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Lori Pontious (lori999) - BPL Premium Member
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All Forum Posts by Lori Pontious
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Re: to pan for gold I grew up in gold country (central, not southern, Sierras) - my uncle was a lifelong hobbyist gold panner. He carried around his findings in s small vial on a necklace around his neck. Better p... |
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Re: Merrill Moab Mids I have Saloman trail runners and Moab Ventilator Mids - the Moabs are the ones that consistently and persistently suck in trail junk. Even the trail runners don't attract as much junk. I wear l... |
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Re: Grommets vs Webbing How about grommets in webbing? Gives you a spot to put the end of a trekking pole without poking a big hole in the fabric. Grommets have been known to tear out of fabric. I prefer not to use the... |
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Re: Black Bird Another consideration... the double layer 1.1 Blackbird will hold up under your weight easily, and weigh about the same as the Ultralight Backpacker (less if you swap out the suspension to whoopie ... |
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Re: Side Sleepers I like my NeoAir. Maybe it doesn't pop because I don't overinflate it? It seems easy to do.... It's less pressure on my hips to have it less full than would seem comfortable. |
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Re: Hammock "I am realizing the hammock is mostly for warm weather camping." Well, dang. What will I do with this 0 degree underquilt? Seriously tho, that's pretty much a myth... you don... |
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Re: Hennessy Hammock Weight Question Might also give a thought to height limits - I am 5'7" and found the backpacker to be rather less comfortable (tended to roll on my side and end with the face against the netting) than it ... |
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Re: sleeping mat The NeoAir is a good pad, for me anyway - others have camped down below freezing like me but reported being cold, unlike me. Probably adequate to your needs as you are in warmer weather. But you wo... |
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Re: Preliminary JMT gear list re: water... I would treat water in Yosemite, anywhere. The Merced is one of those sources where Giardia has been found before. There are far too many people in the water up there for me to trus... |
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Re: JMT Gear Questions from New Backpacker I have only done sections of the JMT but backpack in the Sierras 2/3 of the year, mostly in the regions around the JMT. If you are going in summer the Sublite/Neo will do well for you but unles... |
All Reader Reviews by Lori Pontious
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ULA H2O Amigo I find that putting the bag under a small cascade of a stream or letting it submerge in a lake works well. The length of the hose makes it easy to keep the clean end in my thumb while bailing water. I... |
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Warbonnet BlackBird It was made by a hammocker and includes lots of nice little features that add up to a high quality, comfortable, versatile hammock. I've hung the Blackbird in less than optimal places, over brush ... |
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Gossamer Gear I like having a company that responds to emails, has great gear and provides great customer service. I have a Mariposa Plus - what other company would offer to retrofit a pack to the latest frame? I c... |
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Hennessy Hammock Asym The Hennessy was my starter hammock. I had an Ultralight Backpacker Asym. I used the HH for a year, and have to say that it completely re-organized my priorities for backpacking. I hated tents; cl... |
