I, as a typical girl, sleep really cold ..... Like 0 degree bag in 30 degree weather type of cold. I have used both many times and for me, I stayed warm with the Xtherm but didn't with the Xlite. Both are great products but if you sleep cold, for only a small increase in weight- I found it was...
I was gonna get the cimmaron as they are basically the same price, and the guy from Seek Outside said they were awesome ..... But shipments of them won't go out until mid to late May (as of last week) so I sadly hung my head and kept their LBO that I already have. They are super roomy tho
I was actually on the phone with them yesterday regarding my pack and stuff being on back order .... They are getting a shipment in of materials etc mid April.
I'm a stomach sleeper and my katabatic gear quilt has changed my life. I love it so much more then a traditional bag. I have an exped inflatable pillow that is way lighter then 14 oz.
Go look at what I said under the "strength training" thread (at the bottom). I reference VO2 max and how to improve it. Being fully hydrated + increasing your endurance lvl through exercise will increase your max output. Genetics will play a role tho.
So everybody is different therefore effecting their body's "schedule". In nutrition, when someone comes in w that perception we have them do a few different things to figure out exactly what is changing their energy lvl ie: keep a lil diary of when/ what you ate drank or did and your energy...
Rem sleep is the only type of "rest" that will allow your muscles/ body to rejuvenate bc when in this state most of your voluntary muscles are paralyzed (temporarily) allowing your body to repair torn muscle fibers, repair skeletal fibers etc from working out etc. it takes about 90 minutes to...
From a nutritionalist's perspective : deff take Chondroitin and glucosamine as a supplement daily but also .... Lower your sodium intake. Sodium increases swelling and inflammation which is a big contributed to your pain. Granted it will not be a cure or replace the need for a doc visit (if...
I've been in the backcountry before with a group and besides all the comfort meds (your aspirins etc) it was a blessing we had a suture kit (and a syringe to clean the wound w). We needed it.
Also my dad was in the backcountry scouting per say and fell. He didn't have a suture kit so he had...
Made one for ya. Did it with stuff I had in the house so feel free to tweak it (once you get the idea for a recipe, it's so much easier to make it your own)
Snickers Bar :
1 cup almond milk (or reg milk)
1 cup ice
1Tbsp peanuts (optional, but I like peanuts and the "crunch" so I added a...
Thanks everyone for their thoughts, recipes and tips! Like most of u, I desired the control of planning my own meals. I'm a nutritionalist and I plan my finance and I's meals down the the calorie (literally) based off the amount burned based on terrain, muscle breakdown, etc and loved the idea...
I just got a dehydrator so that I could make backpacking meals lighter and more functional for the backcountry. Mountain house meals, although super tasty, are an expensive endeavor in the long run, and not within my budget. I want to make dinners, jerky etc but don't have any recipes and...