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ROBERT TANGEN (RobertM2S) - BPL Premium Member
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All Forum Posts by ROBERT TANGEN
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Winter Tent You said: "Weight is not a concern, as the campsites will be served by a vehicle. My criteria, in order of importance, are: 1. Stability in the wind. I'll be camping on exposed ridges ad... |
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Goat Rocks Very nice. P.S. Some snowfields with rocks or cliffs at the bottom can be dangerous, did you use, or wish you had something to self-arrest with? |
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Ice Axe history I'm no expert, but www.grivel.com says: "In The years between the two world wars saw an advance in the technical use of crampons, reducing the length and weight of the ice-axes without ma... |
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Klymit Kinetic Vest I'm willing to bet big bucks ($3.50) that this Rube Goldberg, super-high tech, excessively complicated item bombs, and bombs big time. Ever hear of KISS? |
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6 freeze Thanks for the more detailed newspaper reports. I wouldn't blame the Japanese culture for all the problems, although I don't doubt that blind obedience is a strong current in that culture.... |
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6 freeze to death in 46* F weather The temperature in the area was around 46 degrees Fahrenheit, lower than the usual 51 degrees Fahrenheit, it said. The Kyodo News agency said at least six hikers died of hypothermia. The weather... |
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TRT Good try! Every litlle bit of knowledge you pick up by actually getting hands on, and feet on, experience gives you an advantage for next time. Thomas Edison considered an experiment with a light... |
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Trekking poles FWIW, Wikipedia: “Compared to regular walking, Nordic walking involves applying force to the poles with each stride. Nordic walkers use more of their entire body (with greater intensity) and rec... |
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TRT Gear List 09 Re: Tahoe rain: this morning, I took a walk along the Nevada side of Tahoe, the trail running several hundred feet inland of the lake. As it has for the last several days, clouds began building up... |
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TRT Gear List 09 Re: Roger Caffin’s statement that he never steps into the wilderness without a compass, neither do I since I have one of those small, spherical compasses on the lanyard I wear around my neck. It... |
All Reader Reviews by ROBERT TANGEN
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MLD 2009 Revelation Five Stars! I love the new 2009 Revelation from Mountain Laurel Designs! I haven’t wrung it out like Ryan Jordan did for the pack he recently reviewed, so I don’t have his detailed data base, but th... |
