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Bruce Tolley (btolley) - BPL Premium Member
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All Forum Posts by Bruce Tolley
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Rainshell Question to our UK based BPL'ers: PacLite vs GoreTex My wife and I are walking the Hadrian's Wall Path, from Newcastle to Bowness. She liked the idea of Roman ruins and a Bed&Breakfast every night more than than the idea a ascending Ben Nevi... |
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Rainshell question to our UK based BPL'ers: PacLite vs GoreTex I am getting ready for my long distance walk later this month in Northumbria. I can take my 10 oz ArcTeryx PacLite shell or a somewhat older and heavier GoreTex ACR shell. Although the long ran... |
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Annual vs Forum Member??? My annual membership is up for renewal in June. I cannot see any reason not to switch to Forum membership? Can anyone tell me the difference in real benefits? Thx |
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Copper Spur vs Double Rainbow To the OP, you mention kids and your wife. You might think of their possible preferences and activities in the tent that might require more room. I find the TT DR tight but tolerable for my wif... |
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UK Web Source for Iso-Butane Canisters Stephen That might explain why the UK vendors I have looked at on line, e.g. Hike Lite UK, ship canister stoves but not canisters. |
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UK web source for iso-butane canisters I have a long distance walk planned this May in the UK. Does anyone know of a UK retailer who would take an order for canisters and ship surface to a UK (hotel) address? Thanks. |
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Snow Shoes Interesting article In the Sierras on the crest say 8500 to 9000 feet In the shoulder season, like Spring or October when hiking on icy trails I find Microspikes or sometimes light aluminum cram... |
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Snow Shoes MSR Or Northern Lites I think the answer is "it depends". It depends on snow conditions, and types of routes. If you are going up and down slopes, you will need the extra traction of the MSR. Will you... |
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Bivy help- I have same problem I turn perhaps 8 or 9 times in one night and have the same problem with my NeoAir inside my MLD bivy. Sometimes I wake up with the Neoair on top of my sleeping bag. The simplest solution Inspec... |
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Soto Muka LF Stove for Snow Camping Jim I wind screen worked fine. I was using an OpenCounty 4 liter pot and had the windscreen loosely wrapped in a U shape so it was never that close to the stove and the stove was well ventilated. ... |
All Reader Reviews by Bruce Tolley
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Big Agnes Sting Ridge 2 My usual solo snow camping shelter is a MLD duo mid with bivy sack. But last year I started doing base camping so I started looking for an affordable, relatively lightweight 4 season tent. After exa... |
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Black Diamond Ultra Distance The new BD poles need to be praised for applying design principle of avalanche probes to hiking poles to create a lightweight, foldable pole. The 120cm carbon fiber pole has a manufacturer's claim... |
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Arc'Teryx Gamma LT pants I bought these pants because out of the pletora of sub 16 oz. softshell pants on the market, they were about the only model that seemed to come with multiple zippered pockets (3), a built in belt, and... |
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Lightweight Backpacking and Camping by Ryan Jordan et al. I found Lightweight Backpacking and Camping for $24.95 in REI before I discovered the web site, so cannot fault it for repeating material on the web site. I had already read Ray Jardine's books so... |
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ULA Equipment After much comparative shopping, I bought a Relay Pack from ULA. It arrived only a few days after placing the order. After four short trips, the haul loop ripped out. I wrote a short email to ULA (... |
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Suunto Vector I bought this watch primarily as a watch and as an aid to navigation. More specically, my goal was to possess for a trek in the Rocky Mtns of New Mexico to have a compass to discretely double check b... |
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Osprey Aether 60 While other reviewers have noted that this pack is not truly lightweight, some of that extra weight is due to features that come in handy for winter treks. This pack has shovel pocket that you can act... |
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Hilleberg Akto The Hilleberg Akto is a relatively lightweight, one-person, double-walled hoop tent weighing in at a minimum 2 lbs. 14 oz., packed 3 lbs. 5 oz. (manuf claimed weights). I bought this tent for solo hik... |
