I'm sure this is bound to be a popular topic, but has anyone tried using their cell phone as a GPS? This obviously won't be my group's only means of navigation, and I think someone else will be bringing a traditional GPS as well as our normal topo maps. I have a Droid X that operates a separate GPS ...

I second that. I took that same set with me Tonto Creek and despite keeping them relatively protected in a garbage bag most of the time, they didn't fare so well just sitting on top of my wet pack at camp. They're good for a bag within a bag within a bag... more of a stuff sack than anything.

That's the post I ran into earlier. I'll have to experiment with what I've got and see if I can get similar results. It doesn't look as if West Clear Creek will be as rough as Tonto Creek, so maybe we won't be hucking our packs so often. If so, trying to use a rain fly strapped over my pad on the ou...

I only saw incidential mention of this in some triplogs and couldn't find an actual topic, so I figured I'd start one up. Last year when I did Tonto Creek, I used garbage bags as a pack liner and water noodles strapped to the outside to help float my gear. I had a 70 lb pack, so "floating"...

I did Tonto Creek last year with the large black plastic bags as a pack liner, secured with hair ties. It worked alright, but I'm glad I brought extra bags, because my gear would stretch and rip the bags, when unpacking and repacking. I've got a trip coming up to West Clear Creek, and decided to go ...