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Tim Cheek (hikerfan4sure) - BPL Lifetime Member
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sentimental equipment I sold my 28 year old north face superlight sleepting bag to a guy in France over ebay a few months ago. That bag had lost a lot of loft and the 1.9 oz ripstop felt like tissue paper! I have no i... |
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weather and length of trip? Where are you headed? If water is in short supply, and you are out for an extended time and need lots of food, one could recommend a "heavier" pack, capable of carrying the unavoidable weight of f... |
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peanut butter packing What are you using for peanut butter storage? I have some toothpaste type tubes left over from the 1970's I use, but the plastic jars it is sold in seem just as light. While I'm asking, has anyon... |
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thanks Paul I spent my dividend on the REI poles and one pole would not tighten. Facing the cost of mailing them back, I remembered your post. I disassembled the pole and saw the white plastic conically shape... |
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length adjustment on poles missed? Do you miss not being able to lengthen or shorten your poles for the trail or when packed away? I was wanting a set of poles that can be used for trail only, and was considering the REI poles or t... |
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rei tripod I have no experience with those tripods, but bought a similar tripod at REI. It worked fine except I set the camera on some fine sand for a self-timer shot and while I was posing the wind picked u... |
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alcohol stove at altitude Does 12,000-13,500' in altitude impair an alcohol stove, or is it just wind and cold? |
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ID Denali pants I own the ID Denali pants, but not the MH pants. I have used the Denali pants to warm up in at the end of the day or in the middle of the day while resting. For that purpose they are great, alt... |
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Pole update Please keep us posted on your solution/results. I was going to use my REI dividend check to buy those poles until I read your post. |
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Torso light Why do you want to sell the pad? |
All Reader Reviews by Tim Cheek
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Mountain Laurel Designs 850 ml Cup Perfect because it does what the advertisement says it will do. It holds enough water to reconstitute your freeze dried food, and your hot drink. Boil the water for both, pour whatever is needed for t... |
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Honey Stinger Organic Energy Chews I feel like I have to choke down energy bars. They are just too dry for me. And, these things didn't seem appetizing to me because they had the consistency of gummy bears and the political cor... |
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Amazon Kindle Some people fish, fly kites, chat with their hiking mates, or mull over their route and equipment when they aren’t hiking. Some hike from dawn to dusk and have no time for such weighty pass times. If... |
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Garmin Oregon 550t This review is by a first time GPS user, so I can’t offer a comparison to other units. I’m also not familiar with the technical aspects of GPS units, so I can’t offer you performance data. What I ca... |
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Ultimate Survival Technologies Sparkie Firestarter Plastic broke while trying to use it the first time. Apparently, the spring wasn't strong enough for the plunger to pop out when I squeezed the case. Super gluing it back would likely prevent m... |
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Last Breath: The Limits of Adventure by Peter Stark Okay, maybe this is engaging and educational, but it gave me the creeps. How many ways can you kick the bucket in slow motion? |
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Alone Across Alaska 1,000 Miles of Wilderness DVD DVD www.bucktrack.com $24.95 plus $5.00 shipping. This is a DVD of a solo hike from the east end of the Brooks range to the west. Six hundred miles of hiking and four hundred on an inflatable canoe. ... |
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Inov-8 Roclite 390 XCR I bought my pair from REI in case I needed to return them. I'd have preferred a pair without gore tex, but it was fun to splash through water without drying out. I was worried that the description... |
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Cocoon Vest Vest I ordered the medium because that is what I wear in a Patagonia Micro-Puff, but the neck was too big for me, too. I have replaced it with a small, and the fit is perfect. I prefer the zipper over t... |
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Equinox Lite Tripper Organizer Pouch The irony of repackaging stuff into smaller containers is the accumulation of a whole lot of little containers. I have tried to keep track of them all a variety of ways, but always feared I'd mis... |
