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Joshua Burt (idroptapul) - BPL Premium Member
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All Forum Posts by Joshua Burt
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Still Available? If still available, I'll take it. burt(dot)joshua(at)gmail.com |
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PM Sent on SMD Scout I'll take it. |
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Seconds I'll take seconds if it's still available. |
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avatar Wrestling a rock out of the Little Cataloochee trail in Smoky Mountain National Park. The rock won this round. The Little Cataloochee has got to be the ugliest, muddiest, hiking trail in the Sm... |
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Rethinking ten essentials In my opinion, the list of ten essentials is still geared towards an outdated notion of exercising wilderness skills like firestarting and making shelter. With ultralight technology the list could... |
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bug idea I wonder if it wouldn't work to insert a grommit at the peak of something like this. Your trekking pole tip could first go through the grommit of the bug screen and then into the Gatewood harn... |
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Which Tilley? I've decided to bite the bullet and spend 70 bucks on a quality hat, but I want to make sure I grab the right one. I've heard good things about the hemp models, but have no experience with... |
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Hat In the heat of summer, I really don't enjoy wearing rainjacket hoods. They get hot and my glasses still get wet. I'm normally a baseball cap wearer, but I think I'm making the switch ... |
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Bug-netting Backcountrygear.com stocks the Equinox "Mantis" bug net (4.5oz. no-seeum netting). This one only covers the torso, but integrates very well into my Gatewood setup. Downsides: it's t... |
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Only diamond hones? About D2..... I know many people like to use diamond hones on D2 steel, especially course stones that leave a toothier slicing edge. However, D2 can be sharpened using ceramic rods (Spyderco Shar... |
All Reader Reviews by Joshua Burt
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Light My Fire Spork Also had one break on me after about a week. The pieces served admirably attached to tent pegs for the rest of the trip, but generally not what I had in mind when I bought the thing. |
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Mountain Hardwear Butter Balaclava Another 5 review. This is an excellent layering piece with a great deal of versatility. It's my all-season "just in case it gets cold" headwear. My only gripe, which is pretty unrea... |
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Smartwool Shadow Hoody I'm an about average build guy (5'10" 155lb.) but decided to try out the women's hoody because it didn't have the racing stripe. The fit on me is near perfect in a women's si... |
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Mountain Laurel Designs I recently had a poncho/tarp on order from MLD during their reorganizational process. After about 6 months of waiting for the tarp (I didn't think to check the website), I sent Ron Bell an email inq... |
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Equinox 8 X 10 silnylon tarp Myself and one other spent 5 summer nights at 11,000ft. under this tarp. Pitched as an A-frame we stayed dry and happy in afternoon thunder storms. Lots of room for gear as well. There was some min... |
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Wilderness First Aid Classes by SOLO SOLO or Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities, based out of Conway, New Hampshire, is the east-coast alternative to the NOLS affiliated Wilderness Medical Institute. Having completed wilderness firs... |

