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Michael Fogarty (mfog1) - BPL Lifetime Member
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All Forum Posts by Michael Fogarty
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WOW This is the thread to end all threads. You guys take something simple, like backpacking gear, and make things wayyyy too complicated. I say use the Cuben Tarp, and if you get wet in it, then ask... |
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mesh lumbar pad I like the looks of pack, but would like to see a 3d spacer mesh Lumbar pad, that has the ability to add your own padding. The material they're using for the pack has got to be very slippery, w... |
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What they're made for I find just the opposite with a quilt, as to be excellent for my side sleeping and tossing and turning. The trick is to get a wide enough quilt with just enough under-straps (3) and wrap the straps... |
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Plastic tubes? Mike, What do they call these plastic tubes? All I found was the thicker walled clear PVC, which is expensive. OK I found it: (Tenite Butyrate tubing) So, what wall thickness did you get for the... |
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Alum stays? What can HMG Windrider Southwest pack owners tell me about the alum.stays, as to how you keep the stays from coming into contact with your back? Is there an internal foam pad, between the stays and... |
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HMG pack material From HMG, per Rakesh CF Nylon Hybrid: Used as the primary HMG pack material, this fabric is a unique rip-stop nylon/cuben fiber hybrid. Only slightly heavier than our other Cuben fiber versions... |
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Spectra, Dyneema the same, Cuben not Its my understanding that full Spectra or Dyneema (same thing) are not the same as Cuben, as they are made entirely with Spectra thread and contain little to no Mylar. I had both a MLD Cuben pack a... |
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Cuben or Dyneema? Sweet little pack, is it Cuben or Dyneema. I'd like to see a pack like this in full lightweight dyneema (white) maybe dyed Gray though, like McHale does with their packs. |
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Advantages? I don't see any advantage to this compared to a TD Sidewinder Ti Cone, with a Evernew 1.3 ultralight Ti pot. I can burn wood, Esbit, and alcohol, and have the capacity to do large single boils ... |
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Re: Circuit??? +1 for the Circuit. |
All Reader Reviews by Michael Fogarty
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McHale Chasm I bought my McHale Chasm pack to be my one and only do-all pack, and I've not been disappointed in the least. First off, the workmanship is second to none. Next and most importantly is the fit. ... |
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ULA Ohm As with all of ULA's gear, their workmanship is excellent. Load transfer is good, and I could remove .9L plattys, from the side pockets, without needing to remove the pack. I would have scored th... |
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Mountain Laurel Designs Zip I just recently received my Zip pack, delivered as promised, within 8 weeks. First off the workmanship is probably the best I've seen, easily on par with ULA. The Green Sil-nylon is thicker th... |
