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Matthew Swierkowski (Berserker) - BPL Forum Member
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Re: How do You Train? I'd say that I normally just try to keep a generally good level of fitness by walking, inline skating and weight training. I used to cycle regularly too, but a prostate injury (from cycling) h... |
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Some of us traditional guys like you Ul'ers Hey, I just thought I'd jump in and say that not all non-UL backpackers think you guys are "insane" as the one poster put it. I've been hanging around here for over a year cause ... |
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Re: Light weight shoes and my knee injury As others have already pointed out, I think it may potentially be a conditioning problem. I doubt your footwear had anything to do with it. I wear boots (Asolo Fugitives at the moment) when I hik... |
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Re: Vapor Trail Weights? I have a large (long) VT I bought a couple of years ago that is 41.16 oz (2 lbs 9 oz). The spec weight at the time was 2 lbs. I would agree that it was a little off. I don't know what the ... |
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Re: Weight training... I'm also a tall fairly skinny dude, and I weight train. I don't train for mass (I used to when I was younger), but rather to just tone and strenghten. I am 34 and have had recurring issue... |
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Re: Bear Cannisters: How to carry them This probably won't help much, but I carry mine horizontally at the top of my McHale Popcan pack. The pack is desinged wider at the top specifically for this. I have a Bearikade Weekender, ... |
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Re: really, people wear rain pants? Yeah, you make a good point that I failed to mention. I carry rain pants only when it is cold, and typically only wear them in camp. If it's cold enough for me to wear them without overheatin... |
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Re: How do you do it? I have the same scale as Michael Davis. got it for $25 from Office Depot a few years ago. To measure things that don't fit I use various techniques. The one that seems to work the best is ... |
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Precips I have precips and am not looking. I like them and haven't seen anything that looks like a decent upgrade. |
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Updated Versions My guess is because Henry is constantly putting out new models and updating existing ones. I have 2 tarptents for the sole reason that I bought one (Squall), and Henry came out with another model ... |
All Reader Reviews by Matthew Swierkowski
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Princeton Tec EOS I’ve been using this headlamp (both the original and newer version) for years. The reviewers above pretty much covered everything with this headlamp, so I am not going to repeat all that. It’s light... |
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Hilleberg Akto I have used this tent many nights over the last few years. It has been my main inclement weather/winter tent, so it typically sees the worst weather I go out in. Well, let’s get right into this. ... |
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Tarptent Squall I have been using this tent off and on for a few years now, and it has served me well. I use it as a solo tent. I have the original version in sil-nylon (the pre-Squall II version). I use trekking ... |
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Western Mountaineering Caribou Since I bought this bag in 2004 (I think), this has probably been one of my most used pieces of gear. Being someone that does sound engineering on the side (as a hobby of sorts), I always feel that I... |
