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Christopher Mills (Hiker816) - BPL Lifetime Member
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Re: Straps Yeah, they're worthless for people who have always used strapless poles, or who used the straps just as keeper straps, and who wherefore used poles for balance rather than to bear weight. But ... |
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GG Lightrek 4 poles w/ straps Haven't seen this mentioned yet so I figured I would say something. Anyone else get Gossamer Gear's latest newsletter and see that they are soon going to be bringing to market Lightrek 4 p... |
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Re: Socks I'm a big fan of drymax socks. A lot of ultra-runners and adventure racers use them. In addition to being better than other socks for friction (IMHO), they seem to fit much better. One reaso... |
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Re: 41.6g (1.47oz) Stove and Canister Wow! That's just amazing. What's the gas canister made of? |
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Re: Small Animals It's not foolproof, but you could take an aluminum pie tin and suspend it upside down on the line from which your pack hangs, a few feet above the pack. You'd have to run the hang line thr... |
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Mountain Bikes on Natl. Park Trails I've always been told that the big reason bikes are not allowed on the PCT is horses--they are very easily spooked by the bikes. I don't think horses and bikes co-exist very well. So if y... |
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Re: Secretary of the Interior The NY Times did a little story on Salazar today. It is not entirely flattering. The gist of it is that the oil, gas, and mining interests are supportive of Salazar's appointment. Environmen... |
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Giardia Vaccine A friend of mine just alerted me to this article. Looks like we might get a workable Giardia vaccine in the not too distant future: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/16/science/16giar.html?_r=1&am... |
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Re: Cuben Fiber Ron Bell was nice enough to send me some fabric samples to "destructo test", including a sample of the spectralite Cuben Fiber. I haven't yet tried sewing it to see how much sewing w... |
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Re: Dreams of next season Thousand Island Lake? |
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RailRiders Adventure Shirt I'm also a huge fan of the RR Adventure shirt. I've used it on a couple PCT thru-hikes and many smaller trips and it is the most versatile article of clothing I've ever used. I took two ... |
