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Ryan Faulkner (ryanf) - BPL Forum Member

My Locale Mid atlantic, No. Cal About Me My name is Ryan Faulkner, i am 17 years old, and have been UL backpacking for about 7 years. I have been inspired by hikers like Andrew Skurka, and Ryan Jordan, and have dedicated my trips to going light and fast. I plan on hiking the PCT and AT before finishing college, and after I hope to get some sort of a career in the backpacking industry.(I havent quite figured out how exactly, but i will :) I have some big plans for the future, but ill keep those quiet for now ;-P State Virginia Country USA My Website URL http://www.ryanfaulknerphotography.com My PDF Gear List Winds-Yellowstone Trek 2008

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All Forum Posts by Ryan Faulkner

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	Re: PCT thru hike gearlist Yeah, my list dose resemble Andy's. one reason is because I like his style, have tried it, and it works. another is because I like the way he set up his spreadsheet, so I copied it. If...	In Gear Lists » PCT thru hike gearlist April 30, 8:14pm
	Re: Re: PCT thru hike gearlist Thanks Aaron, ive been messing with my spreadsheet a bit, and have already ditched the Reed pants. I usually only wear windpants anyway, but i hear it rains quite a bit in washington, so I, have ...	In Gear Lists » PCT thru hike gearlist April 30, 8:02pm
	Re: PCT gearlist thanks kevin, Im really looking forward to the gear in a few years, this is just a mock list. no way set in stone. just starting to think about it. Ive had my cocoon for more than a year now....	In Gear Lists » PCT thru hike gearlist April 28, 10:49am
	Re: PCT thru hike gearlist I have changed the tarp to a BMW spinntarp X-PRO flat tarp has more pitching options. I dont want every night to be the same dull thing. btw. I plan to start in early june, and expect about 2....	In Gear Lists » PCT thru hike gearlist April 28, 9:57am
	PCT thru hike gearlist there have been quite a few thru hike gearlists poping up here lately, so it got me excited and i made up a mock gearlist for a PCT thru hike I plan to do once im out of hich school. I have bigger,...	In Gear Lists » PCT thru hike gearlist April 28, 9:52am
	Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: AT in June I was thinking your hike was a thru hike. for a section hike you could probably pull off just the 6 stakes no problem, I would bring 7 tho. Long distance hiking can reqiure some extra gear not nee...	In Gear Lists » AT in June April 28, 9:31am
	Re: Re: Re: AT in June I dont think there is alot of advice i can give for this list. looks very well thought out. I would recomend adding 2 extra stakes to your list, I usually only use 6 when setting up a poncho, bu...	In Gear Lists » AT in June April 27, 1:58pm
	Re: SUL - Snowshoes - MYOG - Part 1 ever make them?	In Make Your Own Gear » SUL - Snowshoes - MYOG - Part 1 April 23, 4:50pm
	Re: cuben widths Thanks Ron, I forgot about that. The monk spinntex .97 is 4.6'x9' do you have an estimate price or weight for a custom 5x8 spinntex flat tarp? how strong/waterproof/puncture resis...	In GEAR » 5'x8' cuben flat tarp April 20, 3:56pm
	5'x8' cuben flat tarp Im looking for a 5'x8' flat tarp made of cuben fabric. the closest I have found is the MLD monk spectralite .60. but it is only 4 feet wide, thats a little too narrow for me. And if B...	In GEAR » 5'x8' cuben flat tarp April 20, 3:25pm

All Reader Reviews by Ryan Faulkner

	Review	Category
	BackpackingLight.com Premium Membership I am so glad I found this website, before this site I was carrying a 30-40lb pack, after reading the articles I got my list under 10, and after joining the forums, well carrying less than 4 pounds is ...	In Books and Media December 31, 10:20pm
	Snow Peak Gigapower Ti Good thought. I bring this stove whenever I need to simmer, one disadvantage of alcohol stoves. I like it much, much, much better than the MSR pocket rocket, the 4 titanium stands are much more ...	In Stoves - Canister December 30, 1:25pm
	ThermoJet MicroLite I did not buy this stove, in fact, I have never bought a alcohol stove, but have many of the MBD stoves and tonight added this wonder to my collection. I actually In Stoves - Alcohol December 09, 9:56pm
	Minibull Designs Pocket Puck I did not purchase a pocket puck from mini bull design, but from looking at pictures and from expeience from making other stoves I made my own flattened side burner stove. I like the overall design, w...	In Stoves - Alcohol October 06, 1:16pm

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