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Mary D (hikinggranny) - BPL Lifetime Member
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All Bobs Plesae Report Seems to me I saw a Gob Bross for a while, too. |
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4 Day Rain Packing in PNW :-) "When I broke the camp in the morning, it was still raining steadily and now I don't know how to handle this situation, I can't stuff the tent into the stuff sack or in the outer mesh ... |
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What do you put in the pocket? I have a Montbell windshirt, about 4 years old now. I wear it a lot but I've never even tried to put anything in that sleeve pocket, the only pocket it has. I contemplated cutting it out (wh... |
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RIP, Hysson Thank you all for your kind thoughts! Please give your dogs a hug from me! Cats, too! |
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New to Portland, OR and looking for a good hike http://www.portlandhikers.org Excellent field guide and a very lively forum. Also, very important this time of year, an annual "snow level" thread. Checking the past week's trip ... |
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Refresh your screen I got the same message from Vimeo, but refreshing my screen after logging in seemed to solve the problem. I have no idea why, and IMHO it shouldn't be necessary. |
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Ultralight and the 10 Essentials A little common sense doesn't hurt. Bug repellent isn't needed in November, although it's really great to have in early July. More "extra clothing" will be needed in N... |
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Mountain SuperUltraLight Backpacking Fixed length poles will work for your shelter; just do a clove hitch around the pole at the appropriate height. There is one big exception--if you're a shorty like me! The length I need for h... |
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The SUL Wanderer (Video Series) - Episode 2 What do you do during the 2-3 months per year of high fire danger, which usually corresponds to prime backpacking season? Out here in the PNW, fires are absolutely forbidden during that time. I&#... |
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Ultralight and the 10 Essentials Unfortunately, your intended audience ("all those people I see on the trail with nothing") are not here on this forum! I see them a lot, too, especially in the Columbia River Gorge--star... |
All Reader Reviews by Mary D
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Thermarest Neo-Air I purchased a short NeoAir in late May of 2009 from REI (using the 20% off coupon, which made it a less exorbitant purchase). The prospect of an air mat that was considerably lighter than my POE Insu... |
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Gossamer Gear ThinLight insulation pad 1/8" approx. 2 oz. So far I have found several uses for the 1/8" GG Thinlight pad: (1) Dog sleeping pad (cut to 36" long). It's just right for my 80-lb. dog who sleeps curled up in a ball. He's ... |
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Potable Aqua Iodine Drinking Water Germicidal Tablets I used these back in the mid-1980's to disinfect drinking water (that's about all that was available then other than filters or boiling). After one month, using them only on weekends, I broke... |
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Big Agnes Pumphouse Multi-Use Dry Sack and Pad Pump I purchased a Big Agnes Pumphouse soon after they came on the market in the summer of 2007. It is advertised on the BA web site as a "...pad pump, dry sack, stuff sack, pillow, water carrier, ba... |
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Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil Dry Sack In the past, I've read in a number of places (including Jim Wood's excellent article on "Keeping Your Critical Gear Dry") that these sacks have failed the submersion test. This prob... |
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Pacific Outdoor Products Insul Mat Max-Thermo My POE Insulmat Max Thermo (now the Ether Thermo, but I got the old model on closeout) just finished its second backpacking season. I'm in my early 70's so these old bones and joints ain... |
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Big Agnes Clearview I know that this pad is supposedly the same thickness as my POE InsulMat Max Thermo (now the Ether Thermo). However, it has more tubes, which seem to make it effectively thinner. The Clearview has t... |
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SteriPen Adventurer My big complaint with the Steripen Adventurer is that I could not work the switch! It's fine for those with big strong hands (the kind who regularly open jars for their SO), but not for me (I can... |
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Six Moon Designs Lunar Solo I bought a Six Moon Designs Lunar Solo (e) in June of 2007 and used it through two backpacking seasons. First of all, I need to point out that my Labrador retriever backpacks with me (he's part... |
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Backcountrygear.com I am a relatively recent convert to lightweight backpacking (I didn't know all this wonderful stuff existed--you'd never know it from a trip through REI or by reading Backpacker) and this is m... |
