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Bob Bankhead (wandering_bob) - BPL Lifetime Member
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All Forum Posts by Bob Bankhead
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Houdini sizing/layering question Sizes are not always the same for each manufacturer (Montbell comes to mind). Here's what I do for situations like yours. Find a store that carries the item desired. Wear - or carry - the d... |
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Integral Designs Pertex Wind Shirt I'll take the wind shirt. PM sent EDIT: funds sent |
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More durable, MLD Event rain mitts or Zpacks WPB Cuben mitts? I've been asking the same question. Durability trumps weight when you're using trekking poles. Cuben fiber doesn't handle abrasion well so I'd be worried about it in a mitt. ML... |
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Is the Tuolumne Meadows Store in Yosemite open for the season? Unlikely. Even though the Tioga Road has been opened, the Tuolumne Meadows campground (and most others outside Yosemite Valley) remain closed. Keep checking the Yosemite website weekly. Ju... |
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Sit Pad options? Strongly recommend against using an inflatable sit pad. Think about where one usually sit when hiking - on rocks, logs, pointy things that punch holes that can be hard to find and often harder to r... |
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Replacement for LT4 tip section The LT4s accept the Leki tips and baskets. Now if you broke the lower CF SHAFT section, then you've got a real problem. I managed to foolishly do that several years ago on the JMT and bough... |
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How to lie with statistics. There is actually a book on that exact subject. It was part of my statistics library for many years. If you let a good statistician pick his classes, he can prove that black is white. |
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"Balls and Sunshine Ripped-off on the CDT!!" Even IF Balls is correct in his ID, a five to one confrontation is not apt to work out well for him. I would suggest that it if he is prepared and able to prove it in court should a libel suit b... |
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Re: Bears and guns and pepper spray, oh my! Jennifer got it right! There are very few places in this country where you have any reasonable risk of encountering a Grizzly; even less so of encountering a hostile one. For those areas, and as... |
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WTB: Katabatic Palisades Quilt Wanted: a 6 foot WIDE Palisades in good condition, but I will consider a 6 foot regular. Down fill power is not critical, but I will want to know which it is - 900 or 850 water-resistant. ... |
All Reader Reviews by Bob Bankhead
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Western Mountaineering The Company WM products are a 5+ WM the company does not sell direct, only through dealers, ergo end-user contacts would not be expected. Their printed catalogues do list their address and FAX and telephone nu... |
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Mountain House Lasagna with Meat Sauce I use a lot of Mountain House Pro Packs and as much as I like the flavor and texture of this item, I avoid it like the plague. The overwhelming downside is the cheese they use. It does NOT rehydra... |
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Mountain House Sweet and Sour Pork with Rice One of my favorite Mountain House meals, albeit a tad too sweet for my taste; too much pineapple, not enough sour sauce. Nonetheless, it makes a great motivator to get to a dinner spot when I know one... |
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Mountain House Precooked Scrambled Eggs with Bacon I tried these several years ago when they first came out - no bacon in them then. They were horrible! Like a previous reviewer said, virtually flavorless yellow sponges. Last year I noticed they ha... |
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Gossamer Gear Lightrek 4 Adjustable CF Trekking Poles I decided not to buy these when they first came out because fully closed they were too long to carry on my pack in checked baggage on the plane, and I really didn't want to hassel with the maili... |
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Six Moon Designs Gatewood Cape I just returned from 22 nights in the high Sierra on the PCT and JMT. I had two days of constant high winds in Onion Valley, with sustained gusts to at least 50 mph. My trusty Gatewood Cape flapped a ... |
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Six Moon Designs Traveler backpack We have TWO Traveler packs. Early in 2008, we were shopping for a new pack for my wife, who has a short 14-1/2 inch torso length. We drove out to Ron's house to try the SMD Essence, but it did not... |
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Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil Dry Sack In addition to silnylon, Sea to Summit also now makes their Dry Sack line in eVENT fabric, both with and without compression capability. evac Dry Sack: available in 3, 5, 8, 13, 20, 35, and 65 lite... |
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Therm-A-Rest Ridgerest This has been my "go-to" sleeping pad for many years on the PCT. I've tried a variety of others but keep returning to this little beauty. It does a great job of insulating one from th... |
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Aloksak O.P 12.5 x 20" I have found them to be quite effective in the Sierras the past two summers. I have a Bearikade Expedition, and if you're not careful, the metal edges around the latches can slice an OP sak wh... |
