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Amy Lauterbach (drongobird) - BPL Lifetime Member
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All Forum Posts by Amy Lauterbach
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Re: "Beginner" Sierra Cross Country route Writing for Amy: You should get a copy of RJ Secor's The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes and Trails. In each chapter he has a section entitled Cross-Country Routes. There he describes and class... |
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Source of info for making a cuben tarp thanks to everybody for advice. thanks to Stephen for the offer of his partially used Hysol, I sent you a PM. Amy |
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Source of info for sewing a cuben tarp Ryan - you're not thick headed. I have single and double sided tape that I bought when I bought the cuben. I can buy Hysol if necessary. And I have a sewing machine that I know how to use. ... |
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Source of info for sewing a cuben tarp? I'm about to make my very first thing from cuben - a very simple rectangular tarp, roughly 50 x 80". I have the 1 oz cuben yardage in hand (from zpacks). Before I spend a lot of time stu... |
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Overnight from San Francisco using Public Transit Overnight Loop from San Francisco It's been a very poor winter for rain, so the spring wildflowers are anemic. None-the-less we decided to take advantage of very fine weather and take a short... |
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Re: Re: Attaching Quilt to the Pad In prior quilts I have used something similar to Jerry's method -- sewing a pad sleeve to the bottom of the quilt. I have subsequently found that the ability to tuck the edges of the quilt i... |
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great info - 4,500 km hike across Western Europe Christine - Thanks again for another great write-up. We continue to benefit from your concise and articulate assessments. Your route across France is intriguing, as we are looking for a route for... |
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Re: Henry Coe 7-9 days in April I am commenting in Amy's place on this thread. We have day hiked or backpacked in Coe over 260 times and have covered every bit of the place at one time or another know the park quite well Gi... |
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REI tent on the GR7 Jack asked what tent we used on our GR7 hike. We have been using a REI Quarter Dome T2 for a couple years and we are really pleased with it. Double rainbow doors, two roof vents, easy setup, good... |
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Where do I find center release buckles? Note about gros grain ribbon Jennifer, I updated my original thread with this info, but thought I should share it here in case it's useful to you. Quest Outfitters sells gros grain ribbon in FIRM or SOFT. When I tried t... |
All Reader Reviews by Amy Lauterbach
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iPhone iPhone-4 (SIM card models) I have been using the iPhone-4 (ATT model) as a gps/mapping device for six months now, including using it as my navigation device for a six week hike. Highlights: * Pre-downloaded all ma... |
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iPhone App ViewRanger Edited Sept 2012. In 2011 I wrote 1-star review. Subsequently, ViewRanger fixed the problem that made the app unusable for backpacking. I have not had time to re-evaluate, but my old review is no l... |
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iPhone App Maplets With Maplets I easily download a wide variety of maps, such as NPS and USFS maps, local/state/county park maps, transit system maps, town maps, airport maps, cycleways, etc. Many of these are g... |
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iPhone App Topo Maps The iPhone app Topo Maps includes USGS and NRCan maps for entire US and Canada at no extra charge. Map downloads intuitive and easy. Searching for geographic locations is best in class. Distanc... |
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Zem Playa 4.6 oz for pair of Zem Playa Low size Medium. This size will accommodate ( a snug fit) a Superfeet green size D. 5.0 oz for pair of Playa Low size Large. We just returned from six weeks hiking i... |
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Golite Umbrella We carry the GoLite umbrellas for long hikes where rain is likely. We've used ours for ~30 weeks of hiking in England, Wales, and France (7 trips). I concur with prior reviews about the comfort ... |
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Thermarest Neo-Air We have now used our small NeoAir pads for 10 nights in Escalante area of Utah and 30 nights in Wales/England. Compared to Thermarest ProLite and to Z-Rest pads... the Neoair pads are WAY more com... |
