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Roman's Formula / Coup's Trip Roman - See here for Coup's statistics: http://www.golite.com/team/athletes/coup/index.asp The formula would suggest that Coup's max mileage per day is not 70 miles. In fact, the 70 mil... |
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Re: tarp set up??? Mike wrote: >>> I intend to purchase a oware 8x10 sil tarp for all around use...what would be the single best way to pitch the tarp? I recently camped with a tarper...His set up was 1 trek pole ... |
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Re: Packrafting Gear List / PFD Roman, good points on the PFD. I find that the TorsoLite pad, at 10 oz, and my inflatable, at 9 oz, is still lighter than many PFD's, although I've seen some foamies go down to 14 oz or so, but are... |
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Reader Tips Forum Great idea, I've put one up, under the Campfire section. |
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Shires Tarptents Ack! No Shires Tarptents!! Actually, BPL has reviewed the TarpTents already in September 2003: http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/00173.html |
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When to Use a Single Wall Tent vs. Tarp? This is a question we get asked quite a bit. The obvious answers, and the motivation for the questions, are most commonly related to things like "bugs" or "rain" or "snow" or "wind". However, I ... |
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GoLite Infinity $165 ebay: item no. 5125244787 listed by the Outfitter at Harper's Ferry new, with a buy now button, no need to deal with auction hassles. not a bad deal for an excellent internal frame pack, norma... |
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Re: Epic vs Quantum Pertex Winshirts Quantum is more breathable by a long shot. Epic is almost twice as heavy as Quantum, in its lightest flavor. |
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Protein Myths There are probably more myths about protein than about fats. That's saying a lot, given the hoopla about fats this society has been facing the past several decades. I don't claim that the below ... |
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Re: cold weather canister stove I've used the Coleman liquid fuel stove - it's well engineered and offers great performance - close to a white gas stove. In cold weather, it works very well. It's weight, however, makes it a li... |
All Reader Reviews by Ryan Jordan
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Jolt Gum You guys are rookies. Look at the times at which you are posting. I consumed four pieces of Jolt two hours ago and look at me, still going strong at 2 am. There is a weird flavor to it, but I ca... |
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Mike Clelland! GOO Energy Gel I've used Mike's, and made my own per his recipe. It's nasty. The color, I mean. Like a pukey green. But then again, that may very well provide some of its social appeal when hiking or skiing in... |
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Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) OK, I'm partial. I grew up in Seattle. For a kid who dreamed about the wilds endlessly, my Dad taking my family from our home in the burbs to Capitol Hill was a real treat for me. I have fond me... |
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Complete Walker by Colin Fletcher If you love to WALK and you haven't read this book then you are (1) not only missing out on a rite of passage that qualifies you to even claim that you're a backpacker, (2) but also ignoring what may ... |
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Black Diamond Winter Bivy I have a few Epic bivies, one from Oware, one from BD (Lightsabre) and one from Bibler (this one, the Winter Bivy). They are both great in the summer, especially in rainy weather, where the Epic treat... |
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ULA Equipment I've known Brian Frankle for a few years. Recently, Brian made backpacks for us for the Arctic 1000 expedition. He was very attentive to our feedback, delivered on time, made adjustments as needed, an... |
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Six Moon Designs Essence Welllll, I must say, I think PJ did a fine review above, but if you're looking for additional reading insight, I don't think I can follow up. I feel like the local coffee shop guitar player with a bad... |
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ULA Equipment Relay I love the Relay. It's my favorite pack for multi-day mountain running because it's so small (tucks into the lumbar) and shaped so well (hourglass) for running. Improvements could be made by adding... |
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Montrail Vitesse This is my go-to shoe for all of my longer unsupported/no resupply treks where I absolutely cannot have a shoe fail en route. I've worn through about six pair of Vitesse now, all of them had more t... |
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Inov8 Mudclaw O'330 Far and away my absolute favorite light shoe for what the Brit's call "fell running" but what I might call "tundra" trekking. It's great in soft ground (tundra, mud) but abysmal on trails and slickroc... |
