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Greg Mihalik (greg23) - BPL Premium Member

My Locale Colorado
About Me Hiker, biker, skier.
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All Forum Posts by Greg Mihalik

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Re: Wash it!
"It takes a lot for e-Vent or Goretex to be rendered useless in terms of body oils and sweat." The entire evolution to date of GoreTex, eVent and the others has been a search to mitiga...

In GEAR » wetting out
February 24, 8:31pm

Re: re: Grinders
A cheap all-metal grinder is under $50 and will handle nuts with no problem. Ask around in your neighborhood. Ask any "oldster" out there. There are a lot of these just gathering dus...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Fruity Bars
February 24, 1:37pm

Re: Study...
"...trial of both resealable and Mylar heat sealable bags..." Ike, Just a suggestion - Please include the generic material names of the bags - nylon, polyester, etc. Thanks.

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » How safe is your food? Investigating the effectiveness of odor-proof bags
February 24, 12:12pm

Re: Re:
"...BPL...but had not received acknowledgement of submission or subsequent inquiry." Thanks for that attempt. "BPL staff" responsiveness is notoriously lacking. Hopefully s...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » How safe is your food? Investigating the effectiveness of odor-proof bags
February 24, 9:15am

Re: How safe is your food? Investigating the effectiveness of odor-proof bags
"Unfortunately, the topic does not appear to be of interest to BPL." Based on what? I personally sold 400 NyloFume bags here on BPL for the purpose of odor-proofing and waterproofin...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » How safe is your food? Investigating the effectiveness of odor-proof bags
February 24, 8:58am

Re: Energy dense food for hiking
For high intensity hikes Start Here. For trail hiking 20 to 25 miles a day I rely on bars and junk food. PowerBar's "Harvest" line has a good amount of protein and work well for...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Energy dense food for hiking
February 24, 8:21am

Grand Canyon Trip Report: Lessons Learned -Flying Tents, Ursack Minor Failures, LT4 Repairs
Four of us spent 7 days in the Grand Canyon hiking down Bright Angle to Phantom Ranch, then up and east on the Tonto, and out on Grandview. Nighttime lows were between 30° and 35°. We reached a ...

In GEAR » Grand Canyon Trip Report: Lessons Learned -Flying Tents, Ursack Minor Failures, LT4 Repairs
February 23, 5:47pm

Re: Boots, shoes, and knee support
Muscles support knees. Often when a knee "flares" the vastus medialis (inside and just above the knee) drops out resulting in poor petellar tracking. Sit on the floor with your legs ex...

In GEAR » Boots, shoes, and knee support
February 12, 7:43am

Re: RE: Grand Canyon rim-to-rim-to-rim hike opinions/information needed
In that travel zone you can only camp in designated areas, not At Large, and there is nothing else between Cottonwood and the North Rim campground.

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Grand Canyon rim-to-rim-to-rim hike opinions/information needed
February 11, 2:09pm

Gossamer Gear LT4 Locking Problems?
While doing a pre-hike gear-check I discovered why my LT4s where suddenly giving me locking problems. In 4 years of use and abuse they have been solid and reliable. But then - Yat-te-Hey? C...

In GEAR » Gossamer Gear LT4 Locking Problems?
February 11, 12:37pm

All Reader Reviews by Greg Mihalik

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Therm-a-Rest Neoair
This rating reflects use below 40° F. For summer use it could go much higher. I have wanted to try the Therm-A-Rest Neoair (72"), hoping it would be both light and warm. I've been thr...

In Sleeping Pads - Inflatable
April 18, 10:35am

Petzl e+LITE
Just to get my experience into this thread here is a ...

In Lights - Flashlights & Headlamps
December 02, 7:00pm

Alpkit CarbonLite
Poor packing on my part resulted in a TD 12-10 stove getting a little squashed. I straightened it out as best possible and continued to use it for 8 more days, with no discernable loss of functionali...

In Trekking Poles
June 09, 6:23pm