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Erin McKittrick (mckittre) - BPL Professional Member
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or go without? No real insights for you, since I've never used such a shelter. It doesn't seem like a bad idea if you find one that works for you. But I will say that I've done lots of dayhiking in... |
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Re: Re: Re: Two other possibilities. We have considered a rickshaw, which is what we ended up doing on Malaspina in fall 2011 (made out of a tiny bicycle wheel, foraged wood, and a packraft). But it's really really awkward once th... |
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Re: Two other possibilities. Hmm... Never thought about the fact that "sitting pads" even existed. Or about framesheets. And now my 4 year old's thermarest xs (which is kind of heavy, anyway) seems to be blisteri... |
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Re: Teeny-tiny sleeping pad? Thanks, sounds like the cut-down pad is the way to go, and I think Craig's will work nicely. We're going to be walking/packrafting the coast of Cook Inlet, Alaska - about 800 miles. We&#... |
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Teeny-tiny sleeping pad? I need to get a sleeping pad for my 2-year old daughter (and possibly update the rest of the family's pads as well) for an upcoming multi-month expedition. Small packed size is at an absolut... |
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calorie increase with time Ignoring the specific calories (because I haven't counted in years, and usually plan food for a family), I've found that the amount of food I need to function ratchets up over the course of... |
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replacing raingear? I'm surprised you'd really use it to replace rain gear on a trip. I find almost all raingear gets trashed so quickly (granted, this is generally with lots of off-trail use in cold and wet p... |
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front carry is probably easiest I agree that the front carry (in a wrap, Ergo, or other soft carrier) is probably the easiest way to get started. And it lets you carry a pack with the stuff. I did carry my second in a wrap on my ... |
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minimalist backpacking shoes are great - except for durability and cold I've done packing over sharp glacial moraine with heavy loads (think packing a couple weeks of food + a 10 month old child + a packraft, etc...) with the Inov-8 bare grips, for two solid months... |
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bluff the bear I went for the "bluff the bear" approach myself. Although it didn't seem so funny at the time, I can't help but laugh at my words here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iinv_5e_QGg |
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MLD Supermid 2010 Simple. Roomy. Effective. Hig and I spent a year living in t... |
