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Chris Townsend (Christownsend) - BPL Professional Member

My Locale Cairngorms National Park
About Me outdoor writer and photographer, author of many books & articles on backpacking, hill walking and ski touring. Very keen on long distance walks and wilderness. Hikes: PCT (1982), CDT (1985), length of the Canadian Rockies, Yukon end to end, Arizona Trail, length of Norway and Sweden, round of the Munros and Tops, Land's End to John O'Groats and many shorter (under 800 miles) hikes.
CityGrantown-on-Spey
CountryScotland
My Website URLhttp://www.christownsendoutdoors.co.uk

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NeoAir temperature
I've found the NeoAir adequately warm at 30F when camping on bare ground but slightly cool when camping on snow at the same temperature, which is much the same as the Prolite 3. That's lyin...

In Editor's Roundtable » Therm-a-Rest NeoAir Sleeping Pad Review
May 06, 12:03pm
Alcohol in the UK
A very interesting article, Roger and Tony. Thanks. For UK readers and anyone visiting the UK with an alcohol stove the methylated spirits sold here (the standard fuel for alcohol - so standard tha...

In Editor's Roundtable » The Performance of Alcohol Fuels for Backpacking Stoves
Part One: Three Straight Alcohols and Alcohol Blends
May 06, 11:13am
Ken Knight
Great news. What a relief.

In BPL.com News and Info » KEN KNIGHT IS MISSING ON APPALACHIAN TRAIL IN VA
May 02, 4:13pm
Therm-a-Rest NeoAir Pads
I think the claimed R value for the NeoAir is approximately correct. I've found it slightly warmer than the Prolite 3. On frozen ground the NeoAir was adequate, on snow I could feel the cold (a...

In GEAR » Therm-a-Rest NeoAir Pads
April 25, 5:51pm
Therm-a-Rest NeoAir Pads
The price is very high but if people will pay it .... However the mat is much, much more comfortable than a heavier standard Therm-A-Rest. That said, I'm taking a closed cell foam mat on ...

In GEAR » Therm-a-Rest NeoAir Pads
April 23, 7:11am
durability of wool brands
"Merino is used ..... because you can wear it next to the skin." That's the key and why merino isn't a scam. Before merino I tried various wool base layers and hats and they al...

In GEAR » durability of wool brands
April 23, 6:37am
Therm-a-Rest NeoAir Pads
I've now used the NeoAir Regular a dozen times and I find it very comfortable. The low weight and low packed size are great too.

In GEAR » Therm-a-Rest NeoAir Pads
April 23, 6:30am
PCT Hikers in the 80s
Greg, I don't have an 80s PCT hikers list I'm afraid. It would be interesting to see one.

In Editor's Roundtable » John Muir's Birthplace - a Photo Essay
April 16, 4:07pm
Backpacking in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Photo Essay
Thanks for all the comments. The tent is a Warmlite 2X. Being single skin there can be a fair amount of condensation. The ventilation is pretty good though. It's meant to be a two-person ten...

In Editor's Roundtable » Backpacking in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Photo Essay
March 21, 11:37am
Backpacking in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Photo Essay
Kathy, I don't know of a book like that but there's no problem taking backpacking equipment into other countries other than possible hassles with flying with some types of stove. I've n...

In Editor's Roundtable » Backpacking in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Photo Essay
March 18, 11:16am

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