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re: umbrella I use a birdiepal lightflex, which is nearly identical to the golite chromedome or whatever it was called. I carried it for most of the CDT last year and loved it. The umbrella is great in hot dese... |
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shoulder strap attachment In thinking about new pack designs I am considering attaching the bottom of my shoulder straps to the bottom corner of the pack furthest from my back. I was thinking this might help keep the weight... |
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Yellowstone! If you are going to be in Bozeman I would vote Yellowstone. The park is much closer to Bozeman than Glacier is to Missoula, and the park is bigger and surrounded by more great wilderness. I would s... |
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sewing advice thank you Thank you all for the advice. I just finished my backpack and I am quite pleased, though not every stitch looks professional at this stage in my sewing career. I ended up putting the carbon pack st... |
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A book about mountain men Give your heart to the hawks by winfred blevins. Very interesting book about the mountain men and fur trappers in the american west in the decades after lewis and clark |
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backpack questions for the sewing experts I am partway through my second backpack project and I have a few questions and I am looking for sage advice from the sewing masters out there. First, I am having a bit of trouble sewing though t... |
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30? or smaller maybe? I used a Blast 26 (which I believe Joe has now termed the 30) for my CDT hike. Marmot sleeping bag, hexamid, 0.9 liter pot, jacket/puffy/extra LS shirt/windshirt at the most. It was plenty big to h... |
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Gregory Z40 mods I cut straps, removed the brain, and cut out the framesheet of a Gregory Z55 a few years ago after getting it cheap at REI. I also added a pocket to the hip belt. The frameless pack is pretty comfo... |
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leg warmers Cut off toes at mid-arch. Pull them on upside down so the heel is behind my calf muscles and below my knee. Bunch up when hot, scoot down when cold, no need for tights with shorts. |
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Bandelier option I moved away from Los Alamos, NM about two weeks before the fire that Eugene mentioned, but after looking at maps of the burned area and talking to friends who still live there I think I can recomm... |
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