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Johann Burkard (johannb) - BPL Forum Member

My Locale Uhm... Europe?
About Me Mountain hiking for a couple of years now. Moderate gear junkie.
CityTeisendorf
CountryGermany
My Website URLhttp://johannburkard.de/blog/tours/

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All Forum Posts by Johann Burkard

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DIY Bivvy
I should really learn to do that myself, looks awesome and the weight is just great.

In Make Your Own Gear » Tarp and Bivy
February 10, 3:38am

Spectra Cord
Thread hijack: I'm having some meters of paracord in my first-aid kit. Would you recommend me replacing that with Spectra cord? If yes, what type? My feeling is it should at least be able to su...

In GEAR » AirCore 1 Spectra Accessory Cord
February 10, 3:35am

Re: Survival & Water
Where I am going (Alps), the water I drank has always been clean and sometimes even great tasting :-)

In Gear Swap » Survival essnentials
February 06, 12:52pm

Re: SUL Survival Necklace
Looks good. As far as making fire is concerned, I've bookmarked this thread that has a few methods tested.

In Gear Swap » SUL Survival Necklace
February 01, 2:22pm

Re: Coolest Ever
Trekmates' Waterproof Gore-Tex socks. Also, Inov-8.

In GEAR » Coolest Ever
February 01, 1:43pm

Breathable windshirt
I used several Pertex Microlight products (VAUDE Laser Jacket, Haglöfs Zeal, Haglöfs something, Montane) and one Pertex Quantum product (Mont-Bell UL Wind Jacket). Sweating was never a problem...

In GEAR » Breathable windshirts?
January 23, 1:32pm

Re: advice
I have a pair but I haven't used them yet (will do in the summer). What I can say though is that the cut is awful. I'm 1.86 m and I have the one in S.

In GEAR » Could use some advice on a rainjacket for a specific application...
January 22, 9:48am

Re: Misc survival gear - why do I have these?
Light sources -- I also have a Fenix L0D and it should be plenty for the night. I'd bring a backup battery or two. As for the Photon light -- at 6 g or so I would just take one anyway. Fire ...

In GEAR » Misc survival gear - why do I have these?
January 22, 2:22am

Re: Re: Tiny first aid kit
Actually it's only 14% more weight, and you have twice the treatment options! :)" Correction. It is 15.53% like i said. I know, I know. I did something in the mean time. I removed...

In GEAR » Tiny first aid kit
January 20, 2:19am

Revelation pack
I bought one from a BPL member a while ago. I've used it a couple of times now. It's definitely more robust that what it looks like. The one I have doesn't really look much like the ...

In GEAR » Who knew about this?
January 20, 2:07am

All Reader Reviews by Johann Burkard

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Montane Featherlite H2O
Most has been said already. It's light. I have one without the hood. Waterproof material. Confirmed in bad city weather. Not eVent-waterproof though. Low "breathability." Though...

In Clothing - Raingear
June 07, 11:36am

Montane Quickfire
I bought two of them when they were discontinued by Montane. Weight is just a bit over 300 g, perfect. Not the best fit for me (I'm tall and thin). Don't like the cuffs. Material i...

In Clothing - Raingear
March 24, 9:56am

Montbell UL Windshirt (2007)
This is a review of the same MontBell Ultra Light Wind Jacket that Nathan reviewed. Features: 4 The Montane Featherlite Smock has zero pockets and a half zip, this one has a full zip and a tiny ...

In Clothing - Wind & Soft Shell
September 01, 7:00am