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Piper S. (sbhikes) - BPL Forum Member

My Locale Santa Barbara (Name: Diane)
About Me I hiked 3000 miles of the PCT over 2008 and 2009, about half the trail each time. I now hike in the backcountry of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. I'm a Trail Ambassador for Gossamer Gear.
CitySanta Barbara
StateCA
CountryUSA
My Website URLhttp://santabarbarahikes.com
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Re: Water as off switch?
It's really super windy on the PCT in Southern California and alcohol stoves don't have enough weight to hold themselves down. There were many evenings on the PCT I was afraid to use my sto...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Alcohol Stoves a fire hazard?
February 10, 5:13pm
Re: Future trend coffee cup with backpacking applications?
That's the weirdest thing I've ever seen. I never considered how difficult it would be to drink in space.

In Philosophy & Technique » Future trend coffee cup with backpacking applications?
February 10, 4:49pm
Re: secret places
There are two hikes I wrote up for my website about hiking in Santa Barbara that I took down. People thought they were too special to advertise. They were probably right, even though one of them st...

In Philosophy & Technique » selfish - a secret place
February 10, 11:14am
Re: Re: Name vs History
I agree that the lack of being able to identify things in the natural world is a symptom of how distant we are to it. I think what is worse is that a lack of knowing or caring seems to come along w...

In Philosophy & Technique » What's in a name OR do you even care?
February 10, 11:07am
Re: Re: Re: Re: Keto
For my potassium problems I have been bringing NUUN tablets on hikes, but on regular days I have a bottle of potassium tablets. Potassium + salt + magnesium seems to help me with cramps. I found...

In Philosophy & Technique » Ketogenic diet as a way to lighten pack?
February 10, 10:28am
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: I do
I do not look for magic mushrooms. I only eat the unmistakable ones, the ones with no poisonous look-alikes or whose look-alikes are really easy to spot. Chanterelles are easy to ID once you've...

In Philosophy & Technique » What's in a name OR do you even care?
February 08, 8:09am
Re: artifacts vs.trash
It bugs me that only national park or forest service employees are allowed to know the location and go see the rock art. There's lots of rock art in the Los Padres National Forest but you aren&...

In Philosophy & Technique » Petroglyphs vs Graffiti, artifacts vs trash
February 07, 8:02pm
Re: GPS
The GPS in the car is fun to use when you don't know all the freeways to take to get somewhere. But I don't know how to use a hiking GPS. A lot of the time, I have to find my way by looking...

In Philosophy & Technique » Is GPS All in Our Heads?
February 07, 7:53pm
Re: Clothing color choice
I like it. I always like that sort of green/lime/puce color.

In GEAR » Clothing color choice
February 07, 7:21pm
Re: Re: Re: I do
I used to not care. In fact, I really didn't want to know the names. I felt that knowing the name separated me from the flower or plant or whatever. Closed me off from the more primitive, unmed...

In Philosophy & Technique » What's in a name OR do you even care?
February 07, 7:20pm

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