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Elliott Wolin (ewolin) - BPL Lifetime Member
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All Forum Posts by Elliott Wolin
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RE: How long do you hold on to extra gear you don't really use? In a word, forever. First excuse was to have all sizes of stuff around for the kids as they grew up. Now that they are gone my excuse is either grandchildren (none yet), or to lend to others (h... |
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RE: Noob Question: Adding Bug Mesh to a Tarp If you have access to a sewing machine I suggest you try it out on some scrap material. Sewing a non-critical straight seam, as for sewing in the bug netting, is about as easy a thing as I can ima... |
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RE: Bacon Jerky Do you cook the bacon first, or just dehydrate it raw? Usually they say not to dehydrate raw pork (or chicken or other shellfish or...). Bacon is smoked a bit, not sure if it's smoked enough,... |
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RE: Fishing with a stick "The key is an oversize puffy and pink pants!" So that's why I never catch anything... |
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Re: Need a new camera I've never regretted spending what seemed at the time to be too much on a camera (within reason, of course). In the 1970's I purchased a very nice Rollei 35LED. Years later I realized I... |
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Re: Need a new camera I've never regretted spending what seemed at the time to be too much on a camera (within reason, of course). In the 1970's I purchased a very nice Rollei 35LED. Years later I realized I... |
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RE: Couples gear We've used a RayWay two-person quilt (split-zip and draft-stoppers) for many years now with great success. The draft stoppers help a lot when one of us (i.e. me) moves around at night. I se... |
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RE: Bomber Trekking Poles.. I've had similar experiences with my 3-piece twist-lock Komperdell Titanal poles I bought way back in 2006. We've bent them on a number of occasions and just pulled them apart, carefully a... |
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RE: Cream or Gel to Keep Feet Dry Sportslick is not bad, either. |
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RE: Having trouble drilling Aluminum There are special bits for drilling sheet metal, the end of the bit is almost perpendicular to the shaft of the bit, very shallow cutting angle. They almost look like an end mill. Sometimes machi... |
All Reader Reviews by Elliott Wolin
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Sierra Designs customer service A number of years ago I pulled out my SD Dome tent right before a camping trip (original model, very light 4-season 3-person tent for 1980, under 7 lbs) and found that the shock cords in the poles had... |
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Rollei 35 SE I purchased a 35LED right after it came out in the late 1970's. The first model had a faulty on/off switch and they replaced it for free. From that day on I had nothing but praise for the little... |
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Ultimate Hiker's Gear Guide -Andrew Skurka book Just read it and strongly agree with previous reviews. Having also just read UL Backpacking Tips by Clelland, which advocates pushing to the limit of UL, I was pleased to see that Skurka disagreed wi... |
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The Ray-Way Tarp Book Essential This is a completely revised and greatly expanded version of Jardine's original Tarp Book. The first version was as much a tutorial and instruction manual on how to sew a Ray-Way tarp as a discuss... |
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Marmot Marmot The coating on my Precip jacket started flaking off around the neck and shoulders (my wife's is fine, purchased the same time, used about the same amount which is not much). Got an RA number, s... |
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Gregory Customer Support I purchased a Gregory Snow Creek around 1981. It was one of the best packs available then (5 1/2 lbs). I added a lumbar support pad soon after, for no particularly good reason. Fast forward to 201... |
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Therm-A-Rest Pro Lite 3 We've been using the Prolite 3 short (13 oz, latest model 11 oz) for a few years now with great success on all sorts of surfaces from wooden lean-to floors and hard-pan car camping sites to soft d... |
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Golite Pinnacle Pack My wife borrowed my daughter's new woman's Golite Pinnacle pack for our 4-day trip down the Grand Canyon (mid-Nov 2009). She was very happy with it, and found it perfectly comfortable for our... |
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Coleman Customer Service Turned on my Coleman Powermax Exponent Xtreme and the knob did nothing. Discovered the valve was stuck and the spline threads on the knob got stripped. Removed the knob, freed the stuck valve, opene... |
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GoLite GoLite customer service The seam tape on a Golite waterproof/breathable jacket started lifting off after a few uses. Sent it back and they quickly offered a free replacement. Alternatively, they offered a credit equal to t... |
