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Tom Kirchner (ouzel) - BPL Lifetime Member

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All Forum Posts by Tom Kirchner

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Feeding port??
"At my age the brain cells have to run towards each other just to get close enough to accomplish a single thought." Wait until you get my age and they run right past each other. It ai...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Ensure Shakes any good
February 05, 8:54pm

Re: Re: Down With CITIZENS UNITED!!
"Isn't that how we ended up with Australia?" ROTFL. Oh crap, now look at the mess I made on my keyboard!

In Chaff » Corporations are Soylent Green!
February 05, 8:38pm

Re: Re: Re: 'Judge, jury and executioner': Legal experts fear implications of White House drone memo
"It is about precedent. It's continuation of the erosision of our rights. It lets the US kill its own citizens without due process. This and the unprecedented use of executive orders are d...

In GEAR » quadcopter/drones for backpacking (the future is coming)
February 05, 8:35pm

Re: Re: Feeding port??
"I believe that this is what Sarah is referring to in her post. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy or PEG tube." John, I thought you knew better than to take me seriously? ;0)

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Ensure Shakes any good
February 05, 5:12pm

Re: Re: Re: Re: Palisade 14ers from the JMT
"that route up to Wallace lake makes perfect sense now that i look at it. thanks for the info, i'd rather go up the more aesthetic way and its also rated a little easier too. after looking...

In Mountaineering & Alpinism » Palisade 14ers from the JMT
February 05, 5:00pm

Re: Changes are afoot
"Boy Scouts are to be morally straight. How this is defined has changed over the years and now it sounds like the definition will be left to local officials." Tom Lehrer has always ha...

In Chaff » BSA discrimination policy :(
February 04, 5:43pm

Re: Re: Ensure Shakes any good
"When I was young, my Grandfather had a number of strokes and lived on Ensure via a feeding port for years. That stuff always smelled so nasty to me. They must have added a lot of flavoring/su...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Ensure Shakes any good
February 04, 5:35pm

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: bushybushybushybushybushybushy CRAFT
" But if I'm backpacking off trail miles and miles from the nearest person, I have to be self reliant to survive." There are a fair number of people on this site who backpack off t...

In GEAR » Bushcrafting Gear!!!
February 03, 8:08pm

Re: Re: Palisade 14ers from the JMT
"Tom, if i was to do Russell, wouldn't it make sense to do it from guitar/arctic lake on the west side. it looks like the west couloir is rated class 4. if i was to do the east ridge, what...

In Mountaineering & Alpinism » Palisade 14ers from the JMT
February 03, 5:45pm

Re: Ensure Shakes any good
"Just picked up a case of Ensure at Costco today. Wondering if I can use it as breakfast shake for 2-3 night trips." You bet. Even better, IME, is to use the powdered version mixed 2 ...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Ensure Shakes any good
February 02, 8:14pm

All Reader Reviews by Tom Kirchner

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Gossamer Gear ThinLight insulation pad 1/8" approx. 2 oz.
Having used both of the above mentioned combinations(only with a Mens' Prolite 3), I heartily concur with their rating(s). It would be hard to find a piece of insulation/protection/padding that g...

In Sleeping Pads - Foam
October 27, 5:20pm

ULA Circuit
Pro's: 1) Light; 2) Durable for the weight(like Kevin, I've done some off-trail/bushwhacking(Wanda Lake to Martha Lake via Davis Lakes/N. Goddard Creek) with only minor abrasion on the waist...

In Backpacks - Internal Frame
August 29, 6:16pm

RailRiders Adventure Shirt
Scott, Check out travelcountry.com for the eco-mesh shirt. They have free shipping whereas Railriders charges a pretty hefty fee. I've been using this shirt for years and consider it the best S...

In Clothing - Baselayer & Fleece - SYNTHETIC
April 06, 5:27pm

Therm-A-Rest Pro-Lite 4
Hi David, What you are experiencing with your Prolite-4 is a common phenomenon in my experience with the Prolite-3. It is, however, easy to mitigate. Just position the valve next to your shoulder o...

In Sleeping Pads - Inflatable
April 04, 5:17pm

Therm-A-Rest Pro Lite 3
I've used the Prolite-3 almost since it came out with good success. It compresses well, is very light FOR ITS SIZE(what would a TorsoLite weigh if it was 20"x48"??), and insulates just ...

In Sleeping Pads - Inflatable
March 15, 6:02pm

REI Peak UL
I've been using the Peak UL carbon fiber poles(womens' non antishock 3 section model-11.2 oz/pr) ever since they came on the market and have been ecstatic about their performance. Like some other pos...

In Trekking Poles
November 04, 5:58pm