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Rick Dreher (halfturbo) - BPL Professional Member
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All Forum Posts by Rick Dreher
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Re: Vests "Having puffy arms and legs can be annoying when you are trying to use those arms and legs hiking or working around camp." This cracked me up because I immediately imagined camping wit... |
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Re: Lost Contax T3 - suggestions for new camera What a shame. The T3 is/was the best compact 35mm camera made and clean used ones go for big bucks. The X100 would certainly be a good digital replacement as would the just announced X10, at con... |
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Re: "Storing camera in below freeszing temps" Agreed, keep it in a ziplock or dry bag overnight and it should be fine. When they get REALLY cold the lubrication can seize up, but I've only had that happen well below freezing. Enjoy your... |
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Re: CDAF/PDAF Phase-detection focus is the current speed champ and the gap is closing quickly, but it's not there yet. The three new Olympus µ4/3 bodies added parallel CDAF processors that take them closer ... |
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Re: $1,000 hike in the Placerville/South Tahoe area? Hi Jim and, uh, ouch. If you'd like to test your clutch against Wright's Lake road again, you could go over Rockbound Pass and head for any number of lakes in the area. The only hitch is th... |
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Re: Unmanageable wetness this weekend My sympathies. Rainy and just above freezing are pretty much my textbook definition of miserable, and reminiscent of the PNW. What kind of bivy is it? Was dew soaking through or were you getting hi... |
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Re: Emigrant Wilderness Lake Tour 9/29 to 10/2 Hi Dave, very nice report and photos. How were the Hyatt Lake campsites? Last time I was there ('08) it had burned recently and most of the north shore campsites were unusable. http://farm4.... |
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Re: Wildlife shooting with m4/3s Hi Mark, The Redrock Canon adapter is kind of a goofy thing. Evidently the Canon aperture drive is electronic and the adapter provides power to close it in third-stop increments (default at rest... |
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Re: Water filter freeze prevention The MSR Hyperflow cartridge or the Sawyer cartridge go into a Ziplock in my sleeping bag on sub-freezing nights, but I've never used them in weather that was below freezing 24/7 so haven't ... |
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Re: Wildlife shooting with m4/3s It might be helpful to remember µ4/3 is but three years old--quite an infant in the industry but nevertheless has exploded in terms of available gear. The two key participants are on their third g... |
All Reader Reviews by Rick Dreher
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Mountain Gear I've placed a few orders with Mountain Gear, going as far back as when they were based in Idaho, and they've responded flawlessly each time. I admire the breadth and high quality of their sele... |
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Backcountrygear.com I have to put in a plug for these folks, with whom I've shopped on line and over the phone, and who also have a store in soggy Eugene, Oregon. They have a great backpacking and climbing selection f... |
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Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) As another Seattle kid who loved few things more than pilgrammages to the Capitol Hill store, I still associate the smell of cresote with hiking gear. It's hard to imagine backpacking without REI. ... |
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Patagonia Micro Puff Pullover I upgraded to the Micro Puff pullover after several seasons with the old Puffball pullover. Lighter, warmer, stuffs smaller--the Micro Puff is an all-around improvement to what was already a fine garm... |
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MSR Titan Kettle Noting the shape isn't the most efficient for squeezing every btu from the stove, the MSR kettle remains a very good single-pot option. It packs nicely, works well with small to medium stoves, pours w... |
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MSR SimmerLite I find the Whisperlite to be MSR's easiest liquid stove to use, and certainly the nicest to lug, bulk and weight-wise. Simmering performance is best with a light touch on the fuel pump--try using l... |
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Golite Hex 3 I've used a Hex 2, the 3's somewhat smaller brother, with good success for a few seasons. The quarters are a little snug for six-footers, but it's a minor concern. My main complaint is that the ventil... |
