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Carol Crooker (cmcrooker) - BPL Professional Member
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Response kind of... Hi all, We've been following this forum, but prep for OR, OR itself, and catching back up after OR takes some attention. I'll answer more fully shortly, but in the meantime, one of BPL's tenets is... |
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JRB No Sniveller Thanks Stephan, Yep, it's baffled. I must have had visions of sugar plums dancing through my head when I wrote that :) Carol |
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Re: featherlite vapor mitts-sizing concerns Hi Jonathan, My hand width is small, and length is between M and L. I ordered size medium and there is plenty of width with possum down-like gloves underneath. You'll have more dexterity with a s... |
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double bag ratings I started winter camping with a 40 degree bag - cause it's what I had. I used a "liner" on top of the bag (inside a bivy), along with down clothing to sleep comfortably to 0 degrees. I figured tota... |
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Red cap and alligator HI Tim, I trimmed a bit from the bottom edge of the red BMW cap and it doesn't leak out the bottom when screwed onto a Platy Lil Nipper. It's just a tiny alligator clip attached to the Photon b... |
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Breathability Yep, I wasn't clear about that - I meant that the foam caused the moisture since it's not breathable, and the same problem might arise with silnylon. I didn't have any problem with moisture with th... |
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Weathershield Yep it's heavy, but breathable, which might have some real advantages over a longer trip when you are using insulation. I would guess the thicker material adds more warmth than silnylon too. I hav... |
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Lightweight, cheap hammock Hi all, thetravelhammock.com guys had a lightweight hammock at the OR show with integrated bug netting. They claimed a weight of 17 ounces, with hanging cord. I used their standard hammock (no bu... |
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Creature Thanks Richard and Kristin! I added a note to the photo. |
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Ryan Jordan's SUL Winter Challenge Hi all, So, our illustrious publisher and certified nut, Ryan Jordan, and I were chatting about the SUL challenge. He came up with this idea with no help from me... You all choose his SUL gear ... |
All Reader Reviews by Carol Crooker
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Coughlan's LED Clip-on Headlight The Coughlan’s LED Clip-on Headlight is light weight, inexpensive and bright enough for around camp chores. The red filter is a nice feature to save night vision. I gave it a 3 of 5 because it was fru... |
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Coughlan's Micro Lantern The Coughlan Micro Lantern is a tiny LED light shaped like a lantern. It has a clip ring on top so it can be hung from your tent zipper pull or the like. The light shines out in a 360 degree circle an... |
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Inov8 Terroc 330 - Men's I love the way the Terrocs conform to my feet without needing to be tied too tightly. So - our feet are different or your Terrocs came laced differently than mine. Mine came with a heel locking lacing... |
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Wilderness First Aid Classes by WMI/NOLS 16 hour course on first aid in the backcountry. Lots of hands on scenarios for practice. The course I attended in AZ in May 2006 was taught by an EMT from Pennsylvania and an EMT/ski patroller from Co... |
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Tilley LT5 Well I thought the LT5 was perfect until Ryan suggested it would be even better if it was lighter. But of course! And it's stylish too - at least we Tilley wearers think so. And Ryan, just slip on yo... |
