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Kenneth Knight (kenknight) - BPL Professional Member
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All Forum Posts by Kenneth Knight
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pack rafting Isle Royale I took my Alpacka llama to Isle Royale some 5 hers ago and had a pretty good trip. I'm glad others are doing it. I have always intended to return to visit more of the interior lakes like you di... |
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Re: Re: The Perils of Certainty Michael, no this is a completely different situation than what you are referring too. I'm not going to get into the details of what happened back then. It's not really relevant to the reaso... |
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Re: re: John, limitations and Amy James, the iPhone does have a GPS receiver in it. In fact, pretty much every cell phone today made has a GPS receiver. The iPhone will, it is true, and depending on the app start out trying to get ... |
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Re: iPhone GPS - Battery Drain is manageable Amy has written up some great tips. I did not cover this area because I knew that an article covering this material was coming and we wnated to avoid overlapping too much. I'd add that dimming... |
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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... |
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... |
