BPL Community Profile
b d (bdavis) - BPL Forum Member
|
|
You cannot send this user a personal message (PM) because they have not specified a PM email address yet.
All Forum Posts by b d
 |
Cheap(er) bulk freeze dried food FAst intro to freeze dried/dehydrated food and descriptions of common vegetable, how they reconstitute, weights before and after rehydration, cooking times, etc -- stuff seems pricey compared to th... |
||
|
Dehydrated Chocolate Shakes, etc. I was researching dehydrated chocolate to make up my own mix for fudge or drinks, etc. (Has anybody looked into dehydrated food from the U.S. gov? Like surplus dehydrated stuff in bulk or whatever... |
||
|
Buck 28IBLX Thanks for the tip. It looks like the perfect replacement for my old Scrade, now that they don't make them anymore. |
||
|
Rainshadow 2 Tarptent as snow/4th season tent Most recent update 12/20/06: I realized that it was a disservice to Henry Shires and Tarptent to post pictures of his amazing and beautiful Rainshadow 2 pitched in such a shoddy manner. When I pi... |
||
|
Yeast - Kev Kevin -- Thanks ... I had completely forgotten about brewers yeast ... gotta add that to my food kit ... it is so SUL for the food value. Used to drink it when sailing as a main meal when in he... |
||
|
Sarah's rice and bullion; jerky technique Thank you so much for the recipes ... as soon as we get done with some work around here we're gonna start checking them out ... it is really discouraging to read the sodium stats on the food labels... |
||
|
Interest in program ... - Vlad Vlad, You wrote: May I ask why the interest in that particular program? You have a teenager in Scouting or something? Actually no teenagers here, anymore. You seem to be very happy with tha... |
||
|
PMs Look in the PM place ... I think ... uh oh ... they come to me in my emails? Is that the right place? |
||
|
Rayado -- thanks Vlad I just wondered about it. It also said it was a leadership camp on one of the sites I looked at. What did you learn about leadership there and how does it relate to UL? bd |
||
|
Lumberjack boot camp - Vlad So is that anything like the way people train or do things at the Rayado thing? I had never heard of it before. What do they do there -- I looked it up and it said it was secret in one descri... |
All Reader Reviews by b d
|
Outdoor Products Hall Pass Day/O'Nite Pack I picked up this pack for $20 US at a Big 5 to experiment with (Campmor has it listed at $14.99). The thought was to see if it would do for a day, a night, and a day camping trip. Here it is packed,... |
||
|
Gorillapod SLR I rarely bother to review items I would not use or which deserve less than a 4, but this chain caught my eye. Owning a GorillaPod for SLRs I can't recommend it for a person trying to go UL. So I... |
||
|
Spark-Lite Fire Starter (Survival Gear - BPL Gear Shop)
| ||
|
Reynolds Wrap Aluminum Foil I have been using the same piece of Reynolds aluminum foil for a windscreen and a food prep area for about 6 months, maybe 8 now. It held up well and is light weight. It is important to get the heav... |
||
|
BMW Stealth 0 NANO (6x8) UL Tarp - 4.2 oz. Catenary Ridgeline I don't think I could have found a better tarp to learn with and from. It is fragile compared to heavier fabric tarps, but it is precisely for that reason that it is a great learning tool This... |
||
|
Mountain Hardwear Butter Balaclava I entirely agree with Craig S.' review. I carry this item with me everywhere once the weather turns cool or cold. I wear it over or under my Mountain Hardwear Micro beanie, and both of them unde... |
||
|
PossumDown Gloves (BPL Gear Shop) These are a real find. I was waiting for the BPL Gear Shop to get them back in stock and am glad I waited. My partner got a pair of gloves from another New Zealand supplier and although they are gre... |
||
|
Mountain Hardwear Phantom Down Jacket (Women's) This is a piece of gear my partner obtained. But, it also works for me. She got a large to wear over other items, and it fits me fine as well. It is well made and is warm, but not too hot in cold... |
||
|
OR DryComp Summit Sack A few short months ago I never thought I could use a frameless pack. But, testing out systems and hiking more, because my pack weight was going down as my familiarity and technique with gear and the ... |
||
|
McNett AquaMira Water Treatment It has taken some time, and a lot of winter boredom, to get to trying out chemical water treatment systems -- goal: reduce weight w/o gagging on the water after treatment. So after studying here I fi... |
