Where: The East side of Lake Tahoe from the Mt. Rose Highway looping around Marlette and Hobart Lakes.
When: May 10th and 11th, 2021.
Distance: 36 miles. +4256 / -4256 vertical feet.
Conditions: Highs in the low 60s, overnight low of 27F. Clear skies.
Lighterpack: https://lighterpack.com/r/k3ywy3 My baseweight was 2.99 pounds and my total pack weight was 7.96 pounds.
Useful Pre-Trip Information or Overview: This is my local stomping ground. I know this area very well. This is my go to area for shakedown hikes and early season trips.
Trip Report and Photo Album: https://imgur.com/a/0KEgUSQ
Gear Notes: Copy and pasted from the Imgur post, and I recommend that you just read the Imgur instead, but here you go:
- +My custom made sub 6oz Dandee Pack was very comfortable during this hike! It was my first time using it, so you'll have to wait a bit longer for a full review, but so far I'm in love. It's made from 1.43 DCF and the small extension collar is 0.51 DCF. It's actually kinda nice to see the contents of the pack from the outside, I don't have to search for anything! It's probably because I ordered it with a shorter torso length, but I can't really reach my water bottle pockets. I kept my snacks in one side pocket and my 591ml smartwater + Platypus QuickDraw in the other. My shoulder strap pockets held my cellphone in one and water pouch in the other. The stitching and build quality are very good. It has a minimal bungee sternum strap and has the option to attach a CCF pad to the front of the pack via bungee cords. Dandee Packs ( u/gigabitty ) makes amazing custom packs and was great to work with.
- +First out of my Dandee Pack is the 25.8 gram Aliexpress sitpad that I bought for $1.41. It was the real MVP of this trip!
- +So far the Platypus Quickdraw water filter has been working great. It has a higher flow rate than my Sawyer Squeeze, but it's still to early to tell if the Quickdraw will last as long. I like that it has a flip cap on the clean side. I should have brought the dirty side cap along because of the overnight freeze, but I just put it into a ziplock from my foodbag so that I could keep it in my quilt overnight.
- +Next out was my first aid kit. I also keep my Nitecore Tube flashlight in there, which was perfect for this trip. There was no moon, so if I was
Hey all,
I love me some Xul. Occasionally Iโll do a writeup on him, because heโs a fascinating and interesting character, that seems completely mysterious and inscrutable to people. Full warning; this will be extremely long, and thorough. Full disclosure; I love Xul because I played necromancer in D2 for five years. It is my childhood. I am a level 65 Xul, Gold 5, 56% Winrate. These are just my opinions. I am not a financial advisor.
TL;DR - If you see a Xul picking Q, he wants to enable poke damage and disengage. If you see him picking W, he wants to clear the map, and hard engage with swishes. If you see him picking E, he wants to ambush and is praying to God you follow up his roots.
Xul suffered badly from the removal of the specialist role. He was the very last hero to be put into that slot, and almost immediately got removed from there and put into the โbruiserโ category. This, in my view, has been the source of most of peopleโs misunderstandings about what Xul is, and what heโs supposed to do. It puts him in the same category as Sonya, or Artanis; heโs obviously not supposed to be there. He doesnโt go toe to toe with other bruisers, because heโs not supposed to go toe to toe with other bruisers.
To add to Xulโs general confusion, he has this kind of Varian-esque talent spread, which lets him completely change the way he interacts with the game, depending on whatโs being picked. Xul can change from being a terrifying aoe front line, to a straight mage, to a ganking machine. Because Xul offers such wildly different ways to interact with the game, this means that the player will often be at odds with his teammates, all of whom have different ideas of how Xul should be played.
What is consistent with Xul is that you should expect Xul to double soak. This often means, as a Xul, youโll be pitted up against other bruisers. Donโt worry about it. Xul isnโt there to fight Sonya. Xulโs there to kill minions. Once you adjust this in your mind, Xulโs gameplay opens up to you. Donโt try to face fuck Sonya while she drops bombs on you. Safely Q from a distance, clear the lane, disengage, go to the next lane. Occasionally, you can run into the minion wave to clear it with your W while Sonyaโs there, and you use your shield to deflect damage until the wave is gone and you disengage and leave. If this sounds lame to you, then you donโt want to play Xul.
Xul has some of the best waveclear in the game. Very few characters can keep up with him. Even an untalented W
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Sonya and Malthael are the only ones that can even attempt to keep up it feels like.
I rarely see him picked and wonder why.
Is he draft dependend and can be easily countered during draft?
Hey Fam! Even though it is still winter here in Minnesota I've been inspired to reevaluate my XUL gear list for this upcoming year. I've been dabbling in XUL for the past year. I find the idea of carrying such a light load fascinating. I'm curious if y'all have considered or used such light setups. If you have one please share your XUL gear list so we all can nerd out!
I'm open to all suggestions that could lighten my load.
Note: Up to this point I have not been able to sleep on a foam mat on trail thus the inflatable. However, I'm open to all suggestions.
The conditions for this gear
- Summer fair weather trips with temps above 50ยบF (10ยบC)
LighterPack: https://www.lighterpack.com/r/lozfiq
I was playing ranaros and had 50 spell armor from W talen on level 4 and xul gave me damage of half my hp. Both lvl 23. I never understood interaction between armor and poison efects.
Did this a while back, let me know what you think!
https://m.soundcloud.com/scubasteve443/lalassu-xul-rings-of-saturn-vocal-cover?ref=clipboard&p=a&c=1&utm_campaign=social_sharing&utm_medium=text&utm_source=clipboard
Hello.
I am experiencing crashes of Waterfox xul.dll .
Imgur many times
It seems random.
Sometimes it just says "this tab has crashed".
I uninstalled Waterfox then reinstalled it, but the problem still happens.
According to the values, can you tell me if it is related to hardware or something ?
The only change I have done on the computer these last days is updating the motherboard's bios.
Alla Xul Eluโs Necronomichron 2: Dead By Bong is up for preorder on mne.
Jersey + Cd https://www.mnestore.com/AXE-Necronomichron-2-Dead-By-Bong-CD-Pullover-Baseball-Jersey-Pre-Order-Option-6_p_3274.html
All the weed https://www.mnestore.com/AXE-Necronomichron-2-Dead-By-Bong-CD-Smokers-Bundle-Pre-Order-Option-5_p_3275.html
Cd+Tape(random variant) https://www.mnestore.com/AXE-Necronomichron-2-Dead-By-Bong-CD-Cassette-Pre-Order-Option-3_p_3277.html
Necronomichron 1&2 cd bundle
https://www.mnestore.com/AXE-Necronomichron-2-Dead-By-Bong-CD-Necronomichron-CD-Pre-Order-Option-2_p_3278.html
The topic of the week thread is a place to focus on the practical side of ultralight hiking. We hope it will generate some really in depth and thoughtful discussion with less of a spotlight on individual pieces gear and more focus on technique.
Each week we will post a new topic for everyone to discuss. We hope people will participate by offering advice, asking questions and sharing stories related to that topic.
This is a place for newbies and experienced hikers alike.
This weeks topic is - Pushing the limits of Ultralight XUL / SUL: Stories, theories, do's and don'ts, tips and tricks, getting started, lessons learnt.
