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jerry adams (retiredjerry) - BPL Lifetime Member

My Locale Oregon and Washington
About Me I started hiking about 45 years ago. My first backpack was 40 years ago. I currently try to do one backpack trip of 5 nights every month (which can be tricky in the winter) 20 to 50 miles. Mostly I stay around Mount Hood, Columbia Gorge, Mount Adams, Goat Rocks, and the Olympic Peninsula. In recent years I have shifted to lightweight - my pack weight without food and water is about 15 lb (7 kg). I make a lot of my own gear - silnylon tarp-tent, bivy, synthetic bag, simple bag style pack. My sleeping pad is a Therm-a-Rest air mattress.
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Re: Fabrics
200D Oxford from owfinc.com is $5 a yard. Maybe 4 ounces/yd2. Other places have similar. If a pack takes 1.5 yd2, it might weigh an extra ounce or two. That will never fail. But the cost of th...

In Make Your Own Gear » pack fabric: 140D or cuben hybrid?
April 02, 6:27pm
Re: Different advice
I have heard that with laser surgery you can lose the ability to see up close without glasses. Some people have a problem with dry eyes. I don't mind wearing glasses because so many times...

In GEAR » Rx Sunglasses
April 02, 11:40am
Re: RX sunglasses
Yeah, I wonder if getting prescription sunglasses with the reading correction is worth it? I have been enjoying the ageing process so far - don't have to work and can still do things

In GEAR » Rx Sunglasses
April 02, 10:52am
Re: Rx Sunglasses
Ha! I see you'll get no consistent answers here I hate polycarbonate because of it's high index of refraction. When I look at something with different colors, like the blue obhects app...

In GEAR » Rx Sunglasses
April 02, 9:13am
Re: Re: Re: Mini Bic burns
white gas stove - takes off eyebrows also

In GEAR » MSR piezo igniter vs. Mini Bic
April 01, 5:37pm
Re: "Missing hiker on Mt Hood found"
"although she's being bashed (on the Oregonian)" it's funny how whenever someone gets lost, there are so many horrible comments from people

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Missing hiker on Mt Hood found
April 01, 1:03pm
Re: Re: Re: Re: Missing hiker on Mt Hood found
She said she'de do better at leaving itenerary so people would know better when and where to look for her South side Mt Hood climbers often go directly downhill, into Zigzag canyon and troub...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Missing hiker on Mt Hood found
April 01, 11:35am
Re: Re: WTB/PIF MYOG Materials
I have heard about Seattle Fabrics - sounds like a dangerous place to go Fortunately, I don't find myself in downtown Seattle very often

In Gear Swap » WTB/PIF MYOG Materials
April 01, 10:42am
Re: WTB/PIF MYOG Materials
I've ordered random lengths of webbing from owfinc.com. Shipping cost isn't too bad, but I always try to group orders to minimize this.

In Gear Swap » WTB/PIF MYOG Materials
April 01, 10:20am
Re: Antennas
But, where I go, for example the beach on the Olympic Peninsula I can get 690 AM CBC, with the Sony or C. Crane, but not with the Countycomm. And the Grundig analog that I don't think they mak...

In GEAR » Ultralight AM/FM radios
April 01, 10:07am

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