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Re: Re: inReach SE Review
"Early reviewers describe serious problems with firmware updates and/or customer service. Do you have any experience with that?" No firmware update was required for my SE. I have not ...

In GEAR » DeLorme inReach SE announced, ships mid to late April
June 16, 3:24pm

Re: DeLorme inReach SE...
"Can you let us know if the "current position" coordinates (on the track point) can be displayed in UTM or is it only displayed in geographic coordinates. (Is this user configurable?...

In GEAR » DeLorme inReach SE announced, ships mid to late April
June 16, 3:12pm

inReach SE Review
I just posted the first installment of my SE review http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/reviews/display_reviews.html?bo=watch&forum_thread_id=78521 I wasn't sure ...

In GEAR » DeLorme inReach SE announced, ships mid to late April
June 15, 5:20pm

Micro Review from Biker
This guy at http://advrider.com/forums/showpost.php?p=21624908&postcount=15 obtained an SE, got it up and running without apparent trouble, and likes its tracking while motorcycling in h...

In GEAR » DeLorme inReach SE announced, ships mid to late April
June 14, 12:03pm

Re: "Shipping at full volume has begun."
Maybe the dam has broken. REI shipped my SE last night. I am eager to test it and will report the results to BPL "real soon now".

In GEAR » DeLorme inReach SE announced, ships mid to late April
June 13, 9:26am

SMD Queered the Deal, and It Didn't Have to.
This thread must not die! Yang, you're a good man. Thanks for posting. As for all you who disparage Yang, call him a whiner, an ignorant noob, say he should just absorb poor treatment...

In GEAR » Very unpleasant experience with Six Moon Design (SMD)
June 12, 10:49pm

Schnozzel!
Yes, the Schnozzel is dope! I mainline the Schnozzel. When not pumping, it keeps stuff dry and sorted in the pack, the kind of stuff that comes out when making camp. However, as a pillow it ...

In Editor's Roundtable » Exped Airmat Pumps Spotlite Review
June 12, 8:25pm

Wide Mouth Water Bottles
The Nalgene 1 quart Cantene weighs 63g and comes in a wide mouth version suitable for use with the UV device. It actually holds a lot more than one quart. It's very strong and can be used wit...

In Editor's Roundtable » Mountain SuperUltraLight Backpacking – Part 4a: Gear Reviews
June 12, 10:27am

"Shipping at full volume has begun."
So says DeLorme: http://www.inreachdelorme.com/product-info/inreachse.php I asked REI how's it going today. They said they have yet to receive their first SE, but expect bushels of them ...

In GEAR » DeLorme inReach SE announced, ships mid to late April
June 11, 10:32pm

Wide Mouth 1L Bottles
I have a Nalgene Wide Mouth 1L Cantene, onto whose lid I grafted a standard narrow beverage neck. This weighs 63 g and is very robust. It's robust enough that I also use it as a squeeze bottl...

In Editor's Roundtable » Mountain SuperUltraLight Backpacking – Going SUL in the Mountains with Adequate Shelter, Insulation, and Rain Protection. Part 3: M-SUL Base Weight Gear Lists
June 09, 8:55pm

All Reader Reviews by Jim Milstein

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DeLorme inReach SE
I just got the inReach SE today. This review will be added to as I exercise more aspects of the SE. The rating above, a four, is provisional. I had to put in something. So far the device has done ...

In First Aid and Survival Gear & Accessories
June 15, 5:09pm

Enlightened Equipment Revelation
I've slept under this quilt at temperatures down to 8ºF (-13ºC) on an Exped Synmat UL 7 LW in a homemade Tyvek bivvy under the stars. I was warm. The 10D fabrics I chose for both inside and outs...

In 1 - COMPANIES (Customer Service)
March 28, 2:43pm

Exped SynMat UL 7
The weight was exactly what Exped specified, 20.9 oz. I have slept on it in temperatures down to 8ºF in a homemade Tyvek bivvy with an enLIGHTened Equipment 20ºF quilt. It's good! (So was the q...

In Sleeping Pads - Inflatable
March 28, 2:05pm