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Re: Is this a good reason to buy The One? Franco! Great to see you- hope you had a blast backpacking Washington! |
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Re: Re: SMD bug bivy over MLD Hey Sid, I've used a lot of Cuben items and have come to the conclusion that it's a great material- but not in all instances. It's great on tarps, tent walls, stuff sacks, etc. N... |
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Re: New to UL backpacking... shelter question Adam, Welcome to Backpacking Light! You've definitely come to the right place. Your thinking is good here for a solo setup. Both ways have advantages. Starting with the Contrail. ... |
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Re: Re: Any suggestions on a lightweight large volume backpack ?? Golite Pinnacle- another vote. Get the packweight down to the upper 20's and you're good to go. But I've used mine for weights in the low 30s and found it reasonably comfortable. but... |
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Re: golite tarp poncho thing Hi Brett, A tarp alone cannot give you the protection of a full tent. That is why many of us use a combination of tarp and bivy. With a bivy that is waterproof on the bottom but water resistan... |
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Re: Re: Re: Ultralight store Cool idea. I've only seen one store focused on ultralight and it's Pro Mountain Sports in Seattle. They carry Golite, Terra Nova, Hilleberg, Montbell, Integral Designs, Snow Peak, et... |
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Re: re: Things Noone Else Packs? We pack a Playmobil mountain biker. With this toy, our entire campsite becomes a huge arena of jumps, trails, and trials maneuvers. Only toy Henry needs! I tried leaving a compass at home on... |
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Re: Thanks... I'm 6'2" and I have lots of extra length. My 6'4" friend also found it roomy in length. Two 20" pads will fit with room to spare. I think two 25" 3/4 pads would... |
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PCT Snoqualmie to Stevens Pass 8/16 to 8/20 Man, I LOVE that section of trail. I've hiked it 3 times so the pictures brought back some great memories- especially Escondido Coffee! Thanks for sharing your great trip Jared! |
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Re: GG Squall Classic Here's our review of the Squall Classic: http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/gossamer_gear_tarptent_squall_classic_tent_review.html When writing the review, I measured ... |
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Backpacking Light Firelite SUL-500 Cookpot I've found this mug to be well-sized for solo trips and after a lot of field use, it's proven to be very durable. My first gen pot came with the sloppy lid but BPL was very quick to replace... |
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clif shot bloks/jelly belly sport beans various flavors These products both taste good and give good calories. That said, it's important to look at the ingredients: Clif Blocks Organic Brown Rice Syrup, Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Organic Brown... |
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Big Agnes Seedhouse SL2 BPL has the following reviews related to this tent: * Double Wall Tent Review Summary *
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Golite Sun Dragon shoes I just got off 3 days of backpacking on the Olympic Coast with these shoes and I love them! In my size 11-11.5 they weight 14.9 oz (compared to 13.1 oz for my Inov8 FlyRoc 310s). That's pretty... |
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Gossamer Gear NightLight 3/4 Here's our review of the Nightlight pad. If you're going Su... |
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Black Diamond Ion I once liked this light but its day has passed and there's been no updates. The Petzl e+lite weighs the same, is much brighter, is much more versatile, and has longer batterly life. The Petzl... |
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Lighten Up DVD with Glen Van Peski . I've watched this DVD at least 6times now...even though I'm a seasoned UL and SUL backpacker, I've learned a lot from this DVD and really enjoy it. I've also shown it to a couple of f... |
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Big Agnes SL3 I'm not so enthusiastic about this tent. Here's my review: Big Agnes SL3 review... |
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Jocalat bars (by Larabar) Chocolate If you haven't tried Larabars yet, you should. They are so darn good. So it's not suprising that when Larabar decided to make the new Jocalat chocolate-based energy bar, they'd stick wit... |
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Big Sur Bars Original All 3 varieties of Big Sur Bars are delicious. They taste like a soft, healthy cookie and remain soft when the temp drops (although like all bars they will freeze). They also pack 680 calories i... |

