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All Forum Posts by Eric Blumensaadt
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VBLs As a winter backpacker/pulker and former Nordic patroller (10 years) & present Alpine patroller I can say that VBL socks are REQUIRED for keeping boot liners dry. I use thin neoprene dive s... |
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Interesting... ...weddy, weddy interesting. When can we expect Unobtainium poles? Nano thickness miracle waterproof coatings? Ceiling fans? And that greatest of ALL 'Merican inventions, netting CUPHOLDERS... |
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TRACTION Jim, The best deal on decent snowshoes is "Yukon Charlies" at COSTCO. They have an entire kit of well made 30" 'shoes, poles and carry case for about $80. That is THE best buy... |
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WATER TREATMENT !! As a former Peace Corps Volunteer (Philippines) I must caution you to take two excellent lightweight water purification products. Be sure to carry both Katadyn Micropur chlorine dioxide tablets... |
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PacLite pants I have a pair of Cabela's GTX PacLite rainpants. They now cost $100. which is inexpensive for PacLite. They have a 12" leg zipper and will pack into their own hip pocket. As I recall they ... |
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TarpTent options Sergiy, Take a look at the TarpTent website. These are all U.S. made and of high quality. I've owned two of them, the Contrail and my present Moment, both single wall solo tents. The Moment ... |
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NO contest! The Sesquehannock Trail System (the orange blaze trail) is THE best trail I've ever backpacked in the east, including large sections of the AT in Virginia. The STS links several other great tra... |
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HUH?? Wait, you own a TT Moment and you want to use a TARP instead??? AAaaarrrggghhh! |
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Moment and Contrail This comparison has been done on this and other forums but I'll doit here again. TT CONTRAIL > PROS 1. larger floor space 2. lighter by a few oz. 3. no poles to pack CONS 1. fas... |
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Call WM Call WM and see if they'll overfill it for you. Mught be the cheapest way to go. The next cheapest may be to sell it and buy a new one that WM can overfill when it's being made. (But the... |
All Reader Reviews by Eric Blumensaadt
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Allen and Mike's Backcountry Ski Book "Allen & Mike's Really Cool Backcountry Ski Book" is the very best book on teh eop I have ever read - and I've read most of them in the last 40 years of backcountry skiing and ca... |
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REI Kimtah Recently got the REI Kimtah eVent parka and on a Ruby Mountains, Nevada backpack found it to be as good a wind jacket as it is a rain parka. The sale price was $159.95 which is 30% off the regular ... |
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Eddie Bauer Down Sweater I purchased an Eddie Bauer Down Sweater (their term) on sale this summer for $89. It was reviewed by Will Riveted in his extensive articles of light down jackets and got a favorable, "middle-o... |
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Thermarest Trail Pro Regular I won my Trail Pro regular at a Sierra Club Outings leaders training seminar, otherwise I would not have spent the money B/C I seldom car camp. But now I have an alternative for a winter ski camping m... |
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Brunton Crux I bought the Brunton Flex because of its wider burner ring for better heat distribution so I wouldn't get a hot spot on the bottom of my pot when cooking. I was not aware that there was a Brunt... |
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tarptent moment I give the Moment a "5" because I feel it is currently the best solo single wall tent design. It has great quality, innovative design and excellent attention to detail. My previous solo ... |
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Carbelas GORE-TEX® PacLite® Rainy River Parka Cabela's Rainy River GTX PacLite parka (and pants) are THE bargain in good quality, lightweight, breathable rainwear at the 2010 regular $99. price. The Taslanized fabric is a matte finish, unlike... |
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Vargo Triad XE The XE version of Vargo's Triad is an improvement in several ways. 1. After I complained of the original removable alcohol burner being too small the company owner responded by making it larger... |
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Brunton Flex This is the newer version of the Prumus/Brunton Crux canister-top stove and appears to have corrected faults reported by Crux owners. First the number of fold-out pot supports has increased from 3... |
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Thermarest Neo-Air I purchased a Regular (72") Neo-Air mattress from REI in April of '09. In backyard "camp" testing at 40 F I found it to be definitely more comfortable than either my lightweight ... |
