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Kevin Burton (burtonator) - BPL Premium Member

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About Me 35, male. Software Engineer living in downtown San Francisco.

I'm an intermediate/advanced backpacker. In excellent shape. Love the outdoors.

Avid fisherman. I always carry my rod with me when I am backpacking.

I've climbed Mount Shasta, hiked most of Yosemite, visited Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons.

I'm going to do a 4 week section hike of the PCT in 2013.

You could say I'm addicted.

I have a bunch of backpacking videos over at

http://youtube.com/user/burtonator
CitySan Francisco
StateCA
CountryUS
My Website URLhttp://burtonator.wordpress.com

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Axe + saw require for a hot tent for winter backpacking
I'm considering hitting the Yosemite/Tahoe region this winter with a hot tent/tarp setup and my hammock. I expect the snow to be > 2 feet... In the summer I never pack an axe or saw b...

In GEAR » Axe + saw require for a hot tent for winter backpacking
December 09, 10:29pm
Solo winter backpacking?
How many of you do solo winter backpacking? Doing solo in the summer has its dangers but its usually only a few hours until someone walks along the trail ANYWAY so I figure if I get hurt someone...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Solo winter backpacking?
December 08, 5:44pm
Winter backpacking and 2WD cars with chains?
I am going to start winter backpacking this year and wanted to get feedback on using my existing car vs buying a new 4WD car. I will have chains and really just need to get to the trail head. T...

In GEAR » Winter backpacking and 2WD cars with chains?
December 08, 5:42pm
balaclava
balaclava isn't really an option for me as it really messes up my face/hair... it's literally painful if I wear one overnight.

In GEAR » Equipment to breath warm air at night.
December 04, 3:02pm
Equipment to breath warm air at night.
I'm going to be getting into winter backpacking. However, the one thing that seems to really keep me up, even in summer, is breathing extremely cold air. It just bothers me and keeps w...

In GEAR » Equipment to breath warm air at night.
December 04, 2:39pm
practice.
If you can try to practice. It sounds silly but I don't think anyone actually does it. When mountain climbing almost the FIRST thing you do is to practice a self arrest. You climb up a...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » River Crossings Gone Bad
December 04, 12:20pm
medical
I really hope they find him and everything works out. The issue that keep me awake at night have more to do with a fall or health reasons while alone. Most of the trail have enough traffic th...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » OVERDUE HIKER - please help if you can
December 04, 12:13pm
bought it.
yup... here's my review: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2EbCi2zlYw

In Fishing » Three piece 5' spinning rod?
November 26, 1:45pm
Tucking into a secure location to avoid wind vs a scenic camping spot.
This year I was caught in a few rather unpleasant storms and want to prevent this from happening again. In the first scenario I was initially caught on a peak at 12,500 feet when 40 MPH winds ki...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Tucking into a secure location to avoid wind vs a scenic camping spot.
November 26, 1:42pm
compass
It's just so worth it to carry a basic compass. Mine is like 35g and is super small and from REI. Most of the time you don't need it but when you do... When we were in Yellowstone ...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » OVERDUE HIKER - please help if you can
November 19, 12:50am

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