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Tjaard Breeuwer (Tjaard) - BPL Lifetime Member
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All Forum Posts by Tjaard Breeuwer
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Kids skiing -Thomas the Tank Engine I try and get her to herring bone on the ups(river skiing so the ups are short) but often I end up handing her the end of my pole and pulling her up. She has regular waxless skis, with kids NNN ... |
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Keep it local For bags how about the Enlightened Equipement quilts? - They are affordable(not cheap): $200, for a 30F 6' regular width, 20.5 oz. - A quilt is is nicer than a mummy bag in summer here in t... |
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No spoon? No spoon? No windscreen? No map? No compass? What are the weights? |
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Clothes: @ Brian: she can't leave the windpants behind, the only bottoms listed are shorts. I'd say the combo of shorts and windpants is a very good one. You seem to have a lot of tops listed: O... |
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Kids winter list Here is the clothing and shelter from a ski trip last weekend with my 5 yr old. Temps were highs in mid 20's(-5C) and lows around 8F(-13C). For clothes she wore: Smartwool Kids Ski soc... |
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Gear list -Kids winter trip Here is a brief discussion of some of the gear we used: For clothes she wore: Smartwool Kids Ski socks Midweight HH long underpants Icebreaker longsleeve lightweight merino shirt Fleece ve... |
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Overnight ski trip with my 5 year old After our successful trips backpacking in fall and camping in winter, I figured my 5 year old daughter was ready for a real winter camping trip. She was very excited to go, she has been asking for... |
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Pocket? Stephen, Is that perhaps the pocket? |
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Totally agree Absolutely spot on. Zippers need to work. Summer bags need to open fully. Sewn threw summer bags don't need a draft tube. Mtn HW go and ditch the draft tube, extend the zipper! |
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Post trip As recommended by people here, I used the Brynje Mesh -Cap4 - Cioch jacket combo. I found that I can wear the jacket over the mesh shirt in quite warm weather, by opening the front and the pit-z... |
All Reader Reviews by Tjaard Breeuwer
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Enlightened Equipment Revelation X Quality: The sewing is very neatly done, I have not looked super close at the fabric but from a casual glance I don't see any blemishes. Nice soft hand. Fit: I have a 6'6&qu... |
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Golite Hex 3 I was surprised to see we fit comfortably with our family of 4, while using the nest. By hanging it from a line between two trees, we have room for a double bag in the center and no pole to be knocke... |
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L.L. Bean Ultralight 850 Down Jacket I returned the L tall I had ordered, as the sleeves were too short. I ended up with a Montbell in XL which had longer sleeves and was no more baggy than the L tall LL Bean. |
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Montbell Down inner pants As mentioned these are a nice and light pair of warm pants. Sorry for the exclamation marks but I have never found stock pants like this! The great news with these is that they fit very slim for... |
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mont-bell Thermawrap Parka & Pants I got the womens size S for my daughter, who wears size 6(yr old) kids clothes normally. The lightest hooded kids parka I could find was the Marmot Amadablam. This is lighter, longer in the waist ... |
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02 Rainwear Rain Suit The design is poor, with a crummy hood that doesn't cover my chin and no bill, short sleeves and body, wide opening at the waist and no articulation anywhere. Wimpy rainflap over a very porous zip... |
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Cioch Direct /Paramo custom I have a Cioch Direct Glamaigh and can only echo the previous comments: It is as breathable as an uncoated windshell,but the liner makes it as warm as a windshell with light fleece underneath. So ... |
