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Chris Roane (chrisroane) - BPL Lifetime Member

My Locale North Rockies
About Me I'm a programmer who loves to backpack and fish.
CityHelena
StateMontana
CountryUnited States
My Website URLhttp://www.montanaprogrammer.com/

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Nate: The guy from Minneapolis is an ER physician, and so he may know more about this stuff than me. I'll bring it up to him. It doesn't sound like sleeping at 6500 feet the night before is...

In Hiking Partners / Group Trip Announcements » Reasonable Itinerary
May 21, 7:14am
Great Info
For years I've been one of the weakest links in the trips I go on, and so I definitely understand that I don't want to get anyone to the point of exhaustion. Nick: The starting elevation...

In Hiking Partners / Group Trip Announcements » Reasonable Itinerary
May 20, 9:43pm
Reasonable Itinerary
So I'm planning a trip to the Absorka-Beartooths in the Lake Plateau region in Montana. This trip would be in early August. The dilemma I am faced with is how much hiking I can expect the gr...

In Hiking Partners / Group Trip Announcements » Reasonable Itinerary
May 20, 3:14pm
Re: One side
I bought the orange titanium stakes at BPL a while ago: http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/lazr_hi_vis_ultralight_titanium_tent_stakes.html They are great, but can be diffi...

In GEAR » Nemo Meta 2P
May 20, 2:59pm
Re: Guy Lines
Thanks Rob! That makes total sense. I assumed that the one door would always have to be clipped (like my other tent), so I will have to take a look at that option.

In GEAR » Nemo Meta 2P
May 20, 2:45pm
Have Tent
I have this tent. I only set it up in my backyard (at this point). In my setup, I am replacing the included stakes (which are great, but heavy), with titanium stakes (you need 8). I also am usin...

In GEAR » Nemo Meta 2P
May 20, 2:03pm
Re: "Water Treatmen/Filtration"
I haven't tested this in the field yet, but I have attached the FP to my backpacking strap with two rubber bands. I then have a hose that attaches to my Platy in my backpack and another short h...

In GEAR » Water Treatmen/Filtration
May 15, 7:02am
Re: MT trip
David... We haven't done any trips in any of the national parks before. At least for this year, we are probably going to stay outside of the parks...but I hear the best hikes in Montana can ...

In Hiking Partners / Group Trip Announcements » 5 Night/6 Day Trip in Montana
May 11, 12:54pm
Re: Gravity feed?
I won't be using it as a gravy feed (at least not into another bladder). I did think about having the FP on the outside of the pack and use the bite valve with that, but I would be concerned...

In GEAR » Water Treatmen/Filtration
May 11, 10:48am
Frontier Pro
Okay, I received the Frontier Pro, and I'm now trying to figure out how to set it up to work with my hydration pack. What I did was I am attaching the frontier pro directly to my bladder, an...

In GEAR » Water Treatmen/Filtration
May 11, 10:13am

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