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Craig Shelley (craig_shelley) - BPL Forum Member
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Sewing with Cuben I bought some of the Cuben fabric Bill Fornshell has talked about. I've started experimenting with sewing it. Bill or others, do you have any comments or suggestions on sewing it. My first proje... |
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Buying Mesh similar to what is found on Mariposa Does anyone know of a source for mesh similar to that found on the Mariposa pack? |
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Cost That is about $15 to $40 per yard. Pretty expensive. |
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Yes I was just wondering if there were any sources for eVent fabric too. How much material did he quote at that wholesale price? Craig |
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Pentax Cameras and MP3 Player/Recorders I have a S5i Pentax. It has a sound only recording mode. The waterproof pentax probably has sound only recording - I didn't check. I like recording nature sounds along with taking pictures. The... |
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Teva X-1 As Mark stated, there's a discussion on shoes under a separate posting. I expanded it to include the X-1s recently. I will post everything after this message on the X-1s there. The X-1s ar... |
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Teva X-1 I have too many shoes. The ones I've listed the weight for are mainly the shoes I've used over the past year. However, shoes are a key component of hiking gear and I can afford to try different s... |
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Teva X-1 Trail Running Shoes I saw a good sale on Teva X-1s and couldn't resist. They are exceptionally light as the table below shows. As stated before, the weights are for a pair. All sizes are for a men's shoe. If reade... |
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Cocoon compared to Montbell Thermawrap, etal. I want to get a pair of lightweight/good insulation pants. Montbell has the Thermawrap pants that will weigh more but they have a zip that should make it possible to get them on/off with shoes on.... |
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Mud and Sand Test Sorry about the slow test results. I've been too busy with trips. I collected three samples of dust/sand from three widely different areas in the Black Ridge Wilderness near where I live. I ... |
All Reader Reviews by Craig Shelley
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Big Agnes Clearview I've had a Clearview Pad for a little while now. For the warmer conditions the pad is designed for, I think it is the best choice. It is very comfortable. It is very lightweight. Another big ad... |
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Golite Ion At this point, I've used the Ion for just two backpacking trips in the southern Utah desert. A friend of mine has also used it for the same two trips. We're both very pleased with the pack. ... |
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Tarptent Contrail The Contrail is excellent. I used it again this last week in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness. Most of my backpacking is in areas that mosquitos, etc. are not common. So, I don't use the Contr... |
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Petzl e+LITE I don't use a light often. I try to get by with moonlight and starlight. If you need to use a light much, this lightweight headlamp of just 28 grams (my measured weight) may not be such a good c... |
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Patagonia MicroPuff Vest This is one of my favorite pieces of clothing. It goes into my pack often. I only wear it when I'm hiking in very cold temperatures but when I stop, it often comes out to keep me warm. It is li... |
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Petzl Belay/Rappel Device Pirana I've used the Black Diamond ATC-XP for climbing and rappelling and figure8s for rappelling. I recently decided to try the Petzl Pirana. The Pirana weighs 96grams versus the ATC-XP at 89grams (... |
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Patagonia Specter Jacket This is a good jacket and I agree with much of what is stated above. However, I still prefer my ID eVent jacket. I wanted to try this highly rated and lighter jacket so I bought one when Patagonia s... |
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Integral Designs eVENT Rain Jacket I've used this jacket routinely over the last couple years. My other jackets that I own currently are a Patagonia Specter and a Marmot Precip. My ID jacket is an XLarge. It weighs 288 grams wit... |
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Trango Superfly Wiregate I haven't used the Camp, but my measured weight for a Superfly is just 29grams too (as stated by a user for the Nano weight). They are light and very useful. A real carabiner at just about one o... |
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Trango Superfly Screwlock Carabiner It weighs in at just 39grams (my measured weight). These are light and work great. I highly recommend them as a lightweight locking carabiner. |
