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Mary D (hikinggranny) - BPL Lifetime Member
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Oregon Winter Gearlist Kyle, the OP talked about backpacking in the rain (presumably lower altitude in western Oregon and Washington) and also at Crater Lake (high Cascades). To the OP: Even the high snowy Cascades... |
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Backpack Packing Strategy Heaviest stuff close to my back, just above my center of gravity. I should point out that since I'm a woman with rather large hips, my center of gravity is quite a bit lower than most people&#... |
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It's Always an Adventure "Have you ever been hiking through a pasture in the dark and saw a cows eyes shining back at you because of your headlamp?" Yes, but that's not what I watch for when walking throug... |
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Forum Updates Over the Next Few Days It will be interesting to see how many old nonpaying members come back (I know that a number have become active on other forums and have most definitely expressed how unhappy they are with BPL) and... |
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Multifunction Watches After trying unsuccessfully to adjust a watch with thermometer and altimeter features, I gave up on it, especially since I found I couldn't hear the alarm unless the watch was right against my ... |
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Pack size The main body of my pack is listed as 2600 cubic inches or 42.6 liters. This does not include the extension collar which I never have needed, even for 9-10 day solo trips. My pack does have gener... |
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BPL Forum Posting Policy Revision in Light of Recent SPAM Attacks Latest update from Ryan, posted this afternoon (Thurs 11/8) is here: http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=70133&skip_to_post=5994... |
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Multiple-use gear list If my gear list doesn't include everything between my skin and the trail, something will get left behind. My gear list is a dual-use item--besides tracking the weight, I print it out as a che... |
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Spanish food--a reminiscence Jamon serrano and/or queso manchego, on nice thick fresh crusty bread--the best sandwich of all IMHO! As Roger says, that will definitely keep you going all day! And you can eat it on the go! |
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Patagonia makes dry down After I washed my WM sleeping bag, following carefully (including using the recommended products) the instructions on the WM site, the bag had almost an inch more loft than when I bought it! And ... |
All Reader Reviews by Mary D
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Thermarest Neo-Air I purchased a short NeoAir in late May of 2009 from REI (using the 20% off coupon, which made it a less exorbitant purchase). The prospect of an air mat that was considerably lighter than my POE Insu... |
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Gossamer Gear ThinLight insulation pad 1/8" approx. 2 oz. So far I have found several uses for the 1/8" GG Thinlight pad: (1) Dog sleeping pad (cut to 36" long). It's just right for my 80-lb. dog who sleeps curled up in a ball. He's ... |
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Potable Aqua Iodine Drinking Water Germicidal Tablets I used these back in the mid-1980's to disinfect drinking water (that's about all that was available then other than filters or boiling). After one month, using them only on weekends, I broke... |
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Big Agnes Pumphouse Multi-Use Dry Sack and Pad Pump I purchased a Big Agnes Pumphouse soon after they came on the market in the summer of 2007. It is advertised on the BA web site as a "...pad pump, dry sack, stuff sack, pillow, water carrier, ba... |
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Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil Dry Sack In the past, I've read in a number of places (including Jim Wood's excellent article on "Keeping Your Critical Gear Dry") that these sacks have failed the submersion test. This prob... |
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Pacific Outdoor Products Insul Mat Max-Thermo My POE Insulmat Max Thermo (now the Ether Thermo, but I got the old model on closeout) just finished its second backpacking season. I'm in my early 70's so these old bones and joints ain... |
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Big Agnes Clearview I know that this pad is supposedly the same thickness as my POE InsulMat Max Thermo (now the Ether Thermo). However, it has more tubes, which seem to make it effectively thinner. The Clearview has t... |
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SteriPen Adventurer My big complaint with the Steripen Adventurer is that I could not work the switch! It's fine for those with big strong hands (the kind who regularly open jars for their SO), but not for me (I can... |
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Six Moon Designs Lunar Solo I bought a Six Moon Designs Lunar Solo (e) in June of 2007 and used it through two backpacking seasons. First of all, I need to point out that my Labrador retriever backpacks with me (he's part... |
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Backcountrygear.com I am a relatively recent convert to lightweight backpacking (I didn't know all this wonderful stuff existed--you'd never know it from a trip through REI or by reading Backpacker) and this is m... |
