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John Shannon (jshann) - BPL Forum Member

My Locale Texas
About Me Originally from Louisiana, I enjoyed camping in my Boy Scouting days and eventually became an Eagle Scout. Many years later (2002), I discovered backpacking after going on an REI multisport trip to Alaska. My first backpack was to Grand Canyon, and I was hooked!
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All Forum Posts by John Shannon

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Re: ultralite knife
What is the lightest knife that could be used to baton wood?

In SuperUltraLight (SUL) Backpacking Discussion » unltralite knife
September 19, 8:41pm
Re: thanks so much!
There is also a meetup group of backpackers in Colorado.

In Pre-Trip Planning » In Denver- Want to do some ultralight weekend trips in Colorado this fall?
September 17, 3:49pm
Re: Re: the science
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss6105a2.htm?s_cid=ss6105a2_w "The infectious dose is low; ingestion of 10 cysts has been reported to cause infection (12)." 12. Rendtorff R...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Giardia: Let's Talk SCIENCE
September 15, 8:50pm
Re: the science
http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/giardia/epi.html "However, swallowing as few as 10 cysts might cause someone to become ill[2,6]." 2. Yoder JS, Harral C, Beach MJ. Giardiasis surveillan...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Giardia: Let's Talk SCIENCE
September 15, 8:47pm
Re: not science, not peer reviewed
Zell, Steven C. Epidemiology of wilderness-acquired diarrhea: implications for prevention and treatment. J Wild Med 1992;3:241-249. "In the 1950s, Rendtdorff [18] studied the innoculum of G...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Giardia: Let's Talk SCIENCE
September 15, 8:39pm
Re: the science
"The thing I was looking for, as scientific fact, not speculation, was specifically, how long giardia cysts can live out of the water, when it's dry." From Rockwell's paper &q...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Giardia: Let's Talk SCIENCE
September 15, 7:37pm
Re: Decent $7 Fixed Blade Gourmet Backpacking Food Prep Knife - Photo-verview
http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/xdpy/forum_thread/67201 Another that Dale brought up recently.

In GEAR » Decent $7 Fixed Blade Gourmet Backpacking Food Prep Knife - Photo-verview
September 15, 7:23pm
Re: Re: Groundsheet Space Blanket, Polycryo not tuff enuff
Maybe aluminized tyvek that used to be sold by Ron at SMD.

In GEAR » Groundsheet Space Blanket, Polycryo not tuff enuff
September 15, 3:20pm
Re: Multi use belt
Why do you need a grommet when you could put a loop on the opposite end for use as the emergency stake out? That is all I see the grommet is used for and a loop does the same thing.

In Make Your Own Gear » Multi use belt
September 15, 11:21am
Re: Actually...
Nice video John Almond.

In Bikepacking & Bicycle Touring » Bike bags to Back Pack?
September 15, 11:17am

All Reader Reviews by John Shannon

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GoLite Dawn
I have had this pack for several years and have taken it on multiple backpacks ranging from 2 days to 6 days. My pack weights have been over 15 pounds a few times with no problems. The materials and w...

In Backpacks - Frameless
May 09, 12:05pm