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Roman Dial (romandial) - BPL Professional Member

My Locale packrafting NZ
About Me A middle aged man, married, fattening up.
BPLRank 2.66
CityAnchorage
StateAlaska
CountryUSA

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Re: A Personal Experience and a Video Link.
Wow Jim, your dad must have felt pretty bad about that trip.... That video link is neat. As he said there, the key is a fire with lots of wood. I have spent many nights out without shelter in...

In Philosophy & Technique » Surviving the cold without a tent or a sleeping bag
October 31, 11:48am

packrafter does Eskimo roll
Actually, he's Tim Johnson, a really good hardshell kayaker and he modified his packraft to do this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WBoyPTW_WY

In Packrafting » packrafter does Eskimo roll
October 31, 11:34am

Re: Full neoprene wetsuit
Richard's got a good point about a dive suit's cut. Maybe you could buy a used dive suit and modify it by removing the arms? Packrafting is pretty wet, but it's sort of chest do...

In Packrafting » Full neoprene wetsuit
October 23, 7:19pm

Creeking
This last year offered me the opportunity to do a lot of packrafting. (1) My wife and I went around the world with an extra long one, using it to do long wilderness trips in Alaska, Utah, Patag...

In Packrafting » Creeking
October 21, 11:10pm

Re: What do you look for in a backcountry camera?
I look for waterproofness in a small size that shoots wide HD video and stills. Would like a widest (possible) angle lens that's not fish-eyed and that records sound well. Something whose...

In The G Spot » What do you look for in a backcountry camera?
September 29, 11:53pm

Re: Alpacka Ultralight Paddle Review
Aluminum shafts are awfully cold when temps dip closer to freezing.

In Editor's Roundtable » Alpacka Ultralight Paddle Review
September 23, 8:14pm

Re: RE: Turbo Bear Bag Hanging
Instead of throwing a single rock, a small silnylon stuff sack filled with gravel and tied to p-cord works really well, too, and is less dangerous when coming down. About 8-10 ounces is plenty. ...

In Editor's Roundtable » Turbo Bear Bag Hanging
September 12, 5:09pm

Re: Has it improved?
I'm with Dean. I tried one of these in Mexico and found it worthless. Not being able to see what you're doing or knowing if it's on. How is the sound on the new model?

In Editor's Roundtable » GoPro Wide Helmet Cam Review
September 12, 4:57pm

Re: Re: Re: the great single wall tent debate
Hit by a 50 mph storm of wind blown rain on the Harding Icefield last month, I was very impressed by the sturdiness of the BD Lighthouse, but it was darn wet inside. Do the Tarptents stand up to...

In The G Spot » the great single wall tent debate
September 12, 1:16am

Re: Patagonia in November - Paine Circuit and Fitz Roy
Thanks Ryan -- you know I have been accused of "liking to be cold".... maybe!

In Gear Lists » Patagonia in November - Paine Circuit and Fitz Roy
September 10, 2:50pm

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