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Re: Re: zpacks
While it may technically have 3 layers the Zpacks is not the same construction as a typical 3L wpb. Traditional 3Ls have a face fabric, a wpb membrane, and finally a protective lining. 2.5 layers h...

In GEAR » Searching for a WPB Jacket
April 03, 1:19pm

Re: re: WPB jacket
Backcountry.com is having a sale on a lot of rain and technical shells that may bring some of the $350+ items within your budget. Still for what you're looking for most all shells will come ...

In GEAR » Searching for a WPB Jacket
April 03, 10:21am

Re: Filling a Kooka Bay mummy pad w/ Climashield
Well climashield isn't loose so you'll have to cut into strips than slide it down the tubes of the mattress. Is your kookabay down filled or empty? I know bender made a lot with down so tha...

In Make Your Own Gear » Filling a Kooka Bay mummy pad w/ Climashield
April 02, 8:40pm

Re: Re: snowshoes
Thanks for this thread! So what I'm gathering is that any snow shoe will likely work for winter trails. A 30" is good if you are breaking trail and invest in skis if you really want to tra...

In GEAR » Snowshoe sizing
April 02, 5:22pm

Re: Re: Re: Brooks-Range Mojave
If they're willing to refund/replace the product and are standing by their specs than maybe you just got a dud. The first runs through any manufacturing plant always have hiccups. And yes I&...

In GEAR » Brooks-Range Mojave Down Jacket
April 02, 2:04pm

Re: down wash
Oh, and this one likely doesn't have the BO smell, it's just an odd color. BC is usually pretty good at listing any and all issues you'll experience with their geartrade sales. That is,...

In GEAR » Stoic Hadron Anorak sizing/layering?
April 02, 10:04am

Re: Source for ~ 2mm Accessory Cord
Amazon has some 1.75mm to 2.2mm throw line for arborists. Comes in orange and yellow. Called "fling it" and "zing it." Unfortunately only in long hanks of 100+ft but still fa...

In GEAR » Source for ~ 2mm Accessory Cord
April 02, 9:28am

Re: Thanks
I'm normally (or used to be) a small in everything. at 5'11" and 145. I'm still a 36" chest now that I've put on 20lbs from climbing, most of it in my back. While I don...

In GEAR » Stoic Hadron Anorak sizing/layering?
April 02, 9:22am

Re: Re: Early warning
Stephen, that's the point though. The Alpine Light Parka has around 4.5 oz of down, half what is claimed in a Mojave. Other jackets that are in the 9oz of 800+fp range are the Rab Neutrino vari...

In GEAR » Brooks-Range Mojave Down Jacket
April 01, 3:55pm

Re: Ultralight "foolproof" rain poncho
Mountain Laurel has a two silnylon ponchos at 7.5 and 10oz and a cuben fiber version under 5oz. Golite has a poncho tarp at 7oz and around $60 which is probably one of the best values you can fi...

In GEAR » Ultralight "foolproof" rain poncho
April 01, 2:15am

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