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Re: Re: Carbon Fiber Poles in Thunderstorms Unless you're shorter than your hiking pole, or holding it over your head, I don't expect there is any difference. Really high voltages exhibit very strange, often difficult to predict ... |
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Re: What's on your (UL) wish list? A 16 oz 2 man version of Glen V P's 11 oz Cuben tent;) |
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Re: Satellite Phone recs If you're going to rent a phone for the trip, then it's probably going to be a function of what is available. One question you need to address is how often do you plan on calling? If y... |
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Topic diverging==> Topo and altimeter I've seen hikers successfully navigate with a topo and altimeter, and move along pretty nicely. Easier to get a fix, ****IF**** you know where you're starting. I've done it once on Mt.... |
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Re: Flares Does that mean a Roman Candle would work too ;) |
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Re: Re: iPhone for Backpacking-Ready or Not? Don't forget coverage area. As a cellular phone, it's worthless unless you can get coverage in that area. Coverage for cellular providers is specified as something like '95% of XY... |
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Re: I know the Beduoin who knows the answer... The Bedou said: itnane arba - sitta tisah ( 24-69 ) Who could argue that? (Well, the Shell Answer Man did saythe answer is Platformate, but he's one of those compensated endorsers) ... |
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Re: New Guy Hey Paul, congratulations, there are a lot of good people here who can help you, just ask. Best regards from the AZ desert, MikeB |
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Re: Help Me Find Some Boots I'm on my 3rd pair, and have both of these from REI, they appear to meet your criteria. I put the Dr. Scholls gel inserts in and it's incredibly padded. Merrell Mesa Ventilator II Mid... |
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Re: FS: REI Quarter Dome Tent in Excellent Condition No buy it now? |
All Reader Reviews by Mike Barney
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MSR Pocket Rocket This is a pretty basic stove that is simple to operate. It's lightweight and reasonably efficient. We used 3 of these on a 10 day hike with 10 people and they worked well. The stove is reas... |
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Light My Fire Spork I like the LMF Spork, but it's almost too flexible. I can agree with many if not most of the comments above, and have had one break. When you use it to stir something very hot, it gets soft and ... |
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Garmin Rino 120 GPS and FRS / GMRS Radio Great Idea, lacking implementation.The premis of the Rino family is that it would be great to know where others are via GPS location. Great Idea. This is accomplished by using FRS radio frequencies i... |
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Marmot Helium (long) I had this bag for a short period, but really liked it. It's so warm, that it was almost too warm for me above freezing, but a very comfortable bag overall. It fits me (6'1") well a... |
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Atkinson's Chick-O-Stick Crunchy Peanut Butter & Coconut Candy I really like the "Chick'O's", they do pack significant energy in a small package, and the taste is very good. They don't break as easy as some, and have a similar texture in h... |
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Jolt Gum I guess if I was going to give this a really fair shake I'd have consumed the whole pack. Unfortunately or fortunately 1/2 a piece was more than enough. The taste isn't there, and I do have ... |
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Big Agnes We had a short term need for a bag and pad we could use at Philmont, and the Scout was on a budget. We looked around and called Big Agnes. They had a demo bag come in the next day, and they called b... |
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WalMart Walmart really does have nice people in their outdoors department at our local establishment, who know a lot about the Coleman lanterns and stoves and shotguns / rifles and ammo and really try to hel... |
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Tarptent Cloudburst The Cloudburst 2 was my first tent from Tarptent. I like the design, and it holds up well in rain and wind. It sleeps 2 comfortably and sets up pretty easily with as few as 3 stakes. It weight a ha... |
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Sling-Light Chair w/ body and kneck rest I purchased 2 of these initially for a 2 week hike. In the store, it seemed like a pretty good idea during a quick checkout. It's less than 2 lbs, so one of the lighter camp chairs available. It do... |
