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Rob Harrison (robhar54) - BPL Premium Member

My Locale Pacific Northwest
About Me Coming back to backpacking and bicycle camping after a dozen years, finding that (surprise!) the stuff in my panniers feels heavier than it did back in the day.... Learning a LOT from BPL!
CitySeattle
StateWA
My Website URLhttp://bigbirdcage.blogspot.com

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WTB: Your Leftover Tarp Guylines
I'm just getting started with tarping and I would like to try out some different guylines. Have any leftovers of the following? • 2.75mm Sterling GLOcord • 1.5mm MLD Liteline (& Min...

In Gear Swap » WTB: Your Leftover Tarp Guylines
May 09, 1:11am
Thanks!
HA--you sure do know which tarp! :) I couldn't ask for more specific experience to answer this question than what you've given me Janos. Thanks! M90 it is. Rob in Seattle

In GEAR » Bivy in the PNW w/Nanosphere Sleeping Bag
May 06, 6:33pm
Bivy in the PNW w/Nanosphere Sleeping Bag
I'm about to order my first bivy, a BorahGear SideZip Bivy. It will be used *mostly* under a tarp for summer bike-packing up to about 6,000' elevation max. (There will be rain, but rarely s...

In GEAR » Bivy in the PNW w/Nanosphere Sleeping Bag
May 06, 1:40pm
WTB: (2) Borah Side Zip M90 Bivys
Looking for one long/wide, and one standard. Thought I'd ask! Rob in Seattle

In Gear Swap » WTB: (2) Borah Side Zip M90 Bivys
May 03, 1:18am
One Tarp Secured!
Thanks all. I have my first ultralight tarp! Very exciting. And Janos and I had a small world moment as well. Good stuff! Bryan, have at it! Rob in Seattle

In Gear Swap » WTB: ~9x9 Tarp with lots of tie-outs, plus poles, guy lines.
April 07, 9:16pm
Thanks!
Wow--this is great! Thanks for the profile/PM tip Jean-Francois. I fixed that, so y'all can send PMs if you like. Meanwhile, I'll send PMs to the several of you who responded with tarps! ...

In Gear Swap » WTB: ~9x9 Tarp with lots of tie-outs, plus poles, guy lines.
April 07, 12:43pm
WTB: ~9x9 Tarp with lots of tie-outs, plus poles, guy lines.
I'm looking for (ideally) a square ~9x9 flat tarp with lots of tie-outs--four along each each, four along the ridge line, and four panel tie-outs (2 on each side). Something along the lines of ...

In Gear Swap » WTB: ~9x9 Tarp with lots of tie-outs, plus poles, guy lines.
April 06, 4:01pm
Thank you!
Thanks Tad, this is great stuff. I'm hoping to get out with my almost-9-year-old on a few short trips this summer, both hiking and bike-packing. I'm in Seattle. There must be local Scou...

In Editor's Roundtable » What a Scout Needs for Backpacking
February 20, 10:58pm
Anything new on this?
Sorry to revive such an old thread, but there is some good info here! Thank you all for posting. I have sleep apnea, relatively mild I guess, 7 cm/h2o. For car and motorcycle camping I've b...

In Philosophy & Technique » Any backpackers with Sleep Apnea?
February 06, 12:09am
Grant Petersen's sub-24 hour trips
Great article--thanks! Grant Petersen of Rivendell Bicycles does the same kinda thing: http://www.momentumplanet.com/features/theres-no-place-few-miles-home Rob in Seattle

In Editor's Roundtable » One Night At A Time
October 26, 11:45pm

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