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mik matra (mikmik) - BPL Premium Member

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About Me Took me 5 or 6 trips to go from 20+ kilo baseweight to 6.7kg...finally I feel comfortable out in the country :).
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Re: Re: Is my gear list and weight for 3 day 2 night 3 season through hike average, light (missing things) or heavy (take things out)?
Ahh thank you for the info, you've given me some things to think about :) especially the food weight. You mentioned the jetboil, dunny paper, aerosol cans, wet wipes, jet boil fuel, they are...

In Gear Lists » Is my gear list and weight for 3 day 2 night 3 season through hike average, light (missing things) or heavy (take things out)?
April 18, 3:00pm

Is my gear list and weight for 3 day 2 night 3 season through hike average, light (missing things) or heavy (take things out)?
My friends and I have done a number of through walks and we are in the process of shedding weight off our original 25kilo packs (insert embarrassed smiley here). We do 3 day 2 night through hikes i...

In Gear Lists » Is my gear list and weight for 3 day 2 night 3 season through hike average, light (missing things) or heavy (take things out)?
April 18, 6:23am

RE;Circuit
Okay thanks for the info guys. I must have been half switched off when looking at the Circuit on ULA's website as it was hard for me to understand where all the storage is on the pack. I see...

In GEAR » is a 12kg gear and fuel list still validate an internal framed backpack
April 18, 12:23am

Re: Circuit
The only thing I am a little worried about the 40L main pack of the Circuit is that I am cutting down from 65L...I hope I fit. Though things like the water bottles and other stuff that can get wet ...

In GEAR » is a 12kg gear and fuel list still validate an internal framed backpack
April 17, 9:21pm

Re: Re: is a 12kg gear and fuel list still validate an internal framed backpack
Yeah I am aiming to buying the ULA circuit pack and at this point I've cut down from 15kg to mid 12kg. Not quite ready to make more cuts before I road test this weight level first. But even at ...

In GEAR » is a 12kg gear and fuel list still validate an internal framed backpack
April 17, 8:10pm

is a 12kg gear and fuel list still validate an internal framed backpack
Looking at a new pack. Choices are many but at what weight point do people let go of the internal framed idea and go frameless?

In GEAR » is a 12kg gear and fuel list still validate an internal framed backpack
April 17, 6:52pm

wide mouth plastic bottle options
I have revised my water carrying options down to 2 x 1.5L plastic bottles with small mouth that weigh 35grams each. I figure I am gooing to be treating one of the 1.5L bottles of water while using ...

In GEAR » wide mouth plastic bottle options
April 17, 5:48pm

performance between single and double walled shelters
Thank you Samuel for mentioning the Ranibow...I have completely left that out of my short list yet it ticks all my boxes. I need a shelter to be long enough with the sides at the head and feet to a...

In GEAR » performance between single and double walled shelters
April 17, 3:20am

performance between single and double walled shelters
@ Nigel - Ummm yeah I did notice the lower ceiling height.....but I have only been using this tent to sleeping in and haven't had to ride out a bad weather episode. I am 195cm tall and opted fo...

In GEAR » performance between single and double walled shelters
April 16, 6:59pm

performance between single and double walled shelters
Thank you guys so much for the responses. I have learned a great deal from your answers. My current tent is a Denali Zephyr 1 http://www.anaconda.com.au/Product/Flash-Banner-Products/Hike-Scene-Ban...

In GEAR » performance between single and double walled shelters
April 16, 3:39pm

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