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Rick Dreher (halfturbo) - BPL Professional Member
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Re: Lightweight Gaiters, OR Flex-Tex Gaiters I like them. They're great for snow and moderately sloppy conditions, vent well and dry quickly. Easy to put on and remove, too. They make a nice midpoint between coated waterproof or Goretex ga... |
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Re: Waterproof and shock proof Franco beat me to the punch, and will beat me to the retailers as well :-) Here's the maker's info--this camera's clearly a step up from the justly popular Optio WPi: http://www.olympusameric... |
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Re: Towards a Zero Footprint Environmental Responsibility for BPL Ryan et al, I do think these are important questions from the standpoint of assuring congruity throughout BPL’s operations. That said, it’s also important to not get sidetracked on navel-gaz... |
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Re: Be careful refilling Pro/But mix canisters with pure propane... Good God yes, this is a photo of an explosion in the making! Propane has a 70 F vapor pressure of 8.4 atmospheres. n-Butane has a 70 F vapor pressure of 2.05 atmospheres. The butane-isobut... |
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Re: Thule or Yakima cargo boxes? John, while I've never used their boxes I can't say enough good things about the Thule system. I've used their gear for a long time, toting everything from bicycles to kayaks to lumber. The nice th... |
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Re: Steel versus aluminum If I don't include the adapter weight, steel doesn't suffer too badly in the comparison--about 6.5 oz for the 450g canister versus about 3.2 oz for a 300g Max cartridge, which extrapolates to 4.8 o... |
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Take the powermax challenge I tried and failed to Google up even one retail source of Max cartridges. I'm sure they're out there, but it should be much, much easier. For that matter, I can't even find them on the Coleman.com ... |
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Re: NEW for the "Xtreme" Stove in 2006 Hark, is that the sound of a milling machine warming up? :-) They at least deleted an unneeded leg and made it a bipod rig. I have to say, it's nice knowing you could now take a 450 g canister a... |
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Re: EOS vs. Quad Hi Curt, If you'll forgive me an armchair comparison, the Eos has a very bright pencil-style beam with little "spill" to ease reading or in-camp chores. The Quad (which I've not seen in person) ... |
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Re: camera something lighter? It's possible to have a subminiature with quality. Here's one example, regrettably from a company that's pulled out of the business, but they have all the good stuff (Zeiss lens, etc). http://ww... |
All Reader Reviews by Rick Dreher
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Mountain Gear I've placed a few orders with Mountain Gear, going as far back as when they were based in Idaho, and they've responded flawlessly each time. I admire the breadth and high quality of their sele... |
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Backcountrygear.com I have to put in a plug for these folks, with whom I've shopped on line and over the phone, and who also have a store in soggy Eugene, Oregon. They have a great backpacking and climbing selection f... |
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Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) As another Seattle kid who loved few things more than pilgrammages to the Capitol Hill store, I still associate the smell of cresote with hiking gear. It's hard to imagine backpacking without REI. ... |
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Patagonia Micro Puff Pullover I upgraded to the Micro Puff pullover after several seasons with the old Puffball pullover. Lighter, warmer, stuffs smaller--the Micro Puff is an all-around improvement to what was already a fine garm... |
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MSR Titan Kettle Noting the shape isn't the most efficient for squeezing every btu from the stove, the MSR kettle remains a very good single-pot option. It packs nicely, works well with small to medium stoves, pours w... |
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MSR SimmerLite I find the Whisperlite to be MSR's easiest liquid stove to use, and certainly the nicest to lug, bulk and weight-wise. Simmering performance is best with a light touch on the fuel pump--try using l... |
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Golite Hex 3 I've used a Hex 2, the 3's somewhat smaller brother, with good success for a few seasons. The quarters are a little snug for six-footers, but it's a minor concern. My main complaint is that the ventil... |
