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John Haley (Quoddy) - BPL Forum Member
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All Forum Posts by John Haley
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Re: Size of Regular Regular NeoAir Pad Franco... My Regular NeoAir folded into thirds is 7.5"(19cm)x 3.5"(9cm) (caliper readings), is 6'1"(185.5cm) long and weighs 13.05oz(370g). Lighter/longer/packs smaller than a... |
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NeoAir (Regular) I blew up my regular sized NeoAir today and firstly was surprised that the length apprears to be slightly under rated. I held it up in front of me and it was at least as tall as me at 6'1"... |
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Re: Contrail Rear Pole Length? The ideal rear pole would be 19" to 20" (two section shock corded) with a flat base tip. A 20" pole would allow a slight push into the ground and work better. The single (orange)... |
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Re: light compared The Doug Ritter version of the light, which I happen to have, is still being sold. It includes all the accessories that the light above does, but has a few extras, including the LED tube. Note: Ph... |
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Re: FS: MLD Silnylon Pro Poncho PM sent in case Ryan doesn't take it. |
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Re: Re: Re: Z-Packs Roleigh... Ron Bell told me to use Seam-Grip on the DuoMid seams, and not to use Sil-Net. To me that means that the Seam-Grip will work better, be stronger, and be more waterproof on cuben/Spectra... |
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Re: Z-Packs David... I've sealed both my Zpacks and MLD cuben stuff sacks and my MLD DuoMid with Seam-Grip and they are 100% waterproof except for the tiny opening where they close. Also, I'll be a... |
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Re: Tarptent Contrail Vs. Tarptent Rainbow I've used the Contrail extensively and it was almost love at first sight. I'd highly recommend it, particularly if you use treking poles. If not, the benefits are not quite as great. The sp... |
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Re: NB CDT list Unfortunately if you want a Nunatac quilt you won't have it within a month's time. The Nunatac is a great choice, though. I have an Arc Specialist in 0.8oz Pertex and 1oz overfill. Custom f... |
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Re: When/How did you stop looking down? To answer the OP... for me it's almost an "effort" to look ahead and around me. Since using treking poles on a regular basis I've been able to take my eyes off the immediate trail... |
All Reader Reviews by John Haley
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Warbonnet BlackBird I've used several hammocks and always had the feeling, "if only it had". Then I bought a Warbonnet BlackBird. The hammock was designed by, and is hand built by, a long time hammocker and... |
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Mountain Laurel Designs Having dealt with Ron Bell for several years and after purchasing tarps, shelters, bivies, and packs... as well as many minor products, I consider Ron's service, help, and products as good as it g... |
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Montbell UL Down Inner Parka This is a perfect jacket, but the parka hood made me drop my score from a 5(+) to a 4. At 7.5oz for a Large, it's the lightest jacket I own, by far. Packs up smaller than a softball. Perfect over... |
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Montbell U.L. 90 Sleeping Pad U.L. 90 I bought the 90 to use in conjunction with the MB pillow to make what amounts to a 3/4 mat. When I use it in shoulder seasons and into winter, I add a GG Nightlight Torso to the bottom end by punching... |
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Mountain Laurel Designs Revelation I had the chance to begin using my very lightest gear recently. Loaded up this pack with all my gear and food for a slightly rainy weekend. With two 20oz bottles of water the total packweight was 9.5 ... |
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GlobalStar SPOT Satellite Personal Tracker I purchased a SPOT Personal Satellite Trackier unit from REI and activated it with GlobalStar for unlimited service on January 24. The product and service are almost totally useless for anyone who is ... |
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5.11 gear Tactical nylon pants I've had a chance to use the nylon canvas version of the 5.11 Tactical pants and have found them to be close to ideal. Slightly heavier than the Railrider's or REI counterpart, they are still ... |
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Packafeather Featherfire I've now had a chance to use the FeatherFire on several hikes and it continues to impress me. The adjustability of the flame is great and really allows for simmering after reaching a boil at the h... |
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Feathered Friends Customer Service Rather than write paragraphs concerning trying to get the actual product and color I'd ordered, let me just say that after three attempts to get the right item I'm still waiting. The only reas... |
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Titanium Goat Adjustable CF Trekking Poles I waited until after I completed my thru hike of the Long Trail to post this review. I wanted to take them through the wringer that this trail provides and see how they faired…the answer was varied. S... |
