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All Forum Posts by Tjaard Breeuwer
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How much should it weigh? Listed weigh is 320g/11 which is weird anyway, as 11 oz is 312g, not 320. So,is it supposed to be 312g or 320? [edited because I said my Xlite wms was too heavy, it turns out it's a... |
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And they offer one of the only hoodies out there Nice deal. |
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Non hooded was reviewed by Will Rietvelt. Do a search here on BPL, it was reviewed by Will. There was a big discrepancy between lsited weight and measured weight. Who knows what that spells for fill weight. |
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Cheap, light pick two Light insulated pants under $100? We can all dream.... The Montbell's are the least expensive and lightest ones, plus being a big company, they can often be found on sale. If you have... |
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Hooded Mount. Hardw. Nitrous jacket $139 Hooded MHW Nitrous Down jkt at mountaingeaar.com: http://www.mountaingear.com/webstore/Clothing/Nitrous-Hooded-Jacket-Men-s/_/R-228259.htm?voucherCode=97950&utm_source=adwords&utm_medi... |
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If you are going to get one, get a decent one I would suggest a liquid filled (all serious compasses are) and declination adjustment. I know you can do the math in your head, but when you really need to use it in a stressful situation, you are... |
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several low hanging fruit Obviously the tent. That is a lot of weight for a solo shelter. Camp shoes Waterbottles. Way heavy for that much capacity. Sunglasses, most weigh 1 oz, you list 2.6. What's the solar blanke... |
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Definitely ditch the pack cover Indeed, a poncho and a pack cover serve about the same purpose and the poncho does a much better job at it. |
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Clothes You could probably leave some stuff behind I would suggest: Montbell EX Light Down Jacket - 5.7 oz OR Helium II - 6.4 oz Patagonia Houdini - 4.3 oz North Face Paramount Peak Convertible Pant... |
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Or the sturdy plastic ones from the Deli counter At our Coop's delic counter they have the corn based plastic utensils, fairly strong and light, and free-ish |
All Reader Reviews by Tjaard Breeuwer
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Enlightened Equipment Revelation X Quality: The sewing is very neatly done, I have not looked super close at the fabric but from a casual glance I don't see any blemishes. Nice soft hand. Fit: I have a 6'6&qu... |
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Golite Hex 3 I was surprised to see we fit comfortably with our family of 4, while using the nest. By hanging it from a line between two trees, we have room for a double bag in the center and no pole to be knocke... |
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L.L. Bean Ultralight 850 Down Jacket I returned the L tall I had ordered, as the sleeves were too short. I ended up with a Montbell in XL which had longer sleeves and was no more baggy than the L tall LL Bean. |
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Montbell Down inner pants As mentioned these are a nice and light pair of warm pants. Sorry for the exclamation marks but I have never found stock pants like this! The great news with these is that they fit very slim for... |
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mont-bell Thermawrap Parka & Pants I got the womens size S for my daughter, who wears size 6(yr old) kids clothes normally. The lightest hooded kids parka I could find was the Marmot Amadablam. This is lighter, longer in the waist ... |
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02 Rainwear Rain Suit The design is poor, with a crummy hood that doesn't cover my chin and no bill, short sleeves and body, wide opening at the waist and no articulation anywhere. Wimpy rainflap over a very porous zip... |
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Cioch Direct /Paramo custom I have a Cioch Direct Glamaigh and can only echo the previous comments: It is as breathable as an uncoated windshell,but the liner makes it as warm as a windshell with light fleece underneath. So ... |
