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john Tier (Peter_pan) - BPL Premium Member
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Re: Re: Re: Hammock tips for WARM(ish) weather? Warmer weather comes with its own challenges...most definately a 1/4- 3/8 inch ccf will keep you warm....but as it warms it will become too much...especially if you are prone to sweaty back and but... |
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Re: Trail Days - Damascus May 19-21 Tom, et al, Jacks'R'Better the quilt and under quilt experts will be vending for the third year at Trail Days. Pan |
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Re: Quilt www.jacksrbetter.com has down quilts at half the weight and bulk suggested in the referenced gear list...trade off is higher cost. Pan |
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carrying water Look for an opportunity to cache water...perhaps a day trip to a midpoint on your planned long route to cache a water supply and return...Max out water on a trip like this so that the cache can be ... |
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Re: Kenyon Tape There is always the old needle and thread....fold the hole in half...trim the hole into a slit shape...then whip stitch the slit closed...be sure to leave an adequate distance for fraying nylon or ... |
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One way to make gortex socks work I don't use these any more but years ago I learned a trick... First I was using gortex socks marketed thru Cabelas circa 1982....lasted for a long time (low use)They were to bunchy in hiking sho... |
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Re: Synthetics The weights listed for material and insulation are normally per square yard...not a running yard , which is how it is sold....so recompute the material requirements with all seam allowances, get to... |
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Re: OK BPL, we need the BPL-ometer I don't know about a meter...but...I do know that I hike longer, with less turned ankles and less stressed knees with poles...The benefits are so great IMHO that it is probably doubtfull if I would... |
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Re: Re: Re: Re: camp shoes Saw China knock offs of Crocks in Wally World yesterday for $ 7.88....they may have been slightly lighter (no scale with me) but the foam was harder than the 3 year old Waldies that I was wearing a... |
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Re: Re: dissection a mini-bic Much easier to take a safety pin, place it on the side of the Bic so that the little circle end sticks out and then wrap a foot of 1 inch wide duct tape around it.. then place on any lanyard or dum... |
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Equinox Silnylon Poncho Agree with Richard on the mods.... all easy to do....I've had the extended length model for over 4 years and it is super through the mid season.... and yes it will cover a HH. Here is my mod...... |
