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Bradley Attaway (AttaboyBrad) - BPL Forum Member

My Locale San Francisco Bay Area
About Me Born laughing with reckless abandon.

Moved boats, rode motorcycles, beat hard country, sang victory, took photos.

Suffered no fools alive.

Currently working on a punchline to die for.

Feeling lucky.
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All Forum Posts by Bradley Attaway

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Instead of ziplocks...
You could use your water bladders/bottles. I use the fleece lined cuben case from zPacks and fill it with whatever I'm using to carry water on the bottom, a small piece of old Z-Lite CCF for i...

In GEAR » Need Pillow for Stomach Sleeper
May 03, 10:27am
Why not a twin?
I've used the Hexamid Twin with my Z-Poles with great success. I use the 130cm poles so I drop the handle down (as though I were collapsing the poles, but without separating the sections) whic...

In GEAR » ZPacks Hexamid questions
May 02, 5:52pm
As balanced an article as I've seen on the matter.
http://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/asia/nepal/mount-everest/Fight-at-Camp-2-on-Everest.html?page=all

In Mountaineering & Alpinism » Ueli Steck tossed off Everest
May 01, 9:32pm
ZPacks (Made by Goose Feet) hood is excellent.
I've used it several times in conjunction with both quilts and jackets. 1.3oz, 900FP, Pertex Quantum. I used shock cord through the loops on front and back and under my arms to secure it ...

In GEAR » Light down hood?
April 30, 11:31pm
Hexamid++
Crazy light. Excellent precipitation protection with the extended beak. Totally bug proof. Packs to under 6 liters.

In GEAR » Lightest/Most packable 2 person shelter?
April 25, 9:19pm
Fit over Fabric
It doesn't matter what a shirt's made from if it doesn't fit well. Looks like you've got the shape down pretty well, but at my dimensions I pretty much have to go custom to get sle...

In GEAR » Wool Button Down Worn For 100 Days--Kickstarter Project
April 25, 10:39am
It's fine, but no better.
I've got one that came with my Deep Jungle. Used it about 20 nights with a 40F topquilt. It's adequately sized (for me, probably generously sized for anybody else) and has some elastics t...

In Hammocks » HH double bubble pad
April 18, 11:32pm
Fasting
I've experimented with weekend trips without any food at all. I wrestled in high school and fasted to make weight, now it's mostly a willpower thing and to reacquaint myself with how much ...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Calorie deficit to save weight. :)
April 18, 10:31pm
If it's about "reading"
Audiobooks on an iPod nano play for 24 hours on 105MaH battery in a .74oz package. The 3oz external battery I usually use to recharge my iPhone will give me several months of 12 hour days with the...

In GEAR » ipad
April 16, 11:18am
What's your reasoning?
What's your reasoning for the common things you don't bring? Are you using other things to serve the same purpose? In what cases would you bring them? "Not bringing things that most...

In GEAR » Things you don't carry.
April 15, 10:20pm

All Reader Reviews by Bradley Attaway

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Black Diamond Trail Ergo Cork
I've used these poles for nearly a year now and am smitten. For less than a Benjamin you've got a fantastically reliable and ergonomic pole that weighs only 2-3 ounces more than the majority ...

In Trekking Poles
June 29, 9:42am