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Tried a trekology aluft, was far from sufficient, ended up switching to clothes in a stuff stack.

Using a closed cell foam pad not an inflatable, amplifying the issue

Any suggestions? Found the aluft was difficult to keep in place, and sat really awkwardly, couldn’t press it firm into my neck or something.

Low budget and light weight options preferred. At 16-17 lb base weight so nothing crazy ultralight, but carrying my food and kid food, ends up heavy if not careful

Looking for something wildly lightweight that packs small, any suggestions? Been hunting on aliexpress for random junk, like this lego esque option.

Let me know if you have any suggestions! For father son trips in the wilderness. 13x13 preferred, 9x9 great, 19x19 may be over the top for this.

Thanks

• like lego - https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256809863262678.html https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256812188776244.html
• electronic - https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256811654292203.html
• hard plastic roll up deal - https://www.amazon.com/VENTUREBOARD-Inches-Magnetic-Unique-Board/dp/B0FC5QV7P8/ref=sr_1_2_sspa
• 9x9 13x13 roll up - please suggest larger but not heavy single convex stones! my stones i have are heavy, or tiny for folding travel board - https://www.amazon.com/SongYun-Roll-up-Foldable-Leather-Strategy/dp/B0BW481H8T/

should have just posted this to baduk shitposting. but would love to find a travelable option thats smaller than an encyclopedia. thanks

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Anyone have this? I'm a dad, kiddo has a helium plan I pay $8.87 for every month. I believe to set that up (because he's a minor) I had to have an account, set up a zero plan. But never used it or activated it. No sim, I don't think the account even has a number. Now I'm being told I'm going to be charged $15/mo. There is no option to cancel it, in the app, or on the website. the bot wasn't helpful, told me to cancel it on pages where it didn't give me the option to cancel. I emailed customer service and contacted them through the chat.

Anyway just wanted to report that bullshit. Fuck this company.

I gave up on backpacking after one attempt many years ago. In retrospect I was probably carrying over 50 pounds, when i weighed 140lb. Resultantly always car camped

Decided to get back into it. Using lighterpack, I was able to dial down from 23 or 25 pounds to around 17.5 pounds base weight, for a three day father son kit. Kiddo is carrying clothes, sleep gear, camp cup, trinkets, and a water bottle (in an osprey jet 28L), trying to keep him under 15% body weight. Total weight with 9 pounds food ish for the two of us and 6 pounds of water will put me around 33 pounds and him around 7lb. I'm type 1 diabetic, adds 1.5lb in glucose tabs and extra sensors and pump supplies, and I'm low budget, have a naturehike giling 3.4lb 2p UL tent, and a naturehike 2.65lb 60L backpack, and a kelty cosmic down 20 2.4lb bag. Big expense for me but I know a lot of people spend what I spent on the big three on just one of them. Did splurge on an decathlon MT100 puffy jacket and an AD 90 midlayer

Anyway since we aren't doing that many miles, feel it doesn't really matter too much. I weigh 183 pounds, so it's under 20% body weight. 33 pounds feels.. average? Is it average? Or low? Or high? I'm assuming it's fairly good or at least decent, hoping to get some feedback on that so I can put the idea of improving further to rest.

Whats your target range? Thanks

https://lighterpack.com/r/jmwf9c

Howdy! Any suggestions for a 5-7 oz midlayer? Ie a fleece hoodie. Might just be the time of year, a lot of stuff I've looked at is sold out. Hoping to find a really cool piece that I'll enjoy wearing and will last a long time (goal: longevity, packability, style)

Currently have merrell gid fleece, costco winner for $15, weights 350g.

Going with baleaf sun hoodie or button down short sleeve shirt (columbia silver ridge etc), decathlon MT100, frog togg rain jacket.

https://lighterpack.com/r/jmwf9c

Me and almost 10 year old, doing first 2-5 day backpacking trips this summer (lighterpack is for 3 days food). Son will carry sleeping bag, clothes, and his widgets and activities, under 10 pounds.

Going to start with trails with lots of camping options, so its okay if we don't make it far

Location, colorado. Nothing crazy but always a chance of mid 30s in the summer, always a chance of crazy wind. Will probably avoid days with chance of torrential downpours and hail, days without chance of those are generally fully dry.

I'm type one diabetic, adds a pound or two (pump and cgm supplies and piles of glucose tabs). And, low budget. Would like to trim more weight, but I think I've done as good as I can without spending $500 on a better big 4 item, or $100-200 on better clothing (ie, theres a $12 merrell fleece from costco, and an amazon synthetic puffer that weights over 400g- didn't buy any clothing for this).

We carry walkie talkies, and our random grab bag of activities to bring are: pokemon cards, travel uno, binoculars, microscope, painting kit, gameboy, mini battleship, mini exploding kittens, mini go, cotton frisbee. not sure what we'll actually take. And candy.

Didn't list weight of worn stuff, was making the totals a bit confusing to look at.

• What do you think?
• Any suggestions?
• Any kid life recommendations?

https://lighterpack.com/r/jmwf9c

"Oh that pretty much means you're not diabetic then"

Yay i guess?

Using an 8 cup bialetti, any tips

Was going to add 1000 watts of panels (they had been using some flexible junk, going to add solid panels), probably in two loops. How much can these things take?? I believe it's a "delta pro," will confirm soon. Feels odd to not use an mppt, but solar station people going to solar station, want to help accommodate her. But is 1000 watts possible??

Side question, these units list things in terms of kwh output, what is the battery capacity equivalent to in 12v lithium? Not sure why us regular solar diy'ers speak a different language than the power station people! But I always am in awe of their techy nonchalance about things.