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Mark Verber (verber) - BPL Lifetime Member
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All Forum Posts by Mark Verber
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Re: Hexamid? I have the original (no beak) hexamid. If I was buying today, I would most likely get a beak. I did purchase a door, and it was invaluable in a couple of storms where the rain was being blown alm... |
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Re: Re: What's so great about the JMT? Most of the comments here made me smile. My strait answer would have been pretty much what Paul said plus the observation made by Ken about it being close to the bay area. on the reasons to avo... |
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Re: Inov-8 Trailroc 245 - sizing advise Sizing of the Trailroc 245 seems to vary between people quite a bit. Depending on shoe manufacturer, I wear something between 10-11, normally 10.5 (Eur44). This is the size I wear with the TrailR... |
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Re: Re: netting/condensation the netting does break the wind more than you would expect... but I have had less issues with my hexamid that other shelters which had approx the same ventilation made from sol-nylon or spinnaker. ... |
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Re: Gear Recommendation: Hiking Pants for Hot Weather Summer My mom likes her Royal Robbins Paseo Traveler Pant when hiking in the summer. REI and Ex Officio both make petite sizes. +1 on the arcteryx rampart pants if they fit. --mark |
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Re: International trip this summer: UL backpack or daypack? My first reaction is a 2.25lb pack isn't that heavy. If it is carrying your stuff well and has adequate durability stick with it and use your money for other things. I won't trust the Gos... |
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Re: Uppers on the 150 There is a bit of crinkling over the toe box, but not so much that it effects me. --mark |
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Re: Cook system recommendations > but it would be nice to be able to simmer quinoa, pasta, etc it's possible to simmer with esbits, but it's not as strait forward as with a canister. Often,boiling water and then l... |
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Re: 2012 / 2013 245s Ack.. I am no more fond of the red than the blue/yellow. How about a nice black/grey like the 295s? Why did I bypass the 235? Not sufficiently different from the 245 to justify giving it a sho... |
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Re: ZPacks Hexamid questions > It looks like a tedious tarp to pitch It took me 3 set-ups one afternoon to master the hexamid... mostly around what was the best angle / length for the pole. Now I can pitch it in unde... |
All Reader Reviews by Mark Verber
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Sealskinz Ultra Grip Black Glove I tried these for part of a season and gave up. My fingers often felt cold and damp. Deterity isn't as good as I would have expected given the modest thickness of these gloves. I hated them. |
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Santa Cruz Down Works UL Down Balaclava What to say. It's light. It's warm. It's reasonably priced compared to equiv. warm options. I mostly use this for sleeping with my quilt. |
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Playpus 2L Big Zip I find that I am more consistent in drinking when I use a hydration system. The BigZip is lighter than most other hydration systems, while still having a large opening which makes filling it easier. T... |
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Gossamer Gear Gorilla A perfect size pack for most of my trips and handles my standard 15-25 lbs comfortably. The use of light weight stays and a foam sit pad provides excellent carry comfort. I mostly like the extra wide ... |
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Patagonia R1 Hoody With all the talk of this item, I can't believe that there are no reviews of this item. This is arguably the best base, or light mid layer for high aerobic winter sports. Made from PowerDry grid, ... |
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Trail Designs Caldera Stove I am using the UL Caldera Cone with a MLD 850 pot. I use both alchohol and esbits, though I am using esbits more than I expect to. There are more fuel efficient / lighter stoves like the Ion. The... |
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MLD 850ml Ti Mug The MLD 850 rocks for simple solo cooking in the pot! The pot practically hold around 800ml which is plenty of room for anything I make for myself on a solo trip. There is room to boil water and to co... |
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ZebraLight H51 This is the best headlamp I have used for backpacking... ever. It's light 1.2oz (3.5oz with battery and headband) headlamp that runs on a single AA batteries. It has 6 light levels from with go... |
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iTP A3 EOS Upgrade Edition This is one of the best flashlight values: $20 for a high efficiency AAA flashlight with good regulation and a nice range of brightness settings (in lumens: 1.5 for 50h, 18 for 4h 80 for 55min). Thi... |
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Zebralight H50 5/5 for camp lighting 3/5 trail hiking 2/5 if you really need to use it for challenging night time navigation The headlight is small, energy efficient, has good regulation, and a nice set of brig... |
