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Miguel Arboleda (butuki) - BPL Lifetime Member

My Locale Kanto Plain, Japan
About Me The top of the mountain is more an afterthought than a destination for me. Its the trees and creatures, the weather and people along the way that make the walking good. It's why it's always so hard to come back down. And why, with the odor of days imprinted in synthetics, my coming back down is hard for others, too!
StateTokyo
CountryJapan
My Website URLhttp://laughing-knees.com

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All Forum Posts by Miguel Arboleda

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Re: To Kindle or not...that is the question
John, certainly. But that is not what the publishers have done. What has mainly been done is the cheapest possible transfer of the text, with minimum formatting, in many cases not even splitting up...

In GEAR » To Kindle or not...that is the question
May 31, 8:03pm

Re: To Kindle or not...that is the question
I love reading on my Kindle, and have read nearly all my books for the last two years on it, but one very big drawback with digital reading devices is that it is very difficult to read books like g...

In GEAR » To Kindle or not...that is the question
May 31, 5:27pm

Re: FB Meals
120 g of carbs per cup? That's incredibly high! For an average, no-hiking day, most diabetics (actually anyone, really) shouldn't need more than 100 g of carbs per day... and thats at the h...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Freezer Bag Meals For Diabetics
May 31, 9:38am

...and Alice Falls...
One Headlamp to Rule Them All, And in the Dark Outshine Them.

In GEAR » One Headlamp to Rule them All?
May 31, 3:53am

Re: Freezer Bag Meals For Diabetics
Doug, in spite of my strong advocacy of low carb eating (see the "My Paleo" thread), as a fellow diabetic, I agree with Laurie, when it comes to diabetes, especially after all I've le...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Freezer Bag Meals For Diabetics
May 30, 10:50am

Re: Antarctica book suggestions
My all time favorite book on arctic travel is, "This Cold Heaven" by Gretel Ehrlich. It's about living and traveling with the Inuit in Greenland. Made me want to give up everything an...

In GEAR » Antarctica book suggestions
May 30, 9:19am

Re: "Olympus news"
Thanks, Rick. I'm really excited about this purchase and feel that I will finally be able to launch into fully engaging with the camera and forget about constantly wishing for more, as I was wi...

In Photography » Olympus news
May 30, 5:53am

Re: Antarctica book suggestions
I second Roger's recommendations. I also liked "Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica" by Sara Wheeler.

In GEAR » Antarctica book suggestions
May 30, 1:04am

Re: Tarptent Notch
Franco, I love the way your mind works! That bivy alternative setup is great, and very useful to know!

In Gear Deals » Tarptent Notch
May 29, 6:18pm

Re: "Olympus news"
Just bought mine last night. I haven't had time to do anything but take it out of the box and charge the batteries, but you're right, Rick, it's small.but feels right. I love the manual...

In Photography » Olympus news
May 29, 5:37pm

All Reader Reviews by Miguel Arboleda

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Gossamer Gear The One
These are comments I made in the forum, just added here for easy reference: I just got back from a three day walk with the One yesterday. It was great, just what I wanted. It's still very much ...

In Shelters - Single Wall Tents
May 17, 6:08am

ULA Equipment
I just received my Arctic Pack yesterday, a pack that I wasn't going to buy at first because of the expense, but after reading other people's reviews and my just not having enough time to make...

In 1 - COMPANIES (Customer Service)
July 06, 12:32am

Mountain Equipment Co-op (Canada)
I became a member of MEC in 1992, paying the membership fee and enjoying buying things at great prices and getting very well made gear that you couldn't find anywhere else. Ever since the regul...

In 1 - COMPANIES (Customer Service)
February 02, 9:45am

TarpTent
I have three of Henry's creations, the original Squall, the Squall 2, and the Rainbow. All of them have performed wonderfully and have changed the way I go backpacking (along with Glen van Peski a...

In 1 - COMPANIES (Customer Service)
January 18, 10:24am

Mont Bell
(well, what do you know, I can't use the word "f*nny pack"!) I've been using MontBell gear since 1977, two years after they started, when I bought my first rain poncho. I still ha...

In 1 - COMPANIES (Customer Service)
December 16, 8:36pm

Shires Tarptent Rainbow

In Shelters - Single Wall Tents
September 07, 12:13am