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Laurence Beck (beckla) - BPL Lifetime Member
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All Forum Posts by Laurence Beck
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Water cooled I love hiking in the Sierras in a summer rain. (Sounds like a song) If your rain shell has pit zips you can actually extend your bare forearms out through the pit zips and have a nice water cool... |
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re: Rain gear You could probably forgo the rain pants as well since, even though you will get some rain, it is normally is not constant in the Sierras. The driducks rain jacket weighs 5.8oz I believe. |
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That's thinking outside of the box (I mean bag) Bob Blean - That is a darn good idea! Carry the food in a plastic bag then store the food properly at camp. Carrying the bear canister on top would be nothing if it was empty. |
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Flambeau! You could have tossed a match in and had a flambeau! |
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Bear canister You are usually required to carry a bear canister in the Sierra's so it is very important to pull out your lunch before you head out each morning. It's no huge issue to pull stuff out of yo... |
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Cactus to Clouds Nick, I think the Skyline trail is aka: Cactus to Clouds right? I hope no one takes that trail lightly! I have tried it three times. In each case I only made it to the upper tram station. First... |
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Emigrant Wilderness north of Yosemite The Emigrant Wilderness is a great place with tons of fishing lakes and the hiking does not seem that challenging. There are tons of trails and lakes so you could easily make a week trip out of it.... |
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Llamas for rent I did find a guy named Greg Harford in Sonora, CA that rents llamas. The cost is $55/day per llama and they can carry up to 75lbs. There are others listed in a website as well: http://www.bcllama.c... |
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Bring it to California Zachary, After you break it in, bring it out to California and hike the Sierra's. Larry |
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Avatar? Juston, What is depicted in your avatar? Larry |
All Reader Reviews by Laurence Beck
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Big Agnes Seedhouse SL1 I purchased the Big Agnes SL1 three years ago and I have spent at least 30 nights in it. I am only 6 ft tall so the length is actually perfect for me. The real beauty of this tent is that it is light ... |
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Klearwater Klearwater I have been using KlearWater for about 3-4 years and I love it. I refrigerate it while not in use and I have never had to throw out a bottle. My favorite feature is the ability to treat a larger quant... |
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National Geographic TOPO! Outdoor Recreation Mapping Software - California I used Nat. Geographic's TOPO California to plan a John Muir Trail hike last summer (06). It was great at showing profiles and I loaded waypoints to my Garmin GPSMAP 60C. The one slight ptoblem is... |
