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...yah, I know... I sound grouchy. ...but there is real beauty in "fast and light". So.. Steve.. what your saying is leave the high heels at home??? 
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Yes. And the combat boots, too. 
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I have to lend: 4 extra therma-rests. Garcia bear can GSI cooking set I'll bring to share: steri-pen Snow peak cookset Bear Vault (multi) 1 bottle single malt scotch (in a flexi flask) Sea 2 summit mini bucket thingy Things we could coordinate on?water filter (2r3?) Blooty bottle of sunscreen high spf, please - Chris & Blooty moleskin - Blooty medical tape first aid group kit - Blooty stove(s) - jetboil Blooty Food deck or two of cards pillows - for the pillow fights guys think we have while wearing tiny lingerie 
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Things we could coordinate on?water filter bottle of sunscreen high spf, please moleskin medical tape first aid group kit stove(s) pillows - for the pillow fights guys think we have while wearing tiny lingerie I have all of these... my sunscreen that I always carry is eith SPF 85 or 90... and goes on like silk... no oily crap... have used it each time I've gone to the Sierra and never been burned... And STEVE.. I like my combat boots!!! 
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...yeah I know... I sound grouchy. ...but there is real beauty in "fast and light".
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Moosie, Hey do you think with will need clampons and an ice pick?
I really like the idea of sharing the big items. I would think with 7 of us 2 stoves should be good 3 at the most. Same with water filter. Carole and I don't have a stove but I could borrow my neighbors if I need to. We will also be sharing tent and doing water tables.
I can bring the medical tape, moleskin. Have lots of both. I also have lots of cards. Hubby likes to play poker!
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I'll bring my first aid kit that I take hiking with my Scouts.
We can share my stove.. it doesn't weigh anything at all....
I have my filter and just got new parts (so hopefully it'll work!)
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We can share my stove.. it doesn't weigh anything at all....
I have my filter and just got new parts (so hopefully it'll work!)
I can carry one of them for you. Pick which one and I will be your pack mule.. 
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I can carry one of them for you. Pick which one and I will be your pack mule.. Good deal... we can do the pack sprawl on Thursday at camp and balance out weight and such!... How's that sound?
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Sounds good..
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Now that's what I'm talking about...
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I can bring my steripen & eliminate the need of a water filter. for the 3 of us.
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I can bring my steripen & eliminate the need of a water filter. for the 3 of us. Cool!!! I looked at one of those the other day... there was one wiht a "solar base recharger" accessory you could buy seperatly!
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Just ordered some gear. My Ipood and Yaktax are in the mail. Laura and Tracie are bringing helmets. Should be all bring helmets? 17 days to Mosquito feast.. Let the count down begin. May we should all kind of take a equipment check in the next week and list what each is bringing. Each person make a list of what will be in there pack. Maybe we can reduce some or maybe I'll see something that someone else is bringing and think (crap I can't believe I almost forgot that).
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May we should all kind of take a equipment check in the next week and list what each is bringing. Each person make a list of what will be in there pack. Maybe we can reduce some or maybe I'll see something that someone else is bringing and think (crap I can't believe I almost forgot that). Do you thikn we'll need yaktrax? I don't have any but can pick some up... I think listing an inventory of backpacks is a great idea Ava!!!
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[quote=SoCalGirl Do you thikn we'll need yaktrax? I don't have any but can pick some up... I think listing an inventory of backpacks is a great idea Ava!!! [/quote] Carole that that we might, so I am getting some. I went to Sierratradingpost.com and got them. They are 12.95 plus shipping so for a total of $18.90. Good deal. I do come up with a good idea about once a year. Crud I'm done for this year.. 
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I do come up with a good idea about once a year. Crud I'm done for this year.. LMAO
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Report from Mono Pass is that it's melted out. (My boss' husband did a scout last week and is up there packing around this week). No Yaktrax needed on this jaunt. Nor, really, do you need a water filter, but that is a personal decision. I'll be dunkin' and drinkin', thanks.
I will do a bit more research on the peaks in the area. I think all of them have Class 2 approaches, but I do know the area to be fairly loose. A lot of times a loose Class 2 chute can be more dangerous from rockfall than a solid Class 3.
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Nor, really, do you need a water filter, but that is a personal decision. I'll be dunkin' and drinkin', thanks. I will gladly ditch the weight of my filter.. dunk and drink is fine with me...
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...on that serious note: I hate it when I am coordinating a group hike, and an individual insists on carrying extra stuff -- unnecessary stove, tent for two, extra fuel, extra food, etc etc. Then out on the trail, the rest of the group is sitting and waiting while the dude slowly plods along under his unnecessarily heavy load.
One of the finer points of backpacking is to take along ONLY what you need, and not an ounce more.
On my JMT section hike last year, my partner brought along too much clothing (such as TWO long-sleeve tops), a pound or more of extra face cream lotions and things she never used, etc.
Doing that slows down the entire group.
Don't take more than you need of these items:
tents, stoves and fuel, pots and pans, first aid kits, water filters, bear cannisters, ....
...yeah I know... I sound grouchy. ...but there is real beauty in "fast and light".
Okay, OKAY!! Hear Ye: If any one or all you gals can reverse my military indoctrination of "self sufficiency" and convince me that there will bee enough stoves so that I can leave my stinky, overweighted Dragonfly home (and its equally annoying fuel bottle)I will leave it home, and carry the water -- just in case -- filter. I need to be personally addressed that "Yes, Bee, you can use MY stove and pot to heat your precious Hot Chocolate water" (gawd help you all if I don't get my chocolate!!) Seriously, I don't want to assume anything. I don't need to cook anything in a pot -- I just need a few cups of hot water for my oats, hot chocolate, and instant spuds... Bee PS: I just gave up hiking in combat boots two months ago, so they ARE staying home!
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