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Mary D (hikinggranny) - BPL Lifetime Member
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Christmas wish list Amazingly, there's nothing related to backpacking on this year's wish list. I don't even have a wish list this year! Supposedly the family is giving me a new computer--mine still wo... |
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"Backing packing meals from Big box stores" Look at the various boxed dried products in the supermarket, based on rice, instant potatoes, etc. Examples are Tuna helper, Near East mixes, Fantastic Foods mixes. Pick ones that take 10 minutes... |
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Necessity is a mother.... I've used sewing thread.... |
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Tarptent sale? In the past Tarptent sales have been due to an overstock situation, so they don't happen every year. |
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Drying wet gear ... inside a down sleeping bag... Ditto to what Dale and Roger said. If my hiking clothing gets wet, I do put it in a zippered plastic bag at the bottom of my sleeping bag. It's not any drier in the morning, but at least it... |
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Info on WM bag overfill http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/xdpy/forum_thread/55520/index.html I haven't called WM yet--waiting until after Christmas. |
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Down shifts in WM bags, too! The down shifts enough in my WM Ultralite that I have to check it daily. While the idea of shifting the majority of the down to the top side of the bag is fine for those who stay in one place all ... |
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So who else is going to wait and not buy an insulatig jacket this year? I have an almost-new down puffy. By the time it needs replacement, I'll probably be too old to care! |
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Dorkiest sun hat? Sunday Afternoons Adventure hat, of course. It's well ventilated, doesn't bump the back of my pack thanks to having the drape in back, and really keeps off the sun. The only time I need s... |
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Snowy Owls in Washington Lots of other owls around, some of which live in cities. Snowy owls show up in WA most winters and are generally spotted at wildlife refuges. I'd be surprised to see one in an urban area, but... |
All Reader Reviews by Mary D
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Thermarest Neo-Air I purchased a short NeoAir in late May of 2009 from REI (using the 20% off coupon, which made it a less exorbitant purchase). The prospect of an air mat that was considerably lighter than my POE Insu... |
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Gossamer Gear ThinLight insulation pad 1/8" approx. 2 oz. So far I have found several uses for the 1/8" GG Thinlight pad: (1) Dog sleeping pad (cut to 36" long). It's just right for my 80-lb. dog who sleeps curled up in a ball. He's ... |
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Potable Aqua Iodine Drinking Water Germicidal Tablets I used these back in the mid-1980's to disinfect drinking water (that's about all that was available then other than filters or boiling). After one month, using them only on weekends, I broke... |
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Big Agnes Pumphouse Multi-Use Dry Sack and Pad Pump I purchased a Big Agnes Pumphouse soon after they came on the market in the summer of 2007. It is advertised on the BA web site as a "...pad pump, dry sack, stuff sack, pillow, water carrier, ba... |
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Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil Dry Sack In the past, I've read in a number of places (including Jim Wood's excellent article on "Keeping Your Critical Gear Dry") that these sacks have failed the submersion test. This prob... |
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Pacific Outdoor Products Insul Mat Max-Thermo My POE Insulmat Max Thermo (now the Ether Thermo, but I got the old model on closeout) just finished its second backpacking season. I'm in my early 70's so these old bones and joints ain... |
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Big Agnes Clearview I know that this pad is supposedly the same thickness as my POE InsulMat Max Thermo (now the Ether Thermo). However, it has more tubes, which seem to make it effectively thinner. The Clearview has t... |
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SteriPen Adventurer My big complaint with the Steripen Adventurer is that I could not work the switch! It's fine for those with big strong hands (the kind who regularly open jars for their SO), but not for me (I can... |
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Six Moon Designs Lunar Solo I bought a Six Moon Designs Lunar Solo (e) in June of 2007 and used it through two backpacking seasons. First of all, I need to point out that my Labrador retriever backpacks with me (he's part... |
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Backcountrygear.com I am a relatively recent convert to lightweight backpacking (I didn't know all this wonderful stuff existed--you'd never know it from a trip through REI or by reading Backpacker) and this is m... |
