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All Forum Posts by Frank Perkins
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Re: My gear list(s): will all of it fit into golite ion? You can create a very rough simulation of the ion by using an old garbage bag, some math and duct tape. Check this out: click here |
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Re: Re: Simulating Pack size Thanks for the help Aaron, I think Ill do this: Ill create a 10 inch diameter circle and then create a rectangular piece of 31.4 * 28 This would give me 5^2 * 3.14 * 28 = 2198cl Thanks,... |
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Simulating Pack size My current pack is 4200 cl and I believe I can get a smaller pack, but I'm not exactly sure how small. To test to see how much room my gear takes up, I took a 3mm garbage bag which is 158L. S... |
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Re: A Very Thorough MYOG Site Bill, what's the link to your 50 MYOG links? I didn't find it on your blog. Always a fan of your work and I would like to bookmark it. |
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Re: Mitten Sock Just fiddling around I was trying to see how to incorporate a thumb loop in the sock when I realized that if you put the tip of my thumb at the heel of the sock, it actually works like a mitten. ... |
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Re: ROFL -- The Day After Personally, I liked the ranking system. It's not perfect, but who cares. Maybe a simple formula of gear reviews + forum posts would suffice to help define a user's activity on the website. |
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Mitten Sock Part of my standard 3 season gear list is a pair of lightweight gloves and also an extra pair of socks, mostly used for sleeping at night. I have heard of using socks as a pair of gloves, but neve... |
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Mini Trip Report - Bear Mountain, CT Although I have enjoyed the outdoors since I was a child, I have only started backpacking about 3 years ago. Seriously, for the past two. I say "seriously" because it's become my nu... |
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Re: Cost of Gear Lists???? I have the weight and also the cost of most of the items on my gear list. I only need about 800 bucks to shave 5lbs off my current gear list ;-) My Gear list |
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Re: Canonical Clothing List I agree with Pamela, experimentation is the only way to really know what you need to bring. I did a quick 4 mile hike around the lake this past weekend and it was about 34 degrees, light wind and ... |
All Reader Reviews by Frank Perkins
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Patagonia My R1 hoody stitching started to fall apart and they took back the old one and sent me a brand new one. I also had a rip in my micropuff vest when my waist cinch cord ripped out. Again, no proble... |
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Backcountry.com Never had an issue with them so they get a 5 |
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Taco Bell Spork I recently used the TacoHell spork on a recent 3 person trip. I had titanium spoon, but my brother and cousin did not and this was a free and light alternative. Unfortunately, two of the sporks brok... |
