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winter pyramid I can't speak to the Oware pyramid specifically but I have used tarps in the winter and had good success with them. Pyramids that I've used include the Black Diamond Megamid and Kifaru Para... |
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lon g trails If the goal is to avoid going up and down the Appalachian Trail is perhaps the worst choice of many mentioned. It has more up and down than the PCT does. An interesting option might involve stre... |
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ultralight minimalism and scorpions The only time I've been bit/stung by something was during the day - not when asleep under a tarp. I've not done nearly as much desert camping as some here but I've no real worries about... |
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Watch While I like my St. Moritz VS1 I have to agree with Roger that many of the function you want are of limited value. While I trust the compass to be accurate to the level it can be accurate I'd m... |
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solar power I took a PowerMonkey on the High Sierra trail with me two weeks ago. You use the solar panels to charge a battery which in turn you use to charge your devices. The unit comes with an assortment of ... |
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Tarptent and rain Hard to really know if it is equipment failure. You never said if the Contrail was seam sealed or not. But even a seam sealed tent will leak if enough rain falls and humidity remains high. And some... |
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Map, Compass, GPS OK, this is getting a bit out of hand so I am going to break my silence ahead of time and nip some of this discussion in the bud. I did have a compass. I also had the regional AT maps. I also, a... |
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Alive and Well I am alive and well. I realize everyone reading this thread knows this by now, but you have not heard it from me yet and it is high time I said so. I am healthy, happy, and getting my life back to ... |
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GPS display All I want is a display that's decent. The Garmin Colorado is a dissapointment. |
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Mapping GPSes: Garmin Colorado v. Satmap Active 10 Last year when I did the TGO Challenge I carried a Garmin Colorado with me. I had some issues with it. The display is, as has been noted in reviews here, rather dim. Acquisition time was also a bit... |
All Reader Reviews by Kenneth Knight
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Canon PowerShot S70 While not the lightest dgital camera on the market at 10.25oz (290g) it is still my current favorite for several reasons. 1. Resolution. At 7-megapixels I can shoot decnet pictures at high resoluti... |
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Osprey Aether 60 While I agree with Mark that this pack can carry heavy loads quite well (I'd bump that value up some actually; a friend just used his Aether 60 on a 12-day trek in Alaska and was carrying initially 37... |
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Gossamer Gear Mariposa I've found the Mariposa to be an exeedingly good performer since I bought the pack. Combining the 2 vertical stays with a sleeping pad to form the backpanel makes this 16 ounce pack (450g) a solid per... |
