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Ryan Faulkner (ryanf) - BPL Forum Member

My Locale Mid atlantic, No. Cal About Me My name is Ryan Faulkner, i am 17 years old, and have been UL backpacking for about 7 years. I have been inspired by hikers like Andrew Skurka, and Ryan Jordan, and have dedicated my trips to going light and fast. I plan on hiking the PCT and AT before finishing college, and after I hope to get some sort of a career in the backpacking industry.(I havent quite figured out how exactly, but i will :) I have some big plans for the future, but ill keep those quiet for now ;-P State Virginia Country USA My Website URL http://www.ryanfaulknerphotography.com My PDF Gear List Winds-Yellowstone Trek 2008

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All Forum Posts by Ryan Faulkner

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	Re: Re: Re: re:RyanF gearlist Eric, I have not used the Cuben in the bivy for very long, so i dont have any information about long term durability, but luckily, everytime i have, i have been able to find a good place to set ...	In Gear Lists » RyanF gearlist April 13, 5:49pm
	Re: 24 Hour White Mountain Hut Traverse Hey jonathan. can you tell me what kind of temperatures you will be dealing with, it seems to me that if you are going to need a hood and a balaclava while moving, the rest of your clothing is g...	In Gear Lists » 24 Hour White Mountain Hut Traverse April 13, 5:36pm
	Re: Weight, Wait, Wate "Its all about the weight. Dont carry a fishing rod thats more than an ounce. Use this if your going to use anything for fishing... http://www.rei.com/product/750651" is this a joke?	In GEAR » Spinning Rod April 12, 4:22pm
	Re: RyanF gearlist/ several questions.. Brett. For the clothing, most people do take more, i even suprise my self at the temperatures i am able to sleep at comfortably, but for safety, if I expect temperatures below 35, i add a BMW co...	In Gear Lists » RyanF gearlist April 12, 1:13pm
	Re: Re: RyanF gearlist/ several questions.. Thanks doug, ill check out the Komperdell poles and mabey try them out. as far as navigation, my watch has both compass and altimiter functions, that when used in conjunction with a good map, is...	In Gear Lists » RyanF gearlist April 12, 12:52pm
	Re: Re: RyanF gearlist I have treid and tested many different styles and philosiphies of backpacking and have settled on a slightly more "athletic" approach, similar to the technique of Andrew Skurka THis is...	In Gear Lists » RyanF gearlist April 11, 8:06pm
	Re: Re: RyanF gearlist Thanks for all the feedback, ill try and cover all the questions, tell me if i miss anything. as far as the pack goes, I definitly like the durability of silnylon and dyneema over that in my GG ...	In Gear Lists » RyanF gearlist April 11, 7:57pm
	Re: Softshell Shorts? I wear running shorts not for everyone though	In GEAR » Softshell Shorts? April 11, 7:21pm
	RyanF gearlist Hey, i havent posted in the forums for quite some time, but i logged on again a few days ago so i thought i would post my most updated gearlist for typical 3 season fastpacking for extreme lows of ...	In Gear Lists » RyanF gearlist April 11, 2:12pm
	ULA Amp pack anyone used it yett?	In GEAR » ULA Amp pack April 10, 5:19pm

All Reader Reviews by Ryan Faulkner

	Review	Category
	BackpackingLight.com Premium Membership I am so glad I found this website, before this site I was carrying a 30-40lb pack, after reading the articles I got my list under 10, and after joining the forums, well carrying less than 4 pounds is ...	In Books and Media December 31, 10:20pm
	Snow Peak Gigapower Ti Good thought. I bring this stove whenever I need to simmer, one disadvantage of alcohol stoves. I like it much, much, much better than the MSR pocket rocket, the 4 titanium stands are much more ...	In Stoves - Canister December 30, 1:25pm
	ThermoJet MicroLite I did not buy this stove, in fact, I have never bought a alcohol stove, but have many of the MBD stoves and tonight added this wonder to my collection. I actually In Stoves - Alcohol December 09, 9:56pm
	Minibull Designs Pocket Puck I did not purchase a pocket puck from mini bull design, but from looking at pictures and from expeience from making other stoves I made my own flattened side burner stove. I like the overall design, w...	In Stoves - Alcohol October 06, 1:16pm

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