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Richard Gless (rgless) - BPL Lifetime Member
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All Forum Posts by Richard Gless
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Going from 15 to 10 In addition to the things already posted, I'd suggest considering going from two sleeping bags to a two person quilt - expensive, but it will cut your sleeping bag weights in half and, afterall... |
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Above Treeline Not quite as high as Jay's but nothing green. Just south of Sonora Pass on the PCT. |
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Powdered milk question Here's a BPL thread from a couple of years ago you might find interesting on what powdered milk people have used and like. http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thr... |
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THE 2ND ANNUAL POINT REYES BAY AREA BPL TRIP Anybody know if there are any bass in bass lake. |
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Powdered milk question I use Nestle's Nido which is available in Hispanic grocery stores in CA. The instructions say use 1/4 cup of milk and dilute to 1 cup with water. Since I usually use milk only for cooking or ... |
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"THE 2ND ANNUAL POINT REYES BAY AREA BPL TRIP" I'm in for Saturday night at Wildcat camp. I missed out last year due to a last minute scheduling conflict. I'm more than happy to pony up my share of the permit even if I can't make ... |
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NEW PIllow I'd buy one as well. This looks like a winner. |
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Total money spent on gear I divide the total cost of gear, food, etc., by the number of days on the trail. On a cost per day basis it is typically much cheaper than other vacations the family takes. |
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Remaking commercial gear in UL materials Here’s an update on the fly and a “use” report for the tent after 14 days of use in the mountains. The new fly (picture below) works fine in the front yard. It’s waterproof under the sp... |
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Tin of Sardines In the distant past a tin of sardines along with crackers was considered a real treat on a long backpack or on a bivouac up on some wall. Sardines in mustard sauce were especially good. |
All Reader Reviews by Richard Gless
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ZPacks Hexamid solo tarp and HexaNet Seeing the stars at night is one of my favorite parts of backpacking so I wanted a two wall tent, bug net inner and rain fly outer. My first solo UL tent attempt was a Eureka Solitaire – too hard... |
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ZPacks Hexamid Solo Tarp and HexaNet Seeing the stars at night is one of my favorite parts of backpacking so I wanted a two wall tent, bug net inner and rain fly outer. My first solo UL tent attempt was a Eureka Solitaire – too hard... |
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Snow Peak LiteMax Snow Peak LiteMax Stove I bought a Snow Peak LiteMax this spring (2009) to replace my MSR Pocket Rocket and have been really happy with it, having used it for about 20 days now. Pros: 1. W... |
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Black Diamond Orbit I saw this advertised in Backpacker Magazine (yes, I still subscribe. Every once in a while I find something useful), and thought I’d check it out. I picked it up at REI since I was going on a hike ... |
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Therm-a-Rest Neoair I recently bought size small ThermaRest NeoAir Pads for both my wife and I. We were particularly interested in reducing pack weight while retaining or improving comfort. My wife went from a ThermaRe... |
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Merrell Chameleon Wrap GoreTex XCR About twelve years ago as part of my journey to lighten my backpacking load I went from my second pair of Galibier Mountaineering boots (really heavy) to a pair of relatively lightweight Merrell leath... |
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Backpacking Light Ti Esbit stove I've used my BPL Esbit stove for 2-3 day solo trips for two years now. I think its a great compromise of lightweight and efficiency. You do have to recognize the stove's limitations and use ... |
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Jack's R Better Mt. Rogers Quilt I purchased the Jack's R Better Mt. Rogers Quilt in large part based on the review by Shane above. I'd been looking at the possibility of using a quilt to cut weight for some time, and when J... |
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Therm-A-Rest Pro Lite 3 It's interesting how some products work for some people and not for others. I've tried the TorsoLite and the POE UberLite. They are just too short for me (I'm 5' 11"). On duff ... |
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Zpacks Z1 I have to agree with all of Jonathan's comments. I bought this pack after seeing it mentioned on BPL and checking it out on the web. It only took about a week to arrive after I ordered it. ... |
