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OVERDUE HIKER I agree with Roger and Paul that having family/dependents back home should mean less risk-taking while this status lasts. It's an issue of responsibility. Children do grow up, so the status o... |
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Protecting a backpack? A lot of "cottage" pack companies now make the bottoms of their packs out of heavier fabric, probably because of the "sitting down" issue. I don't think any are using silny... |
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How do you pack? Principle: the heaviest item should be next to my back and just above my center of gravity (which, for me and many other women, is below the waist). The heaviest item when starting out is obvio... |
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How do the Sea to Summit sleeping bag liners increase warmth? Not all women are cold sleepers. Not all men are warm sleepers. For those of us who are cold sleepers, the "comfort" level will be about 9*F higher, as mentioned. I looked up (on a... |
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Wilderness Survival Courses? There is a considerable difference between "survival" (a la Bear Gryllis, etc.) classes and various safety and first aid classes. IMHO, if you're backpacking, it's probably more ... |
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Refund request Probably better to email Ryan Jordan. He's about the only one around, and he has stated that he generally doesn't monitor the board or respond to support tickets. |
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PLB advice needed Raquel, in that case, I'd look at a PLB. Before you buy, though, first research the Delorme Inreach, especially if you already have either a Delorme GPS or a smart phone with GPS app (you have... |
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Combining two down bags for warmth +2 on agreeing with Eric! I use a vapor barrier when it's below freezing, which solves the moisture problem--might be worth considering. It's just my rain gear (I use non-breathable rai... |
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Whiteblaze.net is Anti-ultralight? I think Paul has it right. I drop in on WB once in a while to see what's going on. There are some "ultra heavy" advocates and quite a few lightweight/ultralite advocates. However, ... |
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Paging Roger Caffin! Roger, when do you expect your tent to hit the market? I suspect that your design may be just what the OP is looking for! To the OP: I've used both the Gossamer Gear Squall Classic (now ... |
All Reader Reviews by Mary D
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Thermarest Neo-Air I purchased a short NeoAir in late May of 2009 from REI (using the 20% off coupon, which made it a less exorbitant purchase). The prospect of an air mat that was considerably lighter than my POE Insu... |
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Gossamer Gear ThinLight insulation pad 1/8" approx. 2 oz. So far I have found several uses for the 1/8" GG Thinlight pad: (1) Dog sleeping pad (cut to 36" long). It's just right for my 80-lb. dog who sleeps curled up in a ball. He's ... |
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Potable Aqua Iodine Drinking Water Germicidal Tablets I used these back in the mid-1980's to disinfect drinking water (that's about all that was available then other than filters or boiling). After one month, using them only on weekends, I broke... |
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Big Agnes Pumphouse Multi-Use Dry Sack and Pad Pump I purchased a Big Agnes Pumphouse soon after they came on the market in the summer of 2007. It is advertised on the BA web site as a "...pad pump, dry sack, stuff sack, pillow, water carrier, ba... |
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Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil Dry Sack In the past, I've read in a number of places (including Jim Wood's excellent article on "Keeping Your Critical Gear Dry") that these sacks have failed the submersion test. This prob... |
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Pacific Outdoor Products Insul Mat Max-Thermo My POE Insulmat Max Thermo (now the Ether Thermo, but I got the old model on closeout) just finished its second backpacking season. I'm in my early 70's so these old bones and joints ain... |
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Big Agnes Clearview I know that this pad is supposedly the same thickness as my POE InsulMat Max Thermo (now the Ether Thermo). However, it has more tubes, which seem to make it effectively thinner. The Clearview has t... |
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SteriPen Adventurer My big complaint with the Steripen Adventurer is that I could not work the switch! It's fine for those with big strong hands (the kind who regularly open jars for their SO), but not for me (I can... |
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Six Moon Designs Lunar Solo I bought a Six Moon Designs Lunar Solo (e) in June of 2007 and used it through two backpacking seasons. First of all, I need to point out that my Labrador retriever backpacks with me (he's part... |
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Backcountrygear.com I am a relatively recent convert to lightweight backpacking (I didn't know all this wonderful stuff existed--you'd never know it from a trip through REI or by reading Backpacker) and this is m... |
