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Benen Huntley (benen) - BPL Lifetime Member

My Locale South Australia
About Me I'm new to backpacking but love camping, rock climbing and the outdoors.
CityHighbury
StateSouth Australia
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All Forum Posts by Benen Huntley

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size
After sleeping on a thin self inflating mattress over the weekend, probably comparable to the prolite. I decided to get something more comfortable and am going for the neo air rather than the proli...

In GEAR » Any consensus yet on NeoAir vs. ProLite Plus?
March 21, 5:52am
overfill
but what is it exactly? it's 2oz.

In GEAR » Western Mountaineering Ultralite
March 21, 5:37am
Kovea
I'm new to this forum so sorry if this is just a bad suggestion but I've used a Kovea Titanium quite a lot which weighs only 3oz and burns a lot hotter than the other canister stove's I...

In GEAR » Best Canister Stove Choices?
March 21, 1:47am
Western Mountaineering Ultralite
Hi, I'm about to purchase a couple of western mountaineering ultralite sleeping bags from hermitshut and there is an option for a free overfill or no overfill. On the WM site they are $18 each...

In GEAR » Western Mountaineering Ultralite
March 21, 1:36am
tents
well i still have no idea! haha. Thanks all for your detailed responses. I guess i'll just have to read more and make a decision. I'm sure the tarptent shelters are great too and i would ...

In GEAR » Hubba Hubba HP vs Carbon Reflex 2
March 20, 11:33pm
new to backpacking
well i'll definitely go with the wm ultralight bags since they have free shipping from hermits hut. I've already got the flex3 and love it. With one handle, one pan 2 bowls and 2 mugs it w...

In Gear Lists » New to backpacking
March 20, 11:22pm
hermitshut
Wow that looks great anna! I think i might go for the ultralight! Its so freaking light! This forum has incredibly helpful. Thanks all so much for your quick and useful replies! One quick que...

In Gear Lists » New to backpacking
March 18, 10:15pm
hermitshut
thanks anna! i'll check it out!

In Gear Lists » New to backpacking
March 18, 10:11pm
packs
Thanks Nate, It's very tempting but its also scary! I'd be devestated to discover that we spent all that money on packs and then they were too small to keep us comfortable! As i said befor...

In Gear Lists » New to backpacking
March 18, 10:10pm
sleeping mat
also, we both tend to sleep on our sides a lot so I might look into the extra weight but comfort of the prolite plus. Thanks for the tip :)

In Gear Lists » New to backpacking
March 18, 10:07pm

All Reader Reviews by Benen Huntley

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Hermits Hut
I just purchased two WM Ultralite bags from HH and they arrived today. I got an email to say when they were shipped and the shipped free from America to Australia. Couldn't be happier.

In 1 - COMPANIES (Customer Service)
March 31, 6:36am
Western Mountaineering The Company
As was previously said. I also live in Australia and they will not allow american retailers to sell to us. Ridiculous. I was surprised that I managed to purchase 2 sleeping bags from hermitshut which ...

In 1 - COMPANIES (Customer Service)
March 23, 7:37pm