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Piper S. (sbhikes) - BPL Forum Member

My Locale Santa Barbara (Name: Diane)
About Me I hiked 3000 miles of the PCT over 2008 and 2009, about half the trail each time. I now hike in the backcountry of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. I'm a Trail Ambassador for Gossamer Gear.
CitySanta Barbara
StateCA
CountryUSA
My Website URLhttp://santabarbarahikes.com
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Re: Alter Ego backpacking gear update
I kind of disagree that your website has to look super professional, and I'm a professional web developer. I have purchased lots of products from some of the ugliest websites out there, mostly ...

In GEAR » Alter Ego backpacking gear update
December 13, 5:21pm

Re: Just Do It
I would totally support my partner taking time out to go on trips or whatever. Sometimes I really just want some quiet time at home with the whole house to myself. I find it hard to believe that ot...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » How do you do it?
December 13, 10:12am

Re: Transitioning from 3-4 Day Trips to Two Weeks (and Beyond)
I think it is reasonable to plan for 20 mile days if you are already comfortable with that. When I was hiking the PCT, I found that I really enjoyed having a half day or a whole day off every week ...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Transitioning from 3-4 Day Trips to Two Weeks (and Beyond)
December 13, 10:05am

Re: Quality of your work
Looks like you are using a site-builder through your web host. Nothing wrong with that. You could shrink the font size down by several sizes and it would look a lot better. You really need pictu...

In GEAR » Alter Ego backpacking gear update
December 13, 9:38am

Re: How do you do it?
I never had children so I can't really offer much. I will admit that I simply do not do things around the house that others think are important. The house is cleaned infrequently and not very t...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » How do you do it?
December 05, 1:26pm

Re: Re: What do you use for a pillow?
My problem is I drool really bad on backpack trips so I have to sleep on my back the entire night. Even if I roll over to the side, I have to keep my head as if it were on my back. The only benefit...

In Philosophy & Technique » What do you use for a pillow?
December 05, 1:05pm

Re: Re: History
Low insulin diet. I will call it that from now on. I will watch the videos later, too. I had a job between my two PCT sections where I listened to audio of whales (and the noise of industrial oi...

In Philosophy & Technique » Ketogenic diet as a way to lighten pack?
December 03, 6:21am

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: History
"I have to disagree with this. It is a fact that wealthier people are on average much leaner and healthier than poor people in this country." You know, that is probably true. However, ...

In Philosophy & Technique » Ketogenic diet as a way to lighten pack?
December 02, 6:39pm

My weight fluctuations on the PCT
My weight fluctuation on the PCT was not all due to changes in muscles, but it's probably an accurate idea that some of my problem was not eating enough protein on a daily basis. My face tel...

In Philosophy & Technique » Ketogenic diet as a way to lighten pack?
December 02, 5:05pm

Re: Re: Re: Re: History
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Good Calories Bad Calories by Gary Taubes. I did not read his whole book but I have seen his talk on youtube and have read his blog and skimmed both his books...

In Philosophy & Technique » Ketogenic diet as a way to lighten pack?
November 29, 7:44am

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