes that sit at the base. If you're into crazy ridgeline peaks, Brocky Peak is another step up. Haven't done it yet and I'm not sure I'll give it a legitimate shot next year.
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Levitate posted:I'm always surprised at how summiting heavy this thread is. Just never something I was into In my area at least, summitting is hikes for fit people and non-summits are for old/weak/fat/lazy people. Although lately I'm just lucky to go anywhere at all, so I take whatever I can. But here, we have awesome peaks that are easy to access and really dramatic, so it's hard not to go for it. Here's the view from a few of my personal favourites: Mt. Tyrwhitt  Cirque Peak  Mt. Burgess  Mt. Edith  Mt. Carthew  All but the last one are day trips from my house in Calgary. Carthew is on the US border in Waterton/Glacier, so it's a 6 hour round trip drive. But seriously, with options like these, summits are mandatory.
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Picnic Princess posted:In my area at least, summitting is hikes for fit people and non-summits are for old/weak/fat/lazy people. How about people afraid of heights? 
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Internet Explorer posted:How about people afraid of heights? Don't look down; look across 
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Oct 23, 2014 06:50
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As if trash on trails isn't bad enough, now we get this nonsense. I've visited the 5 parks in southern Utah a number of times and have been blown away every time. I can't believe someone would think defacing these parks with their art was a good idea.
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TouchyMcFeely posted:As if trash on trails isn't bad enough, now we get this nonsense.
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Oct 23, 2014 14:22
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at least she's probably about to be hit with a very large fine and jailtime (I don't know what felony vandalism usually brings but hey) People can be pretty self centered
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Oct 23, 2014 14:24
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I can say, with only minimal hyperbole, that I would support life imprisonment without parole in this case. Since that won't happen, is it possible for someone to get banned for life from all federal parks and forests?
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Oct 23, 2014 16:20
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She's hot, white, and likely wealthy. Nothing will happen.
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Oct 23, 2014 16:25
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"nature is gay" "IT’S ART NOT VANDALISM, I AM AN ARTIST" "if banksy did it u’d have a hardon" "New Plans "I think I am going to start painting gravestones next for a little less controversy." These are all taken directly from her blog. I hate this girl. I sort of wish she had been painting the inside of a bear den instead.
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Oct 23, 2014 16:48
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mastershakeman posted:She's hot, white, and likely wealthy. Nothing will happen. Nah something will happen it just won't match our outrage. e: she's a lovely artist too. I can say that because I"m mad about what she did 
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Oct 23, 2014 16:49
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Hiking & Backpacking Megathread: nature is gay
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Verman posted:"nature is gay" It looks like someone either hacked it or snatched the URL after she deleted it. I really doubt that's her. Also, Smoove J posted:Hiking & Backpacking Megathread: nature is gay
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Oct 23, 2014 19:59
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Gay for bears.
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Oct 23, 2014 21:44
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Anyone do winter camping with their dog and have a good coat for them to sleep in? It doesn't get super cold around here but I still think dropping down below freezing would require my dog to have some kind of insulation...Ruffwear has an insulated jacket but it doesn't have great coverage and seems to be more useful for during the day.
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Can you just give your dog an old sleeping bag?
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