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Matt Dirksen (NamelessWay) - BPL Lifetime Member

My Locale Mid Atlantic
About Me Used to be very active in the outdoors prior to the kids. Worked at REI and HTO on and off from mid 80's till the birth of my first child in 2000. Now 3(kids later)we are trying as a family to get out whenever we can. Given I am carrying most of the family gear, I see huge value in packing it as light as possible. We are so much looking forward to the longer trips once again again.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Poking negative opinion never helps.....
Justin, I just want to acknowledge you for what you have shared. I read it with great interest and I thank you for your thoughts and personal experience. My family drinks coconut water fairl...

In Gear Deals » Coconut water concentrate 50% off at Swansons Vitamins
May 15, 5:15am
Re: Modular shelters for summer and winter?
It depends on how much time you have, I'd guess. I tried modding an old TNF June Bug for winter use many years ago, and ended up causing more long term harm than good to the tent. Of course ...

In GEAR » Modular shelters for summer and winter?
May 07, 3:35pm
Re: Couples gear
My wife and I have always zippered our two sleeping bags together, and strapped our therm-a-rest pads together. Her Sierra Designs bag and my TNF bags all mate together quite well, regardless of wh...

In GEAR » Couples gear
May 07, 3:10pm
Re: Svea123 and snow melting
I have an old 123 and an 8R hunter (got the 8R real cheap at an attic sale.) I typically used the 123 with the pump for most of my multi-night backpacking trips back in the 80's/90's, but w...

In GEAR » Is the SVEA 123 still a viable stove option for winter?
May 03, 11:32am
+1 on Active Ankles
Back in my 20's I used a pair of Active Ankles for volleyball ALL the time (due to a previous injury), and started using them for backpacking because they offered much better support than my As...

In GEAR » Ankle support - best boots and braces?
April 30, 10:00am
Titanium bands
Fwiw, I have had a Citizen titanium watch for over a decade now, and I need to get a new pin for it every year or two. Problem is: any significant lateral impact on the watch will cause the aluminu...

In GEAR » An ABC Watch...Casio PAW1300 vs. PAW2000
April 20, 12:43pm
Re: Does anone still use tyvek as a ground cloth?
I usually use Tyvek, although I decided to use use a 24x72inch piece of Reflectix the other weekend on the AT. I really enjoyed this, especially considering my only choice was to sleep over top of ...

In GEAR » Does anone still use tyvek as a ground cloth?
April 19, 9:48pm
Re: Need help understanding a pack's feature
I remember "back in the old days", Gregory allowed for the main pack's hip belt to be completely removed, then slipped thru the underside of the top lid, thus creating a fanny pack wi...

In Multiple Use Gear » Need help understanding a pack's feature
April 01, 2:37pm
Try to "pick three"
Nowadays we live in a world saturated with too many choices. Back when Therm-a-rest came out with their " inflatable mattress", a person only a handful of options, each one being vastly d...

In GEAR » Help me choose an sleeping pad
December 09, 7:53am
Re: What Gear Have You Modded?
Years ago, I added a pair of poles to my old TNF Junebug to make it freestanding and hold off snow. And in the warmer months I'd leave the pair of poles behind. I seriously thought I had made t...

In GEAR » What Gear Have You Modded?
December 08, 9:13pm

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