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Nathan Moody (atomick) - BPL Lifetime Member
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All Forum Posts by Nathan Moody
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Re: Portraits of PCT thru hikers, book idea Absolutely do it. I've considered a project like this but never could spare the time. Some research may suggest some places along the PCT that would be where thruhikers might be coming off the ... |
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Icebreaker Superlight 140 Icebreaker Superlight 140 FTW! I own two and they're the bee's knees. Way tougher than my Patagonia Wool 2, superb hand in the fabric, looks great in-town too. Still a bit hot for my tastes... |
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5D in fanny pack on chest! I lug a Canon 5D with the 24-70mm f/2.8, about 4 pounds of kit, in an old Eagle Creek fanny pack that happens to have the d-rings to fit my lowepro Toploader AW75 chest harness (takes a couple of B... |
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Re: Re: Western mountaineering flight jacket & vest 1. No, but the collar is lofted (stands up well on its own) and there's a thick flap behind the zipper coils, so I've never once had irritation problems. Don't notice it's there. ... |
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Re: Western Mountaineering flight jacket -- how cold is it good for? Art's response hit it on the head relative to my experiences. I've been around camp in two lower layers, midweight top base layer, hat, gloves, and the Flight jacket and have been good into... |
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Re: Backpacking Light's New Thorofare Collection Freakin' awesome, Ryan and BPL team. Very interesting...I wore Columbia clothing similar to this while trekking in Thailand and they SUCKED. Lightweight and breathable, my *$$. If these have th... |
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Re: "What is your sock strategy?" Linsey, you mentioned the Injinji socks and they're pretty cool...I've found, however, with sufficient powder I get the same reduced friction benefits. I have a claw toe on each foot, so en... |
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Re: What is your sock strategy? I've tried it and went back to What Works for Me: single medium- to heavy-weight wool hiking sock with Blister Shield powder. For me, the friction's lower, the padding's higher, my feet... |
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Re: What are most popular sleeping pads? Definitely check out the reviews of sleeping pads for a good cross-section of opinions. Everyone above's been discussing inflatables, of which I've used plenty, but I've come to prefer ... |
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Re: Re: Ultralight Camera Lighting Final thought: This being BPL and all, we've not even begun to dive into multi-use lighting modifiers. That mylar space blanket? Large silver reflector. That tinfoil "pot cover" for y... |
All Reader Reviews by Nathan Moody
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Gossamer Gear Polycryo Ground Cloth(medium) I've used one for three years and it's still totally usable; the 2nd one that came in my original order is probably not gonna need to be used for another season. Crinkly in the wind, but for t... |
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Inov8 Flyroc 310 My feet have changed a lot in the last several years of road running, trail running, and backpacking. I went from boots to New Balance 907's with Superfeet inserts, then the 907's with stock i... |
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Superfeet Performance Green I am an over-pronator and have moderatel high arches. I tried Superfeet for two years in a pair of NB 907's, and ran and hiked in them with great success. Rather suddenly, I started developing foo... |
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Gossamer Gear Miniposa It's not without its issues: It permanently stained a nice Icebreaker wool shirt, its mesh pockets ripped a bit on the first trip (pretty minor), and sometimes it develops a backwards lean if you ... |
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Kashi TLC Crunchy Granola Bars So here's the deal: This product is darned tasty. They're crunchy, unlike chewy bars, relieving bar-texture fati... |
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Probar Energy Bar If you don't make your own bar-like foods, this is the next best thing. ProBars, in all flavors, are the Jaguar X8 of food bars. They're dense, super tasty, and pretty expensive. If you mix, s... |
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clif shot bloks/jelly belly sport beans various flavors Tried Clif Shot Bloks for a mountain bike race for the first time; I thought they were completely disgusting. They tasted and felt like paraffin wax in my mouth. I choked two down and that was it,... |
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Integral Designs eVENT Rain Jacket Gotta heap yet more praise upon the ID eVent Rain Jacket. It gets a 4 because it's not the lightest thing around, but I've worn it through rainy California winters and even deep in a rainfores... |
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Tarptent Contrail It's tough to write about the Contrail since so much has already been said, but here are some additional thoughts to round things out. - At the time I purchased the Contrail, I was brand new to... |
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Montbell UL Windshirt (2007) A massive rainstorm drove me from a day hike in Rocky Mountain National Park and down to Boulder, CO, and the Montbell America store. I picked up their UL Windshirt and have been pretty thrilled with ... |
