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Miguel Arboleda (butuki) - BPL Lifetime Member

My Locale Kanto Plain, Japan
About Me The top of the mountain is more an afterthought than a destination for me. Its the trees and creatures, the weather and people along the way that make the walking good. It's why it's always so hard to come back down. And why, with the odor of days imprinted in synthetics, my coming back down is hard for others, too!
StateTokyo
CountryJapan
My Website URLhttp://laughing-knees.com

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All Forum Posts by Miguel Arboleda

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Re: Use of groundsheet in torrential rain!
It's in French, but these guys spend a lot of time in the Pyrenees and have quite a few photos of ultralight setups that they use. I hope you can navigate the site. Some really great UL stuff.

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Use of groundsheet in torrential rain!
April 15, 6:12am

Re: Larapinta Trail
Roger, the Larapinta is a trail I would dearly like to do one day, but I've gotten mixed opinions about doing it (including an email to you about three years ago in which you strongly advised a...

In Post-Trip Reports » Solo in DEVA
April 15, 5:58am

Re: Softshell Shorts?
I use a pair of Schoeller shorts by MontBell over my FineTrack Floodrush Tights (very water repellant and light). I like the softshell because in the rain it doesn't stick to the tights fabric ...

In GEAR » Softshell Shorts?
April 13, 6:34pm

Re: Golite Sun Dragon shoes
Thanks Doug, I'm going to see if I can order a pair!

In GEAR » looking for good, light trailrunners
April 13, 6:22pm

Re: Global Warming
Scott, wasn't trying to pick a fight, honest. I was mainly trying to make exactly the same point that you just made, albeit in cruder and less considered words, that these discussions ought not...

In Philosophy & Technique » I like nature- I am a dirty, crunchy, organic-eating, bike-riding hippie.
April 12, 1:17pm

Re: Golite Sun Dragon shoes
Doug, how do you find the sizing? I am normally a size 9, so if I get the 9 - 9.5 shoe, it ought to fit, no? Bill Fornshell seemed to have had some problems with his being too big. Did you have any...

In GEAR » looking for good, light trailrunners
April 12, 12:58am

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This is me on the bamboo grass stretch near the summit of Echizen Peak (the profanity meter won't allow me to write the name of the mountain itself!!!) huddled at the south base of Mt. Fuji. It...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Your Avatar
April 11, 11:41pm

Re: Global Warming
You know it's rather funny watching Americans divide the world into "Democrats" and "Republicans". Only Americans do that. As if the world is black and white. As if no one e...

In Philosophy & Technique » I like nature- I am a dirty, crunchy, organic-eating, bike-riding hippie.
April 11, 8:52pm

Re: Re: New montbell gear... check it out
That was me, Ben! Don't let Brett take up all the space on the MB pimping block!

In GEAR » New montbell gear... check it out
April 11, 7:00pm

Re: The real inconvenient truth
All this reliance on "proven" scientific data and scientists to debate the reality of what is happening around all of us! It's like quoting the Bible for proof of Christ's existen...

In Philosophy & Technique » I like nature- I am a dirty, crunchy, organic-eating, bike-riding hippie.
April 11, 6:53pm

All Reader Reviews by Miguel Arboleda

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Gossamer Gear The One
These are comments I made in the forum, just added here for easy reference: I just got back from a three day walk with the One yesterday. It was great, just what I wanted. It's still very much ...

In Shelters - Single Wall Tents
May 17, 6:08am

ULA Equipment
I just received my Arctic Pack yesterday, a pack that I wasn't going to buy at first because of the expense, but after reading other people's reviews and my just not having enough time to make...

In 1 - COMPANIES (Customer Service)
July 06, 12:32am

Mountain Equipment Co-op (Canada)
I became a member of MEC in 1992, paying the membership fee and enjoying buying things at great prices and getting very well made gear that you couldn't find anywhere else. Ever since the regul...

In 1 - COMPANIES (Customer Service)
February 02, 9:45am

TarpTent
I have three of Henry's creations, the original Squall, the Squall 2, and the Rainbow. All of them have performed wonderfully and have changed the way I go backpacking (along with Glen van Peski a...

In 1 - COMPANIES (Customer Service)
January 18, 10:24am

Mont Bell
(well, what do you know, I can't use the word "f*nny pack"!) I've been using MontBell gear since 1977, two years after they started, when I bought my first rain poncho. I still ha...

In 1 - COMPANIES (Customer Service)
December 16, 8:36pm

Shires Tarptent Rainbow

In Shelters - Single Wall Tents
September 07, 12:13am