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Ken Bennett (ken_bennett) - BPL Forum Member
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Re: Decisions Decisions... m4/3 vs NEX I had a Canon G7 that died just before a trip two years ago. Luckily for me, we were in a large city with a decent camera store (Penn Camera, now sadly deceased), so I had a range of options for a ... |
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Re: Help novice guy pick the lightest decent camera Less than two ounces is probably dreaming. This Panasonic camera shoots decent photos and video, is waterproof, shockproof, and freezeproof, and costs about $150: http://www.bhphotovideo.com... |
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Re: Re: Freezing Rain "Cold is better than 40 C with 90% RH!" Now you're talking about late summer around here.... Heh. Totally agree with you. |
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Re: pullover or full jacket for a down piece I had a nice pullover down piece from Patagonia. With a hood and a big pass-thru pocket, it was great for wearing around camp. However, I eventually sold it because I found a full-zip jacket was mo... |
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Re: drawstring v. rolltop "is the rolltop more waterproof. why does everyone like the drawstring better? just curious." I had a rolltop pack - the SMD Starlite - that implemented the roll top like a kayaking ... |
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Re: Freezing Rain Yes. Hiking in freezing rain is a common occurrence in the winter in the Southern Appalachians. Often the precipitation will change from rain to freezing rain to snow, and then back again as one cl... |
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Re: synth "- synth does stink after a while ... but a quick wash and wring will solve that issue ..." Man I wish this were true. I wonder how much of the odor problem has to do with individual... |
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Re: Do you NEED a synthetic bag to hike the Appalachian trail? No, a Megalite is a fine bag for the Appalachians in my experience. I use it as my 3-season bag. Yes, it's a little warm in the middle of summer, but works okay in quilt mode. Humidity has not ... |
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Re: Re: Wind shirt school Hey, Ty Ty, I hike in the Southern Appalachians, and love me a good wind shirt. I have a Patagonia Houdini (pricey - wait for a sale) and an LL Bean wind shirt (really!) that I love because it'... |
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Re: How do you store/organize your gear? Yeah, that's a problem here, too. I have car camping gear stored in the garage, an entire closet in the basement full of backpacking gear, another closet in the guest room full of backpacking g... |
All Reader Reviews by Ken Bennett
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Photon Freedom Micro (White) The newest version is the Photon Freedom To The Max, which uses some sort of new technology in the LED that doubles brightness while not using any more battery power. Nice. The Doug Ritter edition ... |
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Marmot Ion I just received my Marmot Ion jacket from Campmor, and I agree with the two most recent posts. I don't think it's sil-nylon, exactly, but my hiking test had water beading up on the inside whil... |
