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Re: VBL Socks I know the MEC VBL socks . These are durable and PU coated. Nylon weight is not stated but I'd say 2.2 would be close. The problem I still find with them is that they're not waterproof e... |
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Re: weight v.s. maps > IMHO a decent GPS reciever needs to display maps. but a decent map reading experience does not fit in a GPS receiver screen. Paper for actual, useful, reliable map reading. GPS for coord... |
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Careless inspections I got my pack inspected once, in my presence, but I wasn't expecting the guy in charge would proceed with a cutter on the plastic wrap over what was obviously soft stuff... I stopped him just o... |
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Re: Three Weeks in the Pyrenees Something I regularly do in my trips to be able to plan escape routes to civilization is carrying a (paper) road map of the area I'm hiking. In the Pyrenees, I needed a single map. I don't ... |
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Re: foam pad The most brief of summaries would be foam is actually the best thing around... if you can actually sleep well on it (many people can't) Then not all foams are equal. I'd say it's wor... |
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Re: Why standard rolled foam pad is bad? The OP never answered back and everybody here seems to have understood it was a question of CCF vs inflatable. I saw it more of a question of cheap CCF vs a more typical, high-end CCF that costs wa... |
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Re: Bivy as stuff sack for down quilt? not only that, you'll need the bivy to be as dry as possible when packing, inside and out. Even if the bivy is waterproof, compression would force any remaining humidity in. Waterproofness is a... |
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Re: Re: Three Weeks in the Pyrenees I don't think you should worry about trail marking on the HRP. Some sections are rough but I find there's always *some* kind of marking. Sometimes it'll be just rock cairns, very typica... |
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Re: Three Weeks in the Pyrenees A very strong and committed hiker could walk the entire HRP (the GR10 or 11 are longer) in 3 weeks but it wouldn't be so fun. As others stated, skip the ends. It's beautiful all along but n... |
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Re: GPS An altimeter is typically a tool that we use for navigation and we need to check constantly and on the go. Some people use the GPS that way too but then autonomy is very limited as batteries are ov... |
All Reader Reviews by inaki diaz de etura
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Golite Hex 3 Not a full review but just a small addition on what's already been said regarding winter use. While skis make for wonderful stakes on deep snow, unfortunately the tie out loops at the end of the 6 mai... |
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Nunatak Arc Ghost I was torn between Ghost and Alpinist before ordering and eventually ordered something in between, quite like the former X from BMW. It has the loft of the Ghost with the dimensions of the Alpinist an... |
