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Luke Schmidt (Cameron) - BPL Lifetime Member

My Locale The WOODS
About Me Pursuing Christ, relationships, and adventure in that order. I'm a 10 year old trapped in the body of a 27 year old. I love getting dirty and having fun outside.
Best Trip - 409 miles of Colorado Trail
Greatest Accomplishment - Working with troubled boys.
If you're looking for me I'm probably playing with the nearest fire.
CityDallas (ugh its temporary)
StateTexas
CountryUnited States

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Cuben vs. Dyneema
There are two ways a pack could fail. 1. Seams ripping - This is going to be caused by either the thread or the fabric around it ripping. For lighter loads both fabrics are plenty tough. The ...

In Make Your Own Gear » pack fabric: 140D or cuben hybrid?
April 02, 3:14pm
Re Re CT
Matthew when did you hike the CT? I chatted with two northbound hikers, at least one had a SMD Starlight and one was wearing New Balance Minimus shoes, I remember discussing minimal shoes. Was tha...

In Gear Lists » Critique my CT/JMT-Thru List
April 01, 7:47pm
Re Re: Anybody tried the Exped Lightning 45 and 60
I watched that video. Backpacker tried this pack out too (that is where I first saw it). This might be the main competition for the HMG packs in the UL heavy hauler category.

In GEAR » Anybody tried the Exped Lightning 45 and 60
March 30, 8:06pm
Want to Trade Golite Shangri La 1
I have a Golite Shangri La 1 that I like. However its yellow and a study is coming out arguing that bright tents and clothing attract grizzlies. Since I'm going to be in thick grizzly cou...

In Gear Swap » Want to Trade Golite Shangri La 1
March 30, 6:40pm
Anybody tried the Exped Lightning 45 and 60
Anybody noticed the Exped Lightning 45/60? Basically two packs based on the same model weighing 35 to 38 oz and supposedly capable of carrying 50 pounds! Looking at the suspension that just might ...

In GEAR » Anybody tried the Exped Lightning 45 and 60
March 30, 6:21pm
Re Clarification
Sorry I wasn't clear. The rolled pad goes INSIDE the pack. But the pad will be up against the walls of the pack. Does that make sense? Your pack liner can go either inside the pad or outsid...

In GEAR » REI Flash 45 + SoLite Ridgerest Short
March 30, 5:06pm
Re Thanks
Rolling it is more space efficient because you should only one or two layers of foam. Its pretty easy for the stuff inside to push the foam out so very little space is wasted. A folded or tightly...

In GEAR » REI Flash 45 + SoLite Ridgerest Short
March 30, 4:37pm
REI Flahs 45 + SoLite Ridgerest Short
Since the Flash 45 has a pretty flimsy frame I think putting the pad inside the pack is a good idea if it will fit. You might try rolling it up loosely an putting it around the outside of the pack...

In GEAR » REI Flash 45 + SoLite Ridgerest Short
March 30, 4:07pm
Funny Stories
Great story Leigh! Glad I tickled your funny bone! We did crazy thing like that as kids and when I was at summer camp. At summer camp we had so many crazy things happen that my campers had a p...

In Post-Trip Reports » A Snowy "Epic" in Grayson Highlands a.k.a Two Idiot Brothers on a Trip
March 30, 3:54pm
Re Epic
Well we've bailed before too. In this case we were far enough out bailing wasn't really and option, which is one reason I was anxious to get us down to a good campsite before things got na...

In Post-Trip Reports » A Snowy "Epic" in Grayson Highlands a.k.a Two Idiot Brothers on a Trip
March 29, 10:49pm

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