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Planning a camping trip in Colorado and I need to get new sleeping bags for the kids. I hate to buy a kids bag size when they'll probably outgrow them in a few years. Do you see any issues getting adult sizes for them now? I realize they'll be swimming in them and probably won't stay as warm?

Two kids per bag. You'll only need, what, like 8 or 9 bags then, no?

Two kids per bag. You'll only need, what, like 8 or 9 bags then, no?

my initial thought was just wrap everyone in a tarp to make a kid burrito.

I just bought a 10x10ft EZ-Up and a tent that's made specifically for it. It's awesome in that I can get a 5x8ft air mattress in there no problem. But when I was using it I realized it's going to be hard as hell to keep it warm in the winter given the volume of air in there. The pyramid ceiling is like 8 feet high.

Planning a camping trip in Colorado and I need to get new sleeping bags for the kids. I hate to buy a kids bag size when they'll probably outgrow them in a few years. Do you see any issues getting adult sizes for them now? I realize they'll be swimming in them and probably won't stay as warm?

The ones we bought for our kids were kid sized, but they were still too big for them. Your kids are older I believe, so perhaps going with the adult size won't be such a bad idea. Besides, you could always layer them up with clothes if you think they'll get cold.

going to greenwood state park to camp for 4th of july weekend. pros: ill be camping during the most American weekend of the year cons: ill be within a half hour drive of university park, pa

I was really spoiled in Wisconsin in that I lived in a town that was connected to the statewide rails to trail system. Do we have anything like that here in western PA? I like the idea of trail riding but want to minimize dealing with roads and traffic.

not sure if serious

not sure if serious

Yeah, there are an absolute ton of rail trail opportunities in Western PA. I really want to do the one from DC To Pittsburgh some day.

The one I used to ride on when I was a kid in Armbrust/United/Mt. Pleasant etc ran through private property and has since been overtaken by nature. Some of the other trails I looked at used a considerable amount of roadway to connect to parts of the trail. Other than crossings, the one I used to use in WI had no roadway intrusion.

I'll look around on Google.

The five star trail in Greensburg is still going strong but it isn't a long trail.

The Westmoreland county heritage trail has made a lot of progress in the past few years

i don't know a lot about the Montour and panhandle trails but they seem to be popular with people in the west/south. same with the one that runs along the allgheny across from freeport

and obviously the yough river trail/great Allegheny passage is legit

The Freeport to Butler trail is nice. Not as scenic as the GAP, but much less traffic

I was really spoiled in Wisconsin in that I lived in a town that was connected to the statewide rails to trail system. Do we have anything like that here in western PA? I like the idea of trail riding but want to minimize dealing with roads and traffic.

https://www.gaptrail.org/

A pretty nice rail trail if you wanted to head north:

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/penn ... iver-trail

And a great, paved, little more challenging than a rail trail, ride around Lake Wilhelm:

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/penn ... helm-trail

We mostly ride singletrack. Wilhelm is the only paved trail we've found with a couple pretty decent climbs.

I'm on the Yough River Trail and can give you any info you need on it. As someone mentioned it's part of the great Allegheny passage.

A branch of it is the sheepskin trail and another branch the Coal and Coke trail. Pretty sure you can go from at least Greensburg to ohiopyle (and beyond) almost exclusively on trails.

Love the AllTrails app Willie Kool. Used it on our trip to Quebec and found some amazing trails.

There is a video circulating around the Facebook of a group of rafters heading over ohiopyle falls the other day. The river was absolutely raging. They are so lucky to be alive.

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There is a video circulating around the Facebook of a group of rafters heading over ohiopyle falls the other day. The river was absolutely raging. They are so lucky to be alive.

A group of us did a guided tour with the Laurel Highlands company and had an absolute blast about five years ago. It was a torrential downpour on the river and that made it even more fun. That said, I cannot imagine renting a raft and going out unguided when the river is raging like that. Idiots. At least they all had life jackets on.

Yeah that river is probably 5 feet swollen further than it should be. We had a TON of rain here on Thursday and Friday. And they usually let water out of the damn on Fridays to prepare for the weekend boating sessions.

need new hiking shoes, waterproof or not? what say ye?

that boat was unguided? plant/grow

why would you not get waterproof shoes?

Source of the post why would you not get waterproof shoes?

they can be pretty hot and unbreathable during the summer, but then again weather in western pa is basically rainy spring for 7 months now

Imo, waterproof is best for hiking in the snow.

I have a pair of waterproof boots that I use in the snow, and use my Keen safety boots for all other weather.

My Keen Braddock steel toes are waterproof...