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jerry adams (retiredjerry) - BPL Lifetime Member

My Locale Oregon and Washington
About Me I started hiking about 45 years ago. My first backpack was 40 years ago. I currently try to do one backpack trip of 5 nights every month (which can be tricky in the winter) 20 to 50 miles. Mostly I stay around Mount Hood, Columbia Gorge, Mount Adams, Goat Rocks, and the Olympic Peninsula. In recent years I have shifted to lightweight - my pack weight without food and water is about 15 lb (7 kg). I make a lot of my own gear - silnylon tarp-tent, bivy, synthetic bag, simple bag style pack. My sleeping pad is a Therm-a-Rest air mattress.
Cityportland
Stateoregon
Countryusa

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Re: EN Rating
And, if you determine that an EN rated bag at 40 F allows you to go down to 30 F, for example, then you could assume that any other bags rating will also be 10 degrees warmer than your reality. ...

In GEAR » What do temperature ratings for sleeping bags and pads actually mean?
April 14, 9:12am
Re: Nothing?
"I suggest hanging the screen from the pot supports and I get ... I'm hurt" She probably gave me credit because Roger and James were beating up on me : )

In Make Your Own Gear » RFC: Upright Canister Windscreen Design
April 14, 7:48am
Re: Final Product: 0.7 oz and no little parts to get lost
Nice Shakespeare? : ) How does your pot fit into it? How much space is between the edge of the pot and the windscreen?

In Make Your Own Gear » RFC: Upright Canister Windscreen Design
April 13, 11:14pm
Re: August in Oregon
Usually lots of sun, and it's high in the sky and you're at altitude so it's worse. I've done only maybe 10% of PCT through Oregon but from my experience there's a lot of shade...

In GEAR » Spray on sunblock?
April 13, 1:56pm
Re: 5.5oz Cuben tarp with carbon tieouts
Nice design, finished product, and write-up Some day I may do a Cuben tarp and will refer to this

In Make Your Own Gear » 5.5oz Cuben tarp with carbon tieouts
April 13, 9:53am
Re: Spray on sunblock?
According to http://www.ewg.org/2012sunscreen/ sunscreens aren't very effective they will prevent sunburn, but don't block UVA and UVB which cause skin cancer and skin ageing they ...

In GEAR » Spray on sunblock?
April 13, 8:25am
Re: Emissivity
Emissitivity is in a range of 0 to 1 If it's closer to 1, then a surface will radiate more heat away to a colder area, like the clear night sky, so it will get a few degrees colder. If it&#...

In GEAR » Cuben = Low Condensation?
April 13, 8:11am
Re: Re: Cuben = Low Condensation?
http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/emissivity-coefficients-d_447.html unfortunately, all they have that's relevant is that "plastics" are 0.91 so, maybe nylon and mylar are 0.91 ...

In GEAR » Cuben = Low Condensation?
April 12, 10:49pm
Re: conundrum solved...
Nick, you don't know anything about rain and waterproof anything : )

In GEAR » waterproof zippers vs. storm flaps?
April 12, 6:58pm
Re: Re: Another refiller
Take the one you want to fill and put it in freezer. When cold, take it out, connect canisters with the one you want to fill on the bottom, open valve.

In GEAR » Refilling Gas Canisters
April 12, 3:32pm

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