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Stephen Barber (grampa) - BPL Lifetime Member
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All Forum Posts by Stephen Barber
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PCT and stoves I live in the "greater" Los Angeles area, and hike mostly in the Transverse ranges and the southern Sierra. In the national forests of southern California, the "no fires" regula... |
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re: Hemming a patagonia merino shirt Mark the end you want for the sleeve - mark it all the way around. Make a second line at least one inch beyond the first. Fold or roll the excess under (inside the sleeve) and pin it. The sleeve en... |
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Z-Pack by Goosefeet Another vote for the Z-Pack hood made for them by Goosefeet. I've been very pleased with it, and recommend it. FWIW, I do tend to wear a stocking cap or Buff underneath it, to keep my oily... |
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re: puffies I have the MB EX Light and the MB Parka - I tend to take the hooded parka more often than the Ex Light - the hood is very nice for minimal weight gain. Yes, for me, the puffy is primarily for ca... |
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GG LT4s Yet another vote for the GG KLT4s - they work great! |
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Great ground cloth! If you're inclined to use some sort of ground cloth under your pad, these would do well. And if they get trashed in a week, you're not out much$$$, and have more to replace it with. I just ... |
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3rd Option! MLD cuben rain chaps! Of course, I've been using a poncho and rain chaps since the early 70s, have been entirely satisfied, even when I lived in Oregon, so the MLD cuben poncho and rain chap... |
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No fires! I'd be very interested in these, except.... Most of the national forests here in SoCal lean towards a total ban on campfires except in established camp sites. And I'm not about to hike f... |
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Hmmmm Maybe a custom inner shaped like a fat "L", the leg of which would take up one half of the vestibule, say the right half. So sitting in the inner net, facing the open door (on your left,... |
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re: thanks etc Thanks, Jim, I'll check mine a bit more... |
All Reader Reviews by Stephen Barber
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ZPacks Sleeping Bag 40* and 20* This is the side sleepers dream bag! The bags are filled with 900 fill power goose down, outer shell is green .95 oz/sq yd Pertex Quantum ripstop nylon, and the liner is black .67 oz/sq yd nylon. ... |
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Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XLite Sleeping Pad Upon receipt of the pad, I inflated it to sleeping firmness, and stood it up against the bookcase. An hour later it looked rather soft; three hours later it was in a pile on the floor. Brand new, and ... |
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Lawson Equipment Customer Service I've purchased from Lawson on several different occasions. I've always gotten excellent service, fast shipping (especially considering I live clear across the country!), and good interaction v... |
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ULA Catalyst I've spent the last two years trying to find a pack that is both light and comfortable, ie, transfers weight to the hip bones well. To date, i had found packs that were only one but not the other ... |
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Bushbuddy "Ultra" (BPL/Ryan Jordan/Arctic 1000 Version) Wood Stove I was able to pick up a Bushbuddy Ti used, and can't imagine why anyone would want to get rid of one! I used it repeatedly this summer and have been absolutely delighted with it! It is probably... |
