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Chad Poindexter (Stick) - BPL Forum Member

My Locale Wet & Humid Southeast....
About Me I have been backpacking a little over 3 years now, but in that time I have logged a number of trail miles and went through a lot of gear trying to find my sweet spot. Now, thanks to cuben fiber, alcohol stoves, down and of course a better understanding, my TPW has severly dropped! My cold weather BPW is 9 - 10 lbs and my warm weather BPW is 5 - 6 lbs.
About 95% of the time I hike with family or friends and in the SouthEastern states. My favorites places to get away are anywhere along the AT as well as in the Great Smoky Mountains.
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Re: Tried it out last night, worked great!
That is awesome! Thanks for sharing! I have 2 younger kids, a 10 year old son, and a 7 year old daughter (about to be 11 & 8). They each have a NF Tigger bag. However, my daughter is not much o...

In GEAR » Family w/ small kids sleeping option: 2 slightly wide quilts
September 30, 7:34pm
Re: Re: food for thought
I do the same, except in my tent. I keep it up near my head so I can pretty much reach for it and find it with little difficulty. Sometimes though I will also sleep with my headlamp pulled down aro...

In GEAR » How the he$$%#% do you manage your lanyard kit
September 30, 6:13pm
Rubbing Alcohol and the ISO-Clean stove
Monty, the ISO-Clean stove is not "normal" and has been designed to burn rubbing alcohol efficiently, without the smoke and the soot. Check them out...they are pretty cool. I have used 70...

In GEAR » Cleanest alcohol/liquid to burn?
September 30, 5:48pm
Re: Cleanest alcohol/liquid to burn?
If you are using one of the ISO-Clean stoves from Flat Cat Gear, you can use rubbing alcohol...

In GEAR » Cleanest alcohol/liquid to burn?
September 30, 5:08pm
Re: How the he$$%#% do you manage your lanyard kit
I used about a 2 foot piece of Glowire from Lawson Kline and use a Zipper Pull Whistle to close it on the end (so it is not tied together and can break apart if needed). I have a Photon Micro light...

In GEAR » How the he$$%#% do you manage your lanyard kit
September 30, 4:54pm
Re: EDC Knife
Lately I have been carrying my Spyderco Tenacious. It is a good, handy knife and is inexpensive so if I lose it I won't mind so much, but for my daily use, it works great. I also have my Be...

In GEAR » EDC Knife
September 28, 9:38pm
Re: Protecting a fosters can
I don't have the Fosters can, but I do have a Heine can that I use with Esbit. The way I typically pack it is by putting everything inside the can and then using a simple cuben fiber stuff sack...

In GEAR » Protecting a fosters can
September 21, 8:04am
Re: Lifestraw & giardia
I carried one and tried it out on my last trip, although I did not use it exclusively on the trip. Instead, when I came to streams, I pulled it out and sipped with it. The first time I used it, it ...

In GEAR » Lifestraw ultralight water purification system by Vestergaard Frandsen
September 20, 7:33pm
Re: Re: Re Cuben fiber pack, practical for me?
I have a Zero, size small and the only options is a front mesh pocket and some loops so that I can strap a GG SitLight pad to the outside as the frame (when I choose to carry it) My regular size, O...

In GEAR » Cuben fiber pack, practical for me?
September 14, 4:20pm
Re: 12-10 (Caldera Cone burner) question
I cannot say for sure that with the 12-10 stove this is true, but I feel like this is a accurate assessment. I have noticed the same thing with my WBS in the past. Once the fuel starts to run o...

In GEAR » 12-10 (Caldera Cone burner) question
September 10, 5:51pm

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