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Richard Lyon (richardglyon) - BPL Lifetime Member
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All Forum Posts by Richard Lyon
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WM or FF Western Mountaineering or Feathered Friends make great bags, and their longs are true 6 ft 6 in in length - very suitable for this 6-4, broad-shouldered guy. I'd pick the model based on how you... |
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Atsko I use Atsko Water-Guard on WPB garments, and the company offers a separate Water Guard for silnylon. You wash first with Sport Wash, then spray. Has worked quite well and much cheaper than Nikwax. |
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Pictures from Russia Ivan, Marvelous! Thanks so much for sharing. And welcome to BPL. Richard |
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PM sent Kat, I'd like the red one. Richard |
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Duffels Wild Things bags are great. Also the Patagonia Black Hole though I'm not sure it's still made. |
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Warmlite in the sun Yang, I haven't had a problem with deterioration and, though I normally pitch the tent in the woods when possible, it's spent many days in direct sunlight. I think Stephenson's is j... |
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Pack for 35 lb Try a Catalyst. Certainly works well for me. Richard |
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Another attorney Of the corporate variety. |
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Valle Frances and Lago Nordenskold Elisabeth, These are two side trips off the Circuit that I recommend highly. When I did the Circuit in 1999 the water was too high to get to Valle Frances, but it's supposed to be one of the... |
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All Reader Reviews by Richard Lyon
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Introduction to Packrafting September 2009 A great way to spend three days, and a great course. Four instructors for eight students (difficult to improve on that ratio), all of them knowledgeable, friendly, and good at instructing. Great scen... |
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Nunatak Alpinist I don't doubt what the other reviewers have said, and I'd be upset at not getting what I expected after paying custom prices. My experience has been just the opposite, however. I have sever... |
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Feathered Friends Customer Service FF's customer service has been exemplary. I've bought two bags and a down jacket over the years (and sale stuff for others) and the telephone reps have gone out of their way to help. Most rece... |
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Mountain Gear My only problems with Mountain Gear are website-related. I've had gear shipped to the wrong address and once or twice been unable to complete an order online. But it's easy to get a live (and ... |
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Exped Downmat 7 Drawbacks - You need to inflate it with its bellows, and (1) the bellows will slip off the port for inflation very easily; (2) it's tough to close the port after inflating without losing some infl... |
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Patagonia Everything I've ever purchased from Patagonia has been high quality and functional, and I've been buying for years and years. On the few occasions when I've had a question or a problem, Cu... |
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Backcountry.com Backcountry.com shows how customer service should be in the Internet era. A human being is easy to reach on orders and comes back with informed answers on technical questions. Free shipping on orders ... |
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Rainy Pass (Gear Repair) I have used Rainy Pass for repairs (torn mesh, zippers) and customization (adding windows to tents. Each time I have received knowledgable advice and an accurate (and reasonable) quote from a telephon... |
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Wild Things Gear Customer Service I don't doubt Joan's report - bad things occasionally happen even with great companies - but I'm surprised because my experience has been just the opposite. Latest experience is a good exa... |
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SteepandCheap.Com SteepandCheap.Com If you find something you need or just have to have the prices can't be beat. I recently skied with someone who works for backcountry.com (owns SAC) who said that its prices are lower than what an... |
