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Matthew Swierkowski (Berserker) - BPL Forum Member
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Re: new hiker Certain portions of the AT have provisions for hanging food. I believe there are bear cables at all of the shelters in GSMNP, and there are also bear cables in GA. NJ has bear boxes (kinda like t... |
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Re: New Guy . . .be gentle :) 1. Don't have that pack so can't comment. 2. I line my pack with a trash compactor bag and just stuff my sleeping bag down in there without the stuff sack. 3. If you want to be entert... |
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Re: New Balance 910v1 and 1210 (Leadville) I bought a pair of the 1210s and did a 38 mile hike in them last weekend. I found them to be a great pair of shoes. They are light, but have a decent amount of cushioning as well as stability. I... |
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Re: Water treatment I use the Steripen Opti with Aqua Mira for backup. I don't know your location (I assume you are in the US), but you can mail order the CR123 batteries and get them for a reasonable price. I g... |
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New Balance 910v1 and 1210 (Leadville) Has anyone on here tried either one of these shoes yet? I'm particularly interested in comments on the 1210. Both shoes look similar, but I have read comments online that state that the 1210 ... |
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Still for sale Ha ha, you're shot in the dark actually was successful...PM Sent. For anyone else interested I'll be giving Robb first dibs, but if something falls through there I just wanted to state... |
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Re: Simple Water Scoop and Pre-Filter I just wanted to comment on this thread to say that I made one of these (the pull top pre-filter) and it works awesome. I use a 4 liter platy tank so that I can collect all my water I want to use ... |
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: What about taste? To David Vo, I didn’t realize you wanted all the nitty gritty details. Ok, let me just lay out a typical day then. Usually I start off the morning hike with water that was gathered and treated ... |
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Re: Re: Re: What about taste? To David Vo (and whoever else cares) I’ll lay out my normal water gathering regimen. I normally hike over here on the East coast, so water is readily available in most places and is usually flow... |
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Re: Steripen users advise I haven't used any of the previous models, only the opti. I love it. Went to it from using filters and chemicals. I don't have enough field experience with it to comment on issues (I'... |
All Reader Reviews by Matthew Swierkowski
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Princeton Tec EOS I’ve been using this headlamp (both the original and newer version) for years. The reviewers above pretty much covered everything with this headlamp, so I am not going to repeat all that. It’s light... |
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Hilleberg Akto I have used this tent many nights over the last few years. It has been my main inclement weather/winter tent, so it typically sees the worst weather I go out in. Well, let’s get right into this. ... |
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Tarptent Squall I have been using this tent off and on for a few years now, and it has served me well. I use it as a solo tent. I have the original version in sil-nylon (the pre-Squall II version). I use trekking ... |
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Western Mountaineering Caribou Since I bought this bag in 2004 (I think), this has probably been one of my most used pieces of gear. Being someone that does sound engineering on the side (as a hobby of sorts), I always feel that I... |
