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I use an Osprey Skarab 24 as my standard day hike bag, I've been very happy with it overall. The only thing I would change about it is adding hip belt pockets, so the Lowe Alpine Eclipse 25 looks nearly identical while adding that feature. I haven't tried that brand personally, but Skarab 24 is gett...

But did you lick it?

Poor little guy

I had no idea they lived in the SGs and would love to see one. All the more reason to hike at night!

I've thought about giving the sandal thing a try, but I'd like to avoid carrying a second set of footwear if possible. I already tape the hell out of my feet before longer hikes (full heel plus big toe, second toe, and little toe) and it helps a little, but not enough. Today I picked up some toe soc...

Thanks! My current to do list has some good hikes, but most aren't quite this long. San Gabriels: N and SW approaches to Iron, Heaton to Baldy and back, Triplet Rocks, Vincent Gap to Ross to Point of Inaccessibility (and then maybe doing those points from East Fork), Sean's Cucamonga 50 challenge. S...

I've been lurking here for about five months and figured this was a good reason to finally join up and make a post. Below is a copy and paste from my post on reddit's /r/socalhiking where tekewin (who posts there as slippery) first mentioned this forum and route. So thanks to him and all of you for ...