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Re: Wind shirt as rain jacket?
You should look into this article in PackPackinglight.com. It is specifically about a guy hiking the PCT in Oregon and he was using a windshell as his rian gear. It didn't work out well. h...

In GEAR » Wind shirt as rain jacket?
May 24, 6:13pm
Re: dissolve silicone glue?
It is my understanding that thermarest ues a polyurethane blue not silicone. And it is my understanding that once silicone sets nothing will desolve it. If it is polyurethane you could try minera...

In Make Your Own Gear » dissolve silicone glue?
May 24, 1:25pm
Re: Broken Kindle blues - Looking for a case
I started carring it last year. I have been putting mine against the lid of my Bearikade cannister. Works well if your canister is vertical in the pack. The only problem I have had is that t...

In GEAR » Broken Kindle blues - Looking for a case
May 22, 8:33pm
Re: Re: Re: Tyvek
so even Tyvek 1443R is less breatheable than typical tent walls ? Depends on the tent material. If it is uncoated nylon with or without DWR the nylon will be more breathable. If it is waterpro...

In Make Your Own Gear » How Breatheable is Tyvek ?
May 22, 2:11pm
Re: windshirt over rain shell= enhanced waterproofing?
The Cypher smock is an Event jacket with a hydrostatic head of 40,000mm. Water will not get through this jacket event if the DWR coating fails completely. The wind shirt is just water repellent...

In Philosophy & Technique » windshirt over rain shell= enhanced waterproofing?
May 21, 11:36pm
Re: Fabric questions
Schoeller Nanoshere (http://www.schoeller-textiles.com/uploads/media/nanosphere_e.pdf) is just a fabric with a DWR treatment. Water doesn't stick to the fabric and roles off. It is not waterp...

In GEAR » Fabric questions
May 20, 11:18pm
Re: Re: Re: Re: ge silicone ii
"white gas produces explosive fumes so you have to be very careful, like use it outside. And white gas might dissolve the fabric you're applying it to? It is very nasty stuff." The...

In GEAR » ge silicone ii
May 18, 12:06am
Re: Update - returned the Flash 65
I purchased a flash 62 earlier (using my dividend, a gift card, and the 20% sale earlier this year) and had to return it because a sizing error occured when I was measured. I ended up withd a L whe...

In GEAR » Women's Pack Advice - REI Flash 65 vs. Go Lite Quest 65?
May 17, 9:00pm
Re: Real newbie Sawyer question
the nice things about the in line setup is that you only need one bladder. An extra bladder or other water container is not necessary. also once you set up camp you can use it as a gravity filter...

In GEAR » Real newbie Sawyer question
May 17, 8:24pm
Re: W/B ?
"I don't understand what half of the posts are about due to the extensive use of abbreviations with unknown meanings... at least to me." W/B is referring to waterproof breathable. ...

In GEAR » W/B jackets and fragility
May 17, 7:28pm

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