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Physics
Fascinating, useful, inspiring: a good read. But if I may take the discussion back to the thread about redefining physics: As has been pointed out, the relationship between distance hiked and w...

In Editor's Roundtable » Mountain SuperUltraLight Backpacking – Going SUL in the Mountains with Adequate Shelter, Insulation, and Rain Protection. Part 1: Concepts and Scope.
May 21, 12:27pm
Chafe gear?
I'm thinking of trying thin cord through chafe gear--e.g. some 4mm o.d. plastic tubing. Any recommendations of what kind of tubing might work well?

In GEAR » SMC T-Anchor
May 03, 9:48am
Science!
Wonderful work! This test shows that the bags are permeable to the "illicit" molecules to the point that there's easily enough scent for a trained dog to detect at close range, bec...

In Editor's Roundtable » How Safe Is Your Food? Investigating the effectiveness of odor-proof bags
April 11, 1:51pm
Stiff fabrics--like armour?
Very interesting article, but Part 2 seems essential! I don't understand the claim that stiff fabric protects the insulation from compression. In the wind, in use, the force on the garmen...

In Editor's Roundtable » Impact of Wind on Insulation Loft
March 09, 10:43am
Cotton or linen?
Hi! Thanks for the article. I'm a huge fan of Icebreaker--I have had mostly good luck with sizing--with occasional forays into Ibex-land for things that they do better. "Newsflash: If...

In Editor's Roundtable » Ibex Clothing Review
March 08, 11:51am
conversions
Nice article! But one thing that keeps coming up at BPL is: "and winds of 100 to 150 kph (62 to 93 mph)" This is good: http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/blog/2012/02/meaningless-pr...

In Editor's Roundtable » Tunnel Tents Tutorial and State of the Market Report - Part 1: Definition and Pitching
April 12, 1:41pm
Binding efficiency
I seem to recall a review or thread a few years back (probably on BPL) that found that free-pivot bindings such as on MSR's snowshoes are something like 30% more efficient than the torsion bind...

In Editor's Roundtable » MSR Lightning Flash Snowshoe Review
January 11, 5:37pm
Warmth?
I know that this is "just a baselayer", but I'm curious: for the same weight, and across various moisture contents, how do these fabrics compare in warmth to pure wool? For example, ...

In Editor's Roundtable » Rab MeCo Baselayers Review
January 04, 3:06pm
My head is spinning...
"saves you US$30, and its only 2 ounces heavier" What did you do to the real BPL??? ;)

In Editor's Roundtable » Jetboil Sol Advanced Cooking System Review
November 10, 11:04am
"Cold"?
Where can I go backpacking and see the night-time low of -15C warm to 10C by breakfast? Isn't any discussion of melting snow rather speculative when the canister is used in such a warm environ...

In Editor's Roundtable » Lightweight Integrated Canister Fuel Cooking Systems State of the Market Report 2011: Part 1 – Overview and Performance Evaluation
October 10, 4:27pm

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