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Re: First Aid Kits ??? I used duct tape for a several years as part of my first aid kit, and for lots of lots repair jobs. I think it works ok to prevent hot spots, but once I have a blister, I want something that won... |
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Re: North Face Skareb 55 The Skareb has been popular with some of the local boyscout troops around here because it's a good size for overnight, pretty durable, carries reasonable well, from a big name company. My memo... |
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Re: Evernew 0.9L Ti Pot vs Snow Peak Ti Bowl A few years ago I tried using the snow peak bowl as a cook pot. My memory is that it worked... but it took around 10% more fuel than the antigravitygear 3 cup pot, and close to 35% more fuel than ... |
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Re: Rab Vapour Rise Jacket I will second Richard's recommendation of Jackson Sports of the UK as a good way to get Rab stuff in the US... at least until the distribution of Rab gets hammered out. That's how I got my... |
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Re: Re: Re: Is anyone home @ Tarptent? Deborah.. there are numerous double rainbows in the bay area. I am sure if you ask nicely, someone around the area would be happy to show their's off to you. Of course, it won't be as goo... |
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Re: Ultralight knives and multi tools? Most of the time the only knife I take is the knife that is always in my pocket, a Victorininox Rambler which is a lot like the tiny "Classic" except that it has a decent philips head bla... |
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Re: Is anyone home @ Tarptent? Henry / tarptent tends to be extremely responsive. As others have noted Henry has been prepping to move his house and design studio for the last month. A few weeks ago his house was about half box... |
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Re: Pants? Shorts? Rain wrap? Based on the conditions you listed, I would most likely choice options 8. I would take the tights no some much for in camp warm-up, as much as for sleeping because I like something between me and ... |
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Re: Re: Re: R values, loft, and Mickey Mouse Boots I don't quite get this discussion. AYCE's article states that warmth is basically how insulating the material is (Clo) * weight (e.g. amount of material). The weight will be directly re... |
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Re: Re: Re: Goretex XCR Products The best brief description of this can be found in: http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/00316.html but it's only available to people who subscribe (which I recommend ... |
All Reader Reviews by Mark Verber
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Sealskinz Ultra Grip Black Glove I tried these for part of a season and gave up. My fingers often felt cold and damp. Deterity isn't as good as I would have expected given the modest thickness of these gloves. I hated them. |
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Santa Cruz Down Works UL Down Balaclava What to say. It's light. It's warm. It's reasonably priced compared to equiv. warm options. I mostly use this for sleeping with my quilt. |
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Playpus 2L Big Zip I find that I am more consistent in drinking when I use a hydration system. The BigZip is lighter than most other hydration systems, while still having a large opening which makes filling it easier. T... |
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Gossamer Gear Gorilla A perfect size pack for most of my trips and handles my standard 15-25 lbs comfortably. The use of light weight stays and a foam sit pad provides excellent carry comfort. I mostly like the extra wide ... |
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Patagonia R1 Hoody With all the talk of this item, I can't believe that there are no reviews of this item. This is arguably the best base, or light mid layer for high aerobic winter sports. Made from PowerDry grid, ... |
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Trail Designs Caldera Stove I am using the UL Caldera Cone with a MLD 850 pot. I use both alchohol and esbits, though I am using esbits more than I expect to. There are more fuel efficient / lighter stoves like the Ion. The... |
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MLD 850ml Ti Mug The MLD 850 rocks for simple solo cooking in the pot! The pot practically hold around 800ml which is plenty of room for anything I make for myself on a solo trip. There is room to boil water and to co... |
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ZebraLight H51 This is the best headlamp I have used for backpacking... ever. It's light 1.2oz (3.5oz with battery and headband) headlamp that runs on a single AA batteries. It has 6 light levels from with go... |
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iTP A3 EOS Upgrade Edition This is one of the best flashlight values: $20 for a high efficiency AAA flashlight with good regulation and a nice range of brightness settings (in lumens: 1.5 for 50h, 18 for 4h 80 for 55min). Thi... |
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Zebralight H50 5/5 for camp lighting 3/5 trail hiking 2/5 if you really need to use it for challenging night time navigation The headlight is small, energy efficient, has good regulation, and a nice set of brig... |
