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you can lighten-up some
for july/august i'd ditch the medium weight top and bottom. not familiar with the paramount pants, but if they have decent wind/water resistance i'd also ditch the hardshell pants. i woul...

In Gear Lists » Gear List for camping in Mt. Rainier including overnighter at Camp Muir
July 04, 10:48am
i see the sales of msr reactors going up
in direct proportion to the sales of jetboils going down for as long as threads like this remain active.

In GEAR » Jetboil warranty won't return my cup!
June 16, 12:06pm
for alpine, i'm pretty happy with my bd alpine bod
about as simple as a harness can get. the snap-opening leg loops are great. no belay loop, but i manage fine without it. Don't think i'd want to hang in it for an extended period of time...

In Mountaineering & Alpinism » Climbing harness
June 15, 3:12pm
if there's no mountaineering
in your near future or you don't mind buying another ice axe, go with the camp corsa. it's perfect in the roll of extra insurance when sticking to snow fields. if i was planning on any rea...

In GEAR » Considering an ice axe: BD Raven Pro or Camp Corsa?
June 10, 5:07pm
nemo measurements can be a bit deceptive
they measure length and width from corner to corner, but if you look you will see considerable belly (concavity) along the edges of the tent. while it measures 87 x 55 it's only 29 sq/ft where...

In GEAR » BD Firstlight vs. MH Direkt 2
June 07, 5:39pm
warranty/repair work
i know where my ff bag is going if it needs something fixed and i know ff has solid reputation for their repair work. valandre makes great bags, but do they have a domestic repair partner with a g...

In GEAR » Feathered Friends or Valandre
June 06, 3:38pm
You may need to replace some parts
as noted above, second hand boots may be so broken-down, they have nothing left to break-in.

In GEAR » Breaking-in Secondhand Boots
June 04, 3:58pm
i picked-up a corrugated lunapad from nunatak
it's a noticable improvment over the typical flat ccf pad. i also got to experince first class customer service from Tom. if you are on the fence of switching between ccf and something that ha...

In GEAR » Why standard rolled foam pad is bad?
May 29, 10:42am
not cheap and it runs on batteries, but if you want to be seen
check these out - http://www.greatlandlaser.com/index.html you can't be rescued if they can't find you. whistle/signal mirror are relatively cheap and light metods to draw attention if y...

In GEAR » Signal Mirror - Lifesaver or BS?
May 26, 2:04pm
eos is my go-to headlamp also
3 brightness levels, falsh mode and regulated. i have one in the house, one in the car and one in the top pocket of my pack. i'm very happy with them.

In GEAR » Headlamp with a Long distance Beam????
May 22, 1:46pm

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