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Re: Recommend a headlamp for reading, writing my experience is that for reading you need a small amount of light, just about anything will work. In the past I used a photon freedom button light with some DIY attachment which varied trip to tri... |
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Re: Marmot Crystalline / Mica as 4-season shell? For some people it may be fine. I run hot and really struggle to slow down enough that I don't sweet when engaged in snow storms. For me, MemBrain (and PU layer really) just doesn't breath ... |
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Re: Weird leaky NeoAir This is a well know problem with the first generation neo airs. Several retailers sent back their first shipments because a significant number of the pads displayed this behavior immediately. My me... |
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Re: Re: "Olympus news" The image stabilization, especially when shooting video is quite good. There was a wonder clip uploaded showing how the IS system stabilized video for a man with essential hand tremors. Very cool... |
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Re: Need help with adjusting my backpack I would also recommend double checking pack fit and make sure you are adjusting the straps correctly. It is possible that it might be fitted properly, but it's just the wrong pack for you. My e... |
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Re: sensor > You think the OM-D micro 4/3 sensor outperforms the larger NEX-7? Wow. There have been a number of reviews that suggest in some conditions that this is the case. But there are other conditi... |
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Re: Pack Cover Weight vs Wet Pack ?? In the sierras I don't bother with a pack cover because many trips have little or no rain, and even the trips with rain tend to be measured in hours not days. When I am places with a lot of rai... |
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Re: better hat? I don't think you are going to do any better than the sunday afternoon hat. The nylon is quite light weight, there is coolmax mesh sides to permit ventilation and a bit of wicking. Over the ye... |
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Re: Recommendations for long shirt/pants to combat black flies! I have found the nylon clothing from ex officio to be some of the lightest which seemed to stop biting bugs I have personally encountered. Permethrin on synthetics seems to have worked for me… t... |
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Re: Olympus news I have been using the OM D E-M5 for a few of weeks now. It definitely has the best image quality of any of the u4/3 cameras I have tried. So I should be delighted it is a big improvement over the f... |
All Reader Reviews by Mark Verber
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Sealskinz Ultra Grip Black Glove I tried these for part of a season and gave up. My fingers often felt cold and damp. Deterity isn't as good as I would have expected given the modest thickness of these gloves. I hated them. |
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Santa Cruz Down Works UL Down Balaclava What to say. It's light. It's warm. It's reasonably priced compared to equiv. warm options. I mostly use this for sleeping with my quilt. |
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Playpus 2L Big Zip I find that I am more consistent in drinking when I use a hydration system. The BigZip is lighter than most other hydration systems, while still having a large opening which makes filling it easier. T... |
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Gossamer Gear Gorilla A perfect size pack for most of my trips and handles my standard 15-25 lbs comfortably. The use of light weight stays and a foam sit pad provides excellent carry comfort. I mostly like the extra wide ... |
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Patagonia R1 Hoody With all the talk of this item, I can't believe that there are no reviews of this item. This is arguably the best base, or light mid layer for high aerobic winter sports. Made from PowerDry grid, ... |
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Trail Designs Caldera Stove I am using the UL Caldera Cone with a MLD 850 pot. I use both alchohol and esbits, though I am using esbits more than I expect to. There are more fuel efficient / lighter stoves like the Ion. The... |
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MLD 850ml Ti Mug The MLD 850 rocks for simple solo cooking in the pot! The pot practically hold around 800ml which is plenty of room for anything I make for myself on a solo trip. There is room to boil water and to co... |
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ZebraLight H51 This is the best headlamp I have used for backpacking... ever. It's light 1.2oz (3.5oz with battery and headband) headlamp that runs on a single AA batteries. It has 6 light levels from with go... |
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iTP A3 EOS Upgrade Edition This is one of the best flashlight values: $20 for a high efficiency AAA flashlight with good regulation and a nice range of brightness settings (in lumens: 1.5 for 50h, 18 for 4h 80 for 55min). Thi... |
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Zebralight H50 5/5 for camp lighting 3/5 trail hiking 2/5 if you really need to use it for challenging night time navigation The headlight is small, energy efficient, has good regulation, and a nice set of brig... |
