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Ryan Hutchins (ryan_hutchins) - BPL Forum Member
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All Forum Posts by Ryan Hutchins
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Re: Nols There are other lightweight course providers around. BPL even offers courses. I am not sure if those programs have the infrastructure that NOLS has in place, and thus the potential reach. We w... |
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Re: Institutional Lightweight Backpacking, NOLS or otherwise Jason, You express the challenges very well. Feel free to contact me to talk about what we are doing that might work for you too. I would love to hear about the successes that you have had in go... |
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Re: It's a religion Peter, I have to ask, are you being "far more questioning/accepting/inclusive" by using the above labels? We are a founding partner in Leave No Trace (LNT) ethics, and I think you woul... |
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Re: Shawn, NOLS gear? There are a lot of issue. 1) quantity of reccommended gear - yes we need to take less. 2)bomb proofness (and thus heavy) - yup that exists too. We need backpacks that will hold up to a minimum o... |
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NOLS instructor speaks Glad to see the discussion getting fired up here. I was the lead instructor of this seminar, and want to start by saying it was a great success in that everyone (NOLS/BPL/GoLite) all learned alot.... |
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Re: Why Backpacking? Yeah, it's too bad that he left on such sad terms, I wonder what he currently thinks of the school and the way it is being run. It's hard being the Instructor in the field and not always s... |
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Why I do it. Not my original thoughts (and I didn't go to Harvard), but sums up why I back pack a bunch. Directed more towards why I've chosen to work in the outdoors I guess, but it also touches on ma... |
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Re: Re: Another sled Were the poles mounted rigidly to the sled or was the coupling flexible? We use Automotive heater hose at the sled/pole connection, which works well. It allows some flex for terrain and hip movem... |
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Softshell & Windshirt I wear both in the winter. A superlight windshirt over a polypro for skinning and travel, then the softshell goes on over that for the descent, and sometimes over a light puff layer if it is reall... |
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Another sled Just another version: this is the old Mountain smith style, slightly modified for better tracking and manuverability. The crossed poles help alot in steering, there are also aluminum runners on... |
All Reader Reviews by Ryan Hutchins
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Lighten Up! by Don Ladigin This is the first resource I hand folks when teaching about lightweight backpacking skills. It provides insights and entertainment, while allowing space to make decisions, which I believe to be integ... |
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BackpackingLight.com I just got off the phone W/ Karen from BPL Customer service. She was really helpful in helping me out w/ a leaky torso-lite. She was quick to return my initial call (even though I missed her return ... |
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Bozeman Mountain Works Torsolite Pad I have about 4 weeks of camping with this pad under my back at night. It is pretty comfortable. I like the 1" thickness and the small packed size. Having said that, I'm a pretty big fella ... |
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Petzl e+LITE Overall I like the E-Lite as a versatile headlamp. The small size and weight are awesome. I agree the switch could be better, but I like that it basically locks when off so it can't be turned on ... |
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GoLite Hut 1 I have used the GoLite Hut 1 on a number of trips now both short and extended. The longest was a twelve day trip this summer. I encountered heavy rain for 11 out of twelve days of that trip. The ... |
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Montrail Hardrock I just picked up a pair of hardrocks for a 12 day trip into the Absoroka mountains of Wyoming. The trip was short notice so I had zero miles on these shoes prior to heading out. The shoes held up w... |
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Antigravity Gear .4 oz pepsi style alcohol stove http://www.antigravitygear.com/proddetail.php?prod=ALCBCS I used this stove briefly - over 5 days in the Idaho back country during the summer. the stove is incredibly light and simple to use. I f... |
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Mont Bell I returned a VERY old pair of MontBell gore-tex rainpant to the store in Boulder while living there. The Gore-tex was delaminating. I had cut all the tags out of the pants and they were seriously ha... |
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GU Energy Gel I really like GU (flavor dependant of course)! I have used it on mountaineering routes and backcountry skiing as well as road biking. I have found that it can work for sustained energy if you keep... |
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Petzl Tikka I have used a number of tikka headlamps since they came out, from the original to the plus. They work well and are, in my opinion, the new classic, much as the behemouth old school petzl headlamps we... |
