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MSR Reactor vs. regular stove Both these stoves have been reviewed on BPL: http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/co_series_supplement_1_msr_reactor.html http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpacki... |
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The Yukon Bruce, glad to hear you like my book. There should be a fourth edition sometime though not in the next year or so. The Yukon hike was wonderful. There are virtually no trails so route finding wa... |
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Pertex Quantum vs. Event Bill, the Pertex website is confusing. But as Mike points out Rab use Pertex Quantum Endurance so it certainly exists. As well as the DWR it has a thin membrane on the inside to provide the waterpr... |
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Pertex Quantum vs. Event Oops! I missed the word Endurance out of my first post (I've added it now). Pertex Quantum is not very water resistant, Pertex Quantum Endurance, which is used for the Ultra, is the one with th... |
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Pertex Quantum vs. Event Pertex is a family of fabrics, some of which are waterproof. Pertex Shield, as used in the Rab Survival Zone bivi bag, is waterproof. Pertex Quantum Endurance is just about waterproof - it has a hy... |
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Ed Wardle's trek across the Yukon Hm, I don't like the "harrowing survival odyssey" stuff. I spent three months walking south-north through the Yukon and whilst some of the hiking was tough I enjoyed it. |
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RAB Quality Sounds like you've been unlucky with the Rab sleeping bag. I've been using Rab bags for over a decade and some have had much hard usage and I've not had any problems. I've also foun... |
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Westcomb vs Rab + Berghaus Berghaus is one of the big names in quality outdoor gear in the UK (clothing, footwear & packs) and has been for 30 years. They were one of the first companies to use Gore-Tex, in the late 1970... |
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What shelter for Nepal? I've led three treks in Nepal, all of them camping trips. On two I used the heavy cotton double A pole tents provided by the trekking company but on one I used my Phoenix Phreeranger tent, whic... |
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Tarptent vs MSR: Waterproofing seams? The question of proofing tent seams is an interesting. I suspect that makers advise it because they are then covered if the tent leaks. I don't proof seams until they leak. I'm still waitin... |
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