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Bob Bankhead (wandering_bob) - BPL Lifetime Member
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All Forum Posts by Bob Bankhead
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Nunatak Arc Specialist quilt This is a long way from the standard Arc Specialist. Please detail any customized parameters, including girths. You already mentioned the optional differential cut. The 11 oz fill weight mean... |
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Whats the best way to stay dry in the rain After a long, wet day, nothing beats crawling into a dry sleeping system. Accordingly, I religously carry 2 waterproof dry bags. One holds my down sleeping bag. Protecting it is priority nu... |
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Whats the best way to stay dry in the rain Stay indoors by the fireplace;- while factual, admittedly not relevant to the person trudging along a wet, muddy path through the falling rain trying to maintain a positive attitude about the wisdo... |
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source for titanium stakes Match both the style (crook, V, Y, nail, tubular) AND the length of your stake collection to the design of your shelter and the type of soil you will be encountering. There is no "one style... |
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Strange Trail Signs OK, I think we've gone far enough. Time to go back to the car. |
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Ice Ax Loop for Trekking Poles? Pass just the tip through the loop. Keep the scree basket ABOVE the loop Twist the pole 360°, closing the loop around the pole tip. Secure the pole handle towards the top of the pack. The scree... |
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Re: How do you actually visit your PM's on the site? As Bob stated, you cannot - on this forum. You CAN however save the email(s) you received informing you about the PM(s) and refer to those to read the message. |
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Re: On-Trail Route Finding: When the Trail is Hard to Follow HE LIVES! (or someone is just using his admin log-in) The rumors of his passing have been greatly exaggerated. and you were worried RJ may have abandoned you/us........ |
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Re: Re: Advice on CT Segment Hike Public transportation, no, not that I know about. However, you might get CO Mtn Express to do it, but it will cost you. Contact CO Mountain Express (http://ridecme.com or 1-800-525-6363). They r... |
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Advice on CT Segment Hike You didn't say when you're planning to do this. Segments 1-6 are, for the most part, relatively low (except Georgia Pass) with gentle elevation changes. Frankly, if you can reach the pa... |
All Reader Reviews by Bob Bankhead
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Western Mountaineering The Company WM products are a 5+ WM the company does not sell direct, only through dealers, ergo end-user contacts would not be expected. Their printed catalogues do list their address and FAX and telephone nu... |
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Mountain House Lasagna with Meat Sauce I use a lot of Mountain House Pro Packs and as much as I like the flavor and texture of this item, I avoid it like the plague. The overwhelming downside is the cheese they use. It does NOT rehydra... |
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Mountain House Sweet and Sour Pork with Rice One of my favorite Mountain House meals, albeit a tad too sweet for my taste; too much pineapple, not enough sour sauce. Nonetheless, it makes a great motivator to get to a dinner spot when I know one... |
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Mountain House Precooked Scrambled Eggs with Bacon I tried these several years ago when they first came out - no bacon in them then. They were horrible! Like a previous reviewer said, virtually flavorless yellow sponges. Last year I noticed they ha... |
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Gossamer Gear Lightrek 4 Adjustable CF Trekking Poles I decided not to buy these when they first came out because fully closed they were too long to carry on my pack in checked baggage on the plane, and I really didn't want to hassel with the maili... |
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Six Moon Designs Gatewood Cape I just returned from 22 nights in the high Sierra on the PCT and JMT. I had two days of constant high winds in Onion Valley, with sustained gusts to at least 50 mph. My trusty Gatewood Cape flapped a ... |
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Six Moon Designs Traveler backpack We have TWO Traveler packs. Early in 2008, we were shopping for a new pack for my wife, who has a short 14-1/2 inch torso length. We drove out to Ron's house to try the SMD Essence, but it did not... |
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Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil Dry Sack In addition to silnylon, Sea to Summit also now makes their Dry Sack line in eVENT fabric, both with and without compression capability. evac Dry Sack: available in 3, 5, 8, 13, 20, 35, and 65 lite... |
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Therm-A-Rest Ridgerest This has been my "go-to" sleeping pad for many years on the PCT. I've tried a variety of others but keep returning to this little beauty. It does a great job of insulating one from th... |
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Aloksak O.P 12.5 x 20" I have found them to be quite effective in the Sierras the past two summers. I have a Bearikade Expedition, and if you're not careful, the metal edges around the latches can slice an OP sak wh... |
