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Joe Kuster (slacklinejoe) - BPL Lifetime Member
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All Forum Posts by Joe Kuster
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BPL ultralight pillows If you are careful with them and test them out first (I've had duds that leaked out during the night) they seem to last a while. I've used the same one for probably 30 nights so far. On the... |
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Sleeping bag Return Shipping Etiquette Actually, from my work as consultants else where, I've found most shoppers don't have a clue returns raise prices, or much of anything else about how businesses work. About the only ones wh... |
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Sleeping bag Return Shipping Etiquette Roger, It really depends on the product being sold. For some goods such as expensive leather jackets or shoes, the return rate for online sales will be large, but the fact is that even for store... |
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Sleeping bag Return Shipping Etiquette Robert, In your instance, that's a perfect example of a return for legitement reasons. (I also kind of agree - the down sleeves idea should work better than it does.) Basically, my opinio... |
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Sleeping bag Return Shipping Etiquette Well, that's why I stated the the premise was solely my personal opinion - not a creed to be passed on and forced down consumer's throats. The fact is, it's the difference between a... |
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Sleeping bag Return Shipping Etiquette For my stance: Flippant, placing at least 2 orders you know you'll be returning. Legitament, buying it, giving it a shot, and if it's not what you want, returning it and ordering the ... |
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Sleeping bag Return Shipping Etiquette Benjamin, I'm well versed in the various models, trade-offs and such - this isn't my first rodeo. Your post also comes off a little more like your complaining about internet retailer'... |
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Sleeping bag Return Shipping Etiquette As I said, my personal opinion - I don't expect to convert anyone... If you were instead to purchase 1 bag at a time, try it out and if you liked it, keep it, that'd be a totally diffe... |
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Sleeping bag Return Shipping Etiquette FYI: You get a "large box fee" with UPS at 42". As said before, return it as it came, hopefully with all packaging and in mint condition. (My personal opinion) It's an un... |
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Dealing with fraudulent small business practices Paypal has a charge dispute system. It isn't nearly as consumer friendly as a credit card's options, but it does work and is likely to be on your side in this instance. Paypal typically exp... |
All Reader Reviews by Joe Kuster
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Garmin Oregon 400T Note: This review reflects using Beta Firmware v. 2.86 released Feb 4, 2009. My wife bought me the 400T as a birthday present. Now that I've had time to use it in the field tramping around Roc... |
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PossumDown Glove Liner Gloves I tried my best to like these gloves but even treated with the utmost caution my pair only lasted 1 trip before starting to show significant wear. By the end of the second trip, I had holes in both g... |
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GlobalStar SPOT Satellite Personal Tracker I have to wonder if some of the units out there are possibly defective judging from other reviews. I've had mine since they first came out and I have apparently had a radically different exper... |
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Mountain House Beef Stew Actually, it just goes to show different tastes for different folks. After a heavy exertion day the Mountain House stew is usually one of my favorites. I have only noticed it being a bit salty wheneve... |
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FlexAir Pillow Dual Compartment Ultralight I've used one on six trips so far. It is definately a discussion piece and it's incredibly light weight. It took a little trial and error with it to find my comfort range, which is about half ... |
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MiniBull Designs Atomic (with stand) This is one of the first commercial alcohol stoves I've worked with. It does exactly what it says it should and it does work fairly well. It does have a higher capacity for longer burn time, it do... |
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Evernew Nonstick Titanium 0.9 L Pot It's non-stick titanium, how cool is that. The reality is that it does live up to most of the hype and it is a solid performer. It has a wide base and is very efficent. It is about the perfect volume ... |
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Marmot Atom At 16oz this is an excellent option for warm weather 3 season backpacking. The compressibility of this bag is phenomonal. It is unusual to find a summer oriented bag with a full hood & draft collar, m... |
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Marmot Atom Mens Regular 40 Degree Please Delete, put in wrong category |
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Jetboil Personal Cooking System As always, it depends on your need. If you find other stoves finicky and would like a complete cooking system that just "works", it's possible you'll like the JB. For trips where ... |
