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Re: Travel by plane The big problem with a box is that when TSA decides to search it they won't have a good way to repackage it, unless you thoughtfully provide them with packing tape and they have the time. I pack... |
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Re: Ultralight Store? There is quite a bit of ultralight gear for sale at a few places on the AT, like at Neel's Gap and NOC. Stehekin Valley Ranch, about three miles off the PCT in Washington State, had tarptents, a... |
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Re: how much? Out of curiousity, can you name the town of infamy where this happened? I am usually super-laid-back about my gear. Never, ever had any problems with gear thefts. Lots of bad incidents at trai... |
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Re: UL long distance list I'll raise one big eyebrow on this list. A down jacket on the AT is a bad idea. If you are a northbounder, especially, you will have several extremely cold and rainy periods in your first month... |
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Re: how much? Generally around twelve hundred bucks, depending on the trip. If I have the spiffy camera along that could double. In practice, it is hard to imagine anyone stealing my reeking, filthy, often d... |
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Re: Benchmark time for Tarp Set Up? I think Ryan's post was awesome. My own exerience is that is way more important to spend time finding a good spot to pitch the tarp than anything else. Being impatient at the end of a long day ... |
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Re: Benchmark time for Tarp Set Up? It shouldn't take more than a few minutes to pitch a tarp under conditions like you describe. Generally, I spend more time choosing a spot for the tarp than actually pitching it. And you do nee... |
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Re: Crossing Snow Fields Keep in mind that it is impossible to give a satisfactory answer to your question. A lot will depend on conditions when you actually reach the snowfields in question. There is also a heck of a ... |
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Re: non-cook hiking I sometimes skip cooking on short trips in good weather. On longer trips I usually have a dinner or two where cooking is at least optional. It all boils down to psychology in most environmental... |
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Re: Innovation I'm waiting for I'd agree around $200 would be a reasonable price point. I know I go through more disposable canisters than that most years. As someone else noted, pure propane has a ferocious vapor pressure. ... |
All Reader Reviews by David Bonn
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Western Mountaineering Summer Coupler I think the big killer for me and my so was that it was made of cotton. It needs to be made of some very light synthetic instead. Once again, a great idea with poor execution. |
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Patagonia R1 Balaclava One other thing that I think is good is that the stretchy fabric is relatively thin -- this means that if you are exercising you can still wear the hat in quite cold weather, and if it is wicked cold ... |
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Superfeet Performance Green Thirty bucks is a lot of money for an insole. But it is way cheaper than knee surgery. I've been using them religiously for four years in everything but rock climbing shoes and backcountry ski boots... |
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Patagonia Micro Puff Pullover Lightweight, simple, doubles as a pillow. This pullover is a wonderful evolution of the original puffball pullover. |
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GoLite Phantom Jacket Awesome light jacket. Enormous pit zips help ventilation a lot. High pockets let you stash gloves and trail mix where you can get them without taking your pack off. A little heavier than some more ... |
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Patagonia Dragonfly pullover I don't go anywhere without this pullover. For everything from groomed cross-country ski tours to weeklong climbing trips to long-distance backpacks. This is probably the most useful item of clothin... |
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Patagonia Specter Jacket Wonderfully light. Waterproof. Reasonably breathable. More expensive than my first car (and more waterproof too). The big pockets help venting a bit, but it doesn't (in my opinion) vent particul... |
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ULA Equipment P-1 I've used my P-1 since March, with several trips up to two weeks (with resupply) and trips as long as seven days without a resupply. I like the side pockets a lot. I'd like them better (and give t... |
