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All Forum Posts by ROBERT TANGEN

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Releasable means fewer broken legs
The Dynafit bindings are releasable, hence a safer binding, yes?

In Editor's Roundtable » An Introduction to Nordic and Backcountry Ski Gear
December 12, 3:39pm
F1 used to be $1,698.00, now only $934.00
Good news: the F1 seems to be on sale, perhaps because the new Aliens have been introduced: Alien 1.0 is $1,798.00, while the F1 Carbon which used to be $1,698.00 is now $934.00. Interestingly, th...

In Editor's Roundtable » Tools for Human Powered Oversnow Travel - State of the Market Report
November 23, 8:20pm
Rocket tent
From the Brooks-Range website: "The versatile Propel tent allows the user to use ski poles and an avalanche probe for set up during winter adventures or your trekking poles during summer outi...

In Mountaineering & Alpinism » Stronger tent poles
November 13, 5:23pm
Double Poling
There is quite a bit of reinforced fabric in the area around the grommet, but to be safe, you can wrap duct tape around the ends.

In Mountaineering & Alpinism » Stronger tent poles
November 12, 5:13pm
Mt Boots
"I'm hoping for a boot that will work for both hiking and technical climbing..." I'm no expert, but I don't think that is possible. Technical climbing requires a stiff sole,...

In Mountaineering & Alpinism » Mountaineering and Ice Climbing Boots
November 04, 5:38pm
Puffy
Dane Burns, a well-known ice climber, likes: “the Arcteryx Atom Lt Hoody, a lightly insulated shell with stretch-fleece vented sides and under the arms. Again a surprise, water resistant as well...

In GEAR » Synthetic puffy/belay jacket system
November 03, 6:10pm
Hexamid LONG model
I tested my new Long model in the wind and rain: the howling winds ranged between 5 and 10 MPH, and the massive downpour would have filled 5 to 6 tablespoons. Performance? Perfect. I glued the 2...

In GEAR » Hexamid LONG model
November 02, 2:02pm
Re: re: Snowclaw
In my limited experience, when I've tried moving snow with my snowclaw, or even a tiny plastic shovel, you have to get down on your knees, use just your arms, and get just a spoonful of snow pe...

In Editor's Roundtable » 5 Beginning Concepts for Winter Backpacking
October 31, 11:59am
Electronic running shoes
New Running Shoe Aimed to Prevent Lesions and Improve Training Management ScienceDaily (Oct. 30, 2012) — From the 80 million European runners, more than 37 million have suffered a running injur...

In GEAR » Electronic running shoes
October 31, 11:22am
Re: re: snowfall
Imagine a bivy sack under that pile of snow.

In Editor's Roundtable » 5 Beginning Concepts for Winter Backpacking
October 31, 10:38am

All Reader Reviews by ROBERT TANGEN

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Rab Boreas extremely thin soft shell
1. David Chenault: “I'm a huge fan. It's been a great layer for BC skiing thus far. I expect it to be fairly bug proof too.” 2. Noted mountain climber Nils Nielsen: “The last month I’ve be...

In Clothing - Wind & Soft Shell
March 06, 3:44pm
WalMart / "Starter" compression shorts
(Others have written that they like these, and I agree.) The WalMart / “Starter” compression shorts are: 1. Long enough to prevent abrasion, even if you have massively muscled, Greek God-like thighs...

In Clothing - Baselayer & Fleece - SYNTHETIC
May 02, 1:12pm
MLD 2009 Revelation
Five Stars! I love the new 2009 Revelation from Mountain Laurel Designs! I haven’t wrung it out like Ryan Jordan did for the pack he recently reviewed, so I don’t have his detailed data base, but th...

In Backpacks - Frameless
May 21, 6:12pm