BPL Community Profile
Jonathan Shefftz (jshefftz1) - BPL Lifetime Member
|
|
You cannot send this user a personal message (PM) because they have not specified a PM email address yet.
All Forum Posts by Jonathan Shefftz
 |
Imagine it... "I cannot imagine that AT gear is nearly as light as lightweight backcountry gear." Other way around: the best AT gear is *lighter* and also more efficient than nordic backcountry gea... |
||
|
Kick Wax on Single-Camber Skis Yes, non-locals and others not familiar with the EMGT course are at a disadvantage. However, I don’t see how this has any relevance to the nordic vs alpine touring gear differential? The most s... |
||
|
AT gear = bindings + boots, paired with any skis “Browsing the link that Jonathan mentioned (http://www.skintrack.com/skis-comparison/) suggests that plenty of folks are racing with skis not too different than that (other than weight and fish s... |
||
|
All "SkiMo" gear is basically the same weight... "Jonathan wrote: "My lightest AT setup = 5.9 pounds (w/ skins)" That is impressively light. What are the components of your setup?" -- Those are the specs for my Hagan + Dyn... |
||
|
AT gear can be far lighter than the chosen examples... “Nordic Touring Example” = 6.2 lb “Nordic Backcountry Example” = 9.8 lb “Lighter AT Example (but can be as little as 12 pounds)” = 15.5 lb My lightest AT setup = 5.9 pounds (w/ skins) |
||
|
Loft (again...) I measured according to here: http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/00094.html [Scroll down to: About Measuring Down Loft] More specifically, I put a level across A & D, t... |
||
|
Yes on draft tube and front of pockets, no on back of pockets Yes, draft tube is lightly filled (presumably with down). The pockets are positioned behind all the insulation, right up against the interior lining. So yes on front of pockets having down, no on... |
||
|
some q's & comments “This looks a lot like the similar MH and EMP offerings. Not so good.” - How so? (Regarding the second observation.) - For me personally, I wanted a very lightweight freestanding double-wall... |
||
|
Loft (again...) BR confirms that fill power is measured *after* the water-resistance treatment. BR also explains that the Mojave has a higher *average* loft than the Alpini. Essentially, I've been measurin... |
||
|
That's where I draw the line! I knew someone was going to bring that up... |
All Reader Reviews by Jonathan Shefftz
Showing 1 - 3 of 3
|
Page: 1
|
Patagonia Spraymaster I bought this in part motivated by a glowing review in Backpacker magazine, plus this review from Outside: http://outside.away.com/outside/gear/gear.tcl?gear=Patagonia-Spraymaster&gear_id=2461&am... |
||
|
Wild Things Epic Wind Shirt Note: this is for the non-hooded partial-zip pullover model. The downsides: - Heavy by BPL standards, although then again, we’re talking just a few ounces of excess over my Helly Hanson Mars or Mo... |
||
|
Camp XLH95 Harness After using this harness for two days of training on snow (but not a real glacier) and a few indoor practice sessions, I finally used it for real the last two days on Mt Baker. (We hiked up to the ba... |
