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Ron Bell to join Skurka and Dixon in Shenandoah For those interested in the Shenandoah National Park trip, June 9-11, here's an extra incentive to register: Ron Bell, owner and founder of Mountain Laurel Designs, will be joining the group... |
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Spots available on 3-day course with Skurka and Flyin' Brian There are still a few spots left for the introductory-level Ultimate Hiking Course next weekend, May 18-20. It will be held in Yosemite National Park (not Henry Coe State Park as originally schedul... |
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Re: Re: Similarities between GoLite "direct" strategy and cottage model I'm not saying that GoLite *is* a cottage company, but that their business models are now more similar. Obviously, GoLite's model requires more capital, and it's not as conducive to ins... |
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Similarities between GoLite "direct" strategy and cottage model GoLite's new "direct" strategy almost puts it on the same level as the cottage companies. It's internet-driven, but also with stores. Coup's experiences and observations ar... |
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Re: ShangriLa 6/8 No, he did not. But given what he said about niche products, you might see these come back. I know that they really liked the SL 6 & 8, in terms of its value as a product. But it just didn'... |
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Re: "Skurka interviews GoLite President Demetri Coupounas" Fixed link in first post. Thanks for the tip. Here it is again: http://andrewskurka.com/2012/demetri-coupounas-golite/ |
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Skurka interviews GoLite President Demetri Coupounas Some of you have probably noticed that for the last year GoLite has been offering very low -- almost going-out-of-business -- prices and opening up its own stores throughout the West; it also is no... |
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Skurka's events this week in Colorado and MSP I'm back in Colorado now, but the events continue. This week: Tuesday, April 24 GoLite Colorado Springs, CO Wednesday, April 25 Colorado Mountain Club Golden, CO Thursday, April 26... |
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Re: Skurka in Kalamazoo, Seattle, Bellingham, & Hood River Have landed in Seattle. Overcast, no surprise. Ticket sales have been strong for The Mountaineers event tonight and Wednesday. See some of you there, I'm sure. |
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Re: Re: Skurka's 3-day courses and 7-day trips -- group discounts Joesph - I can assure that it will *be* really, really awesome. We'll be traveling mostly off-trail north or south from Tuoulumne, visiting a bunch of the areas you may have seen in the dis... |
All Reader Reviews by Andrew Skurka
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Golite Trail Fly and Tail Spike I used these shoes exclusively during my Great Western Loop hike. I would agree -- and, in fact, the GoLite Footwear people would agree -- that the durability was way less than ideal during first pro... |
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Reynolds Wrap Aluminum Foil I have made windscreens out of a number of different materials, but I have yet to find anything better than Reynolds Wrap Aluminum Foil (or a generic version of it). Why I love it: It costs... |
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Golite Jam The Jam is my favorite pack in the GoLite line. I used the same Jam for about 6,000 of the 7,800 miles of the Sea-to-Sea Route (I used the Gust during the winter). Before the C2C, I had used it on t... |
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Jetboil Personal Cooking System It is pretty well documented that the Jetboil has limited utility in colder conditions, assuming you have not kept the canister in your underwear all day in order to keep it warm (See | ||
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GoLite Tarp-Poncho Please see Will's review on this product: http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/golite_ultra_lite_poncho_tarp_review.html Below are my comments on the review, as well as some add... |
