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re. Soft Shell fabric:Tweave® Durastretch® lightweigh Roy, the older tweave I found rather stiff and heavy. The new (I think as of 2005) tweave durastretch is a big improvement in having a softer drape, much lighter but still tough. And it costs a blo... |
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Re: UL bivy choice-Question for Kevin, etc. Pertex is a very nice tightly woven wind proof, water resistant, and very light fabric that comes with a high quality DWR treatment---which will eventually wear out and will have to be re-applied b... |
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wb400 vs. powershield Ryan--I hope you use your Cold Fusion for more than lift skiing----you're missing out ;-) I think we are torturing Jean-Phillippe. |
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Super duper uber packs Yah, Richard--I know---I was being rhetorical. I look for such a pack from a Dr. Jordan/Brian Frankle(ULA) collaboration. |
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A matter of personal preferance, Jean-Phillippe If you think the WB400 is too heavy for you in the glove department--perhaps the jacket will be too heavy for you. It is a warm material for glove use--I generally wear lighter. As a jacket, I use ... |
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Ryan's pack w/o the price tag You might look at Gossamer Gear's Mariposa---lighter than the McHale or the Vapor Trail, has stays, a back pocket that you can stuff with your foam pad to create a padded back, more durable fabric ... |
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Soft Shell Advice: GoLite Momentum--wait! There's one more candidate that has not been mentioned--Beyond Fleece. This amazing company creates custom sized softshell clothing that can fit any body, any size, any shape. The " Cold Fusion " ... |
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Cocoon Pants get the shaft That's bad news, Ryan. And we wonder why manufacturing goes offshore.... To paraphrase John F. Kennedy---Ask not what your nation's manufacturing can do for you but what you can do to get your g... |
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what, me worry about bears? Roger, that's absolutely right. The Wilderness would be a more boring place without a few objective dangers. We can make up all the subjective ones we want. Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh cool! |
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UL bivy choice You might want to ask staffer Doug Johnson (who I believe has one of MLD's epic bivys) or Paul Johnson who often writes missives on the G Spot ( who has a customized Soul Bivy) about using MLD's ... |
All Reader Reviews by kevin davidson
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Mountain Laurel Designs Zip In the Sub one pound category of packs made specifically for backpacking, this is probably the finest blend of form and function---a "practical" SUL Pack that is still composed of lightweigh... |
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Backpacking Light Firelite SUL-500 Cookpot ...but I do actually own one of these puppies, so I'll chime in. It's thin, thin, thin and I could squeeze a significant dent into it, in my hand. You don't get this extreme level of light... |
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Playpus 2L Big Zip It's never leaked in it's 1 1/2 years of use and have come to trust it. I generally use this on group trips where it's nice to have larger volumes of purified water on hand in camp situati... |
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Platypus Platy Reservoir The dedicated hydration systems by Platypus are more reliable than the "retrofit" of the resevoir into one. The Big Zip is far better to the purpose. |
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BackpackingLight.com Very efficient and friendly CS from BPL. Addie (and Ryan---when A. is on vacation) runs a tight ship----my questions and requests have been handled very promptly and services like running down to the ... |
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BMW Cocoon Pro 60 Parka Another preliminary review focusing on fit, features and construction. Although many of you might be more attracted with the (on paper) 1 oz. savings of weight of the Cocoon Hooded Pullover, the Pr... |
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Patagonia Ready Mix Softshell Pants I got these to supplement my aging Golite Synergy pants---they have several things going for them. They are very light, very water resistant and have partial leg zips to ease putting on over shoes or ... |
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MiniBullDesigns SSBIT Another very fine MBD alcohol stove. This one is a pressurized top jet design that produces a flame narrow enough to use with Heine and Foster can/pots. It was ostensibly designed to retrofit Esbit s... |
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ULA Equipment Brian is not only a great designer of packs, but a great sewer, too, when the seamstress brigades of Logan, UT are fully engaged. He also has entertained us over the last few years with on-line diarie... |
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MiniBullDesigns Stealth (ver.1) This fierce but absurdly light (.23 oz.) little side-burner is great for boiling water in a Snow Peak 600 cup. Takes about 6 min. Burns for about 8 minutes or so on 1 oz. of fuel. This was an earli... |
