BPL Community Profile
Bruce Tolley (btolley) - BPL Premium Member
|
|
You cannot send this user a personal message (PM) because they have not specified a PM email address yet.
All Forum Posts by Bruce Tolley
 |
Early Season 2010 40 to 50 miler in Sierras" All good suggestions. And yes the teenagers are more prone to altitude sickness than us older folks. Many thanks. Bruce |
||
|
GOD, humor and irony If God does not have a sense of humor at least we can be glad that [some ] members of this forum do. |
||
|
Copyright Infringement When I saw the title of this thread, I thought somebody had stolen SMD's intellectual property. Now that would have been an interesting thread. |
||
|
Will Silnylon work for snow trench cover I want to lighten up my kit for Sierra Nevada winter camping. In my opinion, snow caves take too long to build and you get wet. Some of my colleagues doubt whether silnylon when supported over the ... |
||
|
Gear List from Sierra North, 1967 From my copy of Sierra North by Schwenke and Winnett, 1st edition,3rd printing Just picking the big three -Knapsack 16 oz -Tarp or tent 16 to 96 oz -Sleeping bag 36 to 176 oz Go with a str... |
||
|
Re: Re: MLD SoloMid Ron From what you said, the DuoMid in the photo was erected with two poles, in the inverted V method? |
||
|
Backpack suggestions for weekends Atmos vs ULA vs etc Back to the OP. I would recommend that you pack up your intended kit, and make a trek to your local backpacking store like REI and see whether it fits in the Osprey Atmos 50 L pack and whether t... |
||
|
Early Season 2010 40 to 50 miler in Sierras I am looking to plan a hike for a mixed crew of Scouts aged 12.5 and above with some previous backpacking experience. On the agenda should include fishing, peak bagging (class 1 or 2) and perhaps a... |
||
|
Akto Snow Mod "The tent's pole sleeve is large enough to allow a second pole to be added if needed. I tested my Akto in a very heavy, wet dump..." Yes I agree. I have used the double pole method... |
||
|
Yosemite Route - YARTS? YARTS TO REDS MEADOWS Roleigh I was not aware YARTs ran all the way to Reds Meadows. Do you not mean the Reds Meadows shuttle (run by Eastern Sierra Transit) to Mammoth and then Mammoth to Yose... |
All Reader Reviews by Bruce Tolley
Showing 1 - 8 of 8
|
Page: 1
|
Big Agnes Sting Ridge 2 My usual solo snow camping shelter is a MLD duo mid with bivy sack. But last year I started doing base camping so I started looking for an affordable, relatively lightweight 4 season tent. After exa... |
||
|
Black Diamond Ultra Distance The new BD poles need to be praised for applying design principle of avalanche probes to hiking poles to create a lightweight, foldable pole. The 120cm carbon fiber pole has a manufacturer's claim... |
||
|
Arc'Teryx Gamma LT pants I bought these pants because out of the pletora of sub 16 oz. softshell pants on the market, they were about the only model that seemed to come with multiple zippered pockets (3), a built in belt, and... |
||
|
Lightweight Backpacking and Camping by Ryan Jordan et al. I found Lightweight Backpacking and Camping for $24.95 in REI before I discovered the web site, so cannot fault it for repeating material on the web site. I had already read Ray Jardine's books so... |
||
|
ULA Equipment After much comparative shopping, I bought a Relay Pack from ULA. It arrived only a few days after placing the order. After four short trips, the haul loop ripped out. I wrote a short email to ULA (... |
||
|
Suunto Vector I bought this watch primarily as a watch and as an aid to navigation. More specically, my goal was to possess for a trek in the Rocky Mtns of New Mexico to have a compass to discretely double check b... |
||
|
Osprey Aether 60 While other reviewers have noted that this pack is not truly lightweight, some of that extra weight is due to features that come in handy for winter treks. This pack has shovel pocket that you can act... |
||
|
Hilleberg Akto The Hilleberg Akto is a relatively lightweight, one-person, double-walled hoop tent weighing in at a minimum 2 lbs. 14 oz., packed 3 lbs. 5 oz. (manuf claimed weights). I bought this tent for solo hik... |
