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nimbus ozone upgrades Slightly off-topic, but it would be useful Tim if you made your thread titles more informative! That will help people to decide whether they are interested in what you are discussing, and whether t... |
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Can a bag/quilt be *too warm*? My vote is no. If you get too warm, you unbuckle/unzip, stick your arms and or feet out, or just lie on top of the thing if it's really hot. Ha, maybe this is a girl thing because that is wh... |
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Re: 37 Oz Packs Not Allowed Gotta agree with Tom and Dave. 37oz is getting towards the upper end of lightweight packs, but there's no way they should be ruled out of consideration. Even if you're aiming for a su... |
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Re: Upgrading 1 of the "Big 3" Keep in mind you could upgrade your shelter and your pack for the same price as upgrading your sleeping bag. But the sleeping bag will give you both weight and volume savings. I would probabl... |
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Re: So When You Say Quilt... Quilts are just like what you would use at home, only lighter and with a water-repellent shell. They are usually filled with down, like a sleeping bag, but you can get synthetic filled quilts too. ... |
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Re: Re: Pack Weight Yep, what Tom said. The WM flash vest would be a great alternative, GG lightrek 4 poles are very light and well regarded. Spend some time researching stuff on this site and asking questions, and... |
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Re: Re: Re: montbell rocks Unlike the thermawrap parka, the inner parka isn't any warmer than the inner jacket... discounting the effect of the hood of course. The body of the jacket is the same. I'm one of those ... |
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JMT speed record attempt I can't stress strongly enough how much difference carrying extra weight will slow you down in an endurance race. You burn *a lot* of extra calories lugging weight around, and the difference is... |
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Re: Answers Yep, Montbell inner jackets are the "go-to" down jackets for the UL crowd. Just about everyone here has one...! The ex-light version saves a little weight but you lose some useful features. |
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JMT speed record attempt Dunno what's in your pack but 27 pounds when you are trying to break a speed record in three days sounds absolutely nuts (no offense!). That's using up a huge amount of energy right there. ... |
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Potable Aqua Iodine Drinking Water Germicidal Tablets I am always amazed when people say that idodine treated water tastes horrible. Sure it does -- if you don't do it right. The key step is to neutralise the iodine with vitamin C... but don't... |
