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Lynn Tramper (retropump) - BPL Forum Member
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All Forum Posts by Lynn Tramper
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Re: "likely, the best backpacking sleeping bag in the world." The old 'quilt versus bag' debate raises it's head constantly on this board, and I find it is always an interesting debate. But my personal experience for best weight-to-warmth sleepin... |
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Re: Re: Meh World peace Barring that, I would settle for an improvement in the weather starting the week before Xmas. |
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Re: Re: Using two bags at once with dog It depends on what works for you. Inviting a wet dog into my bag is not something I would contemplate, so I throw a custom 'quilt' over the dogs (I carry a separate mat as well). They are... |
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Re: Quilt, Sleeping Bag, Loft-I have questions I will answer the only thing that I have actual experience on: A bag design will be warmer, all other things being equal (same fabric, same top loft etc...), and if it has a full length zipper i... |
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Re: Who turned the lights off It took a natural disaster for our town, and to a lesser extent the rest of our small country, to take 'preparedness' seriously. We have multiple means of lighting, heating, cooking and wa... |
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Re: Brawl "Back to the original thread name. Next weeks debate will probably end in a brawl." The thing that amazes me about these debates is not how childish the candidates act-I expect that of... |
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Re: Obama/Biden Not this is relevant to anything, but I just came across a poll of Kiwis as to who they would vote for: Barack Obama, (D) 85.4 % Mitt Romney, (R) 8.3 % Jill Stein, (G) 4.2 % Gary J... |
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Re: Who turned the lights off Let's see...wind, snow, lightning and earthquakes can cause us power cuts-so often that we always have a flashlight handy, at home in every room, at work, at play. Stephen, you must live somew... |
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Re: Correcting Jerry's media disinfo " Now I feel sorry for those who get their news from the US corporate media." I feel sorry for you folks too. Maybe you should use the internet more (non-US sites)and your TVs less. ... |
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Re: My smart phone, sleep aid. "Then I dropped 99 cents on an itunes "song" and the power consumption went way down and I don't need to be on-line or even have 3G or wifi enabled. But I can't select a play... |
All Reader Reviews by Lynn Tramper
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Trail Designs SideWinder for AGG 2qt pot First of all, apologies for cross-posting this review. I initially put it n the cookware category and can't move it (Mods feel free to delete the other review). I have been using this cook syst... |
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Granite Gear Nimbus Meridian I want to love this pack, I really do. It is comfortable, it is roomy enough for most trips, it fits well, carries heavier laods well, and has all the feature I could want in a pack (I got extra poc... |
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Trail designs SideWinder I have been using this cook system for the last few months, and it is by far the best offering that the folks at Trail Designs has yet come up with. My system is designed to fit around, AND in th... |
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Packa s/m 2008 model I thought it better to keep the Packa reviews in one place, so this applies to the 2009 medium/large Packa. To be honest, I wanted a Roger Caffin style poncho, but could see it was going to take me m... |
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Backpacking Light Merino UL Pants I use these for around camp and sleep wear, so have not (yet) had any problems with durability. For my main use they are simply brilliant. This merino is the frist wool I've found that isn't... |
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Trail Designs Caldera Keg This cool little cookset is just perfect for my solo trips. "The lightest , most stable, wind resistant, and efficient cooking system you can buy." says the Trail Designs website, and I don... |
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Antigravity Gear 2 liter pot I also have the anodised version of this pot. True about the slippery issue, but a few seconds with and orbital sander on the bottom solved the problem. I have used this pot for several years fo... |
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Trail Designs and Titanium Goat Ti-Tri I have carried this "stove" for 14 nights in the field now, and it has become my go-to stove. Even after 7 days of continuous rain, I was able to find enough dry-ish wood to cook AND have a ... |
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Backpacking Light FeatherLite Vapor Mitts Please note: I am reviewing the 2005 version of this glove. I found the basic design/shape of this glove to be good (I like the gauntlet style), but the insulation was a joke. Extremely flat, low l... |
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BPL Thorofare Trekking Pants These are my all time favourites. They've kept me comfortable in everything from snowboarding to windswept ridge hikes to calm and hot uphill hikes. They are comfortable, light, and dry in an in... |
