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But with the packets ... Not at all meaning to dispute the great ideas here, but FWIW ... With the packet you can just open it up, pour in some cold water, stir a bit, and just eat it directly. The best ones for this a... |
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Caveat ... I think it's worth mentioning that some folks venture out in winter with less-than-bullet-proof shelters with the idea (and the knowledge/experience) that they'll build some sort of snow sh... |
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Not an all-or-nothing proposition ... Rather than thinking of this as "freestanding versus not freestanding", I suggest that you consider tents that require a minimal number of stakes (rather than simply "none"). ... |
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prioritize dealing with condensation If I ever buy another "very light" (not waterproof on top) bivy, the thing I would prioritize, apart from weight, is how well it's reviewed as minimizing condensation. What I prefer... |
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Chlorine Dioxide in city water supplies Hoping this doesn't turn into a major thread drift issue, but ... "I don't believe that chlorine dioxide treatment of public water supplies is all that common. I think that the gene... |
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disease resistance, and aqua mira use Roger said: "In fact, provided that you are staying within your limits, it would be fair to say you should be at a high state of good health, and very resistant to most diseases. So the mo... |
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That starved look ... "im just waiting for the thru hiker Y-PPY fashion show ... " Hey, thru-hikers definitely get that bulimic starving model look, so why not? Somehow, I just don't see my typical b... |
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elfa works fine for me My wife and I installed some "elfa" type metal mesh drawers in our basement to store a lot of this stuff, http://www.containerstore.com/shop/elfa/components/elfaDrawersAccessories?N=8034... |
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slow-motion yo-yo diet and other perils The thing that I'm finding among at least some thru-hikers that I know are post-trail weight issues. This isn't just a one-time, but can be an "each time" issue of gaining quite... |
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All NOBO PCT thru-hikes are ... Reading accounts about other people's thru-hikes generally leaves me with the sense that all NOBO PCT thru-hikes are alike. Of course the individual experience in terms of attitude, company, ... |
All Reader Reviews by Brian Lewis
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Ursack Minor The "Ursack Minor" is quite distinct from the traditional Ursack, in that it's not meant to be bear proof (or "resistant" or whatever). Instead, Ursack says it's "for... |
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Golite Force I use Golite shoes because the toe-box is shaped a lot more like the front of an actual human foot. More specifically, most trail runners or other shoes give me problems due to bunionettes (little to... |
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Montbell Thermawrap jacket For 3-season backpacking, my thermawrap jacket is my sole insulation layer, coupled in some limited cases with a thermawrap vest. It's just a fantastic piece of clothing in terms of both weight ... |
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Montbell Thermawrap Vest I have a size medium Thermawrap jacket and a size large Thermawrap vest; I probably should have reversed those to be able to layer the vest under the jacket rather than over, but it actually works fin... |
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Thermarest Neo-Air Like Dylan Carlson, I also used a Neo-Air (size regular for me) on a thru-hike. My thru-hike was of the Appalachian Trail, starting in late February (2010), so a lot of snow and cold weather in the f... |
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REI REI Peak UL Compact Hiking Poles I too had something over 3000 miles on my pair --- the majority of that thru-hiking the PCT in 2008 plus a variety of much shorter trips. I started my AT thru-hike with them (early in 2010), but just... |
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Memory-Map Navigator This is actually a comparison of two product alternatives for putting topographic software on a Windows Mobile platform smartphone with a true GPS. The 4/5 rating is for one of those, Memory-Map Navi... |
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Golite Versa Force Let me start by saying that my rating of '4' is tentative until I've done more miles in these. But as I found nothing useful in searching for reviews of currently-available Golite footwe... |
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ULA Axis Crampon I'm hoping to thru-hike the PCT next year, and one of many equipment issues for me was the question of whether to use crampons or not in the Sierras. I also do day hikes in "shoulder" s... |
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Western Mountaineering SummerLite I agree --- the summerlite is excellent. I frankly don't trust any individual evaluation of a sleeping bag temperature rating (32F in this case); so many things affect this, including not only th... |
