Hiking Boots/Shoes Recommendations?

Hiking boot recommendations?

Any recommendations for women's hiking shoes?

[Request] Hiking/outdoorsy style shoes that can handle lots of walking on concrete

Cold and wet weather hiking boots recommendations?

I am in need of a new pair of trail/hiking boots.

Hiking Boots for heavy use during the summer

Good pair of hiking shoes?

[Request] waterproof hiking shoes

[request] - Good quality walking shoes.

Hello Redditors. I'm in search of a classy yet extremely durable pair of hiking boots to take backpacking around the world for 12+ months with.

Hiking boots recommendations

Men's three season "urban hiker" (like Merrell MOAB but longer lasting)

BIFL Hiking boots for women

Hiking boots with good traction and can stand up to abuse.

Looking for a good pair of shoes for my weird feet

Request - Hiking Sandals

Request: Hiking Boots

Comfortable and cushiony shoes for walking on pavement 10KM/couple hours a day (UK)

Hiking sandals that last?

[Request] Powerful dishwasher with sanitize function?

I want the best god damned dishwasher money can buy.

Looking for the best, easiest to operate, cheapest dishwasher - Recommendation?

[Request] Best countertop dishwasher for reasonable price?

Can anyone recommend a good dishwasher?

Countertop/Portable Dishwasher

[Request] Dishwasher &lt;$1k Australian with QOL features and low water use

Dishwasher for Second Home

My friend bought a house with this KichenAid dishwasher from 1974. He says it works better than any of the other ones he has owned. He just has to convince his wife not to replace it.

What's a good Panel ready dishwasher under $1k?

Best socket set on the market $100-$150

[Request] Socket wrenches

I need a recommendation for a tool set that should last a lifetime. [Request]

Looking for a Mechanics tool set.

23 years later; GM Goodwrench socket set.

A Starter/Lifetime Tool set

Basic screwdriver set needed

Mechanic Tools that are BIFL

Trying to fill a tool roll for my truck and would like input on BFL tools like wrenches, pliers, socket sets, etc.

BIFL: Mastercraft ratchet set with lifetime warranty. Got it at 14, im 31. Went thru more abuse than you think!

Looking to upgrade my home hand tools

Was told to post this here. Husky 270pc toolset from Home Depot for $99, normally $199. Lifetime warranty too

[Request] Ratchet/Wrench/Etc tool set for home/bicycle/general use

Thoughts on a Honda Accord V6 2007?

2010 Honda Accord worth the buy?

Thoughts on a 2008 Honda accord v6 coupe EX-L?

2014 honda accord ??

After an initial round of research it seems like Honda Accord Hybrid is the right answer, but I want to pressure test that with you guys

2014 Accord V6 Touring (any thoughts?)

Which car ?

me again. 2010 2dr honda accord, 122k miles for $5,800. just want a reliable first car, thoughts?

Want to buy an Accord, any suggestions?

2020/2021 Honda Accord LX - Tell Me About Your Likes/Dislikes

Compact - Midsize suv

best small/midsize suv?

Looking for a used (06-14) reliable compact/mid-size SUV

compact/mid size suv

Midsize SUV

Recommendations for midsized SUVs to look at

Compact to Mid-Size SUV

Small to mid-size suv suggestions?

Midsize vehicle for three kids

Mid-Size SUV

Just tried a Lotus Elise Cup 250, driving impressions !

Dan Neil reviews Lotus Emira: As Good As It Gets

Considering a Lotus Elise - USA

How affordable are Lotus Elises from the 2005-2012 model year?

Lotus Exige Sport Final Edition review: farewell, Exige

I wanna know everything you know about a 2005 Lotus Elise

My Lotus Evora Review

Lotus retail sales up 24% in best performance for a decade

2022 Lotus Emira Looks to Be One of the Brand's Best

PURCHASING A LOTUS — Need Tips + Advice.

Looking for a good rpg/action adventure with a good story and good characters

Deep long rpgs?

Looking for a story-focused RPG

Looking for a complex RPG

Fantasy games with an detailed and immersive world?

[WSIB] I am in search for a open world RPG that will keep me busy for hundreds of hours.

Open world game with huge map, lots of things to do, and great graphics

WSIB Feeling a bit of an rpg lull and want something exciting like old school BioWare with a engaging story that doesn’t take 100 hours to play.

WSIB: long, immersive games with high quality storytelling and writing

looking for an open-world rpg

[WSIB] A turn based strategy game that isn’t 4X

Turn-based strategy game

Turn-based strategy games

[WSIB] Small-scale, medieval, strategy game, featuring pikemen and cavalry

(WSIB) Turn-based ”wargaming” game

[WSIB] Turn Based Strategy games

WSIB if I want a strategy game for dummies

WSIB Strategic Rpg

[WSIB] Good offline strategy/(ish) games?

What are some good "smaller scale to control, but still feel large scale battle" tactical / strategy games?

Bullet Hell-Type Games: Atomicrops vs. I, Dracula: Genesis vs. Others?

WSIB if i want a completely story driven indie game but have already played undertale and oneshot (preferably similar to those 2)

Post apocalyptic enthusiast, Underrail or Atom RPG?

[SIB] Undermine or Atomicrops

WSIB if I like "Run into things, need to grow in power/special items to move further so I come back after unlocking said element" type of games.

Blsoodborne or Resident evil 2 ?

What should I buy? Animal Crossing: New Horizons or Doom: Eternal

[WSIB] Fast-paced top-down roguelikes?

[SIB] I Hate Running Backwards or Planetary Dustoff? Or something else?

SIB Nuclear Throne?

What can you recommend for minimizing pores?

I know you can’t get rid of pores but I’m wondering is there anyway to make them smaller? I use La Roche Posay products. They keep my acne mostly at bay but I feel like my pores are just so large. Part of it is genetic, but just wondering if there’s anything else I can do at home to help. Thanks!

OPEN PORES- WHAT TO DO? IS THERE ANY PRODUCT I CAN USE?

What skincare products have you used that helped with large pores?

What is the best thing to use to tighten pores on your face?

Can anyone tell me why my pores are so huge and what I can do to minimize them?

How to reduce pores.

Hey guys, how do I make my pores not look like this? Info in comments (deleted and reposted for an error in the title)

Pores reduction tips?

Advice for shrinking pores on and around nose?

[sun care] sunscreen that doesn’t irritate rosacea and perioral dermatitis

[Sun Care] Looking for sunscreen that doesn't irritate Rosacea

Sunscreen recommendations for rosacea

Looking for a sunscreen for my acne prone skin.

[Sun Care] looking for a sunscreen that works well for people with Eczema.

Desperate for a good sunscreen

Looking for a Daily Suncreen

I’ve tried them all and I still can’t find my holy grail for my dry rosacea skin. Any other recommendations?

Sunscreen, eczema and makeup, Help [Sun care]

[Sun Care] Help with not being able to use Sunscreen

How can i stop a really greasy face?

How to best defeat oily skin?

Is there any long-lasting solution for oily face?

Oily Face -&gt; Wash Face -&gt; More Oily

Extremely oily skin

Y’all know some sort of cream or product I can buy to make my face less greasy looking?

super oily face help needed

Oily Skin— please help!

Really oily skin

How to have less oily skin?

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Offering quieter, more supportive sleep at a tiny packed size, Tensor ultralight sleeping pad stands apart as the ultimate backcountry adventurer’s best friend. Updated with a zero-profile, micro-adjustable valve and included Vortex pump sack, NEMO's lightest sleeping pad uses premium 20D fabrics to shave grams without sacrificing plush comfort. Spaceframe baffles offer unparalleled stability, weight distribution, and a quieter sleeping experience by using low-stretch die-cut trusses to eliminate springiness and keeping your elbows and hips from poking through to the ground. Insulated versions are updated with two layers of suspended Thermal Mirror metalized film, resulting in a lighter, remarkably quiet sleeping pad as compared to the competition, which can be noisy and crinkly at night.

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Nemo is perhaps best known for their backpacking tents, but they’ve assembled a solid lineup of quality sleeping pads. The Tensor Insulated is a case in point, combining a lightweight and packable build with a comfortable sleeping platform and generous 3 inches of cushion that nicely isolate you from the ground below. For reference, this is a notable half-inch increase over the popular Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XLite below, which is particularly beneficial for side sleepers. We also love Nemo’s intuitive Vortex pump sack that requires very little effort: Simply snap it onto the flat, micro-adjustable valve, blow lightly into the opening, and roll the collar down to force air into the mat. All in all, the Tensor’s blend of comfort, build quality, and ease of use make it a standout on the market.

It’s worth noting that we had the aforementioned XLite in this top spot until recently, but the Tensor Insulated has overtaken it for a few key reasons. For starters, the Therm-a-Rest’s included pump sack can’t match the speed or convenience of the Tensor’s bag, and the XLite’s internal baffling means it’s louder and crinklier throughout the night. Additionally, despite a slightly thinner 20-denier fabric (the XLite’s is 30D), the Tensor has proven to be similarly durable in our experience while coming in at $10 less. And with a recent update, the Nemo now has an identical R-value of 4.2 (the non-insulated version checks in with an R-value of 2.5). You do save a little weight with the Therm-a-Rest, but many will find the Tensor’s extra cushion worth the tradeoffs (ourselves included).See the Nemo Tensor Insulated

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Ultimately if you got your load lighter that would allow you to carry more for her if need be.

Some people use 2 person quilts. It’s certainly lighter. But it might not work if one person sleeps colder than the other. I’ve never done this

 But it might not work if one person sleeps colder than the other. I’ve never done this.

Title says it all. My wife hurt her back and shoulder and while she loves hiking and the wondrous outdoors, she can't carry much comfortably for the foreseeable future.

I've already got a pretty good UL gear addiction ([https://lighterpack.com/r/7lvrbl](https://lighterpack.com/r/7lvrbl)) but I figured I could take on more weight so she could carry less. 

**So to the question(s)**

* What efficiencies can be gained by packing for 2 instead of 1? Are 2 person sleeping sleep systems better than 2x one person equivalents?
* Are there any light packs out there that would put less stress on the lady's back/shoulder? I'm considering packing all the light &amp; soft stuff separately from the heavy/poky bits (ie on my poor back).
* What's considered the best UL sleeping pad for *comfort*? I'm willing to lie on rocks if it saves oz but comfort wins here.

<div class="md">Title says it all. My wife hurt her back and shoulder and while she loves hiking and the wondrous outdoors, she can&#39;t carry much comfortably for the foreseeable future.

I&#39;ve already got a pretty good UL gear addiction (<a href="https://lighterpack.com/r/7lvrbl">https://lighterpack.com/r/7lvrbl</a>) but I figured I could take on more weight so she could carry less. 

So to the question(s)

<ul>
<li>What efficiencies can be gained by packing for 2 instead of 1? Are 2 person sleeping sleep systems better than 2x one person equivalents?</li>
<li>Are there any light packs out there that would put less stress on the lady&#39;s back/shoulder? I&#39;m considering packing all the light &amp; soft stuff separately from the heavy/poky bits (ie on my poor back).</li>
<li>What&#39;s considered the best UL sleeping pad for comfort? I&#39;m willing to lie on rocks if it saves oz but comfort wins here.</li>
</ul>
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Ultralight (so my wife doesn't have to carry much)

 but I know people who have had this pad for years now and haven't had a problem with that. I've had the pad myself for almost eight months now and haven't had any problems and I've opened and closed this valve probably 100 to 200 times already. Sustainability and ethics is I think one of the most important topics when it comes to gear or any purchase that you're making and I've had some conversations with Nemo and I've been very interested in the ways that they're looking to improve the sustainability and ethical manufacturing of their products. First up, they audit their manufacturing processes and with that they look to make sure that their products are being made as sustainably as possible, as well as making sure that human rights are being maintained at their manufacturing plants

 There's a little rubber grommet at the end of the inflation bag here. You just stick that into the valve until it clicks in and then there's a narrow opening at the top and you just blow into that from about six inches away. Six inches to a foot away and it'll inflate the bag using the Bernoulli effect, so it creates a vortex that sucks air into the bag. that means you have to use less breath in order to get air into the bag and then inflate the pad

 But enough talking with an empty sleeping pad here. Let's use the inflation bag here and get it inflated. There's a little rubber grommet at the end of the inflation bag here. You just stick that into the valve until it clicks in and then there's a narrow opening at the top and you just blow into that from about six inches away

 So what you get with this sleeping pad is the stuff sack as well as an inflation bag that you can use. You get a little bit of a repair kit in here as well that just has some some patching materials. and then here is the inflation sack that you can use to blow up the pad and it works really, really well and we'll go over that a little bit here. All of this together weighs 615 grams, but the pad alone weighs 540 grams on my scale, which is the same as what Nemo advertises, which is really good

NEMO TENSOR Sleeping Pad Review | Best Sleeping Pad? |

 Also check out places like Mountain Steals and Backcountry for other sales this weekend.

Like others have said, get the a new pad, a quilt and a lighter pack. I would recommend UGQ Bandit quilt and the Osprey Exos 58 pack. Once you use that suspension system on the Osprey and don’t end up with swamp back after a long day of hiking, there’s no going back. Get the Xlite large pad or Nemo Tensor if you’re a bigger person or a side sleeper

I've been getting more into backpacking this season vs car camping, and with the onslaught of sales from REI/backcountry et al this weekend I'm looking to finally pull the trigger on swapping out some overweight/bulky car-camping gear for something more reasonably sized so I feel like less of a jenga tower on the trail. But I'm getting overwhelmed with the options and what to attack first. 

[https://lighterpack.com/r/4i1a3b](https://lighterpack.com/r/4i1a3b)

Obvious candidates for replacement are the big ones - sleeping pad (3lbs 7 oz), sleeping bag (also 3lbs 7 oz), and tent + footprint (4lbs 8oz), for a combined 12 lbs. 

&amp;#x200B;

On sleeping pads, I'm a tosser/turner/side sleeper, but I tend to run warm. Prioritize comfort/not falling off, and not much bothered by noise (tend to use earplugs anyway). Haven't tried closed-cell pads but am open to them. Likely plan to lash to outside of pack so being ultra-compact is not a concern, though would prefer smaller than my current one, which is a beast.

On sleeping bags, since I'm a tosser/turner, I'm concerned about mummy-style bags, but they seem extremely popular. My current bag is rated a 30f, and I don't think I've ever (or intend to any time soon) camp in environments that come close to testing that limit. Was looking at REI's deal of the day [https://www.rei.com/rei-garage/product/187401/kelty-cosmic-40-sleeping-bag](https://www.rei.com/rei-garage/product/187401/kelty-cosmic-40-sleeping-bag) and trying to decide if shedding 2 lbs, losing 10f, and trying a mummy bag is a winning formula for only $70.

On tents, I really like my current one for ease of setup, warmth, and spaciousness (a bit overkill for one person though). But the weight is a drag, and I'd like something with a vestibule. 

Where can I get the most bang for my buck this weekend? Appreciate any thoughts!

<div class="md">I&#39;ve been getting more into backpacking this season vs car camping, and with the onslaught of sales from REI/backcountry et al this weekend I&#39;m looking to finally pull the trigger on swapping out some overweight/bulky car-camping gear for something more reasonably sized so I feel like less of a jenga tower on the trail. But I&#39;m getting overwhelmed with the options and what to attack first. 

<a href="https://lighterpack.com/r/4i1a3b">https://lighterpack.com/r/4i1a3b</a>

Obvious candidates for replacement are the big ones - sleeping pad (3lbs 7 oz), sleeping bag (also 3lbs 7 oz), and tent + footprint (4lbs 8oz), for a combined 12 lbs. 

&#x200B;

On sleeping pads, I&#39;m a tosser/turner/side sleeper, but I tend to run warm. Prioritize comfort/not falling off, and not much bothered by noise (tend to use earplugs anyway). Haven&#39;t tried closed-cell pads but am open to them. Likely plan to lash to outside of pack so being ultra-compact is not a concern, though would prefer smaller than my current one, which is a beast.

On sleeping bags, since I&#39;m a tosser/turner, I&#39;m concerned about mummy-style bags, but they seem extremely popular. My current bag is rated a 30f, and I don&#39;t think I&#39;ve ever (or intend to any time soon) camp in environments that come close to testing that limit. Was looking at REI&#39;s deal of the day <a href="https://www.rei.com/rei-garage/product/187401/kelty-cosmic-40-sleeping-bag">https://www.rei.com/rei-garage/product/187401/kelty-cosmic-40-sleeping-bag</a> and trying to decide if shedding 2 lbs, losing 10f, and trying a mummy bag is a winning formula for only $70.

On tents, I really like my current one for ease of setup, warmth, and spaciousness (a bit overkill for one person though). But the weight is a drag, and I&#39;d like something with a vestibule. 

Where can I get the most bang for my buck this weekend? Appreciate any thoughts!
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Looking to shed some weight/bulk on my sleep/shelter system with these memorial day sales - suggestions?

 Or once it's installed, you can open up the top and you have a stopper so you can breathe into this stop and none of the air escapes. So I will go ahead begin inflating this and let's count together how many breaths it takes. I'm getting warm. This is going to take a while

 The valve is open, just the top layer and none of the air is escaping. The yellow side is the front, the gray side is the bottom. Before going any further in this episode, let's go over some stats concerning this pad. First off, there are numerous versions of this sleeping pad

 You can lay on this any way that you want to and you don't have to worry about feeling the ground underneath you. As soon as you lay down on this, you begin feeling your heat radiating back to you and that's thanks to the insulation that aluminum film on the inside. The only time that you will feel the ground is like say if you sit up and you have only the butt pushing into the earth, you will feel it then. But with your body on the pad you do not feel anything at all

 I'm getting warm. This is going to take a while. All right. So we're at 20 and I'm dizzy, so we're looking at 22 23 breaths depending on how firm you want this so you can see there

The Most Comfortable Sleeping Pad I Have EVER USED - Insulated Nemo Tensor Ultralight Sleeping Pad

 I'm looking for minor improvements mostly (I can't really see a pathway to 10lb BPW without dropping big money on DCF gear) and making sure I have reasonable climate protection. Less weight would be nice, as I'd like to skip the onion valley resupply but I just don't know how my body will respond to that kind of altitude to do that kind of mileage. I'm a fairly competent runner but at sea level. Thanks for the input!

That depends where the hip pain is at. If the hip pain is at the bottom of the sleeping side, you'll want a thicker but deflated pad. This is caused by the sleeping pad being too hard and deflating it will help. In the case that your hip feels cold after deflating, get a CCF or something soft and place it under your hip area

Hi everyone, I'm really starting to suffer on a night with hip pain (I'm a side sleeper). I feel like I'm waking up constantly to roll over on to my other side. Wake up and repeat. I have a thermarest neoair. I find I'm unable to sleep on my back or front.

Any ideas or solutions to help with this? Anyone tried sleeping pills to help them sleep when camping. I'm reluctant to do this in case there is something I need to deal with in the night. I have recently introduced my son (9) to the hobby and would be worried about not hearing him if he needed me in the night.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

<div class="md">Hi everyone, I&#39;m really starting to suffer on a night with hip pain (I&#39;m a side sleeper). I feel like I&#39;m waking up constantly to roll over on to my other side. Wake up and repeat. I have a thermarest neoair. I find I&#39;m unable to sleep on my back or front.

Any ideas or solutions to help with this? Anyone tried sleeping pills to help them sleep when camping. I&#39;m reluctant to do this in case there is something I need to deal with in the night. I have recently introduced my son (9) to the hobby and would be worried about not hearing him if he needed me in the night.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Edit: Thank you everyone for all the help and suggestions. So I have an update and my hand has been forced. I tested the Neoair for leaks but couldn&#39;t find any, however while it was drying my son sat on it (light as a feather daddy) and all the ribs at the top have come unglued/welded giving me a huge pillow. It also deflated over night. So now I&#39;m in the market for a thicker mat and probably a warmer one too. I agree with many comments that comfort trumps weight. I&#39;m tempted by many of the suggested mats and now have a good shopping list to consider. I&#39;m 6 foot 4 but skinny so need a long mat but doesn&#39;t need to be wide.

I&#39;m from the UK so hammocks are out of the question I&#39;m afraid. Certainly where I live (Yorkshire Dales) there are very few woodlands left.

I have started a new regime of stretching my hip and yoga. I&#39;m also practicing sleeping on my back which went surprisingly well last night.
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Hip pain waking me up.

 You cant call them because they have a permanent voicemail system that automatically comes on and they never called back. It’s just ridiculous that you cannot back up your product better with this price tag. You will be better served by doing more investigating on sleeping pads and staying away from this one. Buyer Beward

I paid how much for this thing????

 Don't let it blow around. Be gentle on it. Don't flop down on it with boots or jeans with rivets.

COMFORTABLE, Quiet, Lightweight, Packs down easily and compactly, easy enough with a bit of  to inflate bit of practice, good insulating qualities (I've slept on it in the snow at 20 degrees F).

Sigh... Everything is a compromise.

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NEMO Tensor Ultralight Insulated Sleeping Pad Review

Note that white gas stoves usually do not include the fuel bottle. They have multiple sizes available, so pick the right size for your weight and fuel capacity needs. 

 It is identical to the Tasmanian except it is green and is $50 cheaper. You can also get cashback from activejunky.com. 

#2: I wouldn't buy that bag. -20 in a synthetic is highly suspect. To reach that bag rating, even for lower limit, in a synthetic bag would require a 7 or 8lb bag with an enormous pack size. AlPS does NOT astm teat their bags

 If you are car camping then you can get a propane to lindel adapter as propane has much better vapor pressure than isobutane; the tanks are just very heavy. 

 To reach that bag rating, even for lower limit, in a synthetic bag would require a 7 or 8lb bag with an enormous pack size. AlPS does NOT astm teat their bags. Yup, its over 8lbs. That is way too big and heavy IMO

I'm going to Yellowstone by myself in December. This will be my first winter camping trip, but I have been solo camping in the other seasons many times and am very comfortable being in the woods alone. Also, I live in the midwest and it will be damn cold here before I go, so I plan to do a test run with all my gear for one night in my backyard just to make sure I have confidence in all my equipment and don't find out at Yellowstone when I'm already out there in the dark.

**Gear that I already have that will be adequate for winter camping:**

Snow shoes

Winter Clothes (except for boots, maybe, see below)

**Gear that I know I need and plan to purchase soon:**

4-season tent: [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0842RRYK2/ref=ox\_sc\_act\_title\_2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;th=1](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0842RRYK2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;th=1)

\-20C sleeping bag: [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077NR4VCZ/ref=crt\_ewc\_title\_dp\_3?ie=UTF8&amp;smid=A3990AEF5P5O3H&amp;th=1](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077NR4VCZ/ref=crt_ewc_title_dp_3?ie=UTF8&amp;smid=A3990AEF5P5O3H&amp;th=1)

Sleeping Pad: [https://www.moosejaw.com/product/therm-a-rest-neoair-xtherm-max-sleeping-pad\_10551109](https://www.moosejaw.com/product/therm-a-rest-neoair-xtherm-max-sleeping-pad_10551109)

Is this pad excessive? Can I go cheaper and still get a decent one?

**Gear that I'm not sure about:**

I have normal hiking boots (Salomon) and some good warm socks, but I am pretty sure I will need heavier boots with insulation, no? I have a good pair of insulated boots that I wear when I go hunting, but those are pretty damn heavy and I'm generally sitting still in a duck blind or in a tree stand when I wear those. I'm sort of assuming they will be too heavy if I wear them hiking all day (800g of insulation) and I will sweat in them. Any recommendations for boots if I plan to moving around pretty much all day?

Camping Stove: I generally use a little canister stove but I know that won't cut it for this outing, so I plan on buying a white gas stove. There seem to be so many options it can be a little overwhelming. Any recommendations on a decent one? 

Sled? I don't plan on doing any crazy insane terrain hikes. It seems like a sled would be a good idea, but I've never hiked with one before so I'm curious how much weight should I reasonably be expecting to pull? For reference, I'm an athletic male and I usually bring way too much gear with me on normal hikes (like 70+ pounds in my backpack, especially if I get duped into carrying some of my wife's gear) so I can handle some weight, but I am just trying to get a feel for what "normal" is for this type of outing. 

Should I bring just enough water for the first half day and plan to melt snow in a pot the whole time after that? I just assume anything I bring will freeze pretty quick, so it seems useless to pack water.

<div class="md">I&#39;m going to Yellowstone by myself in December. This will be my first winter camping trip, but I have been solo camping in the other seasons many times and am very comfortable being in the woods alone. Also, I live in the midwest and it will be damn cold here before I go, so I plan to do a test run with all my gear for one night in my backyard just to make sure I have confidence in all my equipment and don&#39;t find out at Yellowstone when I&#39;m already out there in the dark.

Gear that I already have that will be adequate for winter camping:

Snow shoes

Winter Clothes (except for boots, maybe, see below)

Gear that I know I need and plan to purchase soon:

4-season tent: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0842RRYK2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;th=1">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0842RRYK2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;th=1</a>

-20C sleeping bag: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077NR4VCZ/ref=crt_ewc_title_dp_3?ie=UTF8&amp;smid=A3990AEF5P5O3H&amp;th=1">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077NR4VCZ/ref=crt_ewc_title_dp_3?ie=UTF8&amp;smid=A3990AEF5P5O3H&amp;th=1</a>

Sleeping Pad: <a href="https://www.moosejaw.com/product/therm-a-rest-neoair-xtherm-max-sleeping-pad_10551109">https://www.moosejaw.com/product/therm-a-rest-neoair-xtherm-max-sleeping-pad_10551109</a>

Is this pad excessive? Can I go cheaper and still get a decent one?

Gear that I&#39;m not sure about:

I have normal hiking boots (Salomon) and some good warm socks, but I am pretty sure I will need heavier boots with insulation, no? I have a good pair of insulated boots that I wear when I go hunting, but those are pretty damn heavy and I&#39;m generally sitting still in a duck blind or in a tree stand when I wear those. I&#39;m sort of assuming they will be too heavy if I wear them hiking all day (800g of insulation) and I will sweat in them. Any recommendations for boots if I plan to moving around pretty much all day?

Camping Stove: I generally use a little canister stove but I know that won&#39;t cut it for this outing, so I plan on buying a white gas stove. There seem to be so many options it can be a little overwhelming. Any recommendations on a decent one?

Sled? I don&#39;t plan on doing any crazy insane terrain hikes. It seems like a sled would be a good idea, but I&#39;ve never hiked with one before so I&#39;m curious how much weight should I reasonably be expecting to pull? For reference, I&#39;m an athletic male and I usually bring way too much gear with me on normal hikes (like 70+ pounds in my backpack, especially if I get duped into carrying some of my wife&#39;s gear) so I can handle some weight, but I am just trying to get a feel for what &quot;normal&quot; is for this type of outing.

Should I bring just enough water for the first half day and plan to melt snow in a pot the whole time after that? I just assume anything I bring will freeze pretty quick, so it seems useless to pack water.

I didn&#39;t list every single item I need or have (gps, compass, fire starter, etc), obviously. I&#39;m just trying to make sure I have all the major items I&#39;m not familiar with for winter camping covered.
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First Time Winter Camping

 Like the old Nova, you can flip the fuel tank and allow the flame to go out, insuring that all pressure is relieved from the tank before storing. The stove travels nicely in the pot of my cook kit.

 The new Nova (now with over 50 uses) sports a slightly different hose-to-tank coupler. Both old and new designs are easy to use and have never leaked. The selling point for me with the Nova has always been the location of the burner adjustment valve. Placing the valve directly on the burner instead of on the tank allows instant flame intensity changes

 The selling point for me with the Nova has always been the location of the burner adjustment valve. Placing the valve directly on the burner instead of on the tank allows instant flame intensity changes. Burners with tank mounted valves tend to respond slowly to flame adjustments since the pressure change has to travel through the fuel hose. The Nova provides instant gratification from simmer to full tilt 

Excellent stove, I now have two!

  ,,The Nova and Primus both have solid aluminum vs the brittle MSR plastic pumps...This is probably the largest differentiating factor

Buy One!

,,,,so here i am, it was on sale nice adjustable flame unlike most out there its not just an on or off stove.,,,,if i was shopping all over again I'd still pick this stove

. so about half a million $5 cans of fuel later I started to think I may need something a little better than a pocket rocket.,,,,so here i am, it was on sale nice adjustable flame unlike most out there its not just an on or off stove.,,,,if i was shopping all over again I'd still pick this stove

Just as easy as a canister stove

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