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Best Wind Shirt "Best" of course is subjective. I have a 2006 model Houdini and love it. It has a lot of holes in it from bushwhacking and fire sparks, it has a funky smell that I can't quite blea... |
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Drops of Sweat, B.O., and Setpoint Theory It's easy to get to the point of puking in 10 minutes without actually sweating a lot. *** secret trick *** When you do your top secret bathroom workout, take off your shirt, do your workou... |
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Training Simplified I hate "training". I love integrating "trip preparation" into my lifestyle. I like simplicity, and like to apply Occam's Razor to this, focusing on five things: - i... |
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Trip & Route Planning Process I'd like to solicit some feedback from you about how simple or complex your route/trip planning process is. 1. What do you do (e.g., checklist of your trip/route planning activities?) 2. Ho... |
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Compression Clothing I've been studying, and testing compression clothing (socks and leggings) for the past several months. Here are my empirical observations. 1. You must differentiate what you feel from what y... |
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Quilts and clo and temperature ratings Saying "temperature rating" and "clo" in the same sentence as quilt sort of makes me laugh. We do it at BPL, too, so don't think I'm not picking on anyone else, and a... |
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Big, Heavy Packs Lots of big packs again showing up at Outdoor Retailer this season. It signifies that the market for robust and heavy packs remains alive and well. What disturbs me is that these packs are so... |
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Backpacking Light BSA Leader Training Course Now Open! I'm thrilled to be able to offer, and personally teach, this course again this year. We had a fabulous sold out course last year and we're pretty excited about the new, expanded course form... |
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Backpacking Light's BSA Leader Training in Ultralight Backpacking - Enrollment Now Open! I'm thrilled to be able to offer, and personally teach, this course again this year. We had a fabulous sold out course last year and we're pretty excited about the new, expanded course form... |
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Back in Stock: Zia Titanium Grill Hello everyone, The ZIA Titanium Grill is back in stock at Backpacking Light: Click here to view the ZIA Titanium Grill! The grill is one of my favorite products ever, and I take it everyw... |
All Reader Reviews by Ryan Jordan
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Jolt Gum You guys are rookies. Look at the times at which you are posting. I consumed four pieces of Jolt two hours ago and look at me, still going strong at 2 am. There is a weird flavor to it, but I ca... |
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Mike Clelland! GOO Energy Gel I've used Mike's, and made my own per his recipe. It's nasty. The color, I mean. Like a pukey green. But then again, that may very well provide some of its social appeal when hiking or skiing in... |
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Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) OK, I'm partial. I grew up in Seattle. For a kid who dreamed about the wilds endlessly, my Dad taking my family from our home in the burbs to Capitol Hill was a real treat for me. I have fond me... |
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Complete Walker by Colin Fletcher If you love to WALK and you haven't read this book then you are (1) not only missing out on a rite of passage that qualifies you to even claim that you're a backpacker, (2) but also ignoring what may ... |
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Black Diamond Winter Bivy I have a few Epic bivies, one from Oware, one from BD (Lightsabre) and one from Bibler (this one, the Winter Bivy). They are both great in the summer, especially in rainy weather, where the Epic treat... |
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ULA Equipment I've known Brian Frankle for a few years. Recently, Brian made backpacks for us for the Arctic 1000 expedition. He was very attentive to our feedback, delivered on time, made adjustments as needed, an... |
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Six Moon Designs Essence Welllll, I must say, I think PJ did a fine review above, but if you're looking for additional reading insight, I don't think I can follow up. I feel like the local coffee shop guitar player with a bad... |
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ULA Equipment Relay I love the Relay. It's my favorite pack for multi-day mountain running because it's so small (tucks into the lumbar) and shaped so well (hourglass) for running. Improvements could be made by adding... |
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Montrail Vitesse This is my go-to shoe for all of my longer unsupported/no resupply treks where I absolutely cannot have a shoe fail en route. I've worn through about six pair of Vitesse now, all of them had more t... |
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Inov8 Mudclaw O'330 Far and away my absolute favorite light shoe for what the Brit's call "fell running" but what I might call "tundra" trekking. It's great in soft ground (tundra, mud) but abysmal on trails and slickroc... |
