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About Me I was backpacking ultralight before Ray ever published!

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Re: How to summit Shasta
If you go too early in the season, you will be facing big winter storms. That will really screw things up. If you go too late in the season, there will be a lot of rockfall danger, and that can rea...

In Mountaineering & Alpinism » How to summit Shasta
April 25, 4:14pm

Re: Grey Poupon Packets - HELP!
Often you can get stuff like that from minimus.biz , but you won't get it overnight. --B.G.--

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Grey Poupon Packets - HELP!
April 25, 4:07pm

Re: Sierra Trading Post - watch out
Yes, I don't believe that there is anything outright illegal about it, but it is very shady. Some retailers do that simply because they can, and they think that they know their customer base cl...

In Gear Deals » Sierra Trading Post - watch out
April 25, 4:05pm

Re: How to summit Shasta
I went to Shasta for 26 years, once per year, and I got 22 summit successes. Overall, the folks who went with me had about a 75% success rate. On a typical year, the time to go was Memorial Day Wee...

In Mountaineering & Alpinism » How to summit Shasta
April 25, 2:08pm

Re: DIY wind screen?
I generally use a foil windscreen that weighs 3/10ths of an ounce. --B.G.--

In Make Your Own Gear » DIY wind screen?
April 25, 12:44pm

Re: Windshield shield
Some upscale hardware stores sell Reflectix by the foot. --B.G.--

In GEAR » Beverage / Cooking Koozie
April 24, 1:41pm

Re: Compact replacement for D300 needed
"So has anyone here moved from carrying a DSLR to a "serious compact" and what did you end up with?" Everybody has a different idea of what a serious compact is. I've ...

In Photography » Compact replacement for D300 needed
April 24, 12:04pm

mountain lions in general
These are not from the Pacific Northwest, but if you are interested in mountain lions closer to the Santa Cruz Mountains (south of San Francisco), do a search for the Santa Cruz Puma Project. They ...

In Post-Trip Reports » Critter Tracks On and Around Nick Eaton Ridge
April 23, 6:13pm

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Starlyte questions
"Would using a piece of aluminum foil as a pot top have any impact on increasing the efficiency of heating water?" Yes. Just about any kind of lid on a pot of water being heated will s...

In GEAR » Trail Designs stove replacement?
April 23, 6:07pm

Re: dehydrators
I've been using one dehydrator for about thirty years now, and I have never felt the need for a timer. The standard amount of time for one dehydration session is overnight. If I had a really fu...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » dehydrators
April 23, 6:01pm

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