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Jon Rhoderick (hotrhoddudeguy) - BPL Professional Member
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All Forum Posts by Jon Rhoderick
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Re: Pants for Fall/Winter? another vote for soft shell pants here The BPL article says they are comfortable from 20-80 degrees in just the pants, which is great versatility. I had a pair of north face soft shells, which ... |
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Re: What would you spend your bonus on? Well, the coming paycheck I am going to receive will ease the annoyance of having to ask my parents to buy stuff for me every once in a while, so I'd count it as a bonus, and I think ill spend ... |
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Re: Picking a Rain Jacket If you look around you can see some great deals Outdoor Research Zealot very light, 7 oz cost (120 @ http://www.buckscountyoutfitters.com/store/product/7595/Outdoor-Research-Mens-Zealot-Jacke... |
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Re: hats hmmmmyessss I only prefer the Finest of atmospheric and insectual control If only I could stop the $&#@ condensation |
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Re: Ursack S29 Hybrid Do you think that their could be any squishing of the contents from a bear by either them "CPRing it"(as seen from witnesses of bear barrels, or squeezing the top and bottom? |
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Re: Welcome Andrew well in regards to your backpack question itself, think of how long you could or would be willing to go, unsupported. Most long distance and hikers who hike 5-7 days trip max usually supply within... |
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Re: Response Well if we are interested in a debate on the global economic future and identifying trends, which is completely futile because it relies on random brain cells in billions of people world wide decid... |
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Re: [pics]Summer mountaineering gear list Well I doubt anyone is still looking at this, but if you REEEEEEEEELY want to save wait, sub out your eyecover for your balaclava folded over OR mod them to two eye patches Yar |
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Re: Should BPL go metric? well seeing as Benjamin cracked my riddle that I thought would last at least like 3 hours instead of about 10 minutes, I should say something meaningful. What i find annoyingly hard, is that no on... |
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Re: Re: re:Should BPL go metric? OK so heres my riddle for you guys Which three countries are the only ones to not use metric in the world AND NO USING WIKIPEDIA you'll find some interesting names, one is very obvious of ... |
All Reader Reviews by Jon Rhoderick
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Smartwool Midweight Lomgsleeve Zip This thing is absolutely phenomenal. Between rolling the sleeves up and the zip, I'm comfy hiking from 80 to about 40 with just the base layer, and down to about 30 or 25 with a rain jacket. Use... |
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Patagonia Micro Puff Pullover This, an OR Celestial jacket, smartwool mid pullover, and balaclava kept me tolerably warm down to 10* in the canyons of Utah. Packs well, feels great against your skin, and it doesn't seem to ha... |
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Allen and Mike's Backcountry Ski Book This book is rad. Took it on a NOLS backcountry ski course and pretty much found that we did virtually all the cool tips in this book for 12 days and were not even close to getting uncomfortable. I ... |
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Petzl Meteor III Climbing Helmet This thing looks like its not going to last long for those who climb really head bangerlike routes. Luckily have yet to test its strength, but what I like most is its fit. I haven't gone and tri... |
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Trango Superfly Screwlock Carabiner Used these on Wind River multipitches, after a belay biner or two these are awesome for filling in a bunch of lockers for security and not actually worrying about the weight. Great grippy screw, spin... |
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Mountain Hardwear 2-3 year old windshell Simple halfzip, green nylon windshell that stuffs into its pocket. Lined collar drawcord hem and clip for carabiner. The nylon is a ripstop that is very comfortable on the skin, this and a base laye... |
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Outdoor Research Celestial I just picked this jacket up from a closeout, still pricey at $150, but its a high quality jacket. It uses GoreTex paclite, which has average breathability but the weight is not bad at all, 10.5 oz f... |
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Golite Trail Fly and Tail Spike I've heard they fixed some problems but the pair I had didn't last more than 1 day hike along with about 3 months as using them as my go to shoes. I got them in September and come December I ... |
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Outdoor Research Sequence Base Layers For the price I think that it would be very hard to find better base layers than the Outdoor Research Sequence long sleeve or short sleeve tops. They are a mix of wool and polyester, and having owned... |
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Montbell Thermawrap Action This is a very interesting garment, Golite made a similar model a while ago, that features a 50g synthetic insulation body with 15 denier nylon along with stretch fleece sides. The fleece adds to the... |
