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Vince Contreras (pillowthread) - BPL Forum Member

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About Me I am an avid adventurer, and have spent over two years' time "on the trail." I have alpine experience, including ascents in the Wind River Range, Wyoming, and Washington's North Cascades, which required crampons and an ice axe, but not much else. On a good day, I can climb 5.10b sport routes. I have been hiking for as long as I can remember. I have extensive extreme conditions experience resultant from both my military training and personal endeavors.

I'm also a hyper-fanatical neo-Schopenhauerist. So let's talk some German Idealism.
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+1 to fold-ups and battery bank...
^^^^this. I use an old brunton panel and one of the bajillion batteries available on amazon. If you have more than one device to keep powered, go with a 20 watt panel and a 10,000mah battery; if no...

In GEAR » Latest, Lightest Solar Charges?
March 25, 11:04am
Yes...
+1 of the Fiji water bottles. Free water inside of them, from Fiji.

In GEAR » Square water bottle ~ 20oz? Anyone?
March 14, 3:56pm
Please please please...
...let there be attached footies. I, too, will live one of these if there's integrated slipper socks...

In GEAR » Important news for Cap 4 fans
March 10, 10:00pm
Okay...
"Other sleeping bags I have compared have more down than your bags, how come? 'The important metric to compare when looking at sleeping bags is the amount of loft, not necessarily the a...

In GEAR » Zpacks sleeping bag sizing
February 15, 3:11pm
Oh yeah...
And as for head wear with it, I pulled the trigger on one of Evan's Hadron S hats a while back, so I haven't tried Joe's hood, but if it's anything like his other gear then it's...

In GEAR » Zpacks sleeping bag sizing
February 14, 8:57pm
My two cents...
I've got one of Joe's 40 degree models in a long, wide size, and it fits my 6'1", 165lb frame well. Like has been said above, I sometimes wish I had either an extra couple inches i...

In GEAR » Zpacks sleeping bag sizing
February 14, 8:50pm
The Clymb...
Brooks Range Mountaineering Alpini pullovers and vests--in common sizes--somewhere right around half off...

In Gear Deals » The Clymb...
February 13, 12:48pm
Here's an Idea...
Though I have never voluntarily bivvied in the mountains when I could have brought a shelter, I suppose if I wanted to do that sort of thing, I'd look at the Integral Designs Wedge Bivy. It'...

In GEAR » Side sleeper in a winter bivvy
February 13, 12:57am
Also...
If you're bringing a hat anyways, you might want to look at Z-packs' offerings. I have one of Joe's 40-degree bags with the regular 900-fill down in the long, wide size, with the standa...

In GEAR » Smallest packing 30-40 degree bag
February 12, 1:29pm
It exists...
What you're describing, OP, is the internal mesh sack that came with my ULA Catalyst...

In GEAR » Mesh chest pouch/pack
February 11, 3:11pm

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