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Max Dilthey (mdilthey) - BPL Premium Member

My Locale Western Massachusetts
About Me 23 year old backpacker, cyclist, and university outing club leader. As an environmental science major, I have been making the outdoors the priority of my existence since 2011.
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In Gear Swap » FS: Mountain Hardwear Windstopper Tech Fleece Jacket Men's Large
March 18, 11:10pm
Not Icebreaker
I like Ibex. I tolerate Smartwool (but they have the best socks). Icebreaker falls short of both of those, in my opinion. The only Icebreaker item I have that I like are my Icebreaker bike short...

In GEAR » Wool Midlayer
March 18, 10:54pm
Wow! Thank you all!
So many great ideas! I think I'll do a little combining. Going to do a vegetable soup with potatoes and pasta shells. Good stuff in, good stuff out! I'm sure it's a hard recipe to botch...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Need a good 1-pot meal for 25 people
March 18, 6:28pm
My Solution
I use the torso pad and nothing underneath my legs.

In GEAR » Torso Length Pad Users - How do you deal with a soaked backpack?
March 18, 9:32am
Re: Spider silk!
"The reporter talked about using it to make ballistic vests but I thought why save lives? It would make an awesome pack or tarp." Spoken like a true backpacker. I laughed!

In GEAR » Where have all the silnylon packs gone?
March 18, 12:01am
Quiche?
It's gotta be vegetarian, since some of our group members are earthy-crunchy. How hard is it to make a quiche?

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Need a good 1-pot meal for 25 people
March 17, 3:53pm
Need a good 1-pot meal for 25 people
Hi guys, I run a student camping trip several times a semester. All of our trips have been 2 nights, so it's been easy enough to do Wraps on the first night and a big pot of vegetarian chili...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Need a good 1-pot meal for 25 people
March 17, 2:51pm
Other Stuff
Here's some things that haven't been mentioned, but are pretty important: 1. Glove system: You're gonna want at least two, but up to three or four, pairs of Polartec or Wool liner...

In GEAR » Gear for -20 to -50 degrees?
March 17, 2:49pm
Need a good meal for 25 people
Moving this to the Food section :)

In GEAR » Need a good meal for 25 people
March 17, 2:32pm
Incremental Change
Jerry, If you cut the handle off your toothbrush, cut the margins off your maps, cut the tags off your shirts, trim the extra webbing off your bag, cut the belt loops off your pants, take the st...

In GEAR » Pack Weight
March 17, 12:42pm

All Reader Reviews by Max Dilthey

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Kelty backpacks redwing 3100, red cloud 6650
I have two packs; a lightweight pack and a big, indestructible monster. It's good to have something reliable to fall back on for deep winter, or trips where you're carrying extra gear for some...

In Backpacks - Internal Frame
February 02, 5:52am
Boreas Men's Buttermilk 40
Fit: This bag has a superb fit that places more pressure on your lower back, which distributes weight to the hips and keeps your upper back cool. I was impressed with how well this pack vented, even w...

In Backpacks - Internal Frame
November 24, 7:19pm