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Evan McCarthy (evanrussia) - BPL Lifetime Member
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All Forum Posts by Evan McCarthy
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Transitioning from 3-4 Day Trips to Two Weeks (and Beyond) A question for those who know their way around a longer trek: I pump out long mileage days (20-25+) with glee and no body issues -- but have thus far only been able to get out for 3-4 days max. ... |
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MLD Stick with MLD and have Ron make it to your desire. You can't possibly go wrong. Wonderful stuff. |
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Gimme Shelter I finally found a sweet spot switching between two options: either an MLD Pro Solo Cuben Tarp and Superlight bivy with full net hood for the lighter option when wind and precipitation aren't g... |
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Newt Rises in the Polls . . . Thanks, Ron! I was thinking about grabbing a Newt for an around the office and town bag (not to mention SUL sack). I appreciate the sale! |
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Meetup and Its Discontents Hi Matt, I started DC UL Backpacking a few years ago on meetup and then decided last summer that I would prefer to leave meetup and backpack with folks I personally knew who enjoyed 20 mile days a... |
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Mark Jenkins is Pretty Phenomenal I personally know Mark Jenkins from Tajikistan in 2005. At the time, he and some compatriots made their way across Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor by going from "warlord to warlord" ov... |
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Re: Editorial on Occupy Wall Street "Certainty of death. Small chance of success. What are we waiting for?" -Gimli In all seriousness, here's a must-read article on the origins of the occupy movement. htt... |
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Cap 4 I tend to use a thin merino base layer in the winter, but found that a Patagonia Cap 4 layer makes a really lightweight mid layer. |
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Closing the Loop Thank you all for a ton of great suggestions. Unless something jumps up and bites me in the nose, I think I'll go with MEC Reflex. I'll be winter backpacking, not climbing so it should be... |
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MEC Reflex/FA XV The specs and price on the MEC Reflex look incredible, if the 14.8 ounces of down fill weight are to be believed. And at less than $300 it appears to be a bargain (compared to the same amount of f... |
All Reader Reviews by Evan McCarthy
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Nunatak Arc Edge I was dubious about an 11 oz. quilt that keeps you warm when pushing it -- but I just go back from an outing with the Arc Edge down to high 30s even (not quite expected) and found the quilt and Nunata... |
