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Charles Maguire (hikelite) - BPL Forum Member
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Nunatak Brian, I think you need to be more thoughtful with Tom's gear and the conditions you will be encountering, over standard type bags, especially if your other gear is UL. For example, under a tar... |
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Received triple bag Mathew, I received bag. Thank you for prompt delivery and it exactly how you described. Chuck |
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Re: Warmlite sizing "The downside of the DAM is the pumping. It can be quite cumbersome." I find this an advantage because the time to do this helps heat the body esp. before bed. I never timed it but I t... |
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Re: Help Choosing a Bag/Quilt The Highlite rating I believe is accurate but it only has half a zip and if temps warm up you can overheat quickly. Without a full zip you can't use it as a quilt - my only problem with it. ... |
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Choice Thanks for response. I will only use this at camp and as part of sleep system under 20*. I may get or make a VB shirt because it is highly humid where I am. Where I hike it doesn't get down to ... |
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Re: Clothing Choice Bump....big question is will the WM Flash Vest along with MB UL Thermawrap be as warm as a WM flight Jacket? any takers...going once.....going twice.... |
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Clothing Choice I am looking at redoing winter clothing. Lowest temps would be 20's maybe occasional teen, high humidity though. On upper body I was thinking of either option A or option B. Option A/ ... |
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Re: Sawyer extractor? No The Extractor has not been shown to work and is currently not recommended by Red Cross. I do not carry a kit simply because they are not effective. To help protect yourself and reduce venominati... |
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Snake bite Pressure Immobilization warning What I have found during past research is that Pressure Immobilization (PI) is only effective for coral snakes and NOT pit vipers and has to be done very precisely to be effective. It works by slow... |
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Re: Nunatak in winter? Paul, during winter I use the following to sleep: Arc-alpinist, with 2 oz overfill Nunatak Bacalava Bibler winter Bivy - to seal out drafts and add few degrees. Golite Tarp Recently ... |
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Nunatak Arc Alpinist Although initially expensive and a very long wait I think in the long run it really is not that expensive due to the wide range of temp's it can be used over. I have used mine in higher teen's as w... |
