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Barry P (BarryP) - BPL Forum Member

My Locale Eastern Idaho (moved from Midwest)
About Me Electrical Engineer by trade. Hobbies include recumbent bike riding, magic, piano, music compostion and of course backpacking.

Backpack monthly with scouts or other small group. Love the exercise and alertness it brings. Ray Way caught my eye in 2001. My load lightened. Because of that, able to go faster, farther, AND still smell the roses. Love the lightweight insight on this forum. I'm also a Teva sandal backpacker. My feet love them.
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Re: Do you have an "original" Mountainsmith Ghost?
My ‘GHOST’ is more the brown/tannish one. How do you describe that color? The black came out later in Sierra Trading Post when Mountainsmith quit making the Ghosts. This is my son wearing it w...

In GEAR » Do you have an "original" Mountainsmith Ghost?
June 17, 11:50am
Re: water conundrum
“…Steripen that use will have to use a solar charger for anything longer than 4-5 days” Well, I would just bring spare lithium’s. That’s lighter. I’ve been keeping the opti in my bel...

In GEAR » water conundrum
June 12, 5:41pm
Re: Re: Re: Re: Groudsheet Polycro/window insulation film kit $5 at Walmart
“If you get the outdoor rated window kit it wont shrink. The indoor version is made to shrink.” But ‘outdoor’ is about 50% heavier and packs up bigger. The indoor stuff lasts long anyway...

In Gear Deals » Groudsheet Polycro/window insulation film kit $5 at Walmart
June 12, 5:24pm
Re: Long pants or shorts in hot weather??
“…but how can you consider pants to keep cool?” I’m always cooler in shorts; probably because my sweat evaporates faster that way. So if I’m burning up, out come the shorts! -Barry ...

In GEAR » Long pants or shorts in hot weather??
May 30, 12:38pm
Re: Humble blue dye pie
Jama, I love your inquisitiveness. And from your gear list, I can tell you have studied a lot. I like how you went down to the detail--- even a hairband! And you understand your calorie intake. Th...

In GEAR » MSR HyperFlow filter
May 30, 9:22am
Re: Very unpleasant experience with Six Moon Design (SMD)
My purchase with SMD was great but indirect. I saw on the Prolite Gear site they were selling a Swift backpack for $110 that INCLUDED the belt. And they shipped for free! And Prolite shipped it to ...

In GEAR » Very unpleasant experience with Six Moon Design (SMD)
May 29, 10:20am
Re: FS two Western Mountain POD 15 degree sleeping bags
Sold?! I missed it. :(

In Gear Swap » FS two Western Mountain POD 15 degree sleeping bags
May 29, 8:54am
Re: FS two Western Mountain POD 15 degree sleeping bags
pm sent. Thanx, -Barry

In Gear Swap » FS two Western Mountain POD 15 degree sleeping bags
May 28, 10:00am
Re: Take any meds to fall asleep after a medium size hiking day?
+1 on the Melatonin; nature’s hormone. It’s a little less harmful than other drugs. And a few times, if I need a knock out and curb some muscle pain, the Tylenol PM (Vitamin T) does wonders...

In GEAR » Take any meds to fall asleep after a medium size hiking day?
May 22, 9:05am
Re: FS: GoLite Imogene UL3 tent
MB and Chris, I haven’t heard from you in email. See my address in my edited original post. Remember PM doesn’t work. If I don’t hear from you over the weekend (OR ANYONE ELSE), I’ll ship ...

In Gear Swap » FS: GoLite Imogene UL3 tent
May 17, 10:24am

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