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Scott Toraason (kimot2) - BPL Premium Member
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All Forum Posts by Scott Toraason
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OPSAKs The manufacturer does not claim that OPSAKs are 100% odor proof, that being said the disclaimer hidden below the glowing Backpacker Magazine endorsement for OPSAKs on the their site. However I woul... |
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OPSA:K Where were the OPSAKs obtained for the study? |
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Re. Re. Re. Warmlite Pitch As stated in a previous post Stephenson tents are a specialty item in a niche market; it’s a love hate relationship and they cost a ton of money and I can’t think of a single reason why a light... |
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Re. Re. Re. Warmlite Pitch Stephenson tents go up as a single unit; all one has to do is purchase their video to see how effectively Stephenson tents are pitched. They are not tunnel tents, they receive their strength and su... |
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Klean Strip It has to be the brand of mineral spirits. Having sealed two Stephensons using GE Silicone 2 with a good mineral spirits my mixture was dry within hours. I used a 50/50 mixture but more mineral sp... |
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Beginning Winter Mountaineering Picking isolated incidents out of the haystack because an individual did not get her plastics fitted correctly, implying plastics are inferior, or someone ascended Mont Blanc in some kind of “jog... |
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Standalone Bivy Sorry Dale I couldn’t resist as a fellow resident of the PNW, no disrespect intended, I think we just go different locations where I often can’t find a place to pitch a tent unless I’m on sno... |
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Standalone Bivy John, I think you have the right idea, trying out a new idea. I have multiple shelters including bivys; I use the Integral Designs Salathe, easy in, easy out and no condensation on any of my numero... |
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Pack Fit: Slowly Slides Down Back Andy, the one thing Mc Hale states about guys with a few extra pounds on their waist is that they will be more comfortable buckling the belt under their belly, not across it. This isn’t rocket sc... |
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Bivy vs Single Person Tent It really depends what your definition of IS is. There are tents and there are bivys and they are designed for the conditions you intend to use them. Having stated that almost everything I do in Wa... |
All Reader Reviews by Scott Toraason
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STARBUCKS VIA Italian Roast Great stuff and just a step below real Starbucks but in the mountains I don’t know the difference; real easy to fix at: http://www.vimeo.com/7136912 |
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Leki Super Makalu I bent the piston that operates the shock system in the lower section of my 2008 Super Makalu pole when it came loose in some very wet snow descending Cashmere Mountain Alpine Lakes Wilderness. All it... |
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REI Ti Ware Long Handled Spoon Just saw this review and have been using this spoon the last two years with my Enertia Trail Food dinners and my home made cereal breakfasts. I could not agree more with the previous post that it is g... |
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Kahtoola KTS Aluminum crampons I’ve been looking for a lightweight traction device for training hikes on Mount Si in Washington State and to use when my Grivels would be over kill. I chose the Kahtoola Steels mainly because of all ... |
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MSR/Cascade Designs Customer Service I recently busted a hole in one of my MSR Denali Ascent snowshoe binding straps and after contacting MSR/Cascade Designs (who are here locally) received a free replacement strap in the mail within one... |
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Brunton Helios "Stormproof" lighter The directions that came with the lighter sucked, however there is a good explanation at essentialgear.com that explains high altitude/cold operation. At Essentialgear.com select Butane Lighters, Wind... |
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Java Juice Coffee Extract I posted a comment on Java Juice in a different thread a while back so I’ll bust in here and say that I’ve tried just about everything I can think of for a cup of morning joe from packing a small Fren... |
