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Stuart Burke (burkest) - BPL Forum Member
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Re: mometuum vs epic Brett, Momentum, eVent, and Epic are all very different fabrics and cannot be used interchangably. Take a look at this page on the MLD website it does a good job of explaining the differences o... |
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Re: Re: Re: Re: eVent poncho Roger, Don't worry about it I make mistakes like that all the time. |
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Re: Re: eVent poncho Roger, Do you feel that the eVent wets out because of the failure of the DWR or is the fabric not actually waterproof in your experience. I thought a design like I described would work because ... |
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eVent poncho I would like to see a eVent/silnylon version of the ponchos Roger describes in this article http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/caffins_4_month_gear_list.html The front, sle... |
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Re: new Mike, The best places to search for info is this forum and the forums at Thru-hiker.com. Ron Bell of MLD also has a good info page on fabrics on his website but he only talks about the fabrics ... |
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Re: Re: misleading advertising You might want to bite the bullet and make your own bivy because Ti Goat redesigned and raised the price of their bivy to $90. http://www.titaniumgoat.com/Bivy.html |
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Re: Re: Mid panel tie out question All, Thanks for the suggestions and advice. Vick, Good point about orienting the patch to match the tarp fabric that is something I probably not of thought of until I was done. |
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Re: Porcupine Mountains Wilderness, Michigan Thanks for answering my questions Sam. I want to get and use my tarp/bivy combo now that bug season is done but I am nervous to use it with all the rain we have been receiving recently. I am planni... |
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Re: Porcupine Mountains Wilderness, Michigan Thanks for posting your trip report Sam I really enjoyed reading it. I would like to get to the porcupines some time in the next year if it works for my schedule. From looking at the pictures i... |
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Re: Re: Mid panel tie out question Thanks for the suggestion David. I have used grip clips before on PU coated nylon and they cause a lot of abuse to the fabric plus they distort the fabric too much for my taste. The website you lin... |
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... |
