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Thomas Burns (nerdboy52) - BPL Lifetime Member
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Stargazing with binoculars >> just watch the entire sky without the aid of optics >Agree with Nick. No optics necessary when backpacking. Well, shoot, gents. I agree in principle. There's nothing better t... |
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The bottom line, IMHO Bless you, folks. I disagree with love and respect. The real diehards -- I am one of them, mind you -- around my observatory argue the niceties of manufacture and place of manufacture all the time ... |
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Barska They are the main marketeer and distributor for Japanese optics, mostly lens based. Their prices are the lowest in general that I can find. Stargazer PS. Added later. The point is that if you... |
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WTT: BPL Thorfare shirts I have three medium Thorofare shirts, two brand-new in the dark brown and one lightly worn tan. I'd like to trade them for smalls, either color. What can I say. I shrank. If anybody went in ... |
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Consider a monocular Just back from the trail. Barska makes a pretty decent pair of 42 mm binos. It was my pair of choice given the cost and weight. Since most branded binos are made in Japan by Barska (and a c... |
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Stargazing I combine my avocation (backpacking to those dark, dark, non-light-polluted skies with my vocation, astronomy. The combination is stargazing, which is why my trail name is . . . Stargazer |
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Hydropel A little goes a long way. A couple of weekends ago, I put a thin coat on my feet and then put on my toe socks and didn't take the socks off for the next 2.5 days of hiking and camping. For the ... |
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Minimus vs. Trail Glove It tried them both on at the shoe store, and ended up with the Trail Gloves. They have a thicker sole (9 mm) and a huge toe box. They provide no arch support, but that's the point. I prefer... |
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Nicotine Lozenges/ choco espresso beans Okay, this is going to sound crazy, but I am a fan of the nicotine lozenges available at a pharmacy near you. They're pricy and addictive (literally), but nothing gives quite the boost of the 4... |
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comma splices I hate to break it to ye, mate. Those aren't comma slices, this is a comma slice. ;-) Syntactically yours, Sargent Stargazer, of the Delaware Grammar Police Edited to add the "Sar... |
All Reader Reviews by Thomas Burns
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FlexAir Pillow Dual Compartment Ultralight >I think I'll stick with my Wal-Mart water wing pillow, which is about a third the price, a little lighter, and just as comfy if wrapped in my fleece jacket. Yo, Michael. Always looking for ... |
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Fanatic Fringe Thompson Peak Ditto to the above review. I added a top compression cord by tying a short length of cord to the upper drawcord, looping it over the top, and connecting it to the lifting strap loop with a small carab... |
