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Thermarest Prolite I love self-inflating pads and dislike Neo Air mattresses. My current summer pad is a Prolite and it is warm to well below freezing. I have a thin (3/16") closed cell foam pad cut from ... |
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HA! Dale, you are clarivoyant! I AM old and gray and I DO have more gear than I should - but I "might need it". 6 stoves 3 tents, 3 sleeping bags 4 sleeping mats/mattresses 4 cookse... |
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butterfly bandages I would add 4 butterfly bandages to close bad cuts. Small amounts of meds for toothaches, sore throat, etc. and a good widespectrum antibiotic for week-long trip would be wise. |
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Love hydration bladders (CamelBak is HEAVY) BUT... I only use a 3 L. bladder in summer desert conditions here in the Mojave. I never use my Steripen in my bladders, only in my bike bottle where I mix electrolyte powder. I use Katadyn chlo... |
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Tarptent Scarp 2 Look at the Tarptent Scarp 2 with the "solid" ripstop optional inner tent body. This is a great tent with room for two adults and a child up to perhaps age 10. Get the optional cros... |
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"Lighten Up!" I like teh tarp setup in the paperback book "Lighten Up!" by Don Ladigin and illustrated by none other than Mike Clelland. On p. 12 there is the heading "SHELTERS" and on the... |
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Caldera Cone I think that for THE best efficiency you should get a Caldera Cone stove. I have not found anything close to a Caldera Cone for fuel-to-heat ratio with alcohol, ESBIT or wood. |
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OK Nice shape but NOT my cup of tea for winter camping. I'm selling my current TT Moment for the new Moment DW (Double Wall) and if I truly want to "tarp it" in winter I can use just ... |
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Technology's answer for down Because we now have the technology to produce a good DWR coating on sown (Dri-Down and Down Tech, for ex.)I would buy a light down jacket with DWR treated down. Look at LL Bean and Sierra Designs).... |
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Tarptent Scarp 2 I have the Scarp 2 and it is quite a "palace" and with the crossing poles very stable in winds. As illustrated in the TT website you can squeeze three pads in the Scarp 2. The Scarp 2 ... |
All Reader Reviews by Eric Blumensaadt
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Allen and Mike's Backcountry Ski Book "Allen & Mike's Really Cool Backcountry Ski Book" is the very best book on teh eop I have ever read - and I've read most of them in the last 40 years of backcountry skiing and ca... |
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REI Kimtah Recently got the REI Kimtah eVent parka and on a Ruby Mountains, Nevada backpack found it to be as good a wind jacket as it is a rain parka. The sale price was $159.95 which is 30% off the regular ... |
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Eddie Bauer Down Sweater I purchased an Eddie Bauer Down Sweater (their term) on sale this summer for $89. It was reviewed by Will Riveted in his extensive articles of light down jackets and got a favorable, "middle-o... |
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Thermarest Trail Pro Regular I won my Trail Pro regular at a Sierra Club Outings leaders training seminar, otherwise I would not have spent the money B/C I seldom car camp. But now I have an alternative for a winter ski camping m... |
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Brunton Crux I bought the Brunton Flex because of its wider burner ring for better heat distribution so I wouldn't get a hot spot on the bottom of my pot when cooking. I was not aware that there was a Brunt... |
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tarptent moment I give the Moment a "5" because I feel it is currently the best solo single wall tent design. It has great quality, innovative design and excellent attention to detail. My previous solo ... |
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Carbelas GORE-TEX® PacLite® Rainy River Parka Cabela's Rainy River GTX PacLite parka (and pants) are THE bargain in good quality, lightweight, breathable rainwear at the 2010 regular $99. price. The Taslanized fabric is a matte finish, unlike... |
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Vargo Triad XE The XE version of Vargo's Triad is an improvement in several ways. 1. After I complained of the original removable alcohol burner being too small the company owner responded by making it larger... |
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Brunton Flex This is the newer version of the Prumus/Brunton Crux canister-top stove and appears to have corrected faults reported by Crux owners. First the number of fold-out pot supports has increased from 3... |
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Thermarest Neo-Air I purchased a Regular (72") Neo-Air mattress from REI in April of '09. In backyard "camp" testing at 40 F I found it to be definitely more comfortable than either my lightweight ... |
