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Dean F. (acrosome) - BPL Lifetime Member

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All Forum Posts by Dean F.

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Re: Speedlock trek poles
@Don- Yes, these are traveling poles, and also I do enough odd things sometimes (scrambling or paddling or bushwhacking or other things that require my hands) that it is nice to have poles that ...

In GEAR » Speedlock trek poles
November 03, 5:07pm

Re: Hiking Poles
I had already looked though the Black Diamond website, and I don't recall any poles that light... at least not with fliplocks. Some of their avalanche-probe-like poles are that light, like the...

In GEAR » Speedlock trek poles
November 01, 1:26pm

Speedlock trek poles
Howdy, All, So, I'm looking for new trek poles. These'll be my travel poles, so they need to be adjustable, and I want ones with speedlocks/fliplocks rather than twist locks. One will ...

In GEAR » Speedlock trek poles
November 01, 9:42am

I was just there
I was just in that area! http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=67107 I recognized your last campsite... I need to go back and ...

In Post-Trip Reports » South San Juan Wilderness: Elk Creek/CDT/South Fork Conejos
October 08, 2:22pm

Barr Trail, Pikes Peak, CO
Well, I guess I'm posting a trip report for my daughter, who is 5.5 years old. (And that last 0.5 is VERY important to her.) We took the cog railway up Pikes Peak and hiked down Barr Trail, a...

In Post-Trip Reports » Barr Trail
October 08, 1:42pm

I considered that, too
I recently sold my Moment and was stuck for solo shelter options, and oddly all of my candidates were MLD. Solomid vs Duomid vs Trailstar. What follows is wholly my personal opinions and preferen...

In GEAR » MLD Duomid or Trailstar
October 08, 12:19pm

Re: Conejos Peak
As a matter of fact there is an easily visible trail to Conejos Peak right where I crossed Hansen Creek, with a quite legible sign. It connects to the Tobacco Lake Trail, which passes 80 feet unde...

In Post-Trip Reports » South Fork Conejos River Semiloop
August 13, 1:02pm

Re: Beautiful Area that I have my eyes on
Going up South Fork but turning to ascend Canyon Rincon and going down Roaring Gulch is exactly the route that Donna Ikenberry describes in the Falcon Guide to the Weminuche and San Juans, too, so ...

In Post-Trip Reports » South Fork Conejos River Semiloop
August 13, 12:22pm

South Fork Conejos River Semiloop
Day #3 The next day broke very lovely. I woke to a group of eight passing on the trail nearby, headed for the Saddle Creek drainage. I had just plopped down where my energy ran out so it wasn&...

In Post-Trip Reports » South Fork Conejos River Semiloop
August 13, 9:38am

South Fork Conejos River Semiloop
Day #2 I often encounter an odd phenomenon my first night on the trail. Bear Panic. It only hits on the first night- evidently on following nights I'm too tired to care, but that first nig...

In Post-Trip Reports » South Fork Conejos River Semiloop
August 13, 9:37am

All Reader Reviews by Dean F.

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Ultimate Hiker's Gear Guide -Andrew Skurka book
Wow, how to rate this book? It is NOT meant for someone who is already an experienced UL hiker. There is nothing in this book that someone like that doesn't already know or can find out in fiv...

In Books and Media
June 21, 3:43pm

Klepper Double wood framed folding kayak
I own a Long Haul Mark 2, which is a copy of the Klepper Double. Though the fasteners vary very slightly the Klepper frame can use the Long Haul hull-skins and vice versa. The guy who builds the Lon...

In Miscellaneous Products
March 27, 1:18pm

Sawyer In-Line Filter
I have a slightly different kit- the 0.1 micron 4-way filter. Of the filters available I give it a 5. It's not perfect, but IMHO it is the best that is available, hands down. The 4-way kit come...

In Hydration - Water Treatment
December 08, 10:12am

La Sportiva Crosslite
Personally, I rate this shoe a 5/5 because I'm ecstatic to find a shoe that FITS! (I have mutant monkey-feet.) But generally it is probably a 4. Listen, ye, to my tale of woe... I just mov...

In Footwear - Boots, Shoes, Gaiters
September 27, 6:02pm

Mont Bell
My wife ordered something I wanted for my birthday from MontbellUSA (not the main company in Japan). She included several ways of contacting her. Three and a half months later it hadn't arrived, s...

In 1 - COMPANIES (Customer Service)
September 03, 11:46pm