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All Forum Posts by David Bonn
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Re: sleeping with bears I generally don't worry too much. As Larry said, skipping meat and odoriforous foods is a very good idea. Going for quick-cooking instant foods also helps, so you don't end up with that cooked ... |
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Re: re- double bag If you want to save a lot of weight... Buy a barrel-style bag, like maybe a Western Mountaineering Aspen MF (25F, 1lb15oz). Hit Seattle Fabrics or some other fabric place and buy matching zip... |
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Re: Anchorage A lot of it depends on definitions. Actually, a survey function on this web site would be kind of cool. |
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Wind shirt & rain pants - necessary? I usually take both a windshirt and a rain jacket on most trips. |
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Re: Re: Wind shirt & rain pants - necessary? > David: How much more insulation is MW base windshirt + fleece jacket (eg Patagonia R2) + WB jacket vs. the same minus the windshirt? I'd say that in still air a windshirt has roughly the insul... |
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Re: Wind shirt & rain pants - necessary? Wind shirts aren't raingear. They are insulation. Wind shirts have the highest warmth-to-weight ratio of anything short of down clothing. And they dry out quickly and work when they are wet. ... |
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Re: Meal preparation: can-pot vs. plastic bag The big advantage of preparing meals in a bag is that you don't have to wash the cookpot. I'd say ninety percent of my trail meals are of the add-boiling-water-stir-sit-eat type. The problem is t... |
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Re: trailhead survey? about a mile... dwb |
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Ultralight pack suitable for international travel Most places in the world, you can easily and inexpensively buy clothing you need in the country in question. It won't necessarily be exactly what you want, but it will almost certainly be cheap. ... |
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ultralight skis Some maniacs are using AT Racing skis with SNS Profil Bindings and skating boots. I'm not that brave. A ski that intrigues me but I don't own is the K2 Sahale Randonnee Ski. Still, on quite ... |
All Reader Reviews by David Bonn
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Western Mountaineering Summer Coupler I think the big killer for me and my so was that it was made of cotton. It needs to be made of some very light synthetic instead. Once again, a great idea with poor execution. |
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Patagonia R1 Balaclava One other thing that I think is good is that the stretchy fabric is relatively thin -- this means that if you are exercising you can still wear the hat in quite cold weather, and if it is wicked cold ... |
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Superfeet Performance Green Thirty bucks is a lot of money for an insole. But it is way cheaper than knee surgery. I've been using them religiously for four years in everything but rock climbing shoes and backcountry ski boots... |
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Patagonia Micro Puff Pullover Lightweight, simple, doubles as a pillow. This pullover is a wonderful evolution of the original puffball pullover. |
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GoLite Phantom Jacket Awesome light jacket. Enormous pit zips help ventilation a lot. High pockets let you stash gloves and trail mix where you can get them without taking your pack off. A little heavier than some more ... |
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Patagonia Dragonfly pullover I don't go anywhere without this pullover. For everything from groomed cross-country ski tours to weeklong climbing trips to long-distance backpacks. This is probably the most useful item of clothin... |
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Patagonia Specter Jacket Wonderfully light. Waterproof. Reasonably breathable. More expensive than my first car (and more waterproof too). The big pockets help venting a bit, but it doesn't (in my opinion) vent particul... |
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ULA Equipment P-1 I've used my P-1 since March, with several trips up to two weeks (with resupply) and trips as long as seven days without a resupply. I like the side pockets a lot. I'd like them better (and give t... |
