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Richard Nisley (richard295) - BPL Premium Member

My Locale San Francisco Bay Area
About Me My outdoor hobbies include hiking, mountain biking, canoeing, kayaking, snow shoeing, skiing, fishing, and hunting. I enjoy continuously refining my equipment and techniques with the emphasis on less weight and volume.
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All Forum Posts by Richard Nisley

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Michael's GREAT Thinking Outside the Box Shelter Material Testing Idea
I received an email today from Michael Ray with a GREAT idea. It said, "I wondered if LDPE (eg, Heatsheets) would be suitable for your testing protocol since it technically isn't a fabric,...

In Make Your Own Gear » Protocol B Version 1 Procedure and Test Results
April 09, 1:18pm

Submission 42
Detailed Fabric Description: http://brooks-range.com/rocket-tent.html Supplemental information from Richard Nisley: On the Brooks Range Web site they define their CTF3 based Rocket Tent...

In Make Your Own Gear » Protocol B Version 1 Procedure and Test Results
April 08, 9:27pm

Submission 41
Detailed Fabric Description: http://www.zpacks.com/materials.shtml Supplemental information from Ken Larson: This is virgin .51oz Cuben CT1K.08 Cuben stitched sample. This sample is from ...

In Make Your Own Gear » Protocol B Version 1 Procedure and Test Results
April 07, 8:38pm

Submission 40
Detailed Fabric Description: http://www.questoutfitters.com/coated.html#SILNYLON 1.1 OZ RIPSTOP Supplemental information from Richard Nisley: I only took one center sample measurement o...

In Make Your Own Gear » Protocol B Version 1 Procedure and Test Results
April 07, 4:39pm

Submission 39
Detailed Fabric Description: http://www.noahlamport.com/index.htm Supplemental information from Richard Nisley: I only took one center sample measurement of this submission. 200X bot...

In Make Your Own Gear » Protocol B Version 1 Procedure and Test Results
April 07, 4:26pm

Submission 38
Detailed Fabric Description: http://www.noahlamport.com/index.htm Supplemental information from Richard Nisley: Lance asked me to investigate the hypothesis that some silnylons have a ...

In Make Your Own Gear » Protocol B Version 1 Procedure and Test Results
April 07, 4:09pm

Re: "Protocol B Version 1 Procedure and Test Results"
Samuel, I am not BPL so I can say "yes" or "no" without having to cross my fingers. Does that sound like a whishy-washy answer? Yah, I think so. (smile)

In Make Your Own Gear » Protocol B Version 1 Procedure and Test Results
April 06, 12:58am

Re: Re: "Protocol B Version 1 Procedure and Test Results"
The thickness is 3 mm or .118". It is a much more durable material than the light foam I currently use under my Neoair to protect it. Additionally it doubles as a waterproof ground cloth. I am...

In Make Your Own Gear » Protocol B Version 1 Procedure and Test Results
April 06, 12:43am

No Additional Protocol B Submission Testing
Submissions still in the Protocol B submission queue will be promptly processed by me as I receive them. After completing the pending submissions and negotiating the details of the batch 2 aging pr...

In Make Your Own Gear » Protocol B Version 1 Procedure and Test Results
April 05, 11:19pm

Submission 37
Detailed Fabric Description: http://owareusa.com/fabric.html Supplemental information from Richard Nisley: It is easiest to see the pore structure of this material from a 60x top lit posi...

In Make Your Own Gear » Protocol B Version 1 Procedure and Test Results
April 05, 9:39pm

All Reader Reviews by Richard Nisley

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Lite my fire firesteel scout firelighter
I went back to the Midwest, this month, for a family reunion and fishing trip. I took my fire steel with me. My two nephews are 10 and 12 and they love to fish. The 12 year old asked me if I would tea...

In Cookware - Other
July 21, 1:37pm

Jetboil Personal Cooking System
My piezo failed after a couple of days. It took one second to fix it by bending down the ignitor rod to make a slightly smaller gap (1/8" smaller). I then used it in Alaska for 1 1/2 months twice a da...

In Stoves - Canister
August 25, 5:17pm