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Jeremy Gustafson (gustafsj) - BPL Lifetime Member

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About Me Grew up family car/boat camping and then Boundary Waters camping starting in my teen years and into upper 20s. Took up backpacking around 30 and in 2006 at age 32 started having knee problems which quickly put me down the road to lightweight backpacking... the transition is still ongoing and obsessively addictive even though I have pretty much resolved my knee problems.
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My Website URLhttp://treklightly.blogspot.com
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All Forum Posts by Jeremy Gustafson

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re: Ohm vs Mariposa plus?
+1 on the 25 lbs max for the Ohm. Unless you can carry most of that on your shoulders. From my limited experience, the belt on the Ohm is more designed to stabilize the pack and not carry much we...

In GEAR » Ohm vs Mariposa plus?
April 16, 11:41am

Winter camping more spring-like on the Superior Hiking Trail
I apologize as I am very delinquent at getting this out, but here is my trip report from the Superior Hiking Trail the weekend of March 12-14th. I forgot to charge the battery on my camera, took t...

In Post-Trip Reports » Winter camping more spring-like on the Superior Hiking Trail
April 15, 3:21pm

Re: Cloudveil Cool Convertible Pants
The covert ones are the dark ones. I got mine late last fall, so I can not speak for hot weather hiking. They do have ankle zips and are obviously convertible to shorts, so it would be easy to ve...

In GEAR » Perfectionist looking for the perfect hiking pants...
April 13, 7:30am

Alaska-Yukon Expedition: Finally Into the Wilderness, the Most Challenging Terrain Begins Now
Another National Geographic blog post... Alaska-Yukon Expedition: Finally Into the Wilderness, the Most Challenging Terrain Begins Now

In Post-Trip Reports » Andrew Skurka's trip?
April 12, 7:59am

Cloudveil Cool Convertible Pants
These are a great straight leg pant. I had a couple pair of REI Sahara pants and I like these so much better. The Cloudveil pants don't have the MC Hammer look and don't have the huge bal...

In GEAR » Perfectionist looking for the perfect hiking pants...
April 12, 7:00am

Re: Alaska-Yukon Expedition: From the Bering Sea to (Almost) the Alaska Range
Sorry about that... didn't think it would be a problem to copy as long as I referenced the source. Will post a link in the future. Enjoy your rest day!!

In Post-Trip Reports » Andrew Skurka's trip?
April 09, 7:00am

Alaska-Yukon Expedition: From the Bering Sea to (Almost) the Alaska Range
Another post from Andrew on the National Geographic Blog ----------------------------------------------------------- April 7 , Day 25 Posted from Takotna, Alaska What I've Seen: From ...

In Post-Trip Reports » Andrew Skurka's trip?
April 08, 10:45am

RE: Barefoot
Two reasons why I wear minimalist footwear: 1. Cold weather. I live in MN and going barefoot is really only feasible 6 months of the year. On the flip side, I wore my VFF KSO's down to 0F ...

In Philosophy & Technique » Minimal hiking shoes
April 06, 7:44am

Re: thanks for the input everyone
Angela, Yes, you definitely need to transition slowly. I started out walking around my house and yard barefoot all of last summer and then when I bought my vibram fivefingers last fall I went f...

In GEAR » using custom orthotics: a question
April 05, 8:08am

Alaska-Yukon Expedition: Becoming a Lean, Mean Adventuring Machine
From Andy Skurka in the National Geographic Blog ---------------------------------------------- April 1, Day 19, Mile 500.8 Posted from Ruby, Alaska I'm almost three weeks into this ...

In Post-Trip Reports » Andrew Skurka's trip?
April 02, 2:06pm

All Reader Reviews by Jeremy Gustafson

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Mountain Hardware Quark Rain Jacket
From REI Website: * The Quark is made from Incite™ printed nylon tricot with a Conduit™ waterproof, breathable 2.5-layer laminate * zWeld™ construction eliminates stitching and taping, which reduces...

In Clothing - Raingear
June 06, 10:45am