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prototype fair enough...it certainly seemed that way when I thought about it...perhaps the golite will just have to be a tester, and I'll build another one from scratch if I want a big tarp for long trip... |
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tarp centre seam direction- does it matter? With a large tarp, like an 8x10, for instance, does it matter whether you pitch it with the seam running along the ridgeline, or across it? I have a golite 8x10 with a seam that runs crossw... |
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in the snow... ...exactly- I think the key issue is not so much the efficacy of the WP/B material- which is likely to be good enough when combined with a somewhat water resistant shell on the sleeper, but the que... |
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aye...but what about without the tarp! sure, this approach seems well documented, and one I plan to use once I get my ass in gear to make a breathable bivvy! But I'm talking about a gore-tex or eVent bivvy and no tarp, with a down ... |
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Waterproof bivvy and down sleeper?! I notice that some people use down sleeping bags when using a WP/B bivvy bag as sole shelter. Does this work? I love bivvybagging, but I use a tough old synthetic, and it gets pretty wet. How do do... |
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The 70% rule 1. Letting yourself get cold, tired, hungry and dehydrated diminishes not only your strength but your intelligence! If you want to make good descisions, eat, drink, layer up, and call it a day befo... |
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K.I.S.S. really, really good thread Nat! I think simplification is a very important goal all on it's own. Lighter packs improve performance, but it's the simplicity that leaves our heads clear to ex... |
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the AT: How I Should Have Walked It, by Bill Bryson... Recruit Bill Bryson as an ambassador...the man is made of publicity! If he can sell a million copies of a miserable book about not walking the AT, he can sell anything. And he most of the book moan... |
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Janome, 99 pounds I use a janome machine, bottom of the range, which, at 99 pounds (double it for dolars), was the cheapest new one that wasn't obviously crap. All good so far, although I wish the reverse lever ... |
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learning to use my own legs... ...I am looking into this because I have knee problems...I have actually realised that there is so much to be learned about the unaided stride that I am leaving my poles behind and learning to use ... |
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