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Barry Cuthbert (nzbazza) - BPL Premium Member
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Educate this guy... Came across the link below on Gizmodo about The Ultimate Backpacking Outfit. It looks to me that this guy needs an education on how to lighten up. The Ultimate Backpacking Outfit |
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Re: Partridge in a Pear Tree The tree is multi-use of course... fruit as food and the wood could be used as fuel or arranged into a shelter |
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Consider the HMG Porter http://www.hyperlitemountaingear.com/hmg-porter-pack.html It appears to offer what you are looking for. |
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Re: Any Kiwi readers who can provide advice for Tongariro and NZ in Sept. Certainly anything up on the three mountains Ruapehu, Tongariro, Ngauruhoe, the alpine crossing (which is part of the round the mountain walk) is going to require iceaxe and crampons. Spring snow i... |
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Re: Spread Sheet for Sleeping Bags Under 3 lb. Updated the spreadsheet with some Macpac sleeping bags from New Zealand. Fabric used is Pertex Quantum, down is rated at 800+ fillpower (European rating, which tends to rate down lower than the US ... |
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Re: You know that your gear is light enough when... your gear list costs $100 per oz... and you spent $500/oz to get the gear list to that point. |
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Macpac Olympus It doesn't meet the cost and weight criteria but is robustly designed for VERY wet and windy environments. Read Roger Caffin's tunnel tent SOTM review for this tent from a couple of months ... |
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Macpac Cascade The prototype was Ed Staffords's pack for his 800+ day expedition walking the Amazon from source to sea. Ed talking about the pack: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvXL7SeetPg link to pack: htt... |
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Have a fantastic trip!! And I take it if that we don't hear from you by mid Sept we are to raise the alarm and send out the search parties... |
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Re: Pack exterior configuration The pack below is my current choice as an everyday/day tramp/UL overnight pack. Cactus Climbing Miklat 35-40 litres. I've added elastic cord between the compression straps across the back, a... |
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SnowPeak 900 I have the ti version, weighs 155g on my scales, 105g sans lid. Perfect size billy for me when going solo and SP Gigapower stove and gas canister fit neatly inside the billy. I replaced the lid wit... |
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Sea to Summit Alpha Light Spoon I have the long-handled version - ideal for eating out of bags or stirring in pots. As others have noted the shape of the spoon is great for the last bit of food out of the corners. Sometimes I wish t... |
