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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: 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

Re: Either great minds think alike or...
Just took a more careful look at the information on the Snow Peak s ite. The material doesn't have silicon on one side, but rather teflon. The other side does have the PU coating. My mistake.

In Make Your Own Gear » half pyramid - any math whizzes out there
October 06, 2:51am

Re: Either great minds think alike or...
Source of this material? Hi Roger, Er, when you say "source" do you mean where was material manufactured, or where did I get this information? The information was written right on the pac...

In Make Your Own Gear » half pyramid - any math whizzes out there
October 06, 2:20am

Re: psychic weight
How about getting rid of everything but the eyes and legs? Almost no insulation needed at all! And who cares about the brain! Nothing to feed and only a minimum shelter needed. Not just Super Ultra...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Damn heavy wedding band
October 06, 2:02am

Re: The Japan Alps This Summer
LOL...Oops! (≥J≥) Laughing Knees

In Post-Trip Reports » The Japan Alps This Summer
October 05, 5:59pm

The Japan Alps This Summer
Not sure if anyone would be interested, but I just wrote up two of three posts on my blog about my summer hiking in the Japan Alps this summer. Hope they are a nice read.

In Post-Trip Reports » The Japan Alps This Summer
October 05, 5:53pm

Re:New MontBell UL Pad
Ben, I used my MontBell inflatable pillow all summer. It's the best pillow I've found for sleeping I've ever had (there are two baffles welded into the interior of the pillow so that when you infla...

In GEAR » New MontBell UL Pad
October 05, 5:47pm

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