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Mark Verber (verber) - BPL Premium Member
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All Forum Posts by Mark Verber
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Re: Good winter headlamps I have been using an PT EOSR with Lithium batteries and it's worked fine... but my winter trips tend to max out at a few days. If I was going to be on a more extended trip I would want somethi... |
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Re: Button Cell Light - Beam Intensity It's pretty evident in the photon freedom runtime graph that was posted on candlepower that the beam follows off pretty quickly. The freedom loses more than 1/2 it's brightness in less tha... |
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Re: Panasonic DMC-TS1 From what we saw this summer the TS1 did seem to be one of the better waterproof cameras from an image quality perspective. But that's not saying a lot. Most reviewers use pretty average P&am... |
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Re: Snowshoeing with Roclite 390's Worked fine with northernlite snowshoes without a screw or any other mod. |
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Re: Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1 We played with the DMC-TS1 when getting my daughter ready for a trip to the rain forest and snorkeling this summer. It was a great size, familiar controls since we have other Panasonic cameras, a... |
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Re: waterproof camera My mother has played with a number of the waterproof cameras. Her Olympus leaked but she has been told this has been fixed in the current model. I believe she has been reasonably happy with a Pen... |
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Re: Ultralight camera I would recommend searching forums. There have been a lot of discussions recently about this. My choice is the Canon S90 when the focus is backpacking. It's the lightest (8oz)/cheapest ($400)... |
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Re: best hikes. > If you want to hike in the High Sierra, I'd recommend staying (mostly) off the JMT, and just making up your own > adventure. It's easy to use trails to get in and out, and then ju... |
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Re: Breathability v.s. Wind Resistance Breathability typically refers to water vapor transmission. Wind resistances is about air flow. In the real world, high air flow gives us the sense that there is better breathability. In labs tes... |
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Re: What are the best 50-150 mile hikes in the country? It's a backcountry super highway, but I could do any section of the JMT 100 times and still go back for more. I like big trees, big views, and big rocks. I get all three plus some of the most... |
All Reader Reviews by Mark Verber
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LuxuryLight Modular External Frame Backpack I tried one of the very early versions of the LuxuryLite packs. This was a very cool pack and I loved the "recliner feature". Alas, I never got fully comfortable with the pack, though I sh... |
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Down Works (Santa Cruz, CA) Nick and Shelley are great. The are extremely careful in the products they select and have the best collection of ultralight gear I have seen in brick and mortar store. They are knowledge about mater... |
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Mountain Laurel Designs The product design and quality is first rate. Ship times are accurate, and Ron is easy to work with. For example, I ordered a superfly but then had second thoughts about the options I had selected. Ro... |
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Ion alcohol stove 2006 model The ion has been my primary solo stove since the beginning of 2005. It is the most efficient stove I have used, consistently boiling 16oz of water with just <=.3oz of fuel in both lab and field con... |
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Watchful Eye Designs Aloksak I used Aloksak for a year or two: both storage and the odorproof bags. I was disappointed with these storage sacks. First, getting the seal shut is very tricky. While I can seal traditional ziplock ba... |
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MSR - Easton 6" Tent Stake, aircraft aluminum There are lighter stakes. There are more durable stakes. There are stakes which have better holding power or are easier to use in X conditions. All that said, I have found the Easton 6" stakes ... |
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Photon Freedom Micro (White) Amazingly small and light weight given the amount of light it throws. I have found that it produces enough light for all my tasks except cross country navigation. The user interface is well thought... |
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Princeton Tec EOS Updated from 4 to 5 factoring in the changes to the EOSR. The EOS has a bright, focus beam with a good throw but enough spill to be useful around camp. Waterproof to 1 meter. Mine has been in the ... |
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Petzl Zipka I own both the original Zipka and the '06 Zipka Plus with the upgraded (brighter) LEDs. It's a very cute product. Each of our cars have one in the glove box because they are very useful. ... |
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Black Diamond Ion The Ion is wonderfully compact and light... but I have to agree with the Ryan's complains. The light isn't as bright and has less throw than a Photon button light! I find that it doesn't ... |
