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Misha Berger (aeropenguin) - BPL Premium Member

My Locale Berkeley, CA
About Me Finishing my B.S. in Chemistry at UC Berkeley.
Base weight: right around 10lb.
Lost Coast Trail, Mattole to Big Flat yo-yo, 7/2012.
John Muir Trail, Happy Isles to Whitney Portal via Cloud's Rest and VVR, 8/2012.

Ambitions for 2013: Sierra ski tour (April); traverse Denali NP (June); complete the LCT Mattole to Shelter Cove, Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim (random weekends).

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$250 Marmot gift certificate for $185
Returned an old jacket with blown out paclite and was pleasantly surprised with a $250 gift certificate for anything they have currently for sale on their website at MSRP. I'll have to place th...

In Gear Swap » $250 Marmot gift certificate for $185
March 31, 5:07pm
response
The reason I have not been considering cottage industry jackets is that there is no way to try them on, I fear for their durability (and if they did come with a warranty I would feel guilty taking ...

In Make Your Own Gear » Ideas to cut weight of puffy layer
March 31, 1:22pm
A Bag For All Seasons
Sorry if this has come up before but I am driving myself nuts here and haven't found anything conclusive online. I have a 30* sleeping bag and am trying to figure out if I can get away with ...

In GEAR » A Bag For All Seasons
March 31, 3:33am
Ideas to cut weight of puffy layer
My apologies if this has been discussed previously -- searched but didn't find anything. There is often a ribbon of relatively thick nylon sewn into the draft tube of many down and synthetic...

In Make Your Own Gear » Ideas to cut weight of puffy layer
March 31, 2:15am
PMs
Odd, I have been receiving PMs from other users without any issues. Either way, I emailed you last night -- look forward to hearing about what you have.

In Gear Swap » WTB: MLD Solomid, down parka, xtherm, whisperlite int'l
March 13, 1:38pm
interested
Second in line if Benjamin doesn't want it. Brian -- please email me if it doesn't work out. mberger4 at gmail dot com. Thanks, Misha

In Gear Swap » FS: Western Mountaineering Summerlite
March 13, 12:59pm
update
Got a Whisperlite (thanks Hiker Duane) and a new xtherm. Still looking for an MLD Solomid and, if possible, a size small Golite Bitterroot or Medium Rab Infinity. Thanks!

In Gear Swap » WTB: MLD Solomid, down parka, xtherm, whisperlite int'l
March 12, 6:38pm
Bitterroot
Interested in your Bitterroot. Would you be interested in a trade for my gunmetal black Montbell UL Down jacket in M, excellent condition? You can reach me at mberger4(at)gmail.com. (Note: if anyon...

In Gear Swap » FS/FT - GoLite Bitterroot MED GREEN, Patagonia Nano Puff Hoody MED BLACK, Big Agnes Fly Creek UL2 w/ 2 Footprints.
March 08, 6:57am
WTB: MLD Solomid, down parka, xtherm, whisperlite int'l
Gearing up for a mixed bag of cold weather pursuits. Let me know if you've got any of the below before I go spend a small fortune on the same stuff brand new. Shelter: pretty much looking fo...

In Gear Swap » WTB: MLD Solomid, down parka, xtherm, whisperlite int'l
March 08, 6:48am
clarification?
James -- can you clarify two points? Slightly confused. First, isn't it necessary to turn on the gas before lighting it? I suppose you could eliminate this "dead time" by using a l...

In GEAR » Most fuel-efficient on Snow Peak Litemax (or other canister stoves)
August 08, 6:34am

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