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Mike Barney (eaglemb) - BPL Forum Member
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Re: BASE Jumping Sheeesssssssh. Very impressive photography (and cahones). -conversely- There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots. |
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Re: Slightly Bigger UrsaLite Micro Carabiner? Does this help? http://www.lazerdesigns.com/promotionalitems/01.html |
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Richard Nisley / Ion Mask Richard seems to have a very good handle on this subject. Maybe he could help define some of the less expensive test for BPL for a gift certificate??? Just a thought. MikeB |
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Re: Ion Mask Actually, Richard Nisley wins, he nailed it first, I just looked at it from a business perspective and noticed they had VC involved.... Nice catch Richard. |
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Re: Re: Condensation fix? Not that this is necessiarly the same technology, but read their website including the statement below. They are Venture Capital funded. Those guys typically have pretty solid IP licensing rights,... |
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"Altitude Sickness" I'm aware of a few thing people do in AZ and CO when they head to altitude (10K- 14K) to ward off physiological problems at altitude. 1) Get there 3-5 days early at an intermediate altitude ... |
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Re: Re: "How can I make my sleeping bag warmer for winter travel??" We had a kid use a single 40 bag in 17F weather last year, the next morning all of his toes were blue and feet stiff as a board when he didn't follow directions for putting 1 40F bag inside of ... |
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Re: SPAM review in reader reviews Good catch Shawn. If any of the BPL staff is listening, I'd like to reiterate a consideration of a little "report me" icon on each post and review. This is an outstanding forum, t... |
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Important Lesson's You've Learned the Hard Way 1) If your spouse isn't happy when you're leaving, the situation may not have improved when you return... 2) Taking a little extra food and water has a significant upside and little down... |
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Re: Recharging CR 2016 or 2032 Batteries? I designed electronic comm gear in the past that used these lithiums. The manufacturer at the time (Tadiran) recommended a very small charging current (microamps) to keep the batteries topped off.... |
All Reader Reviews by Mike Barney
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MSR Pocket Rocket This is a pretty basic stove that is simple to operate. It's lightweight and reasonably efficient. We used 3 of these on a 10 day hike with 10 people and they worked well. The stove is reas... |
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Light My Fire Spork I like the LMF Spork, but it's almost too flexible. I can agree with many if not most of the comments above, and have had one break. When you use it to stir something very hot, it gets soft and ... |
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Garmin Rino 120 GPS and FRS / GMRS Radio Great Idea, lacking implementation.The premis of the Rino family is that it would be great to know where others are via GPS location. Great Idea. This is accomplished by using FRS radio frequencies i... |
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Marmot Helium (long) I had this bag for a short period, but really liked it. It's so warm, that it was almost too warm for me above freezing, but a very comfortable bag overall. It fits me (6'1") well a... |
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Atkinson's Chick-O-Stick Crunchy Peanut Butter & Coconut Candy I really like the "Chick'O's", they do pack significant energy in a small package, and the taste is very good. They don't break as easy as some, and have a similar texture in h... |
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Jolt Gum I guess if I was going to give this a really fair shake I'd have consumed the whole pack. Unfortunately or fortunately 1/2 a piece was more than enough. The taste isn't there, and I do have ... |
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Big Agnes We had a short term need for a bag and pad we could use at Philmont, and the Scout was on a budget. We looked around and called Big Agnes. They had a demo bag come in the next day, and they called b... |
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WalMart Walmart really does have nice people in their outdoors department at our local establishment, who know a lot about the Coleman lanterns and stoves and shotguns / rifles and ammo and really try to hel... |
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Tarptent Cloudburst The Cloudburst 2 was my first tent from Tarptent. I like the design, and it holds up well in rain and wind. It sleeps 2 comfortably and sets up pretty easily with as few as 3 stakes. It weight a ha... |
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Sling-Light Chair w/ body and kneck rest I purchased 2 of these initially for a 2 week hike. In the store, it seemed like a pretty good idea during a quick checkout. It's less than 2 lbs, so one of the lighter camp chairs available. It do... |
