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Craig Marriner (ScribeStroller) - BPL Guest

My Locale Central Plateau
About Me 25 years of hiking, 5 of bikepacking. Biggest trip a 20 day solo hike from Napier to Turangi across the Kaweka and Kaimanawa Mountains. Arranged a chopper food drop half way (no roads or settlements in NZ wilderness parks). Saw just 2 people - choppered in and out hunters - through the whole trip. Decided to go lightweight just a year ago after 20 kg pack endangered me untenably on scrambles and river crossings during 6 day solo in Ruahine Ranges.
CityRotorua
StateNorth Island
CountryNew Zealand

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All my hiking since being home in NZ these past few weeks has been hut to hut so haven't had the chance to try my uber bivy yet. However the emergency bivy is now a regular feature in the bo...

In GEAR » Uber Bivy or Nemo Gogo?
January 26, 6:26pm
Re: We always want to simplify things
I carry an prb in my pocket these days, so there's really not much of a trade off for me on a crossing (other than that my pack and it's load are worth a few thousand dollars, but what'...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » River Crossings Gone Bad
December 02, 3:34pm
River Crossings Gone Bad
Anyone ever lost footing with a pack on during a river/stream crossing and gotten swept? I've been close a couple of times but was saved by my poles. What I particularly wish to know is ...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » River Crossings Gone Bad
December 02, 3:07am
Re: Re: Re: Outdoors Electronica
Matthew, that's fantastic. Great of you to give me all that; saved me a millennium of googling. Most excited about pushing on with this now.

In GEAR » Outdoors Electronica
September 29, 6:00pm
Re: .
otherwise you'll see your location, but a blank background It won't even give coordinates?

In GEAR » Outdoors Electronica
September 29, 1:37pm
Outdoors Electronica
Outdoors Electronica Was unexpectedly given a Samsung Galaxy S3. I’m a smartphone dinosaur and instantly thought ‘sell’, but I’m now suspecting that, with the correct protective case and...

In GEAR » Outdoors Electronica
September 29, 7:26am
Z Pack Arc Blast
Anybody tried one of these yet? Worth the price tag? I had settled on the GG Crown when Z Packs came to my attention. 500 gm weight saving over the Crown is ultra tempting...

In GEAR » Z Pack Arc Blast
September 07, 9:45am
Re: Re: Re: Uber Bivy or Nemo Gogo?
Went with the Uber Bivy. And while I was at it I got one of Dave's lightweight Emergency Bivy's also for fair weather travel (at that price and weight, why wouldn't I?). Now the ship...

In GEAR » Uber Bivy or Nemo Gogo?
September 06, 6:48pm
Re: Miles Gear
Yeah, I've had some correspondence with David. Seems a great guy who really knows his stuff. I'm just a bit concerned that the pack size of the Uber is a little big for something I'll m...

In GEAR » Uber Bivy or Nemo Gogo?
September 05, 10:33am
Re: Re: Uber Bivy or Nemo Gogo?
Art Have you endured much rough weather in your Gogo?

In GEAR » Uber Bivy or Nemo Gogo?
September 05, 10:30am

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