<![CDATA[Squat the Planet Forums - Equipment & Gear]]> http://squattheplanet.com/ A place to compare and discuss all the equipment used in your travels. en Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:29:19 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.squattheplanet.com/images/BP-Black/misc/rss.png <![CDATA[Squat the Planet Forums - Equipment & Gear]]> http://squattheplanet.com/ Best food to pack (for humans) http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/6762-best-food-pack-humans.html Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:42:14 GMT Anything high in protein and that you can cook. When you eat cooked foods you're able to expend more energy and go longer distances. This has been proven in the laboratory. ]]> roadphux http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/6762-best-food-pack-humans.html good all-around shoes? http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/11298-good-all-around-shoes.html Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:54:40 GMT Gotta love old school converse. Suck in the winter, though. Gotta love old school converse. Suck in the winter, though. ]]> Dial http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/11298-good-all-around-shoes.html Service Dog badges. http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/11600-service-dog-badges.html Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:43:30 GMT This is great now if only my dog can play the part of Mr. ED This is great now if only my dog can play the part of Mr. ED ]]> foxtailV http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/11600-service-dog-badges.html Whats in the huge packs? http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/3279-whats-huge-packs.html Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:58:05 GMT imo exp i bring 2-4 liters of water...a set of clothes that i wear, beer can stove, maybe a guidebook on edibles depending on the area, and chewin tabac. oh yea i got a sleeping bag but its such a bitch to bring along. i needa just take a trashbag and fill it up with newspaper instead. imo exp i bring 2-4 liters of water...a set of clothes that i wear, beer can stove, maybe a guidebook on edibles depending on the area, and chewin tabac. oh yea i got a sleeping bag but its such a bitch to bring along. i needa just take a trashbag and fill it up with newspaper instead. ]]> LeeevinKansas http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/3279-whats-huge-packs.html <![CDATA[What's your favorite piece of gear?]]> http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/7402-whats-your-favorite-piece-gear.html Sun, 29 Aug 2010 02:20:30 GMT No really I'd have to say my harmonicas. They keep me sane when I'm alone and make me a little money once in a while. ]]> 614 crust http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/7402-whats-your-favorite-piece-gear.html <![CDATA[Knives, Multi-Tools, & Weapons]]> http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/7417-knives-multi-tools-weapons.html Sat, 28 Aug 2010 20:49:35 GMT bounce ,distance ,observation, sunset, and swift aniemal instinct is all you need and dont tell anyone what you just raped and pillaged bounce ,distance ,observation, sunset, and swift aniemal instinct is all you need and dont tell anyone what you just raped and pillaged ]]> fredbrown7 http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/7417-knives-multi-tools-weapons.html Gear Thread (post yours) http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/6345-gear-thread-post-yours.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:41:51 GMT i would die without my iphone and loin cloth. seriously. i would die without my iphone and loin cloth. seriously. ]]> http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/6345-gear-thread-post-yours.html <![CDATA[?Which boot is "your" friend on the steel?]]> http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/5940-boot-your-friend-steel.html Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:47:48 GMT I'll spend good money for my feet. Have had a pair of Danners for years, been sent back a few times to be re-soled and re-stiched.
I've been everywere in them, from the majave desert to Alaska, and some of Colorado's peaks as well. Probebly have a million miles on them by now. I think I bought them originally for $200 ]]> Dromomania http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/5940-boot-your-friend-steel.html bivy sacks http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/8753-bivy-sacks.html Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:39:19 GMT I got a gore tex bivy sack back in May that I travelled with the last couple months. I figured being gore tex the breathability wouldn't collect much condensation. Prior I have slept rolled up in a trap and condensation sucks. sadly the gore tex didn't seem to matter much and the few times I used it I got a little wet. I also got one without poles and having the damp bivy on my face sucked. It stayed in my pack unused after the trial period. I would have got one with a pole to keep it off my face but that one only came in neon green. ]]> sleeping animals http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/8753-bivy-sacks.html Tent or tarp? http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/7984-tent-tarp.html Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:29:34 GMT i've travelled with a bivy and don't like condensation getting all up in it. tent has been nice in the past for keepin bugs at bay but more room and weight than I want. I have just been using small tarps lately, which I highly prefer, and dealing with the bugs. But, being able to get a piece of mosquito netting is an excellent idea. I think that with my tarp is golden. ]]> sleeping animals http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/7984-tent-tarp.html Length limit for blades. http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/12097-length-limit-blades.html Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:41:05 GMT ok here is a link to download the most recently udated version of this. Updated 8/11/10
its in 2 parts
here is part one
http://squattheplanet.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=107
and here is part 2
http://squattheplanet.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=108

oh by the way this is a state by state list of US knife laws ]]> 614 crust http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/12097-length-limit-blades.html <![CDATA[Women, Train hopping, & Safety]]> http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/6572-women-train-hopping-safety.html Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:45:46 GMT I agree that a lot of the fear women feel is because we are raised being told men cannot control themselves and boys will be boys. I think a lot of it is called for though. More often than not we're weaker, easy to subdue and for some reason in this society normally, if you tell someone that a person hurt you, you have to go through hell for them to believe you.

I think everyone needs to always remember to feel a little unsafe and stay on the side of caution , male, female or in-between, just for the sake of not trusting the wrong person and getting hurt. ]]> Wayward http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/6572-women-train-hopping-safety.html best pants for females http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/9321-best-pants-females.html Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:33:27 GMT I got some Keys bibs...I would imagine bibs wouldn't matter with the hip situation... But then it sucks to be a chick to shit or even just pissin with bibs...but you do get used to it... winter time, not so good though.

uh..
I dunno. ]]> anyways http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/9321-best-pants-females.html coveralls? http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/4352-coveralls.html Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:56:17 GMT I like them for the sheer sexy factor. I like them for the sheer sexy factor. ]]> treatment http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/4352-coveralls.html gear and cheatin the heat http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/10915-gear-cheatin-heat.html Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:49:15 GMT I'm glad i found this, I'm about to be catching out in Southwest USA and was worried about staying hydrated with this brutal heat. I think I'll be going for a camelback, with an additional steel water bottle or two.. ]]> treatment http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/10915-gear-cheatin-heat.html anyone know any brand names of good sleeping bags? http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/12087-anyone-know-any-brand-names-good-sleeping-bags.html Mon, 23 Aug 2010 04:42:16 GMT swap meet, flea market, whatever you want to call it, hit one up and look for the obvious company's (North Face, Mountain HArdware, etc.)
This is how I finally got one of those fancybags, super warm, crushes down to nothing, all for 5 bucks... good luck ]]> bote http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/12087-anyone-know-any-brand-names-good-sleeping-bags.html Thoughts on Webbing as a backpack? http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/11201-thoughts-webbing-backpack.html Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:52:14 GMT This post seems a little old so you may have already made your decision. I was in the store shopping for a new pack when I saw some webbing and had the same thoughts. I think that weight and maneuverability would be great. you could also customize it to suit your specific needs very nicely.

But for me the webbing that they had in store just looked like it would be a pain in the ass to deal with. what they had just didn't suit my needs, I guess. it would have been kind of all over the place and after i bought all the pouches to go with it, it was just cheaper and easier to go with a rucksack. I also figured that it would be a little "to much". I had visions of a man waring a balaclava standing in the entrance of Walmart waving an AK-47 over his head, screaming "death to the infidels", and figured that I would probably be met with the same reaction if I walked into town fully decked out in webbing.

what you show here looks better then what I was looking at in store, though. I think that webbing would be easier to stow and hide in some bushes then a backpack would be. all you really need a pack for, is to carry your shit while your on the move, right. I think it really depends on what your needs are, and what you want to deal with. ]]> mittens http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/11201-thoughts-webbing-backpack.html SaberCut Saw http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/10449-sabercut-saw.html Sat, 21 Aug 2010 21:49:12 GMT Uhh on the risk of sounding like a stooge. isnt this just a chainsaw blade? im looking at this and saying i could rig this together with a chainsaw blade and paracord! am i right? Uhh on the risk of sounding like a stooge. isnt this just a chainsaw blade? im looking at this and saying i could rig this together with a chainsaw blade and paracord! am i right? ]]> ShadyShaw http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/10449-sabercut-saw.html Water proof cover? http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/11916-water-proof-cover.html Sat, 21 Aug 2010 03:02:48 GMT [IMG]file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/hp%20mini/Desktop/cover3.JPG[/IMG][IMG]file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/hp%20mini/Desktop/cover3.JPG[/IMG](bad as photo quality)

it works well, now i just need to make a backflap the cacoons the whole bag, and figure out a way to change the color of the tarp withoud weakening it or making it heavy.

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]]> makan kotoran http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/11916-water-proof-cover.html places to stash your gear? http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/6130-places-stash-your-gear.html Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:25:56 GMT this is of interest to me. up untill reciently i was alwase with a wheeled gear locker vans are greast but the sheer volume makes you lazy - why unfuck your house when you can just curtain the fucker? cars are best cubbify your trunkclothes, bed, spare, tools, toys. stash your blanket/bag quickly after you wake and BOOM! its a car again! then you blend in with the commuters. but those days are over now i feel and im better off i feel - too much responsibility so far i have been ok stashing my shit at my camps though i still lug around a half empty pack casue in addition to my cleanies its got mu laptop till i decide to not need such things anymore this is of interest to me.
up untill reciently i was alwase with a wheeled gear locker
vans are greast but the sheer volume makes you lazy - why unfuck your house when you can just curtain the fucker?
cars are best cubbify your trunkclothes, bed, spare, tools, toys. stash your blanket/bag quickly after you wake and BOOM! its a car again! then you blend in with the commuters.
but those days are over now i feel and im better off i feel - too much responsibility
so far i have been ok stashing my shit at my camps
though i still lug around a half empty pack casue in addition to my cleanies its got mu laptop till i decide to not need such things anymore ]]> Diagaro http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/6130-places-stash-your-gear.html Weapon Sites http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/10330-weapon-sites.html Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:15:03 GMT yeah, ditto. good stuff. yeah, ditto. good stuff. ]]> nothingcoolatall http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/10330-weapon-sites.html light packing http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/10724-light-packing.html Sat, 14 Aug 2010 03:02:08 GMT I usually try to put everything inside my pack. I have an old swiss mountaineers pack and that works great. But I have had to travel with just a jansport and a sleeping bag when I was younger and I also agree, it sucks. Just get a bigger pack and save yourself the trouble. You don't want to be a hurry with your sleeping bag hanging off the back of your pack, always worrying that its going to slip off.

-Jack ]]> HowlinJack http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/10724-light-packing.html A comparison - Carhartt (prada?) vs. Walls gear. Bibs, coveralls, coats, etc. http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/9381-comparison-carhartt-prada-vs-walls-gear-bibs-coveralls-coats-etc.html Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:37:02 GMT ---Quote (Originally by Gudj)--- MattPist posted something on here about Dickies work gear. I recently got some new Dickies duckcloth pants and they seem to be of identical quality compared to my Carrahts, and half the price. With the addition of them being U.S. made, I think whenever I am in the position to buy new gear, it will be Dickies. ---End Quote--- those dickies duck pants are nothing like carharts, they are thinner.
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MattPist posted something on here about Dickies work gear.
I recently got some new Dickies duckcloth pants and they seem to be of identical quality compared to my Carrahts, and half the price. With the addition of them being U.S. made, I think whenever I am in the position to buy new gear, it will be Dickies.
those dickies duck pants are nothing like carharts, they are thinner. ]]> boysclubanthem http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/9381-comparison-carhartt-prada-vs-walls-gear-bibs-coveralls-coats-etc.html What to pack? http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/3870-what-pack.html Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:03:48 GMT tyvek house wrap, it's easy to come by, waterproof, breatheable and small as shit... get it from any construction site. think of it as free goretex ]]> Kalalau http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/3870-what-pack.html bringing flick knives into Canada/US http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/11922-bringing-flick-knives-into-canada-us.html Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:32:46 GMT I wouldn't recommend dismantling. It looks like you're intentionally smuggling and is an invitation to be hassled.

I just leave my knife in the pocket of the dirty jeans in my pack like I didn't even think about it. I've never had one confiscated.

Customs can confiscate anything they want to though, and you'll never win the argument, so if you've got a knife or anything else you don't want to risk losing you probably ought to mail it across the boarder. ]]> cranberrydavid http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/11922-bringing-flick-knives-into-canada-us.html Should I bring my iPhone? http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/10822-should-i-bring-my-iphone.html Mon, 02 Aug 2010 05:27:03 GMT hd video, decent stills, gps, mobile internet, compass, millions of useful apps (knot tying, fire building), and also a phone when/ if you need it. with one of those solar chargers, you're set. i say take it. just don't flash it around. ]]> nothingcoolatall http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/10822-should-i-bring-my-iphone.html What to do with the stuff you cant pack around... http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/11838-what-do-stuff-you-cant-pack-around.html Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:40:32 GMT lash them to your dog! lash them to your dog! ]]> bananathrash http://squattheplanet.com/getting-there/equipment-gear/11838-what-do-stuff-you-cant-pack-around.html