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Per your request I've added more pictures to the instructions on the GC website and tried to make the instructions a bit more usable. As for sewing, I'm currently recovering from back surgery, so I won&#... |
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one ounce pack Last year I developed a 1 ounce Cuben fiber pack, made from one yard of material. I decided to follow Glen Van Peski's example of the G4 pack and try to give something back to the lightweigh... |
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Bill ... always a pleasure Hope your feeling up to snuff these days. I always love these SUL/SUC threads. I think they really force us to challenge our traditional ways of thinking. I mean, it's easy to go SUL if you ... |
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Ground Rules? Do we include MYOG? |
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packweight should vary depending on the goals of the trip It all depends on the trip. Are you doing more camping or more hiking? For me, if I'm going to spend a lot of time in camp I like to take my creature comforts. If I'm going to spend m... |
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Water weight in perspective One shoulder carry would depend entirely on the amount of food and water you needed to carry in addition to Ray's 8 lb pack. I personally don't like carrying 20 lbs on one shoulder, howe... |
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Just really glad Ken is alive and well I've been hiking parts of the AT for about 5 years now ..... I can certainly understand how Ken got lost. Even with good Vision it can be easy to miss a marker and before you know it ..... you&... |
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Minty Boost I used one on my AT section hike last fall .... a great piece of equipment. And it generates heat in your bag if you plug it in when you go to sleep! |
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bivy Try a piece of Tyvek ..... you'll love it. |
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Spinnaker as bivy bottom run your sheet of Spinnaker through the washer several times before sewing it on the bottom ..... that'll take care of the noise issue. At least it did on mine. |
All Reader Reviews by mark henley
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Snow Peak 600 This cup is big enough to cook in for a solo person, a huge cup of java, or it's great for just boiling water. I use a piece of simple foil for a lid and it works amazingly well on a Snowpeak Giga... |
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Thru-hiker Liberty Ridge Shell I have made a few sewing projects, several quilts, and about a zillion stuff sacks, but this was the first time I attempted a piece of clothing. The pattern that AYCE provides is very well thought ... |
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White Box Alcohol Stove This little stove ROCKS! I'm in agreement that it needs a primer pan, but other than that, I actually melted my windscreen when it got too close to the cup. It's like firing up a blowto... |
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Muscle Milk Cookies and Cream For years I've heard hikers talk about carrying a protein suplement along on trips to ensure that they don't sacrifice muscle while hiking. Most people who have ever tried a protein powdere... |
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Pacific Outdoor Products Insul Mat Max-Thermo 15 ounces of pure, 2.5 inch thick, heavenly sleeping bliss. I have a Max Compact, several thermarests, a Full length Max thermo, and several types of closed cell pads in my gear closet. This is withou... |
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Gregory G pack I bought two of these packs, one for myself and one for my wife. After two years of use the packs have held up well, but we have both found that the load rating is VERY optimistic ... The pack beco... |
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Montbell Super Stretch Down Hugger #3 I've been backpacking seriously for about 4 years now, not including my Scouting days of yesteryear. This is my first Down bag as I've always used synthetics in the past. I've used the bag... |
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Sawyer In-Line Filter This Filter weighs in at 2 oz and once installed it has a very small impact on flow rate from the hydration tube/bite valve. I'm using it in conjunction with a Platypus hydration setup and you get... |
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Ray Way quilt one person - standard Fantastic instructions ... I had never used a sewing machine before. I ordered the Ray Way stow bag kit and made it as my first project. The Quilt was a great second project. The instructions were ... |
