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Selk' Bag concept has two thermodynamics flaws First, your metabolic rate is nominally three times higher doing camp chores and ten times higher hiking. As a result, the insulation you require is 1/3 and 1/10 of what you require to sleep at the... |
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Re: Re: Patagonia Houdini is magic, I am intrigued I took all of the fabric weave comparison pictures at 200x magnification, using a microscope. As a result of the uniform magnification for all fabrics, you can use your monitor to estimate the rela... |
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Re: Just Got My Marmot Ion Ben- See my prior post on how to distinguish Pertex Quantum to answer your question. http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/xdpy/forum_thread/5366/index.html?skip_to_post=38084... |
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Patagonia Houdini is magic I own both a Patagonia Houdini and a Montane Lite-speed. The breathability of the two jackets seems similar to me but, the water resistance of the Houdini is dramatically better. Mountain Walker al... |
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Re: Re: EvF # Paradox Paul-The answer for experienced folks like you is, no. For someone just starting out in BPL, the answer is, yes. There are diminishing returns as you continue to shave gear weight. The objective... |
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EvF # Paradox Tom-Very well said! "...Bottom line, we spend a lot of time in these forums discussing ways to shave grams off our base weight, but relatively little trying to shave grams off the food we carr... |
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Re: Atom Vs Summerlite Randy-There is an alternative source for the information you are seeking, if they sell their bags to EU countries. If they do, ask the vendors for a copy of the Informative Appendix for their bag&... |
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Re: pertex Pertex Quantum fabric is highly porus. You can identify it by noting how easy it is to blow air through it compared to other fabrics. You can put an LED light under it and you should be able to... |
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Re: Radiant heat transfer and such... Joshua-I think that you overlooked the radiation re-emittance principal when you said, "... ANY opaque material will halt "radiant" heat loss ". As an example, in perpetually... |
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Re: Vapo barriers, condensation and bivies Bill-The Cuben should work fine as a VB garment. That is, assuming sufficient ventilation options to prevent overheating. |
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Lite my fire firesteel scout firelighter I went back to the Midwest, this month, for a family reunion and fishing trip. I took my fire steel with me. My two nephews are 10 and 12 and they love to fish. The 12 year old asked me if I would tea... |
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Jetboil Personal Cooking System My piezo failed after a couple of days. It took one second to fix it by bending down the ignitor rod to make a slightly smaller gap (1/8" smaller). I then used it in Alaska for 1 1/2 months twice a da... |
