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Richard Nisley (richard295) - BPL Premium Member

My Locale	San Francisco Bay Area
About Me	My outdoor hobbies include hiking, mountain biking, canoeing, kayaking, snow shoeing, skiing, fishing, and hunting. I enjoy continuously refining my equipment and techniques with the emphasis on less weight and volume.
City	San Carlos
State	CA
Country	USA
My PDF Gear List	Protocol B Aging Chart Source Detail

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All Forum Posts by Richard Nisley

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	Hammock warmth 3 Douglas, thank you for your informative hammock insulation warmth posts. Please keep up the good work. Approximately how big are the gaps, at each end, between the HH bottom and the under pad? T...	In GEAR » UL hommock camping February 23, 9:10pm
	How to optimize pack weight and diet The answer to your first question is No, "there is no benefit from eating fatty foods, in terms of grabbing energy from them during active exercise at say, 50-65% of VO2max?" The answer to your ...	In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Diet for High Mileage Long Hikes February 22, 1:27am
	Re: Infinity I frequently use it for packrafting trips, fishing trips, and snow shoe trips of 3-4 days. Whatever I need, that won't fit inside or a pocket, can conveniently be strapped under the expandable top ...	In GEAR » Golite Infinity and Intuition Packs February 20, 5:43pm
	Re: Golite Infinity and Intuition Packs Alan Dixon did a comprehensive review of the Infinity which is on this site with the title, "GoLite Infinity Backpack REVIEW". I own one and it is my all time favorite.	In GEAR » Golite Infinity and Intuition Packs February 20, 2:55pm
	How to optimize pack weight and diet In reference to table (http://www.ultracycling.com/nutrition/calories.html) graciously provided by Anonymous, I have two comments about the 20-50% VO2 max range ratio of CHO/fat burned. 1)For a ...	In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Diet for High Mileage Long Hikes February 18, 1:10pm
	Long Hike Diet My expedition menu planning has been predicated on satisfying the following heart rate zone – food type utilization ratios. Prior to an expedition, and already physically fitness trained, I do re...	In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Diet for High Mileage Long Hikes February 17, 12:04pm
	Re: Diet for High Mileage Long Hikes 40 miles per day with adequate sleep and meal prep times = ~12 hours of walking per day @ an average rate of 3.3 mph. At that rate of speed your metabolic rate multiplier (METs) would be as follows...	In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Diet for High Mileage Long Hikes February 16, 4:56pm
	homemade inflatable pillow Ryan (The Boy Genius), I first thought "that boy could be a genius" when you deduced that the MSR Wind Pro could be made a good cold weather stove by inverting the canister. Now with the adop...	In Make Your Own Gear » homemade inflatable pillow January 02, 3:56pm
	Re: Micro Puff Jacket vs.U.L.Thermawrap Parka The Thermawrap parka uses 80g/m2 (2.6 oz/yd2) polyester filament insulation and the Micro Puff uses 2.6 oz/yd2 polyester filament insulation. They should be about equal in warmth with .6" of loft.	In GEAR » Micro Puff Jacket vs.U.L.Thermawrap Parka November 07, 9:09am
	Re: Trilemma: Rockies, SealSkinz, or VB socks? I used SealSkinzs with my Solomon Water Shoes for hiking during a 1 1/2 month SC Alaska Sea Kayaking expedition this summer. My feet got cold when I walked through the inevitable water puddles. Sin...	In Make Your Own Gear » Cuben Footies-VBL's-0.22oz a pair October 30, 10:37am

All Reader Reviews by Richard Nisley

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	Lite my fire firesteel scout firelighter I went back to the Midwest, this month, for a family reunion and fishing trip. I took my fire steel with me. My two nephews are 10 and 12 and they love to fish. The 12 year old asked me if I would tea...	In Cookware - Other July 21, 1:37pm
	Jetboil Personal Cooking System My piezo failed after a couple of days. It took one second to fix it by bending down the ignitor rod to make a slightly smaller gap (1/8" smaller). I then used it in Alaska for 1 1/2 months twice a da...	In Stoves - Canister August 25, 5:17pm