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Seth Brewer (Whistler) - BPL Lifetime Member

My Locale NW Connecticut
About Me 2011 Appalachian Trail NOBO Thru-Hiker
2012 New England Trail End-to-End-Hike
2012 Northern Long Trail to Finish 2 Section End-to-End
2013 Pacific Crest Trail NOBO Thru-Hiker (in progress)

Other Interests: Trail Running and Triathlons, and looking to get into bikepacking and running trail ultra's in the near future.
CityCanton
StateCT
CountryUSA
My Website URLhttp://www.peaksandvalleys.weebly.com
My PDF Gear ListGear List 2012.pdf

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All Forum Posts by Seth Brewer

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Big Closet Cleaning - GG, MH, Patagonia
PCT IS IMMINENT - MUST CLEAN CLOSET NOW !! All items stored in a NON-smoking home. I take good care of my gear, as will do my best to accurately represent the condition. Please ask any questions i...

In Gear Swap » Big Closet Cleaning - WM, GG, MH, RR, Patagonia, Rab, Tilley, NeoAir, Camelback
March 30, 7:10pm

Try inside
I think he was suggesting what you had thought of: try sticking it inside with the trash compactor bag inside of the "burrito" formed by the mat. I roll a mat tightly to stick it easily i...

In GEAR » REI Flash 45 + SoLite Ridgerest Short
March 30, 5:05pm

I believe so Emily
If my memory serves me, I think that ALL the straps are loosen/tighten in like a ladder-lock slider. I had to CUSTOM order them all as small buckles, including the custom mod for side closure optio...

In GEAR » Zpacks Arc Blast users
March 30, 2:23pm

RS ?
Don't know what RS is ... but just looking for a lightweight comfortable lining for a Apex synthetic quilt. I've got it right now at 14 oz. with an outer shell of M50, 2.5 Apex, and a layer...

In Make Your Own Gear » WTB: Looking for 3 yds Momentum 90 T or similar
March 26, 9:01pm

Long
I own the Megalite in long, and have tried the Summerlite in Regular.I'm also 6'1" and like room for my big feet..certainly would be a closer fit in the Regular....If price is the same...

In GEAR » 6'1" Dilemna.. Reg or Long Megalite/Plasma?
March 26, 8:04pm

WTB: Looking for 3 yds Momentum 90 T or similar
Looking to finish up a summer 2.5 Apex quilt and need 3 yds of Momentum 90 T or something nice and soft / light for the inside. Also if anyone has some of those plastic snaps or some omnitape, that...

In Make Your Own Gear » WTB: Looking for 3 yds Momentum 90 T or similar
March 25, 8:52pm

+1 for everything Jake said
I also picked Jake's (and others) brain before I did my NOBO of the Northern LT (Killington -> Trails End, 173 miles) and pretty much used all the suggestions seen in this thread. I'...

In Gear Lists » Long Trail Thru Hike List
March 23, 10:47am

Like the lowered torso height
I had Zpacks originally send me a "stock" torso Arc Blast -- tried in out indoors for fit, and then returned it for both the sizing adjustment and the customizations that they ended up do...

In GEAR » Zpacks Arc Blast users
March 21, 8:17am

2 Cents
I have no input from women, as I don't know any that have tried this pack. However, here are my thought on the pack, and the mods that I had done. I'm 6'1" around 175 lbs and ha...

In GEAR » Zpacks Arc Blast users
March 20, 9:13pm

Preference
I used a MLD Burn for around 1,700 miles on my AT thru hike (switched from the Exodus) and even over loaded at 30 lbs it never failed !! Suffering amidst abuse and constant long hours of use every ...

In GEAR » MLD Burn or GG Murmur
March 20, 6:05pm

All Reader Reviews by Seth Brewer

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Gossamer Gear Gorilla
This review will be for a 2012 Gossamer Gear Gorilla in a size Medium with a Medium hipbelt. Having tried a 2011 Mariposa backpack from GG for a 100 mile portion of the New England Trail, I wanted ...

In Backpacks - Frameless
October 17, 7:16pm

ULA Circuit
Used this pack as my Winter pack for a 3 day snowshoe trip in VT. Full 35lbs of gear (never winter camped at -18 before) and found the pack to be more than sufficient for the task. Excellent load tran...

In Backpacks - Internal Frame
March 03, 11:28am

ULA Circuit
Used this pack as my Winter pack for a 3 day snowshoe trip in VT. Full 35lbs of gear (never winter camped at -18 before) and found the pack to be more than sufficient for the task. Excellent load tran...

In Backpacks - Internal Frame
March 03, 10:59am

Mountain Laurel Designs Exodus
Used a 2011 Exodus in size Large for 600 miles of training hikes and A.T hiking from Springer Mt, GA to Damascus, VA. Excellent capacity for a cold weather / shoulder season kit. Plenty of volume for ...

In Backpacks - Frameless
March 03, 10:55am

Packafeather XL Stove
Overall weight comparison for this review are between my current stove setups: ALL WEIGHTS ARE IN OUNCES 1) JetBoil Sol Ti Stripped Set-up w/ foil lid = 4. 09 oz. ( Pot = 3.81 + Lid = 0.28), JetBo...

In Stoves - Alcohol
March 03, 10:10am

Snow Peak Mini Solo Ti Cookset
I used the Ti Mini Solo POT (left the cup at home along with the lid) for all 5 months of my 2011 A.T thru-hike. It still looks great and works well. I added RC car gas-line tubing pieces onto the ha...

In Cookware - Titanium
February 28, 3:31pm

Sony DSC-TX10
Waterproof, Shockproof, Freezeproof and shoots great 16 MP stills while still getting very decent 1080HD video. Camera with battery and SD card weigh a very acceptable 5.5 oz. on my scale. The iSweep ...

In Photography - Hiking & Backpacking Cameras
October 19, 10:25am

Mountain Laurel Designs SoloMid Cuben
I used a white cuben solomid on my 2011 NOBO A.T. thru-hike and was very pleased with its performance. It was just as good looking the last day of my trip as it was the first. I had it on a mountain t...

In Shelters - Tarps & Floorless
October 18, 11:02am

Western Mountaineering Caribou
Used the long version of this bag on my 2011 NOBO Thru-Hike of the Appalachian Trail. I loved being able to zip it almost fully open like a quilt. This allowed way more temperature control and versati...

In Sleeping Bags - Mummy & Other
October 18, 10:51am

Mountain Laurel Designs Burn (2010)
Used this bag from Damascus, VA to Katahdin, ME during the warm weather portion of my 2011 thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. I started from Amicalola Falls in GA carrying the MLD Exodus with my cold...

In Backpacks - Frameless
September 14, 10:02am