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Douglas Frick (Otter) - BPL Lifetime Member
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Re: REI Flash 50 and Flash 65 Backpack Review Thanks for the review. Our REI UL 45 (Womens Small 40L) has held up well under kid abuse, and the Flash UL is my favorite day/summit pack. Editing note: the photo captions beginning with &quo... |
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Lightest? "...at 3 pounds, 15 ounces for the four-season version, it's also the lightest two-person double-wall four-season tent..." This is heavier than the Stephenson Warmlite 2R (claimed ... |
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Electrolytes I generally drink plain water during the day, unless over 5L. At night I take a liter to bed with me to rehydrate during the night. I add a packet of Alacer ElectroMIX (0.017 oz) to replenish elect... |
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re: Source for maps of the Winds Earthwalk Press publishes North and South maps for the Wind River Range at 1:48000 scale, with trails. (Hopefully these cover the area you want; I don't have them, so I'm not sure.) http... |
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Long fat skis? Any suggestions for the longest, fattest (and, of course, lightest) skis? I'm no lightweight, and with my winter pack I tend to sink in our local fluffy powder. I'm almost to the point of j... |
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Good site but... I'm _not_ still here. I left for a two-week trip last summer, came back to 500+ new posts, left for another two weeks, and when faced with the nearly 1000 new posts and no truly easy way to rea... |
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Keg > 5 Liters? Yikes, that's HUGE! I thought you were going to show us how to make a bear canister out of it! ;) Jason, that's brilliant! I saw your smiley on that, but I checked and t... |
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5 Liter Becks keg >Nice find, please tell me you drank the beer before you cut it open! Well, I did have help. Becks makes a 5L keg which is almost exactly the same as the Heineken keg, but uses a differen... |
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5 Liter Heineken keg I finally found one of these at a liquor store. I removed the plastic handle and cut the inside of the top out with a Dremel tool. Finished weight: 15.7 oz. The plastic handle (2.9 oz) would make i... |
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Re: Re: Re: hammock insulation >My concern with any close-celled foam pad, even one as thin as 1/4", would be that it wouldn't consistently form-fit to the hammock, thus creating gaps and cold spots. The 1/4&qu... |
All Reader Reviews by Douglas Frick
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Petzl Zipka I have the original 3-LED Zipka (1.9 oz with Lithium batteries). It is my regular headlamp (when there's little likelihood of hiking at night) and I always carry it with me on day hikes. It isn... |
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Lara Bars Cherry Pie I grabbed a bunch of random non-Cliff bars at REI before a recent trip. A few of them were wretched, some just indifferent, and a few I thought would be worthwhile to remember for next time. And then ... |
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Jetboil Personal Cooking System The good points are: fast, fuel-efficient, easy, simple, and reliable boiling water. You can hold it in your hand while you boil water, if finding a place to set up a hot stove is a problem in your en... |
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BackpackingLight.com Premium Membership I read all of the free articles, and after looking at the abstracts of the Premium articles, I immediately bought a membership. That was well worth it right there. I've also more than saved the price ... |
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Hiking Light Handbook by Karen Berger This is a great intro to lightweight backpacking. She covers all of the major gear areas in an uncomplicated fashion, giving overviews of what, why and how to lighten up. The book includes strategies,... |
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Sunday Afternoon Adventure hat I refer to it as my "ugly hat," but it's the one I always grab when it's sunny. I wear this hat in Hawaii, where hiking is hot and steamy. I just tighten the headband a bit (easily and securely adjust... |
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Brunton Helios "Stormproof" lighter I don't have a Brunton Helios lighter, but unfortunately there isn't a way to comment without giving a rating. I do, however, have six butane 'windproof' lighters/torches: a Brunton Firelight, a Solo ... |
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Beyond Backpacking by Ray Jardine This is a thick book with a lot of useful information. I found it inspiring, with a fairly well-balanced idea of hiking and camping with light gear. I've bought copies for friends, with the simple adm... |
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Superfeet Performance Green I have flat feet after wearing rubber slippers in Hawaii for 15 years. When I got back into hiking I found I could only pack for a mile or two before my feet started screaming. Superfeet solved that p... |
