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All Forum Posts by Brian Lewis
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which neo-air? My recollection is that there is now more than one type of neo-air, with the newer option being heavier but more durable. I'd be more inclined to go to something a little tougher rather than m... |
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Say yes to paper guidebook pages "I carried a Kindle on the CDT this summer ..." Hey Ryley, nice to see you here! (this is Gadget ...) Trying to ease some residual foot pain, so I've been sedentary and rapidly gr... |
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ditto tarptent You can't know ahead of time how many buggy nights you'll have. Not everyone is the same on this, but I definitely find it worth carrying a lightweight fully-enclosable shelter. Single-wal... |
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Sounds good I think a size large will fit the bill for you. I'm of a similar size and height, and love my thermawrap vest in exactly the roles you're thinking. I originally got it in size large to la... |
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Total trip length is relevant Long unresupplied stretches: I think that a person going on a two or three week trip might find it interesting (I won't say 'fun') to "try it out" once. Or of course, might f... |
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food resupply? One other comment from re-reading the initial post. OP talked about doing something like a 2 week trip, and said: "I also have a 6-7 pound shoulder season base weight which will obviously g... |
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YMMV Luke said: "First you'll want more food after the first week." My own experience is that I don't really get "thru-hiker hunger" until at least 3 weeks and sometimes ... |
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neo-air durability I used a Neo-air on the AT last year, with no problem, but it developed a leak shortly after. Still, not bad getting 2000+ miles out of a light inflatable. I patched it, but didn't trust it e... |
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empirical vs. theoretical I've not done any calcs on this, but from an empirical (experience based) perspective, both myself and others I've hiked with have tried both ways and ended up with a rule of thumb that if ... |
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what works for you might not ... "As Jardine takes great pains to point out, what works for him may not work for you, experiment and find out for yourself." To steal a phrase from a different generation, "true da... |
All Reader Reviews by Brian Lewis
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Ursack Minor The "Ursack Minor" is quite distinct from the traditional Ursack, in that it's not meant to be bear proof (or "resistant" or whatever). Instead, Ursack says it's "for... |
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Golite Force I use Golite shoes because the toe-box is shaped a lot more like the front of an actual human foot. More specifically, most trail runners or other shoes give me problems due to bunionettes (little to... |
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Montbell Thermawrap jacket For 3-season backpacking, my thermawrap jacket is my sole insulation layer, coupled in some limited cases with a thermawrap vest. It's just a fantastic piece of clothing in terms of both weight ... |
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Montbell Thermawrap Vest I have a size medium Thermawrap jacket and a size large Thermawrap vest; I probably should have reversed those to be able to layer the vest under the jacket rather than over, but it actually works fin... |
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Thermarest Neo-Air Like Dylan Carlson, I also used a Neo-Air (size regular for me) on a thru-hike. My thru-hike was of the Appalachian Trail, starting in late February (2010), so a lot of snow and cold weather in the f... |
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REI REI Peak UL Compact Hiking Poles I too had something over 3000 miles on my pair --- the majority of that thru-hiking the PCT in 2008 plus a variety of much shorter trips. I started my AT thru-hike with them (early in 2010), but just... |
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Memory-Map Navigator This is actually a comparison of two product alternatives for putting topographic software on a Windows Mobile platform smartphone with a true GPS. The 4/5 rating is for one of those, Memory-Map Navi... |
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Golite Versa Force Let me start by saying that my rating of '4' is tentative until I've done more miles in these. But as I found nothing useful in searching for reviews of currently-available Golite footwe... |
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ULA Axis Crampon I'm hoping to thru-hike the PCT next year, and one of many equipment issues for me was the question of whether to use crampons or not in the Sierras. I also do day hikes in "shoulder" s... |
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Western Mountaineering SummerLite I agree --- the summerlite is excellent. I frankly don't trust any individual evaluation of a sleeping bag temperature rating (32F in this case); so many things affect this, including not only th... |
