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eVent and wind After looking throught the responses I see I'm not alone in my experience with eVent in very windy conditions. I think eVent lets more wind through than "regular" Gore-Tex. But may... |
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Baskets?? Why people use small pole baskets in summer is beyond me. They are extra weight and don't add any function. Andrew Skurka, who treks in damn near every condition does not use pole baskets i... |
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Wind and eVent v.s. Gore-Tex I notice this past week while skiing on a very windy afternoon at Alta, Utah, that I could feel a bit of cooling inside my eVent parka, unlike what I've noticed over the years in GTX parkas whe... |
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If I said it once... ... I've said it many times on this forum: Lower fill weight down such as 500 or 600 weight compresses less than higher fill weights and will likely be a better jacket and pants down for tha... |
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SQUEEZE v.s STERIPEN (effectiveness) Tha STERIPEN is a water purifier (by EPA standards) B/C it neutralizes all bacteria and viruses. The SQUEEZE is a filter that lets viruses and small pathogens (less tha one or two microns) throu... |
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No, no... ... you're going the wrong direction. It's tarp to TENT. :o) After all, by the time you get a decent skied tarp AND a mosquito net AND a ground cloth you will have a setup weighing more ... |
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Eddie Bauer EB Hangfire hoodie. Varying weights of fleece for "heat mapping". 15 oz. men's Med. |
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"Live-and-Learn" (Just plain ignorant) On the PCT in August just south of Olancha PEak in a high (8,000 ft.) valley I experienced a 26 F. and a 24 F. night. My ONLY extra insulation was a 200 wt. fleece vest. Barely enough with my WM Me... |
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Other quality brands Unless Arcteryx has EXACTLY what you want I'd look at other quality brands like OR, TNF (some items), LL Bean, REI (most items), Eddie Bauer First Ascent and my own fav, Cabela's. And w... |
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Titanium .44 mag revolver... ... with a 4 inch barrel. S&W or Tarus Nuff sed. |
All Reader Reviews by Eric Blumensaadt
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Allen and Mike's Backcountry Ski Book "Allen & Mike's Really Cool Backcountry Ski Book" is the very best book on teh eop I have ever read - and I've read most of them in the last 40 years of backcountry skiing and ca... |
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REI Kimtah Recently got the REI Kimtah eVent parka and on a Ruby Mountains, Nevada backpack found it to be as good a wind jacket as it is a rain parka. The sale price was $159.95 which is 30% off the regular ... |
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Eddie Bauer Down Sweater I purchased an Eddie Bauer Down Sweater (their term) on sale this summer for $89. It was reviewed by Will Riveted in his extensive articles of light down jackets and got a favorable, "middle-o... |
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Thermarest Trail Pro Regular I won my Trail Pro regular at a Sierra Club Outings leaders training seminar, otherwise I would not have spent the money B/C I seldom car camp. But now I have an alternative for a winter ski camping m... |
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Brunton Crux I bought the Brunton Flex because of its wider burner ring for better heat distribution so I wouldn't get a hot spot on the bottom of my pot when cooking. I was not aware that there was a Brunt... |
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tarptent moment I give the Moment a "5" because I feel it is currently the best solo single wall tent design. It has great quality, innovative design and excellent attention to detail. My previous solo ... |
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Carbelas GORE-TEX® PacLite® Rainy River Parka Cabela's Rainy River GTX PacLite parka (and pants) are THE bargain in good quality, lightweight, breathable rainwear at the 2010 regular $99. price. The Taslanized fabric is a matte finish, unlike... |
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Vargo Triad XE The XE version of Vargo's Triad is an improvement in several ways. 1. After I complained of the original removable alcohol burner being too small the company owner responded by making it larger... |
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Brunton Flex This is the newer version of the Prumus/Brunton Crux canister-top stove and appears to have corrected faults reported by Crux owners. First the number of fold-out pot supports has increased from 3... |
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Thermarest Neo-Air I purchased a Regular (72") Neo-Air mattress from REI in April of '09. In backyard "camp" testing at 40 F I found it to be definitely more comfortable than either my lightweight ... |
