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Ryan Hutchins (ryan_hutchins) - BPL Forum Member
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Thanks! Thanks Dan! I've posted a few more pieces, check out what's new! |
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Thanks y'all Thanks for sharing your thoughts all. I leave tomorrow morning for an eight day back-country ski trip, may all of your new years also begin with adventure, some outdoor time and a continued engage... |
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Is the wilderness or outdoors an escape or an engagement? I wrote this essay on wilderness/outdoors and wonder what you all think? is getting outside an escape from our other "reality" or an opportunity to engage more fully in our lives? htt... |
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Getting philosophical Less about gear, more about the how of doing things: http://learningbydoingblog.wordpress.com/2011/12/28/the-wilderness-as-an-escape-or-an-engagement/ |
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a little evening project I built a relatively simple avy pouch to hold shovel, probe and saw onto a Hyperlite pack last night. Check it out on my blog: http://learningbydoingblog.wordpress.com/2011/12/21/modular-avy-po... |
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A little MYOG Post on building a BC ski accessory for a test pack. http://learningbydoingblog.wordpress.com/?p=246&preview=true |
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Review Of Ultralight BackPackin' Tips. http://learningbydoingblog.wordpress.com/2011/12/15/ultralight-backpackin-tips-a-somewhat-biased-review/ and Initial impressions of some Hyperlite Mountain Gear stuff.. http://learningbydoing... |
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I done made me a blog With some lightweight stuff, some random outdoors stuff and a bunch of learning along the way. Check it out if you fancy... www.learningbydoingblog.wordpress.com |
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Delrin, the Peak and Kydex I don't have my Peak in front of me right now, does it have the velcro to seal in or allow the foam "frame" to be removed like the Jam/pinnacle? if so, I would think that would be a ... |
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great article Awesome. |
All Reader Reviews by Ryan Hutchins
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Lighten Up! by Don Ladigin This is the first resource I hand folks when teaching about lightweight backpacking skills. It provides insights and entertainment, while allowing space to make decisions, which I believe to be integ... |
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BackpackingLight.com I just got off the phone W/ Karen from BPL Customer service. She was really helpful in helping me out w/ a leaky torso-lite. She was quick to return my initial call (even though I missed her return ... |
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Bozeman Mountain Works Torsolite Pad I have about 4 weeks of camping with this pad under my back at night. It is pretty comfortable. I like the 1" thickness and the small packed size. Having said that, I'm a pretty big fella ... |
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Petzl e+LITE Overall I like the E-Lite as a versatile headlamp. The small size and weight are awesome. I agree the switch could be better, but I like that it basically locks when off so it can't be turned on ... |
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GoLite Hut 1 I have used the GoLite Hut 1 on a number of trips now both short and extended. The longest was a twelve day trip this summer. I encountered heavy rain for 11 out of twelve days of that trip. The ... |
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Montrail Hardrock I just picked up a pair of hardrocks for a 12 day trip into the Absoroka mountains of Wyoming. The trip was short notice so I had zero miles on these shoes prior to heading out. The shoes held up w... |
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Antigravity Gear .4 oz pepsi style alcohol stove http://www.antigravitygear.com/proddetail.php?prod=ALCBCS I used this stove briefly - over 5 days in the Idaho back country during the summer. the stove is incredibly light and simple to use. I f... |
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Mont Bell I returned a VERY old pair of MontBell gore-tex rainpant to the store in Boulder while living there. The Gore-tex was delaminating. I had cut all the tags out of the pants and they were seriously ha... |
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GU Energy Gel I really like GU (flavor dependant of course)! I have used it on mountaineering routes and backcountry skiing as well as road biking. I have found that it can work for sustained energy if you keep... |
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Petzl Tikka I have used a number of tikka headlamps since they came out, from the original to the plus. They work well and are, in my opinion, the new classic, much as the behemouth old school petzl headlamps we... |
