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Stephen Barber (grampa) - BPL Lifetime Member
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re: I have a few Mike sez: "The ZT 0560 is also a great knife for the money. " The ZT 560/561 are very nice knives indeed, and surprizingly light for what they are. |
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Heresy? High Topped Gore-tex Shoe! Since being converted to the Gospel of BLP according to St. Mike of the C!, I've been faithful to always wear only low-topped non-gore-tex trail runners that were ultra breathable. But in f... |
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FBC - Size of Bag? I've been using quart sized freezer bags for some time now, but I'm getting tired of all the excess bag I have to reach through to get to the food! Does anyone use a pint sized bag? Are the... |
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re: Pemmican Follow-up - Paleo Spices! Interesting ideas, Mr. T! I'll have to experiment with that! This summer on most of my hikes I would take a standard freeze dried meal, split it in half, add a chunk of pemmican to each, the... |
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re: Re: Ultralight Packs Capable of Carrying A Berikade Expdition The ULA Epic is designed to take a rolled-up packraft beneath the dry bag pack body. I've put a Bearicade Scout under the pack bag with no problems. I put some silicon dots on the wrap-around t... |
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re: Three season use Stuart says: " "Three season" requirements here in Colorado are very different than in Southern California." Very true! ;) |
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UL 7 Just chiming in to agree with the many positive comments on this pad. I also use the schnozzle bag as a pack liner/sleep system bag. Below freezing, the Downmat shines, but for three season, the UL... |
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Another side sleeper I use Zpacks sleeping bags, and am very happy with them. They work as a quilt or a bag, depending on how hot/cold it is. See my review (and a few tweaks) here: http://www.backpackinglight.com/cg... |
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re: Re: ultralite knife The lightest folding knife I've battoned wood with is a standard size SAK. Be careful of the joint, and use technique, not brute strength. |
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Science and Giardia Giardia and backpackers is a difficult subject to do good scientific research. It's about a disease which is socially embarrassing, difficult to easily and accurately diagnose, and will often r... |
All Reader Reviews by Stephen Barber
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ZPacks Sleeping Bag 40* and 20* This is the side sleepers dream bag! The bags are filled with 900 fill power goose down, outer shell is green .95 oz/sq yd Pertex Quantum ripstop nylon, and the liner is black .67 oz/sq yd nylon. ... |
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Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XLite Sleeping Pad Upon receipt of the pad, I inflated it to sleeping firmness, and stood it up against the bookcase. An hour later it looked rather soft; three hours later it was in a pile on the floor. Brand new, and ... |
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Lawson Equipment Customer Service I've purchased from Lawson on several different occasions. I've always gotten excellent service, fast shipping (especially considering I live clear across the country!), and good interaction v... |
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ULA Catalyst I've spent the last two years trying to find a pack that is both light and comfortable, ie, transfers weight to the hip bones well. To date, i had found packs that were only one but not the other ... |
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Bushbuddy "Ultra" (BPL/Ryan Jordan/Arctic 1000 Version) Wood Stove I was able to pick up a Bushbuddy Ti used, and can't imagine why anyone would want to get rid of one! I used it repeatedly this summer and have been absolutely delighted with it! It is probably... |
