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Chris Townsend (Christownsend) - BPL Professional Member
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Re: Re: Wet again and fleece Here in Scotland most hiking is in open country and as well as often wet it's also often very windy so it's not just rain you have to deal with but rain blasted horizontally at you by the w... |
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Re: Why I am Thinking of Stepping Up to the NEX-5 I must admit I've never had any difficulty carrying a DSLR (and before that a film SLR) so it was accessible. I've carried one in a padded case on a strap slung across my chest on every tri... |
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DWR treatment "If the DWR coating wets out, then the WPB membrane quits working. In that case, why even bother with the WPB membrane? Just get a good DWR." Not quite correct. When the DWR treatme... |
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Re: Re: All very well, but ...(NEX cameras) Good points Roger .... but I think choosing a camera involves more than just the resolution. Cameras with APS-C sensors, like the NEX series, have much better dynamic range than compacts with much,... |
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Field Testing Air Permeable Waterproof-Breathable Fabric Technologies – Part 2: Are There Detectable Differences Under Real World Backpacking Conditions? Good test Will. I've not tried all these jackets but I have been using the Rab Neo Stretch since last February, when I used it on a wet two week Southern Upland Way hike, and two Active Shell j... |
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Sony NEX Lens Impressions Good advice from Jacob. I'd just add that the new focus peaking feature means that it's easy to focus manually with the NEX. I think the 55-210 lens could be useful for telephoto landsc... |
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Re: Re: Gas Cone vs Heatexchanger, as part 4? I had a problem with the Sol Ti when the heat exchanger fins started to melt. At the time I had let food burn on the bottom of the pot. I asked a Jetboil representative about this and was told that... |
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The lightest DSLR I've been using the Sony NEX 5 for the last year and I really like it. It produces images with better resolution than my Canon 450D, especially at high ISOs, and is much more compact. I only ha... |
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End of an Era Best wishes Will and Janet and thanks for all your excellent gear reviews. You set a high standard! Enjoy your days in the wilds. Will, I hope we can do another igloo trip together! |
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The Alaska search and rescue thin line I don't know about Canada but in all the European resorts I've been to three isn't even a marked gate. The resports are not fenced. So going off-piste is easy. Mountain rescue differs f... |
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