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Ross Bleakney (rossbleakney) - BPL Premium Member
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All Forum Posts by Ross Bleakney
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Re: 1st field test Nice work. I'll have to build me a pair of those sometime. I assume the cloth on the back of the heel is to make it a bit more comfortable than just having cord around the heel. Is that right? |
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Re: Bubble Wrap vs. Neo-Air It also occurred to me (after browsing some of the other posts) that this situation is similar, at best, to that faced by hammock users. A hammock user needs to insulate under the hammock. Closed c... |
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Bubble Wrap vs. Neo-Air Most bubble wrap insulates poorly. Currents get created inside each bubble, and the heat is quickly transferred. The big reason the Neo-Air folks can justify the cost of their pad is that they... |
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Re: What do you get when you cross Henry Shires, Ron Moak, and Ron Bell? That's a nice tent and a very nice picture. I still prefer the design of the Rocket though. I like using trekking poles and I like having a pole setup that doesn't involve curves (that way ... |
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Re: What do you get when you cross Henry Shires, Ron Moak, and Ron Bell? OK, I'm very late to this thread, by here is what I would like to see (from any of the men you mentioned): A Luxe X-Rocket made out of Cuben, Silnylon and Nanoseeum. The bottom would be Sil... |
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Re: My Best Gear Ever Tough choices. I'll restrict my gear to ultralight stuff, so that leads me to: 1) Propore Rain Gear -- Not only is this great gear, but it epitomizes the trade-offs necessary to get to ultra... |
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Re: Re: GG Nightlite vs. Ridgerest Lynn was right. I made the mistake of confusing the Z-Rest with the Ridgerest. Sorry about that. OK, I've also used the Ridgerest. It is very similar to the NightLite, and again, just a smid... |
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Re: GG Nightlite vs. Ridgerest The difference between closed cell foam is fairly small. Gossamer Gear has better foam, but not by a huge margin (if I had to put a number on it, I would say 10% better). Since the design is simila... |
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Re: Contrail OR... Some of it is personal preference. A lot of people like the high point of the tent to be in the middle. That way, when they sit up, they don't need to scoot to one end. Personally, I like the h... |
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Re: Cable channel BP'ing/outings show? There used to be a PBS show called Trailside: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trailside It was pretty good. Art Wolfe's show is pretty good as well. It isn't geared specifically towards backp... |
All Reader Reviews by Ross Bleakney
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Ultrapod Mini I am very happy with my Ultrapod Mini. It does what is supposed to do very well. You often have to be resourceful with it; but with a little imagination, you can take great pictures. For example, if y... |
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Pentax Optio WP I very much like my Optio WPi (6 mp). I have found the waterproof feature to be of much greater value than I originally expected. For winter pictures, it is really handy to set up a picture and not wo... |
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Eureka Zues II Exo I bought this tent a few years ago, before I knew about tarp tents. I have been happy with it, but it is a little smaller and heavier than a tarp tent. As a free standing tent, it is more round, which... |
