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Tim Cheek (hikerfan4sure) - BPL Premium Member
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All Forum Posts by Tim Cheek
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solo hiker killed by two coyotes! http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/10/30/singer-killed-by-coyotes-teenager-folk-star-taylor-mitchell-attacked-on-remote-solo-walk-115875-21784075/ |
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Class 4! "The ridge traverse Tom described was mostly class 3 scrambling with a couple of class 4 sections, which was out of the scope of the WT1 course." I have the same impression of the trip... |
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North Face Superlight - 30 years I finally sold mine on eBay after thirty years. Some guy in France bought it. Not sure why he wanted it. I couldn't get the 550 cubic inch loft to rebound and the 1.9 ounce nylon shell felt lik... |
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Weminuche High Route Thanks, Tom. Actually, I was just trying to avoid falling! |
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REI Shuksan Sombrero with eVent Fabric Would someone that lives near an REI take a look at this hat and let me (us) know whether it is for cold weather only? Will the ear flaps fold up into the hat? |
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Only sissies carry less than 75lbs in the Sierras http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203863204574345003001544422.html |
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Archuleta Lake As big as it is I doubt it will have frozen over by then. |
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Steel Velcro http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2009-09/steel-velcro-not-sneakers |
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Weminuche High Route Steve Howe pioneered a route from the Endlich Mesa Trailhead, the southernmost traihead in the Weminuche on the west side of the wilderness, to Silverton in an article in Backpacker that is now on ... |
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"Need light but sturdy boots" Don't count trail runners out. I've used them the last several years, I'm 50, and found them just fine for the lighter loads you'll carry, compared to 20 years ago. This is especia... |
All Reader Reviews by Tim Cheek
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Mountain Laurel Designs 850 ml Cup Perfect because it does what the advertisement says it will do. It holds enough water to reconstitute your freeze dried food, and your hot drink. Boil the water for both, pour whatever is needed for t... |
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Honey Stinger Organic Energy Chews I feel like I have to choke down energy bars. They are just too dry for me. And, these things didn't seem appetizing to me because they had the consistency of gummy bears and the political cor... |
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Amazon Kindle Some people fish, fly kites, chat with their hiking mates, or mull over their route and equipment when they aren’t hiking. Some hike from dawn to dusk and have no time for such weighty pass times. If... |
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Garmin Oregon 550t This review is by a first time GPS user, so I can’t offer a comparison to other units. I’m also not familiar with the technical aspects of GPS units, so I can’t offer you performance data. What I ca... |
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Ultimate Survival Technologies Sparkie Firestarter Plastic broke while trying to use it the first time. Apparently, the spring wasn't strong enough for the plunger to pop out when I squeezed the case. Super gluing it back would likely prevent m... |
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Last Breath: The Limits of Adventure by Peter Stark Okay, maybe this is engaging and educational, but it gave me the creeps. How many ways can you kick the bucket in slow motion? |
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Alone Across Alaska 1,000 Miles of Wilderness DVD DVD www.bucktrack.com $24.95 plus $5.00 shipping. This is a DVD of a solo hike from the east end of the Brooks range to the west. Six hundred miles of hiking and four hundred on an inflatable canoe. ... |
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Inov-8 Roclite 390 XCR I bought my pair from REI in case I needed to return them. I'd have preferred a pair without gore tex, but it was fun to splash through water without drying out. I was worried that the description... |
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Cocoon Vest Vest I ordered the medium because that is what I wear in a Patagonia Micro-Puff, but the neck was too big for me, too. I have replaced it with a small, and the fit is perfect. I prefer the zipper over t... |
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Equinox Lite Tripper Organizer Pouch The irony of repackaging stuff into smaller containers is the accumulation of a whole lot of little containers. I have tried to keep track of them all a variety of ways, but always feared I'd mis... |
