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Eric Blumensaadt (Danepacker) - BPL Lifetime Member

My Locale Mojave Desert
About Me Retired H.S. teacher, 10 yr. Nat'l Nordic Ski Patroller, fmr. XC racer, Army ROTC winter survival instructor, hunter, backpacker, former ACA moving water canoeing instructor, sea kayaker.
FINALLY have become a lightweight (not UL)backpacker.
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All Forum Posts by Eric Blumensaadt

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My compass requirements:
1. Adjustable declination 2. Bezel with 2 degree graduations (5 deg. is too coarse) 3. Mirror for getting crap out of my eye, popping pimples, admiring my beard, etc. 4. Inclinometer for ...

In GEAR » Dependable, light base-plate compass
March 08, 9:59pm

Ambien
Navy Seals take Ambien. Cowboy up and just take it then pass out. But "Be sure you have 8 hours for sleep." Then there is always liquor. Dr. Daniels or Dr. Beam are usually a good bet.

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » backcountry insomnia
March 07, 9:39pm

Oct. 10, 2013 "Backpacker shrinks in WP down sleeping bag"
Wee may find the chemicals used to treat down with a DWR are not too healthy. Might cause "shrinkage"! ;o)

In GEAR » Testing Waterproof Down
March 07, 9:31pm

SIGG Tourist cook set??!!
OOOO Ray, that was a SIGG TOURIST cookset I saw sitting on your picnic table. That was my first cookset and I still have it. Used to use it with my SVEA 123 stove. Are we dated or what?

In GEAR » How much White Gas for snow camping
March 07, 9:27pm

PMing
Dan, If you permit PMs to be sent to you it may help when people remember you but this thread is "lost" in the mists of time. Then you can still get advice . Jus' sayin'... ...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Getting Started
March 06, 11:18pm

Sports equpment in the overhead?
Any time someone not in my seating area puts something in "my" overhead bin, leaving me no space, OUT it goes! That bin is ONLY for my seat grouping. Period. I've even told flight...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » TSA to allow pocketknives, some sports equipment
March 06, 11:03pm

New TT Moment DW
I predict Henry Shire's new Moment Double Wall tent will far outsell the Hilleberg Akto. And the Moment DW design features will be as responsible for sales as the lower price. But we should ...

In GEAR » Hilleberg Tent thread
March 06, 10:55pm

Forgotten tent fly
I took my senior history class of tech school students canoeing on the Allegheny Reservoir ont day in late May. Turns out two boys brought a tent - but forgot the fly. I loaned them the smaller...

In GEAR » Macgyver Moment
March 06, 10:51pm

Beer...
Pray God it is "instant beer". Say as many Hail Marys as you see fit.

In GEAR » "New product that radically shifts how backpackers approach field hydration"
March 06, 10:37pm

Release bindings
My Asnes Combi Combat backcountry touring skis and my Atomic TM 22 tele skis use Voile' release bindings. They are plate bindings onto which are screwed the toe bindings. Release pressu...

In Editor's Roundtable » An Introduction to Nordic and Backcountry Ski Gear: Part 2 - Advanced Nordic Ski Mountaineering on UL Tele Gear
March 06, 5:42pm

All Reader Reviews by Eric Blumensaadt

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Allen and Mike's Backcountry Ski Book
"Allen & Mike's Really Cool Backcountry Ski Book" is the very best book on teh eop I have ever read - and I've read most of them in the last 40 years of backcountry skiing and ca...

In Books and Media
October 24, 8:01pm

REI Kimtah
Recently got the REI Kimtah eVent parka and on a Ruby Mountains, Nevada backpack found it to be as good a wind jacket as it is a rain parka. The sale price was $159.95 which is 30% off the regular ...

In Clothing - Raingear
October 03, 1:45am

Eddie Bauer Down Sweater
I purchased an Eddie Bauer Down Sweater (their term) on sale this summer for $89. It was reviewed by Will Riveted in his extensive articles of light down jackets and got a favorable, "middle-o...

In Clothing - Insulating - Down
October 27, 8:15pm

Thermarest Trail Pro Regular
I won my Trail Pro regular at a Sierra Club Outings leaders training seminar, otherwise I would not have spent the money B/C I seldom car camp. But now I have an alternative for a winter ski camping m...

In Sleeping Pads - Inflatable
May 03, 9:56pm

Brunton Crux
I bought the Brunton Flex because of its wider burner ring for better heat distribution so I wouldn't get a hot spot on the bottom of my pot when cooking. I was not aware that there was a Brunt...

In Stoves - Canister
January 29, 9:38pm

tarptent moment
I give the Moment a "5" because I feel it is currently the best solo single wall tent design. It has great quality, innovative design and excellent attention to detail. My previous solo ...

In Shelters - Single Wall Tents
December 24, 12:52pm

Carbelas GORE-TEX® PacLite® Rainy River Parka
Cabela's Rainy River GTX PacLite parka (and pants) are THE bargain in good quality, lightweight, breathable rainwear at the 2010 regular $99. price. The Taslanized fabric is a matte finish, unlike...

In Clothing - Raingear
August 08, 12:10am

Vargo Triad XE
The XE version of Vargo's Triad is an improvement in several ways. 1. After I complained of the original removable alcohol burner being too small the company owner responded by making it larger...

In Stoves - Alcohol
May 18, 8:51pm

Brunton Flex
This is the newer version of the Prumus/Brunton Crux canister-top stove and appears to have corrected faults reported by Crux owners. First the number of fold-out pot supports has increased from 3...

In Stoves - Canister
May 10, 3:38pm

Thermarest Neo-Air
I purchased a Regular (72") Neo-Air mattress from REI in April of '09. In backyard "camp" testing at 40 F I found it to be definitely more comfortable than either my lightweight ...

In Sleeping Pads - Inflatable
April 24, 1:22am