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Brad Walker (brawa) - BPL Premium Member

My Locale SoCal
About Me Mediocre climber and decent hiker with not enough play time. Hoping for more winter climbing/hiking and backpacking in my future. I'm a fan of long days, which BPL philosophies help with as well.

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All Forum Posts by Brad Walker

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Small correction
Small correction: TiGoat sells commercially pure grade 2 (CP2) Ti foil. Not sure about Suluk, but it looks like he uses grade 5 (Ti-6Al-4V) for some things. 15-3-3-3 Ti will may become brittle wh...

In Make Your Own Gear » Pot Support Windscreen: Why Ti Foil over SS Shim Stock?
March 28, 6:35pm
thanks!
Thank you again for the group purchase Daniel. I just received the hoody today. I agree with the slim and long assessment, which makes it a great baselayer IMO. At 5'8" 150 the medium i...

In Gear Deals » MEC T2 Hoodie Group Buy - ROUND 2
February 13, 6:35pm
Sherpa Vajra Pants
The Clymb has some pretty equivalent Sherpa Adventure Gear pants on sale right now for $87: http://www.theclymb.com/brand-event/163690/show-product/247342

In Gear Swap » WTB: Cocoon UL Pants or BPL Pro 60 pants
January 16, 10:27am
Re: Back on sale
If anyone is looking for a men's small, I inadvertently kept one from the last sale past the refund date. If you're interested I'll sell it for the same price. The color is "smok...

In Gear Deals » Golite Bitterroot 850 Fill Down Jacket $149.99
December 21, 6:35pm
Re: re hmmmm
To nitpick, this statement from the UKC article is also untrue/misleading: "Thickness is roughly equivalent to warmth. Two sleeping bags can easily be compared 'by hand' by judging ...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » UKC article on insulation, theory and practicalities
December 18, 3:17pm
UKC article on insulation, theory and practicalities
http://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/page.php?id=5105 I know these subjects are discussed a great deal on BPL. The ideas in this article probably aren't news to most, but I thought that it...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » UKC article on insulation, theory and practicalities
December 18, 11:51am
size
Hi Chris, im interested. Could you post measurments? I'm having a hard time finding them online.

In Gear Swap » Extremities "Tuff Bags" 2.8oz Goretex Shell Mitt Size M
December 17, 9:53pm
Deadmen
Steve Evans has a video for making snow stakes out of 0.016" thick Ti alloy: http://youtu.be/z0wzELlk_dY

In Make Your Own Gear » Ti sheeting in Melbourne, Australia?
December 11, 1:59pm
Re: Stoic rain pants
The sizing in terms of waist size seemed true. The fit is just very baggy.

In Gear Deals » Stoic rain pants
November 30, 2:03pm
Re: Stoic rain pants
Glad you like them. I bought them at a great price but returned them. I think they are the baggiest pants I have ever worn and I couldn't stand it. If that doesn't bother you then they a...

In Gear Deals » Stoic rain pants
November 30, 12:51pm

All Reader Reviews by Brad Walker

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Stoic LTWT Sleeping Pad - short
Agree with Tim above, so I'll only add two points (they're cons, but notice my 4/5 rating): 1. Pad is pretty slippery. Could fix with some seam sealer dots, but haven't yet. 2. Pad tak...

In Sleeping Pads - Inflatable
October 07, 3:35pm
Black Diamond Ultra Distance
These poles are getting bashed pretty hard by other reviewers, so I thought I'd rate my experience with them. Are they overpriced at MSRP? Yes Can they be had on sale, unlike a lot of the othe...

In Trekking Poles
September 15, 4:55pm