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Stuart Burke (burkest) - BPL Forum Member
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update on hoody I finally got around to weighing my hoody. It came in at 10.1 oz or 287.7 g. I am happy with the weight because it is about what I though it would weigh. I have gotten a chance to use on a few day ... |
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Re: Re: Why Are We Even Still Here? was "A Very Thorough MYOG Site" George, Thanks for crunching the data about the number of posts per thread. I agree with you that it is anoying that threads will get buried because of the large number of threads. On the ot... |
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Re: Re: Re: Kinsman w/ hood vs Cocoon UL 60 Hoody Frank, This is how I made my calculations to compare the Kinsman I made with cocoon hoody. To calculate the weight of my kinsman I assumed that I would use 2 square yards of fabric(that is 2 squ... |
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Re: beautiful Ryan, The kinsman comes with two neckline options "athletic" and "relaxed". I used the relaxed neckline for my hoody based on the advice of AYCE from thru-hiker.com. The patt... |
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Re: Kinsman w/ hood Sam, In my defense those are the cordlocks that came with the kit. Seriously though thanks for the complements. One thing I forgot to mention: I designed the hood to be form fitting like an ice... |
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Kinsman w/ hood I just got done making a kinsman with a hood. I used climashield XP 2.5oz, taffeta momentum for the liner, and ripstop momentum for the shell. I unfortunatly do not own a scale so I do not know how... |
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Re: Re: and more! I wondered the same thing. Seems ironic to carry a cuben fiber pack and a 20 or 30 oz wooden pole at the same time. But I have to admit the pack looks cool. |
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It's December 1st and... Mr. Frankle of ULA has not posted pictures of the ohm. Does he not realize that I have been waiting patiently for four months so I can purchase another piece of gear I have to explain to my wife. ... |
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Re: synthetic insulation for MYOG Derek, You can buy climashield XP and combat at Thru-hiker. The Climashield line is the replacement for the polarguard line which was discontinued this summer. Paul at Thru-hiker.com will ship ... |
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Re: ULA vs. Granite Gear I purchased a GG nimbus ozone last year when I was just getting into the LW thing. I was relativly happy with the pack but after 9 months of trimming my gear down it was way too big for me. In June... |
All Reader Reviews by Stuart Burke
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Simblissity Levagaiter I love these gaiters. I wear them every time I go hiking. They breathe well, dry fast, keep debris out of my shoes and stay in place. When I first used the gaiters it took a few tries to get the fit r... |
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Montrail Stratos XCR I like mine quite a bit. They fit well and are reasonably light. My only complaint after hiking 40 miles with them is that the padding around the ankle soaks up a lot of water and takes a long time (s... |
