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Miguel Arboleda (butuki) - BPL Lifetime Member

My Locale Kanto Plain, Japan
About Me The top of the mountain is more an afterthought than a destination for me. Its the trees and creatures, the weather and people along the way that make the walking good. It's why it's always so hard to come back down. And why, with the odor of days imprinted in synthetics, my coming back down is hard for others, too!
StateTokyo
CountryJapan
My Website URLhttp://laughing-knees.com

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All Forum Posts by Miguel Arboleda

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Re: Why pay retail when you can get it...
When I lived in the States I often drove up to Maine from Boston, on my way to the mountains, to drop by and cash in on the factory outlet deals. I know they must exist in Japan somewhere but my Ja...

In GEAR » Patagonia Capilene 3 Vs. 4
October 10, 12:55am

Re: The more I think about it
Much as I love Patagonia designs I very rarely buy any of their stuff any more. The prices are totally ridiculous. Not only that, in the same way that computer software is limited in its regional d...

In GEAR » Patagonia Capilene 3 Vs. 4
October 10, 12:32am

Re: bamboo backpacks, etc.
JR... nice work on your bamboo spoon. One thing that I've found I want to change a little bit on mine (the one pictured at the beginning of this thread) is to have the bowl tilt up a little so that...

In GEAR » SUL Long Handled Titanium Spoon
October 09, 6:32pm

Re: Bamboo for backpacks
I've gathered some images over the years of bamboo items. Here are some of backpacks from different Asian cultures. People carrying bamboo backpacks in China. In the northern Philippi...

In GEAR » SUL Long Handled Titanium Spoon
October 07, 12:40pm

Re: Double Rainbow in the Wind
Henry is right about the guylines. As I wrote earlier in this thread and in my gear review of the Rainbow, I used mine with the guylines all this spring and summer. They made a HUGE difference.

In GEAR » Double Rainbow in the Wind
October 07, 9:52am

Re: Typhoons and groundsheets
Hi Chris, When I use my SpinnShelter I use the idea from the Goassamer Gear user tips section.. an idea from a customer in the UK, where it rains all the time. The floor is really simple to make...

In Philosophy & Technique » It Was A Dark and Stormy Night...
October 06, 11:03pm

Re: Double Rainbow in the Wind
Henry... I'm really sorry for this public raking of your design over the coals. I feel pretty bad about having started this. I know it's important to look critically at our gear and try to improve ...

In GEAR » Double Rainbow in the Wind
October 06, 7:59pm

Re: Double Rainbow in the Wind
When I got my Rainbow from Henry back in February I had asked him to install four guyline tie outs as per that on the Hilleberg Akto. This summer in the Japan Alps I had occasion to test using the ...

In GEAR » Double Rainbow in the Wind
October 06, 7:23pm

It Was A Dark and Stormy Night...
Well, that was an interesting experiment... An hour and a half ago I donned my full raingear, picked up my shelter, opened the front door of my apartment, and stepped out into the raging night-t...

In Philosophy & Technique » It Was A Dark and Stormy Night...
October 06, 8:47am

Re:New MontBell UL Pad
Sorry Ben to take so long to get back about this... I didn't have access to my stuff until just now. I just measured my pillow here at home. The pillow without the included stuff sack or repair ...

In GEAR » New MontBell UL Pad
October 06, 3:21am

All Reader Reviews by Miguel Arboleda

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Gossamer Gear The One
These are comments I made in the forum, just added here for easy reference: I just got back from a three day walk with the One yesterday. It was great, just what I wanted. It's still very much ...

In Shelters - Single Wall Tents
May 17, 6:08am

ULA Equipment
I just received my Arctic Pack yesterday, a pack that I wasn't going to buy at first because of the expense, but after reading other people's reviews and my just not having enough time to make...

In 1 - COMPANIES (Customer Service)
July 06, 12:32am

Mountain Equipment Co-op (Canada)
I became a member of MEC in 1992, paying the membership fee and enjoying buying things at great prices and getting very well made gear that you couldn't find anywhere else. Ever since the regul...

In 1 - COMPANIES (Customer Service)
February 02, 9:45am

TarpTent
I have three of Henry's creations, the original Squall, the Squall 2, and the Rainbow. All of them have performed wonderfully and have changed the way I go backpacking (along with Glen van Peski a...

In 1 - COMPANIES (Customer Service)
January 18, 10:24am

Mont Bell
(well, what do you know, I can't use the word "f*nny pack"!) I've been using MontBell gear since 1977, two years after they started, when I bought my first rain poncho. I still ha...

In 1 - COMPANIES (Customer Service)
December 16, 8:36pm

Shires Tarptent Rainbow

In Shelters - Single Wall Tents
September 07, 12:13am