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Re: "Make Your Own Gear - Down Quilt or Sleeping Bag" Shiny side: Dull side The first quilt I made used Momentum from Thru-Hiker and that question stopped me before even getting started. I emailed AYCE and he said put the shiny side in so that the ... |
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Re: Florida Trail Great pictures, lots of wildlife as always in Florida. You are tough to go this time of year, too hot & humid for me. We've had well over 2 feet of rain in the last 3 weeks here in Palm... |
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Re: Re: Most efficient gravity filter system - need market update In clear mountain streams, I use a Steripen Adventurer and in Florida swamps, I use the ULA Amigo gravity bag with the Sawyer PURIFIER (removes viruses) into a soft sided Nalgene. As to the tas... |
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Re: Floorless shelter options in the Whites A hammock definitely has the advantage in the Whites. Not only do I have trouble finding a dry, flat, clear spot to pitch a shelter, I also DON'T want to be around AMC facilities. Both problem... |
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Re: ZPacks Blast 18 Backpack Review EinsteinX, You've got it right!!! Maybe that's why they call you "Einstein." :-) |
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Re: Sleeping bag construction The more you over stuff the chambers, the more "shrinkage" you get. |
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Thinnest line for Figure 9's ? What is the smallest diameter line that you have used with no slippage with the small size Figure 9's (the metal ones)? The Figure 9 instructions say the smallest cord recommended is 2mm in ... |
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Re: How thin can a baffled down quilt be? Thanks for sharing your experience! |
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Re: How thin can a baffle down quilt be? Yikes! That's thin. Do you know what the spacing is? I looked at the NunatakUSA site and all the Arc quilts look like they have the same number of baffles no matter what the thickness or tem... |
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How thin can a baffled down quilt be? I'm considering the idea of making a lightweight summer quilt using baffled, down construction. The question is, how thin can I make the baffles and still be practical? I'm considering ... |
All Reader Reviews by Michael Davis
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Backpackinglight Thurofare Pant I love everything about these pants! They are so light it literally feels like I'm not wearing anything. My size large weighs 4.1 oz. They have features that count but not ones that don't. ... |
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Big Agnes SL3 While there's no tent that works for all purposes in all environments, IMO this is the perfect tent for summer, or year round in Florida. It's a free standing, double wall tent, but the inner ... |
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TNF Diad In summary, a well designed, lightweight, but not spartan, rain jacket. The jacket is a 2008 product in TNF's Flight Series. In men's size large it weighs 8.9 ounces. I am 6'-1" a... |
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Silva Type 54 Compass This Brunton 54LU compass is also the called the Silva Explorer 54. Brunton USA and Silva of Sweden are the same company. The product is manufactured in Sweden. I am extremely pleased with the Brun... |
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Icebreaker Tech T Lite Superfine 140 I am completely sold on Icebreaker's Tech T Lite 140 gm/m2. This shirt is pure comfort on 90+ degree, hard vertical hiking trips! I've tried poly, nylon including Columbia, Railriders, etc. Al... |
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Pacific Outdoor Products Insul Mat Max-Thermo Both my wife and I have the Max Thermo 3/4 length which weighs 15.0 oz on my scale. It has synthetic insulation inside the air chambers. It's construction is robust. I've never had a failure o... |
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Trail Designs Caldera Stove While I've always loved the lightweight factor of cooking with alcohol stoves, they consistantly detracted from the overall enjoyment of the outdoors. Fiddling with rickety pot stands, warped fly-... |
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MSR Wind Pro This is the stove that I go to when the weather dictates that water comes from melting the solid form. At 10.2 oz, including stuff sack, it's one of the lightest options to get the Btu's for w... |
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Gerber EVO Titanium-Coated Serrated Knife 2.8 oz This is a great knife if you are looking for something more substantial than a razor blade but lighter than a Bowie knife. I know many people prefer a razor blade or ripping out a pair of sizzors f... |
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SteriPen Adventurer At 3.6 ounces on my scale, it's lighter that pump filters (1 lb.+/-)and lighter than my ULA Amigo gravity filter (9.6oz). However, pre-filtering is required, through a bandana or coffee filter, et... |
