KT from United States, TX Public Profile

I really like the two large interior drop in pockets and find multiple uses for them, including storing my Sawyer Squeeze or Mini Squeeze in sub freezing conditions. Full zip allows maximum heat off loading without taking off your garment. Think of topping a summit after a strenuous climb or scramble and needing to evaporate moisture as fast as possible without taking off your pack. As soon as your body temperature is re-regulated, you can start zipping it back up. Combines great with a full zip vest when you need to preserve core heat, but regulate depending on changing physical output rate. Great layering piece when wearing a hat or a hooded outerwear piece.

I love all the R1 products and find specific use for all of them. R1 Pullover is great when layering while wearing a hat or hooded shell when there is precipitation as well as a great outerwear piece for high output activities on cool days. Wicks moisture very well and deep front zipper provides good off loading of body heat when exercising vigorously. I wish all the R1 products had thumb holes like the R1 Hoody, but that may be getting too picky.

I love Prana pants because of their fit and ease of motion. I have large thighs for my waist size and find that tight fitting pant legs both impede range of motion and are uncomfortable. Many Prana pants are gusseted, which corrects this problem, but the Rogan eliminates the problem with a combination of looser fit through the legs and stretch added to the denim. Although they do not have the effortless freedom of motion provided by the Zion pant, the Rogan is both comfortable and much less restrictive than your average jean.

I don't wear woven short sleeve shirts very often, but one of my friends recommended the Patagonia Puckerware shirt very highly. I am 6' 1", 210 lbs., and decided to go with the XL, which fits nicely, as I would rather have a more loosely fitting woven shirt if the weather is hot. I like the plaid fine but I was very underwhelmed by mostl the other plaid choices.

These are my favorite jeans! I bought some Zion pants for backpacking about five years ago and loved the fit and mobility of the gusseted constructions and stretch fabric. Because I have large quads, jeans always would bind on the top of my quads when I raised my knee high (running, climbing, etc.). The fit, gussets and stretch fabric of the Axiom jeans eliminate this issue make them my go to jeans. These are five star jeans whose only drawback is that they are not cheap. I usually load up when they are on sale. Thank you, Campsaver.

Love the large size which accommodates up to 6’4” and the built in hood option. The wing arm sheaths are great if you roll over and sleep on your side or stomach. This is an extremely versatile and roomy quilt. There are lighter quilts out there and some come with pad straps, which are a nice option to prevent drafts from the sides, particularly when turning or moving about. SDBCQ can easily be used down into the teens with properly layered clothing and good R value sleeping pad. Dri-down is great, especially if you use it with a bivy bag. Paired with the backcountry bivy which accommodates a 2 1/2” sleeping pad inside the bivy lowers the temperature rating substantially. Its also a good value.

I was looking for bug protection when tarp or cowboy camping. The hanging cord must be deployed too high for normal tarp camping to keep the netting off your body (as is, impossible to keep it off your lower body under a tarp). I deployed my tarp at 43" high in the front gradually slopping to 36" in the rear. The front is the approximate interior of most 1 or 2 person tents. Hooked into the ridgeline at maximum height near the front of the tarp, the netting was touching my body everywhere but my chest, directly below the ridgeline hook. Camp Saver graciously gave me a price match on this item so I don't feel it right to return. I will try to make some modifications to make it work (make a square attach point with duct tape near the middle of the leg and hook that into my ridgeline. At a normal tarp height of 43-44" in the front ridgeline, I can only try to figure out some way to spread the netting to make it work at the head end. The two person version has a spreader bar for this reason. If you can hang it high enough (over a tree limb for example) the Pyramid Net might work for cowboy and bivy camping, but I wouldn't recommend it for tarp camping as is.