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All Forum Posts by Art Sandt
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why rolled ccf is bad Personally, I happen to like closed cell foam pads. My pillow doesn't fall off the pad immediately like it does with inflatables, and I don't slide off halfway through the night, either. ... |
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Re: Re: Camping with infants below freezing? These threads always go in the same direction. It's troll-baiting, really. First somebody "innocently" suggests bringing an infant on a camping trip, then a dozen people offer s... |
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any xterms delivered yet? Bumping to see if anybody has gotten their xtherms delivered yet. I can see that it's listed as in stock at a few places now. |
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land of the free Why does it not surprise me that they're "choosing" to ignore it. |
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: The Winds, solo? You could always do a 1-day shake-down hike before any multi-day trips, although I guess that might not be an option if you don't live so close to the mountains. What about the elevation are y... |
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Re: Re: Some thoughts on photography and isolation >so that it feels like a composed picture and not a snapshot slice of life This is good advice. A lot of people--myself included--are compulsive or collectors by nature, and, for example, on... |
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Re: Some thoughts on photography and isolation It seems a little like fly fishing to me, in that you can plan an entire trip around it and never truly feel like you're "backpacking." The trail is just a connection to a destinatio... |
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Re: weekend warriors Tony lastname wrote: "ironic how the more sheltered your life, the more you have to prove yourself on the weekend." What's worse is that people are actually interacting with compu... |
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Re: Re: Re: How Safe is Safe? I can't argue that people didn't carry cellphones "back then." Let's just say that I would be very cautious to accept uncited statistics about how safe people were "back... |
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Re: How Safe is Safe? Ben 2 World wrote: "1. Twenty years ago, 99.9999% of hikers hiked without phones. And 99.999% returned safely, without issues." Citation needed!!! Ultra Magnus wrote: "Back i... |
All Reader Reviews by Art Sandt
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ZPacks Zilch I got a Zpack's Zilch earlier this year with the following options: winged waistbelt with pockets, extra padding on shoulder straps, and sternum strap. I feel that each of these options really he... |
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Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil Dry Sack Those reviews that gave the ultra-sil dry sacks points off for a submersion and hose spray tests were unfair and unrealistic. These are meant to be packed inside a backpack, not used as kayaking bags... |
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Mountain Laurel Designs I've dealt with Montain Laurel Designs twice and my overall impression is very good. The wait periods quoted are accurate. I was told 1-3 weeks for some various small items in December and recei... |
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Western Mountaineering Flight Vest I would have kept mine but my size medium was also overweight, at almost 7 ounces--ridiculous considering that I bought it thinking I was going to get a 5 ounce vest. For the coverage it provided, wh... |
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Golite Ion This pack has a niche for me. It is the pack I use in the heat of summer when I'm doing an overnighter with minimal food, and hiking lots of miles. Because it's so small, I can pack it with ... |
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Petzl e+LITE There is always a compromise between battery life, brightness, and weight in headlamps. The Petzl e+ is no exception, but its set of compromises is really intriguing. It weighs only a shade under ... |
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Integral Designs PLQ Pants My review is for the newest incarnation of the PLQ pants which use Pertex Microlight for the shell instead of the lighter Quantum. Firstly, I bought these from Prolite Gear under the impression I... |
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Integral Design Hot Socks These are excellent little sleeping socks. Windproof, insulated on all sides, and highly compressible. I can also walk around in them, although the primaloft rubbing against the shell and lining is ... |
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Oware I've placed two orders with Oware and before each one I sent email correspondence to them. I placed my first order despite the fact that my email was ignored and received the order maybe a week a... |
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Powerbar ProteinPlus This is an old favorite of mine and it's really too bad that not a lot of stores carry them. They have a nice soft-but-firm consistency and enough flavor to make you forget you're eating an e... |
