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jerry adams (retiredjerry) - BPL Lifetime Member

My Locale Oregon and Washington
About Me I started hiking about 45 years ago. My first backpack was 40 years ago. I currently try to do one backpack trip of 5 nights every month (which can be tricky in the winter) 20 to 50 miles. Mostly I stay around Mount Hood, Columbia Gorge, Mount Adams, Goat Rocks, and the Olympic Peninsula. In recent years I have shifted to lightweight - my pack weight without food and water is about 15 lb (7 kg). I make a lot of my own gear - silnylon tarp-tent, bivy, synthetic bag, simple bag style pack. My sleeping pad is a Therm-a-Rest air mattress.
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Stateoregon
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Re: itemized weights / possible functional problems / weight penalties
good experiment, looking forward to results

In Make Your Own Gear » Frankenstein Cookkit Returns: New Lid, New Windscreen, More Better Testing
April 17, 8:05am
Re: Re: Re: Tabata training
Nick - you're one of those old people unable to consider any new ideas This is more aimed at optimizing Olympic athletes, not American's pursuing short cuts And it's a BBC program...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » The Truth About Exercise M. Mosley
April 16, 9:36pm
Re: IDG 20 inch mats
I'm 20 inches across at shoulders. If I lay on back with arms at sides, they fit on 20 inch pad. Measure again, I don't think you're 27 inches : )

In Philosophy & Technique » The "I don't get it" thread
April 16, 7:41pm
Re: edge drilling
Take a piece of wood on both sides and clamp it all together. Then drill through wood, metal, wood. The wood will keep the drill centered. Doesn't matter you're on edge of metal. (T...

In Make Your Own Gear » Having trouble drilling Aluminum
April 15, 6:59pm
Re: Re: What is your objective?
It was like 20 seconds of sprinting as hard as possible on stationery bike, then rest maybe a minute, 20 seconds sprint, 1 minute rest, 20 seconds sprint The objective is cardiovascular and insu...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » The Truth About Exercise M. Mosley
April 15, 5:31pm
Re: What is your objective?
he was talking about cardiovascular and insulin resistance

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » The Truth About Exercise M. Mosley
April 15, 4:06pm
The Truth About Exercise M. Mosley
Anyone see that on PBS http://watch.opb.org/video/2364989581/ He says that you get all the benefits from exercise if you do 20 seconds as fast as you can, rest a little, do it two more times....

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » The Truth About Exercise M. Mosley
April 15, 3:15pm
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Stream crossing horror stories
"How would you set up a rope for a stream crossing? How would you get the rope to the other side of the steam?" tie rope on one side walk across stream with rope tie rope on othe...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Stream crossing horror stories
April 15, 3:05pm
Re: Re: Re: Stream crossing horror stories
Yeah, you're probably right, if you need a rope there's too much water I remember crossing Coe Creek on Mt Hood. Some people were going to cross upstream of rope but I suggested they cr...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Stream crossing horror stories
April 15, 1:33pm
Re: Stream crossing horror stories
If you cross upstream of a rope, and the current sweeps you off feet, you'll go into rope which can trip you up - bad If you go downstream of a rope and hold on to it, it can be useful, wors...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Stream crossing horror stories
April 15, 11:46am

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