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Dean F. (acrosome) - BPL Lifetime Member

My Locale Back in the Front Range
About Me Renaissance Man.
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All Forum Posts by Dean F.

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Re: Re: First alcohol stove
@ "That said, your boil time for 3 cups beats most alchy stoves' 2 cup performance!" Yes, the TIME beat most other stoves. But how much fuel was consumed? Because that's how ...

In GEAR » First alcohol stove
March 09, 6:30pm

Re: Stealth camping in Germany
@ "Dean, we have had this discusion on BPL already several years ago." Oh, was that you? Here I thought I might be able to get another outlook...

In Post-Trip Reports » 4,500 km hike across Western Europe
March 09, 6:22pm

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: 3-5 experts
@ "Hopefully, because my point all along has been that the damage done in two critical periods, the early 60's and the early-mid 90's, has had effects that have lasted to the present.&...

In Chaff » BSA discrimination policy :(
March 09, 5:51pm

Re: Re: Re: Re: 3-5 experts
OK, now we're just getting irritable... I'm replying very quickly, before my PM clinic starts, so please forgive my bruskness- I haven't had time for my usual re-re-re-editing... ...

In Chaff » BSA discrimination policy :(
March 08, 1:02pm

Clearly I was doing something wrong
Wow. Clearly I was doing something wrong, or perhaps I was just unable to adequately research. I lived in Landstuhl from 2007-2009 and had a very tough time "free" camping in that regio...

In Post-Trip Reports » 4,500 km hike across Western Europe
March 07, 10:52am

Re: Re: 3-5 experts
@ Jeremy- that's more of an issue in basic science, I suspect. And, usually you can spot the papers with clear commercial bias. But, no, IMO "garbage" is not too strong a word for s...

In Chaff » BSA discrimination policy :(
March 07, 8:59am

3-5 experts
Re" brevity. Yes, clearly Tom and I both have problems with this... I have to tell you, Tom, that the constant trumpeting about "3-5 experts in the field" strikes me as a great b...

In Chaff » BSA discrimination policy :(
March 06, 10:12am

Re: Re: Re: Re: So.. what are you arguing, then?
Sucking me in again... But seriously, we're just repeating ourselves, so I'll limit commentary to a few points: @ "I'm not trolling you, and you haven't addressed every que...

In Chaff » BSA discrimination policy :(
March 01, 9:46am

Re: Re Re Damage from backpacks
@ "1. Those bullet proof vest are all on their shoulders." Nah- the IBA, IOTV, and more recent vests have a belly-band. I'll grant that it doesn't work nearly as well as a tru...

In Philosophy & Technique » Damage from backpacks
February 26, 1:27pm

Various
I was hiking the Tatoosh Range in Rainier NP when I topped out on one of the peaks and almost ran into a Mountian goat. He was not amused. I had a black bear cub "charge" me in Lost C...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Best wildlife encounters?
February 26, 12:53pm

All Reader Reviews by Dean F.

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Ultimate Hiker's Gear Guide -Andrew Skurka book
Wow, how to rate this book? It is NOT meant for someone who is already an experienced UL hiker. There is nothing in this book that someone like that doesn't already know or can find out in fiv...

In Books and Media
June 21, 3:43pm

Klepper Double wood framed folding kayak
I own a Long Haul Mark 2, which is a copy of the Klepper Double. Though the fasteners vary very slightly the Klepper frame can use the Long Haul hull-skins and vice versa. The guy who builds the Lon...

In Miscellaneous Products
March 27, 1:18pm

Sawyer In-Line Filter
I have a slightly different kit- the 0.1 micron 4-way filter. Of the filters available I give it a 5. It's not perfect, but IMHO it is the best that is available, hands down. The 4-way kit come...

In Hydration - Water Treatment
December 08, 10:12am

La Sportiva Crosslite
Personally, I rate this shoe a 5/5 because I'm ecstatic to find a shoe that FITS! (I have mutant monkey-feet.) But generally it is probably a 4. Listen, ye, to my tale of woe... I just mov...

In Footwear - Boots, Shoes, Gaiters
September 27, 6:02pm

Mont Bell
My wife ordered something I wanted for my birthday from MontbellUSA (not the main company in Japan). She included several ways of contacting her. Three and a half months later it hadn't arrived, s...

In 1 - COMPANIES (Customer Service)
September 03, 11:46pm