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Matthew Zion (mzion) - BPL Premium Member

My Locale Boulder, CO
About Me Eagle Scout. Navy Veteran.

AT '10; CT yo-yo '11; PCT '12
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Re: Trimming
I know this could effect your comfort while wearing the shoe but you could also cut the tongue out for a weight loss of perhaps a 100 decigrams!

In GEAR » Putting the NB Minimus Trail on a Diet
June 08, 5:28pm
Re: Windrider
"Even with a slight mod, I got my Windrider within like three weeks. No mod and I would have had it sooner." Similar experience with mine. Went with no hipbelt, sternum strap, and sta...

In Editor's Roundtable » Hyperlite Mountain Gear Windrider Backpack Review
June 08, 10:54am
Re: energy bar
http://www.mealpack.com/ Most calorie dense and nutritious bar I've found. Not as easy to put down as a ClifBar but they have WAY less sugar in them.

In GEAR » Lightest energy bar high in calories and fiber?
June 06, 12:20pm
Re:
xls so yes its a windows file. If you have any office program worth its metal it will open it.

In GEAR » LAUFBURSCHE huckePACK
May 31, 11:06pm
Re: huckePACK
I have his beta for the pack configuration. Might be a little old but I'd be happy to email forward it to you if you'd like.

In GEAR » LAUFBURSCHE huckePACK
May 31, 4:22pm
Re: Windshell
"If its that cold and windy I don't think I'd be overheating then would I?" You'd be surprised. Rain jackets can get pretty toasty even with rain and 40* temps, etc. Rain...

In GEAR » Windshell + rain jacket or just rain jacket?
May 31, 1:48pm
Re: Gatewood
A Mid style tarp of any fashion would probably afford you the opportunity to go w/o a bivy in most circumstances. Flat tarp would probably need to be quite generous with the square footage and som...

In GEAR » Question to Gatewood Cape users...
May 30, 9:14pm
Re: Gatewood
In my experience, yes, you can. Tarp + groundcloth was all I used in Olympic NP and really only had to battle the condensation.

In GEAR » Question to Gatewood Cape users...
May 30, 9:03pm
Re: Windshell
"Unless maybe you're hiking hard and it's blowing like crazy, cold enough to need SOMETHING but not pouring rain" I agree. I prefer a wind shirt to a rain jacket. I don't...

In GEAR » Windshell + rain jacket or just rain jacket?
May 30, 8:53pm
Re: Windshell
"Generally a wind shirt does NOT breath like a good rain jacket does. In order to be extra light a wind shirt is not going to use the more expensive and heavier breathable materials like eVent...

In GEAR » Windshell + rain jacket or just rain jacket?
May 30, 8:11pm

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