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Ryan Faulkner (ryanf) - BPL Forum Member

My Locale Mid atlantic, No. Cal About Me My name is Ryan Faulkner, i am 17 years old, and have been UL backpacking for about 7 years. I have been inspired by hikers like Andrew Skurka, and Ryan Jordan, and have dedicated my trips to going light and fast. I plan on hiking the PCT and AT before finishing college, and after I hope to get some sort of a career in the backpacking industry.(I havent quite figured out how exactly, but i will :) I have some big plans for the future, but ill keep those quiet for now ;-P State Virginia Country USA My Website URL http://www.ryanfaulknerphotography.com My PDF Gear List Winds-Yellowstone Trek 2008

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All Forum Posts by Ryan Faulkner

	Post	Forum » Thread
	footwear question anyone know how using an orthotic with a neutral shoe compares to using a shoe built for pronation stability?	In GEAR » Asics durability? February 18, 10:39am
	Asics durability? Ok, I have been running in Asics 2120s for a while and absolutely love them. I looked on asics' website and found out they have a Trail version of the popular 2120 (now 2130) this excited ...	In GEAR » Asics durability? February 17, 5:55pm
	Tough feet? I was just looking at an adventure racing website and came across this interesting product: Tuf-foot has anybody used this.. mabey the week before a long backpacking trip? I use Hydropel dur...	In GEAR » Tough feet? February 06, 4:14pm
	Re: thin pad I dont have much of a problem sleeping on anything.. am am only 15 I tried out the nightlight for a while, its a good lightweight pad, no problems, but I switched back to my cut down Ridgerest (...	In GEAR » Easing the pain of the GG Nightlight... February 05, 12:59pm
	Re: Re: Image stabilization hey, I havent read through this entire thread, but ive been back and forth on which camera to get. I somehow settled on the CASIO EX-Z1080 a few months ago any problem with this camera for ou...	In Photography » GE E1050 digital camera - Wide Angle, GPS, HD video February 04, 12:49pm
	Re: Re: Custom Pack Makers? R2 packs ron at mountain laurel designs might make one for you. Gossamer Gear might be able to. probably any small cottage company would be likely to help you out. R2 packs would be you...	In GEAR » Custom Pack Makers? February 03, 7:12am
	Re: My spreadsheet.... You can look at a pdf preview of my spreadsheet on my forum profile. I built it for a 2 person trip including gear and food weights for 12 days, but this could be modified. I made it on a mac. ...	In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Database for Gear January 31, 4:34pm
	Re: The most compressible down layer check out montbell.com their down clothing is very light and compressible	In GEAR » The most compressible down layer January 19, 4:38am
	Re: Any med people that carry lightweight med kits? My goal was to keep my med kit under one ounce, I used to carry a .4oz kit, but i am more comfortable with my 1oz set up. I carry the basics. -2x 3"x3" gauze pads -2x antiseptic to...	In GEAR » Any med people that carry lightweight med kits? January 18, 6:20am
	Re: Skurka looking for expedition ideas I think this was mentioned before in this thread, but i know you have hiked N. america width wise. and I think It would be possible to follow north america`s continental divide from mexico, all the...	In Hiking Partners / Group Trip Announcements » Skurka looking for expedition ideas January 15, 5:15pm

All Reader Reviews by Ryan Faulkner

	Review	Category
	BackpackingLight.com Premium Membership I am so glad I found this website, before this site I was carrying a 30-40lb pack, after reading the articles I got my list under 10, and after joining the forums, well carrying less than 4 pounds is ...	In Books and Media December 31, 10:20pm
	Snow Peak Gigapower Ti Good thought. I bring this stove whenever I need to simmer, one disadvantage of alcohol stoves. I like it much, much, much better than the MSR pocket rocket, the 4 titanium stands are much more ...	In Stoves - Canister December 30, 1:25pm
	ThermoJet MicroLite I did not buy this stove, in fact, I have never bought a alcohol stove, but have many of the MBD stoves and tonight added this wonder to my collection. I actually In Stoves - Alcohol December 09, 9:56pm
	Minibull Designs Pocket Puck I did not purchase a pocket puck from mini bull design, but from looking at pictures and from expeience from making other stoves I made my own flattened side burner stove. I like the overall design, w...	In Stoves - Alcohol October 06, 1:16pm

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