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Eric Blumensaadt (Danepacker) - BPL Lifetime Member
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All Forum Posts by Eric Blumensaadt
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Scarp2 & "Winterization" Search for my winterized Scarp 2 thread W/photos. I made several mods for winter: 1. heavier main pole (greater diameter & wall thickness) 2. crossing poles shortened and moved inside ... |
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Ready Fuel... REALLY?? I looked at a video of Ready Fuel and was impressed - until I saw it cost $2. 10 PER PACKET!! Mom Dieu! Guess I'll stick with ESBIT. Can't someone make a "de-tuned" versio... |
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Good UL gear list David, I like your gear list. It's the first one I've seen that I would carry myself so ya done good on your first attempt, very good. TT NOTCH-> Very similar to the new TT Moment... |
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Back to the drawing board What Dan said, so fragile it won't hold up. Do these vendors FIELD TEST these UL garments? |
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AT and JMT and "crowds" I've never hiked the JMT (yet) but I've done the AT in much of Virginia and parts of Pennsylvania. I did NOT like the people experience, especially at the designated AT shelters. Much too c... |
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Notch and Moment DW To many the new TT Moment DW is a version of the walking pole supported Notch, also a double wall tent. I have an original single wall Moment but am getting a Moment DW with the ripstop inner fo... |
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Best sunblock For years I've been using Neutrogena sunblock. Last year Consumer reports tested sunblocks and rated Neutrogena #1 for UV A and UV B protection. |
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REI REI Sahara pants (and shirt) are light, fast-dryin polyester, well designed and have zip-off legs and a light belt. Cabela's also makes polyester pants and shirts with zip-off legs. I think ... |
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Eddie Bauer convertable pack The Eddie Bauer Alchemist expands from 40 liters to 50 liters. Check it out. It got some design awards for the convertability feature. |
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Your ski mountaineering pack Simon, I am a ski patroller (EMT on skis) and a backcountry skier. I'd like to see some photos of the pack you made. I modified a large (5 Liter) Camelbak camoflaged hunting pack for ba... |
All Reader Reviews by Eric Blumensaadt
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Allen and Mike's Backcountry Ski Book "Allen & Mike's Really Cool Backcountry Ski Book" is the very best book on teh eop I have ever read - and I've read most of them in the last 40 years of backcountry skiing and ca... |
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REI Kimtah Recently got the REI Kimtah eVent parka and on a Ruby Mountains, Nevada backpack found it to be as good a wind jacket as it is a rain parka. The sale price was $159.95 which is 30% off the regular ... |
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Eddie Bauer Down Sweater I purchased an Eddie Bauer Down Sweater (their term) on sale this summer for $89. It was reviewed by Will Riveted in his extensive articles of light down jackets and got a favorable, "middle-o... |
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Thermarest Trail Pro Regular I won my Trail Pro regular at a Sierra Club Outings leaders training seminar, otherwise I would not have spent the money B/C I seldom car camp. But now I have an alternative for a winter ski camping m... |
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Brunton Crux I bought the Brunton Flex because of its wider burner ring for better heat distribution so I wouldn't get a hot spot on the bottom of my pot when cooking. I was not aware that there was a Brunt... |
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tarptent moment I give the Moment a "5" because I feel it is currently the best solo single wall tent design. It has great quality, innovative design and excellent attention to detail. My previous solo ... |
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Carbelas GORE-TEX® PacLite® Rainy River Parka Cabela's Rainy River GTX PacLite parka (and pants) are THE bargain in good quality, lightweight, breathable rainwear at the 2010 regular $99. price. The Taslanized fabric is a matte finish, unlike... |
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Vargo Triad XE The XE version of Vargo's Triad is an improvement in several ways. 1. After I complained of the original removable alcohol burner being too small the company owner responded by making it larger... |
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Brunton Flex This is the newer version of the Prumus/Brunton Crux canister-top stove and appears to have corrected faults reported by Crux owners. First the number of fold-out pot supports has increased from 3... |
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Thermarest Neo-Air I purchased a Regular (72") Neo-Air mattress from REI in April of '09. In backyard "camp" testing at 40 F I found it to be definitely more comfortable than either my lightweight ... |
