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Mark Verber (verber) - BPL Lifetime Member
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All Forum Posts by Mark Verber
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: temps > . the key with fleece is breathability, wicking and quick drying +1 > as to vests ... a synth vest makes much more sense than a down one as you can wear it on the move if needed ... ... |
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Re: Re: Re: temps > a better alternative IMO is to have a very thin base, a lightish fleece vest, and a full puffy jacket I think it depends on how much variance there is in activity level. If there are going... |
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Price Drop... Shangri-La 5, Marmot Mica Rain Jacket, Rab Alpine Pullover, Steripen bump / price drop |
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Re: How cold can you go with this gear? Assuming nylon hiking pants in no to modest wind + a polarbuff for extra warmth around the head that would have be cozy to below 20F provided I was standing / moving a bit rather than just sitting ... |
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Re: $82.00 for a Tilley?? > $82.00 for a Tilley?? That's insane! What can that hat do that my $12 froggtogg can't? It has style and is close to indestructible. Tiley used to (maybe they still do) collect sto... |
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Re: temps > the cap4 is too warm when active unless yr moving slowly or its cold IMO I would agree with this... which is why I said late fall, winter, early spring. I general wouldn't be wearing ... |
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Re: LT4's Folks... just to be clear... I mark things pending when someone has made a claim but not sent money, e.g. there is a small chance that it might come back as available. Anything I mark as sold (whi... |
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Re: Shangri La 5 the yellow / golden color --mark |
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Re: light hooded mid-layer + light down vest > than a light hooded down jacket? For multiple years, my goto solution was either a medium weight base or a tech tee + Patagonia R1 hoody and a down vest and wind shirt. The mix and match gave me a huge range. I love the new Cap 4... |
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Re: GG Gorilla The gorilla torso is size Large (20-24"). The hip belt is size medium? which is suppose to be 30-36" waist. I can tell you from experience that it works for me when I was at my largest ... |
All Reader Reviews by Mark Verber
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Sealskinz Ultra Grip Black Glove I tried these for part of a season and gave up. My fingers often felt cold and damp. Deterity isn't as good as I would have expected given the modest thickness of these gloves. I hated them. |
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Santa Cruz Down Works UL Down Balaclava What to say. It's light. It's warm. It's reasonably priced compared to equiv. warm options. I mostly use this for sleeping with my quilt. |
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Playpus 2L Big Zip I find that I am more consistent in drinking when I use a hydration system. The BigZip is lighter than most other hydration systems, while still having a large opening which makes filling it easier. T... |
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Gossamer Gear Gorilla A perfect size pack for most of my trips and handles my standard 15-25 lbs comfortably. The use of light weight stays and a foam sit pad provides excellent carry comfort. I mostly like the extra wide ... |
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Patagonia R1 Hoody With all the talk of this item, I can't believe that there are no reviews of this item. This is arguably the best base, or light mid layer for high aerobic winter sports. Made from PowerDry grid, ... |
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Trail Designs Caldera Stove I am using the UL Caldera Cone with a MLD 850 pot. I use both alchohol and esbits, though I am using esbits more than I expect to. There are more fuel efficient / lighter stoves like the Ion. The... |
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MLD 850ml Ti Mug The MLD 850 rocks for simple solo cooking in the pot! The pot practically hold around 800ml which is plenty of room for anything I make for myself on a solo trip. There is room to boil water and to co... |
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ZebraLight H51 This is the best headlamp I have used for backpacking... ever. It's light 1.2oz (3.5oz with battery and headband) headlamp that runs on a single AA batteries. It has 6 light levels from with go... |
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iTP A3 EOS Upgrade Edition This is one of the best flashlight values: $20 for a high efficiency AAA flashlight with good regulation and a nice range of brightness settings (in lumens: 1.5 for 50h, 18 for 4h 80 for 55min). Thi... |
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Zebralight H50 5/5 for camp lighting 3/5 trail hiking 2/5 if you really need to use it for challenging night time navigation The headlight is small, energy efficient, has good regulation, and a nice set of brig... |
