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Re: Re: Vapor Barrier Clothing So are you suggesting that we should send mail to the folks at RBH with a link to this thread? I can imagine a microweight wool layer working well. Alas, even merino makes me itch. I have tried ... |
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Re: Soft Shell advice I would agree that the prospector is too light for snowshoeing. If you run hot I would look for one of the minimally insulated but reasonable wind protective materials like patagonia ready mix, ... |
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Re: A good night's sleep The first time I got a full night sleep in the back country was when I was using the combination of an insulated air mattress and a down quilt. The quilt made it easy to adjust temp so I wasn't to... |
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Re: Layering of clothes/Windshirt Nearly all windshirts are more breathable that most rainshells. I have found that patagonia's % of naked description is pretty close to my in the field experience http://www.verber.com/mark/outd... |
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Re: Arc Ghost below freezing?--qualified yes I agree with Kevin... the Ghost can be used to 32F thought I am not sure I qualify as "thin" being 5'10", 180lbs. I have been mostly comfortable with a Ghost, medium weight base layer, GoLite Snow... |
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Quilts John... I understand why why you like a bivy. Most of my summer backpacking is in reasonably dry conditions (dew is rare), so in the condition that I would just use the vapor bivy (no tarp), I ... |
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Re: Which type of glove you use for ultralight? I have been happy with the tempest without liners between 0-20F. Above 20F my hands start to get sweaty, and my hands overheat when it's 35F or warmer. I have never used them with liners. When I... |
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Re: vest vs. jacket In your set-up you say nothing about wind which could greatly change the answer. Related, there isn't a windshirt layered over the combination? With a windshirt I would expect the vest would be... |
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Re: Re: Re: Quilts Ah... got it. Sorry that I was confused. I am used to ground cloths being something like 1-2oz. Like Kevin I have most recently been using a GG polycryo groundcloth which is 1.3oz (love it). Yo... |
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Re: quilts Michael.. I think the arc line of quilts from nunatak are nice. I have the ghost which has a smaller footbox than the others. I specially choice the ghost because I purchased it for warmer weathe... |
All Reader Reviews by Mark Verber
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Sealskinz Ultra Grip Black Glove I tried these for part of a season and gave up. My fingers often felt cold and damp. Deterity isn't as good as I would have expected given the modest thickness of these gloves. I hated them. |
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Santa Cruz Down Works UL Down Balaclava What to say. It's light. It's warm. It's reasonably priced compared to equiv. warm options. I mostly use this for sleeping with my quilt. |
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Playpus 2L Big Zip I find that I am more consistent in drinking when I use a hydration system. The BigZip is lighter than most other hydration systems, while still having a large opening which makes filling it easier. T... |
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Gossamer Gear Gorilla A perfect size pack for most of my trips and handles my standard 15-25 lbs comfortably. The use of light weight stays and a foam sit pad provides excellent carry comfort. I mostly like the extra wide ... |
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Patagonia R1 Hoody With all the talk of this item, I can't believe that there are no reviews of this item. This is arguably the best base, or light mid layer for high aerobic winter sports. Made from PowerDry grid, ... |
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Trail Designs Caldera Stove I am using the UL Caldera Cone with a MLD 850 pot. I use both alchohol and esbits, though I am using esbits more than I expect to. There are more fuel efficient / lighter stoves like the Ion. The... |
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MLD 850ml Ti Mug The MLD 850 rocks for simple solo cooking in the pot! The pot practically hold around 800ml which is plenty of room for anything I make for myself on a solo trip. There is room to boil water and to co... |
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ZebraLight H51 This is the best headlamp I have used for backpacking... ever. It's light 1.2oz (3.5oz with battery and headband) headlamp that runs on a single AA batteries. It has 6 light levels from with go... |
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iTP A3 EOS Upgrade Edition This is one of the best flashlight values: $20 for a high efficiency AAA flashlight with good regulation and a nice range of brightness settings (in lumens: 1.5 for 50h, 18 for 4h 80 for 55min). Thi... |
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Zebralight H50 5/5 for camp lighting 3/5 trail hiking 2/5 if you really need to use it for challenging night time navigation The headlight is small, energy efficient, has good regulation, and a nice set of brig... |
