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Tom Lyons (towaly) - BPL Forum Member

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For people who are accustomed to 3-5 pound sleeping bags that probably don't even work as cold as 20*F, this seems to offer a lot of bang for the buck. Remember, it's half the cost of a ...

In GEAR » ULA Sleeping bag
September 07, 9:17am
re
Some thoughts. I think you can get an 8x10 tarp very cheap. Even a low-dollar urethane coated tarp, which might be around a pound or so, will be a LOT lighter and easier to carry than any of tho...

In GEAR » Newbie With Questions
September 07, 9:01am
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I have seen another bag recently which has similar down spec, by Klymit. Price is similar too. I think it's possible that some of these manufacturers are using this stiffer down quality to ...

In GEAR » ULA Sleeping bag
September 07, 6:48am
opsack
I have been thinking of trying an opsack for my hang bag. They don't require bear canisters around here, and a good hang bag is the generally accepted system. The raccoons are probably the mo...

In GEAR » Opsack + bear canister to avoid bear run ins and to increase safety.
September 07, 5:25am
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I'm trying to ditch my USGI poncho too. I weighed it at almost 13 ounces. I'm looking at a Gatewood Cape or something like that to do double duty, and replace my 5x8 Siltarp and my mil p...

In GEAR » Rain Gear
September 06, 4:26pm
Re: My setup
I didn't know about the Golite poncho tarp. It seems to be nice, but it's "not in stock" or may be discontinued. Nobody has it, not even Golite. It's about the same size as...

In GEAR » Gatewood Cape vs ?
September 06, 2:59pm
Gatewood Cape vs ?
A Gatewood Cape weighs ~11 ounces, and it's Serenity Bug Tent weighs ~8 ounces. Roughly 19 oz. total. What other systems can perform competitively with this system of almost full coverage s...

In GEAR » Gatewood Cape vs ?
September 06, 2:10pm
Re: luggage shipping
Ha! Erik, I figured that somebody would come up with that angle! However, my items are much more mundane, are legal, and much less dangerous.

In GEAR » All I want are some socks...but the shipping cost...OMG!
September 06, 8:18am
Shipping costs
I work in a business which often has overseas shipping needs, and many of my customers arrange to have me ship their items to a friend who is visiting the US, and their friend takes it home in thei...

In GEAR » All I want are some socks...but the shipping cost...OMG!
September 06, 6:21am
Follow up on sizing, and general impressions,
Just to follow up on this thread, my Stoic Wraith arrived last night, and I'm quite pleased. I ordered the Size XL, and I'm 5'10" tall and 225 pounds with an ex-bodybuilder's ...

In GEAR » Stoic Wraith Wind Shell, Any Opinions ?
September 06, 6:05am

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