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Nat Lim (LithiumMetalman) - BPL Forum Member

My Locale Cesspool Central!
About Me Love climbing: Trad, Sport, Bouldering, Long, short, wide, etc!

Love backpacking, long, short, wide, ummm thin!

Love long crawls on the beach, romantic candlelight leftovers and fighting ninjas with my spork!
CityThe deep end
StateCalifornia

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All Forum Posts by Nat Lim

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Re: Pack for Heavy loads
Guys complaining about carrying 40lbs...grumble gumble...try aid climbing...:-P If on a budget (If not, McHale seems like a good route to go!) Cold Cold World Packs are great as mentioned ear...

In GEAR » Pack for Heavy loads
November 03, 9:03pm

Cold Cold World
I had a similar dilemma earlier this year! So the biggest recommendation I have: Cold Cold World Ozone Pack I have used it to carry my gear: -Cragging -Mini Haul bag for wall usage...

In GEAR » Need help finding a bomber daypack.
October 15, 5:36pm

Love to!
Thanx for all the replies Unfortunately in CA, all tents require FR, but good to know that it reduces breathability What are your experiences with eVent vs Todd-tex in slushy weather? (I have...

In GEAR » Black Diamond I-tent or Integral Designs M1 XL
October 07, 2:03pm

Black Diamond I-tent or Integral Designs M1 XL
I'm in the market for an alpine winter tent. I plan to use it for big wall, light mountaineering, to snowshoeing trips. Any experiences with Black Diamonds I-tent, or ID M1XL? Not too con...

In GEAR » Black Diamond I-tent or Integral Designs M1 XL
October 06, 9:56pm

Diamox
There's a great and detailed post on this very subject at summitpost: Even though it's about climbing, the altitude aspects has alot of relevancy to your situation. Also there seems t...

In GEAR » Altitude Question
September 04, 9:05pm

Re: Black Diamond Products?
I love their double axle cams for climbing, and their summit pack Bbee. Black Diamond is well known for design and quality of their gear. Though, over the years their packs have suffered in dur...

In GEAR » Black Diamond Products?
July 28, 5:27pm

Montbell U.L. Alpine Burrow Bag 5
Montbell U.L. Alpine Burrow Bag #5 for sale. Regular size It's still in great condition (used only twice in the last year and a half). Uses synthetic excel-loft fibres. Fits ideally fo...

In Gear Swap » Montbell U.L. Alpine Burrow Bag 5
July 20, 9:52pm

MSR Alpine bowl?
I know it isn't aluminum or titanium (It's steel!) But... -It's light - 3.6 oz -It has a wide bottom -Can hold about a liter (barely) -It's tough as beans And It'...

In GEAR » Titanium vs. Aluminum
June 16, 2:26am

Gear!
I've done the LC twice, once with an old g/f and the other time solo Solo list (from what I can remember) Backpack: Arc Teryx Bora 50 Shelter: Integral Designs Salathe Bivy S...

In Gear Lists » Lost Coast Gear List
June 10, 5:28pm

Re: trailrunning backpack
One of my buddies is a big adventure racer, doing her races she noted one pack that seemed be popular among the adventure racers: Osprey Talon 22 [url]=http://www.backpackgeartest.org/review...

In GEAR » trailrunning backpack
May 05, 11:43pm

All Reader Reviews by Nat Lim

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The North Face Propel
I have always been a fan of zipperless sleeping bags, having owned an old Sierra designs moonlight which was fantastic until I regretfully sold it, I was definitley in the market looking for another ...

In Sleeping Bags - Mummy & Other
August 23, 1:44am

REI Summit Junior
Surprisingly light for it's price, about 7 oz per pole and $40 for a pair, these poles are a bargin! A 7005 aluminum grade two pole section, no frills pole is decent for what it was designed fo...

In Trekking Poles
August 23, 1:27am

Integral Designs Salathe bivy
I've been using this sack since 2002. It was my stand alone shelter for about 4 years. In general I find it overkill for summertime usage (equinox bivy for summer) but for all other times of t...

In Shelters - Bivy Sacks
August 23, 1:14am