Thru-hikes of the John Muir Trail and High Sierra Trail Trans San Diego County Trail (150 miles from the Salton Sea to Torrey Pines Beach) 1500 miles on the PCT Loowit Trail (38 miles) around Mount Saint Helens, WA 800-mile thru-hike of the Arizona Trail (see our full Arizona Trail gear list ) guiding overnight backpacking trips in Big Sur, California on a one-week winter hike in February in Central Oregon in the Coeur dAlene National Forest in the Idaho Panhandle on numerous backpacking trips in the Sierra Nevada mountain range including the Emigrant Wilderness north of Yosemite, Sequoia National Park, and in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains on camping and backpacking trips in Joshua Tree National Park and Anza Borrego Desert State Park We evaluated stoves for weight, ease of use, fast boil, stability, fuel efficiency, reliability, noise, compactness and ease of packing, flame control, and price
Sid1 provided insights into potential faults with temperature and MAP sensors, suggesting diagnostic pathways
Place bowls of activated charcoal around the room to help absorb lingering smoke odours
We measure sound levels generated For noise levels, we use a commercial sound meter from 3 ft
Assess readiness
