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Well... The Tarptent Moment and esp. the TT Notch both weigh even less and have more room. The Notch can be used W/ fly only or inner tent only. |
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Another option.., I have an REI Kimtah eVent parka and really like it. The regular price is a lot below the Montane Mohawk but REI members can get it on 20% off sales held several times a year. I normally wear a ... |
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Additional "safety" items... Very interesting article. The true "Fringe" element here, IMO, is being on the fringe of adequate shelter should a bad snowstorm have developed. > Personally I'd have wanted a T... |
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Akto design genius If one looks closely at the Akto solo tent and then at Tarptent's Moment, Notch and Scarps your can easily see the "theme and variation", with the Akto setting the theme of single hoo... |
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Washing DWR treated down Good question. PRO> Down garments are usually not washed often, esp. down bags. CON> DWR traditionally does not last long with repeated washings. Sooo... are these Dri Down and Down... |
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On the right track Ben, you're on teh right track with insulated clothing to extend your sleeping bag's temperature range. I've done the same thing with my WM Megalite (conservatively tated to 30 F.) a... |
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Moment, snow load and the future My modified Moment with the crossing pole inside the canopy will fare even better in a snow load, as will my similarly modified Scarp 2. The problem with the CURRENT Moment is all the mesh at m... |
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Cabela's what? Rocco, Exactly what Cabela's rain parks do you have? I have a Cabela's Rainy River GTX PacLite parka and pants for six years and have NEVER had them leak, even in hours-long Rocky Mounta... |
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You Tube demos (Roger Caffin? You there?) I GOOGLED Utility Flame and also got a warning from my ESET NOD 32 antivirus (bettter than Norton, et al.) and it said the security certificate had not yet been issued. So I went to YouTube and ... |
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Mountain/shoulder season use My avatar shows my Eddie Bauer Downlight Sweater. Ever since I d@mn near froze my family jewels in AUGUST on the PCT in a high valley near Olancha Peak I have used my down jacket for mountain ba... |
All Reader Reviews by Eric Blumensaadt
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Allen and Mike's Backcountry Ski Book "Allen & Mike's Really Cool Backcountry Ski Book" is the very best book on teh eop I have ever read - and I've read most of them in the last 40 years of backcountry skiing and ca... |
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REI Kimtah Recently got the REI Kimtah eVent parka and on a Ruby Mountains, Nevada backpack found it to be as good a wind jacket as it is a rain parka. The sale price was $159.95 which is 30% off the regular ... |
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Eddie Bauer Down Sweater I purchased an Eddie Bauer Down Sweater (their term) on sale this summer for $89. It was reviewed by Will Riveted in his extensive articles of light down jackets and got a favorable, "middle-o... |
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Thermarest Trail Pro Regular I won my Trail Pro regular at a Sierra Club Outings leaders training seminar, otherwise I would not have spent the money B/C I seldom car camp. But now I have an alternative for a winter ski camping m... |
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Brunton Crux I bought the Brunton Flex because of its wider burner ring for better heat distribution so I wouldn't get a hot spot on the bottom of my pot when cooking. I was not aware that there was a Brunt... |
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tarptent moment I give the Moment a "5" because I feel it is currently the best solo single wall tent design. It has great quality, innovative design and excellent attention to detail. My previous solo ... |
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Carbelas GORE-TEX® PacLite® Rainy River Parka Cabela's Rainy River GTX PacLite parka (and pants) are THE bargain in good quality, lightweight, breathable rainwear at the 2010 regular $99. price. The Taslanized fabric is a matte finish, unlike... |
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Vargo Triad XE The XE version of Vargo's Triad is an improvement in several ways. 1. After I complained of the original removable alcohol burner being too small the company owner responded by making it larger... |
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Brunton Flex This is the newer version of the Prumus/Brunton Crux canister-top stove and appears to have corrected faults reported by Crux owners. First the number of fold-out pot supports has increased from 3... |
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Thermarest Neo-Air I purchased a Regular (72") Neo-Air mattress from REI in April of '09. In backyard "camp" testing at 40 F I found it to be definitely more comfortable than either my lightweight ... |
