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Steven Hanlon (asciibaron) - BPL Forum Member

My Locale Mid Atlantic
About Me didn't make my twice a month goal in 2011 for a few reasons, but 2012 looks like a good bet for at least once a month. long live the trail!

Jan - Northfork Mtn overnighter - 10 miles
Feb - AT Rt40 - Raven Rock overnighter - 28 miles
Mar - AT Rt40 - Raven Rock overnighter - 28 miles
Apr - Dolly Sods - weekender - 25 miles
Jun - Dolly Sods - weekender - 26 miles
Jul - Dolly Sods trail work weekend - 12 miles
CityMillersville
StateMaryland
My Website URLhttp://asciibaron.dyndns.org

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All Forum Posts by Steven Hanlon

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know your history
there is a reason the Forest Service is under the Dept. of Ag and not the Dept of the Interior like the NPS. they have completely different roles and they have, at times, conflicting ideas on what...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Forest Service to Drop Adventure Pass Fee
March 05, 7:30pm

how much do they weigh?
two pullovers and a lined jacket which might be pretty heavy. i'm not a fan of pullovers, i'll keep digging. there is an Eddie bauer jacket that is 100w and $40.00 plus shipping ;) m...

In GEAR » Marmot Reactor vs Patagonia R1
March 05, 6:10pm

Re: Re: not a liquid???
"That chemical mixture will freeze at 32 F? Probably not." buy one and try it out. :) it will crystallize at -5 C, a temp most of us have backpacked in.

In GEAR » Kindle in cold weahter
March 05, 6:01pm

not a liquid???
the Kindle uses an electrophoretic display (that's the E in eInk) that uses titanium dioxide in a hydrocarbon oil suspension with a dark dye added creating a liquid polymer that is sandwiched b...

In GEAR » Kindle in cold weahter
March 05, 3:32pm

checked everywhere...
cabelas, llbean, rei, mec, nothing in the price ranges stated here. lands end has a $40.00 fleece that looks like it weighs 2 pounds (it's double sided!) weight is an issue, i have a 6 year old...

In GEAR » Marmot Reactor vs Patagonia R1
March 05, 2:39pm

huh?
building up a wilderness area does not preserve it nor does it foster a preservation mindset - that idea has been tried many times - it just enables the wholesale conversion of a wilderness into a ...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Forest Service to Drop Adventure Pass Fee
March 05, 2:23pm

cheaper = better
thanks for the advice - i'll see what i can find. $100.00 is expensive for some water bottles :)

In GEAR » Marmot Reactor vs Patagonia R1
March 05, 10:22am

Mille Bornes
for about a year straight on every trip we played Mille Bornes. not very heavy and fun for 4 people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mille_Bornes

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Games - Recomendations
March 05, 10:20am

read Dan White's book
read Dan White's book and then do the exact opposite. it boggles my mind what people think or don't think when they head out into a desert. "this water is heavy glug glug glug"

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Critical Skills for PCT?
March 05, 10:16am

@ Jim W
working for the state level park service, i think the fee isn't to fund the park, it's to make it unattractive to minimize the burden on the resource. those that really want to be there wi...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Forest Service to Drop Adventure Pass Fee
March 05, 10:13am

All Reader Reviews by Steven Hanlon

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Marmot Precip Jacket Mens
i picked up my Marmot Precip in 2005 from REI for $42.83 - i figured i couldn't go wrong at that price. if it didn't work well for backpacking, i could wear it as a casual jacket. it has b...

In Clothing - Raingear
November 11, 8:13am

McHale 0-Sarc UL
I have the SARC Chasm version and would recommend this pack to anyone who has suffered with ill fitting mass produced packs. It's a tad on the heavy side, but for me, that's not a problem sin...

In Backpacks - Internal Frame
April 27, 5:34pm