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Kevin Babione (KBabione) - BPL Lifetime Member
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All Forum Posts by Kevin Babione
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Tall Gatewood Cape Users I'm 6 feet tall and fit comfortably under the Gatewood Cape, but with a few caveats: - I'm a side sleeper with legs bent - I pitch the GC as high as possible given the expected condit... |
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Ultralight Knife I've found the Swiss Army Clipper to be the most useful for me. It has a small (1.75") knife, scissors, a nail file/screwdriver, and a nail clipper. It weighs 37 grams (1.3 oun... |
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Trying a Hammock Juliana, Another option is to try a Butt In A Sling/a> hammock. For $49.95 - $56.95 you can buy a full hammock setup (tree straps, whoopie slings, and an 11' hammock). The different pri... |
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Another cheap way to try a VBL I was going through my closet this weekend and noticed the dry cleaning bags on some of my wife's longer dresses. They weren't made of the "Glad-Wrap" type plastic that is usuall... |
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Pole for SMD Gatewood Cape Hopefully you'll find a single pole on Gear Swap. I don't think you'd be disappointed. I love hiking with poles and the six guys who usually hike with me have all converted to using t... |
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Pole for SMD Gatewood Cape Sorry, I can't comment about the storm-worthiness of the SMD poles, but since you're looking for a replacement pole, would you consider one of the Gossamer Gear LT4 (adjustable) trekking po... |
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Metric Distances in the US The Mid State Trail runs North/South through the center of Pennsylvania and is one of my favorite trails to hike. What's unique about it is that all the distances are in kilometers. Any signa... |
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Removing stays from a backpack Save yourself some aggrevation and have a Sharpie on hand to label the stays when you take them out with something like "This side to the back" and put an arrow labeled "Top". ... |
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Gatewood Cape in the Rain Nick, I found that the Gatewood Cape works pretty well in the rain. The first time I took it out was on a one-night trip and it rained almost the entire first day and night. If it's really... |
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The Lowly Decimal Point and Other Gotcha's Larry, I really enjoyed your post. I'm a consultant specializing in a German software package (SAP) and the default numeric format when setting up new users is to give them the comma as the... |
All Reader Reviews by Kevin Babione
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Montbell Extremely Light Down Jacket I'm a big guy and have the Ex Light in XXL - weighs 7.8 ounces. In addition to being a great piece of insulation to wear I've found that I can use it in my hammock as an extra top quilt by op... |
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Lighten Up! by Don Ladigin I just finished reading the book - it's an enjoyable and quick read. I've got two weekend trips planned this spring with guys who have never backpacked in their lives. I'm passing the bo... |
