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Anitra, answer Anitra, In Arizona it is legal to carry unconcealed (with provisos). If hiking with a female partner, I carried a Beretta Vertec, strong arm side(RHS), in a nylon quick release belt holster. I ca... |
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FYI missing hiker in GA I agree with Jesse, and this is related to the earlier and popular thread about carrying a self-defence firearm in the backcountry. If she was trained and packing we might be reading about a hiker ... |
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Why Are We Even Still Here? / one simple and immediate change .. make all replies to a post have the original post subject as the new 'subject', then after a "/" addendums can be added. This will immediately end the time wasting hassle of o... |
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What are your sleeping bag(s) for different temps 90F to 32F, Montbell Super Stretch Down Hugger #7 I follow the BPL principle of wearing my insulation layer to bed; which allows me to carry that 1.2 lb sleeping bag. I have never needed my M... |
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Looking for a rain gear compromise Brett, another vote for TheNorthFace Diad (Hyvent). My Diad works for me in all four seasons. The Hyvent fabric is a good compromise of light weight, durability, and breathability. Rolls up smaller... |
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Petzl Tikka XP: I do not recommend I got the XP after great experiences with my Zipka, but the XP has bad beam artifacts around the edges, and a few other flaws I notice (but probably others dont care about). If I had the money to s... |
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Sleeping bag systems / goes farther than that Michael, that is an astute observation, especially if you did not already read about it here. Improving the performance(while reducing the weight) of outdoor gear is like improving a system of syst... |
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Another canonical clothing list request / water version Interesing posts becuase my clothing list for water sports is very different. When I KNOW I will be wet, I leave behind the wool and down and go totally synthetic. I also leave behind any WP/B pant... |
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Trying to Understand Temperatures Ben, your original question to me was if conductive heat loss was linear w.r.t. temperature difference. I said it was not, but maybe I was wrong. Certainly heat loss is proportional to delta t, but... |
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Does your kit include a gun? Sarah, eloquent post at the top of page 5 here brought this discussion back to weapons as protection while backpacking, thanks. Those are exactly the situations where having a firearm is better tha... |
All Reader Reviews by Brett .
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5.11 gear Tactical nylon pants These pants weigh in at 720grams, that's a pound and a half, folks. I bought them as winter hiking pants because I do not need the convertable feature of my other pants in winter, but I found thes... |
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Petzl Tikka XP In preparation for a night hike I wanted to buy a new headlamp. Technology has come a long way since my old Zipka Plus.. (and I couldn't find it!) After a few hours of research including | ||
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Cilogear Schoolbag I got my second Cilogear last week, what Graham calls the "Schoolbag". Here in BPL land it makes for a very nice day-hiking pack and I bet many BPL members could fit a weekend kit into its 3... |
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tiny BIC lighter (the cute one) I carry various types of fire making gear for my own educational and practice purposes, but I always have one of these 11 gram bics taped to my keychain or in my pot set. They won't flame when soa... |
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SnowClaw Backcountry Shovel Racer Backcountry Shovel My snow claw is one of the more recent models. I used it on one winter trip for bivy prep; I can move snow at a higher rate than with a shovel due to the low inertia of the blade; I dug into a 45'... |
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Montbell Versalite rain pants Just bought these today and tested them in a thunderstorm tonight. My usual test sequence is based on recommendations from one of our members. 1. The sitting test applies about 10,000mm head; 2. kneel... |
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Lite my fire firesteel scout firelighter This device reliably makes sparks as advertised; even when wet. But so will an 11 gram mini-bic. So I carry the bic. Also, the tiny spark-maker from a Spark-lite is also a fraction of this item'... |
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Petzl Zipka If I only kept one light out of my selection; I would keep this one. Additionally, if someone requested my advice on one light to buy, this would be it. It is my default flashlight for any situation. ... |
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Montbell U.L. 90 Sleeping Pad U.L. 90 I own the 120cm version, but aside from the dimensions and weight, it is identical. This pad is not remarkable on its own, but as part of the Montbell sleep system, it is. The toggles mate with the... |
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Sealskinz gloves Sealskinz absorb water like a big fat sponge, and weighing them on my scale, they did indeed double in weight when wet. Totally unaceptable, and uncomfortable. Returned to REI. |
