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All Forum Posts by Bruce Tolley
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backpackinglight.co.uk Not a gear topic, but how did a commercial UK outfit get claim to the backpacking light domain name? |
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Winter hiking camping There is a good chapter in Ryan Jordan's book about winter gear. Backpacker Magazine put together an OK book on snow camping. NOLs put out a better book on Winter Camping. I second the idea... |
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Hiking in the Pyrenees During the Tour de France, I convinced my significant other that a hut walking trip from France to Spain or vice versa interspersed with stays in lodges and small hotels would be lots of fun with e... |
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Bushbuddy in the Sierra Nevada above 10K feet I love by BushBuddy as well. The reason for the prohibition of the gathering and the burning of wood is two fold: to prevent damage to the few trees that are there (aka the Krummholz) and to mit... |
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LNT and Philmont Bear Rope Practice Does anyone know if Philmont has ever considered building bear boxes like you find at some back country sites in the Sierras or adopting the use of hard sided bear cannisters? During my 2007 Tr... |
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Whitney Zone and Whitney Day Hike For a dayhike up Whitney from the JMT, I do not think any one will see whether you have a cannister or not since most day hikers dump their packs beside the trail. Approved cannisters are requir... |
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WM Summer light vs Marmot Hydrogen I have owned a Marmot Hydrogen 30 degree bag (large) for several years. I have seen the rave reviews on WM bags and recently went to a shop that carried the full line. At 6 2 and 215 lbs I found t... |
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Snow Mtn I agree with the post that Lassen is much more interesting but higher and 123 inches right now at the South Entrance according to the web site, although Manzanita Lake is reported free of snow. ... |
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Snow Mtn Wilderness You can approach from Highway 101 or Highway 5. The road from 101 involves a ford if I recall correctly. The approach and hike itself is described in detail in Gary Suttle, California County Su... |
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North California Trip Have you considered the Snow Mtn Wilderness in the Mendocino National Forest? |
All Reader Reviews by Bruce Tolley
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Big Agnes Sting Ridge 2 My usual solo snow camping shelter is a MLD duo mid with bivy sack. But last year I started doing base camping so I started looking for an affordable, relatively lightweight 4 season tent. After exa... |
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Black Diamond Ultra Distance The new BD poles need to be praised for applying design principle of avalanche probes to hiking poles to create a lightweight, foldable pole. The 120cm carbon fiber pole has a manufacturer's claim... |
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Arc'Teryx Gamma LT pants I bought these pants because out of the pletora of sub 16 oz. softshell pants on the market, they were about the only model that seemed to come with multiple zippered pockets (3), a built in belt, and... |
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Lightweight Backpacking and Camping by Ryan Jordan et al. I found Lightweight Backpacking and Camping for $24.95 in REI before I discovered the web site, so cannot fault it for repeating material on the web site. I had already read Ray Jardine's books so... |
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ULA Equipment After much comparative shopping, I bought a Relay Pack from ULA. It arrived only a few days after placing the order. After four short trips, the haul loop ripped out. I wrote a short email to ULA (... |
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Suunto Vector I bought this watch primarily as a watch and as an aid to navigation. More specically, my goal was to possess for a trek in the Rocky Mtns of New Mexico to have a compass to discretely double check b... |
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Osprey Aether 60 While other reviewers have noted that this pack is not truly lightweight, some of that extra weight is due to features that come in handy for winter treks. This pack has shovel pocket that you can act... |
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Hilleberg Akto The Hilleberg Akto is a relatively lightweight, one-person, double-walled hoop tent weighing in at a minimum 2 lbs. 14 oz., packed 3 lbs. 5 oz. (manuf claimed weights). I bought this tent for solo hik... |
