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Tarptent Contrail Vs. Rainbow Bob - You have a PM. I live only 5 miles from you. |
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Tarptent Contrail Vs. Rainbow How many tents are you willing to own and do you go solo or with someone else most of the time? I too live in the Pacific NW and own both the Contrail (25 oz) and the Double Rainbow (40 oz). I u... |
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down air mattress How are they for summer and fall use? Big Agnes has a questionable reputation for quality of their air pads so don't want to go there. |
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Tarptent Double Rainbow Tent REVIEW My wife and I love our DR. It has replaced our beloved 20-year-old TNF Tadpole as our preferred "couples tent". Others have tried; this is the only one to have succeeded, and that includes our BatR... |
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Tarptent Contrail Tent REVIEW When the weather turns to absolute crap, function trumps form every time. I don't give a #$%& what my gear or I look like. I do care how it performs and how secure I am. I've got a Contrail a... |
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best thru hiking book At the risk of dating myself (and those who recognize what follows), let me suggest some "earlier" editions by Cindy Ross: "A Woman's Jouney" 1982 ISBN 0-917953-42-8 Appalachian Trial Conferen... |
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Grocery store options Erin: Based solely on what I've read in this thread, let me suggest that you try shipping your home-prep'd foods to the northern, more expensive, end of the trail and use your cash to resupply l... |
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CAMPUSA Tourax Ice Axe on sale All gone |
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considering a Tarptent Rainbow Jordan: I have both the Contrail and Double Rainbow. Is the DR a solo overkill? That depends on what you're doing and for how long. The DR weighs 10 oz more than the Rainbow but you get a... |
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New Six Moon Designs Items See http://www.sixmoondesigns.com Ron has announced two new tents and a new panel-loading pack for 2007: The Lunar Duo - a 2 person, 2 door, 2 vestibule, 40 oz shelter The Wild Oasis - ... |
All Reader Reviews by Bob Bankhead
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Western Mountaineering The Company WM products are a 5+ WM the company does not sell direct, only through dealers, ergo end-user contacts would not be expected. Their printed catalogues do list their address and FAX and telephone nu... |
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Mountain House Lasagna with Meat Sauce I use a lot of Mountain House Pro Packs and as much as I like the flavor and texture of this item, I avoid it like the plague. The overwhelming downside is the cheese they use. It does NOT rehydra... |
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Mountain House Sweet and Sour Pork with Rice One of my favorite Mountain House meals, albeit a tad too sweet for my taste; too much pineapple, not enough sour sauce. Nonetheless, it makes a great motivator to get to a dinner spot when I know one... |
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Mountain House Precooked Scrambled Eggs with Bacon I tried these several years ago when they first came out - no bacon in them then. They were horrible! Like a previous reviewer said, virtually flavorless yellow sponges. Last year I noticed they ha... |
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Gossamer Gear Lightrek 4 Adjustable CF Trekking Poles I decided not to buy these when they first came out because fully closed they were too long to carry on my pack in checked baggage on the plane, and I really didn't want to hassel with the maili... |
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Six Moon Designs Gatewood Cape I just returned from 22 nights in the high Sierra on the PCT and JMT. I had two days of constant high winds in Onion Valley, with sustained gusts to at least 50 mph. My trusty Gatewood Cape flapped a ... |
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Six Moon Designs Traveler backpack We have TWO Traveler packs. Early in 2008, we were shopping for a new pack for my wife, who has a short 14-1/2 inch torso length. We drove out to Ron's house to try the SMD Essence, but it did not... |
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Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil Dry Sack In addition to silnylon, Sea to Summit also now makes their Dry Sack line in eVENT fabric, both with and without compression capability. evac Dry Sack: available in 3, 5, 8, 13, 20, 35, and 65 lite... |
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Therm-A-Rest Ridgerest This has been my "go-to" sleeping pad for many years on the PCT. I've tried a variety of others but keep returning to this little beauty. It does a great job of insulating one from th... |
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Aloksak O.P 12.5 x 20" I have found them to be quite effective in the Sierras the past two summers. I have a Bearikade Expedition, and if you're not careful, the metal edges around the latches can slice an OP sak wh... |
