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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: Essentials I'd Never Leave at Home
Hi Ryan, I am a professional writer and illustrator and often need to have something along to write with for hiking. Usually I take a B4 sized sketchbook, or sometimes an A4 sized. When I really...

In GEAR » 1 Heavy essential item you can' leave at home?
August 07, 5:03pm

Re: Hammock Comfort
I started out with an HH... the old symmetrical one before the assymmetrical design was introduced and have never felt comfortable in it. Just like you I am a side sleeper. I also tend to toss and ...

In GEAR » Hammock Comfort-- Asymm vs. Symm Hammocks?
August 02, 4:06pm

Re: Sarong
Now there's ultralight for ya: a Sarong and bare feet, living off the donations of strangers as you travel. Total skin-out weight: 8 oz. Reminds me of one of the first articles I read at Backpac...

In Multiple Use Gear » Where did I see that?
July 30, 11:34pm

Re:Pump Free Water Filters
I know little about water filters other than the SweetWater filter I used in Europe 11 years ago. Here in Japan water filters just aren't needed. You can find clean natural water sources almost eve...

In GEAR » Sawyer SP120 inline filter
July 28, 5:27pm

New Petzl Head Lamp
Just came across this scoop at Outdoors Magic in Britain, on the new upcoming Petzl head lamp. I've been wanting to buy the Petzl Tikka XP but it just seems too big and heavy for my needs, so I...

In GEAR » New Petzl Head Lamp
July 27, 5:08pm

Re: Arctic 1000
Man! What is everyone getting so worked up about??? It almost sounds as if you don't have confidence in the legitimacy of ultralight backpacking techniques. You know what you are all talking about,...

In GEAR » Mystery Ranch Backpacks equals Dana Design quality?
July 21, 6:38pm

Re: Mystery Ranch Backpacks equals Dana Design quality?
Not everything made outside the US is made in sweatshops, nor is everything made in the US of top quality.

In GEAR » Mystery Ranch Backpacks equals Dana Design quality?
July 20, 11:40pm

Re: Arctic 1000 completed---Controversy?
I find the assumption on the part of the detractors that, in adhering to some abstract idea of "self-supporting", Ryan ought to have put himself into danger by attempting to struggle with his sprai...

In Post-Trip Reports » Roman finishes Arctic 1000 alone!
July 14, 2:33pm

Re: Tarptent Rainbow Tent REVIEW
Hello Hideaki, (I'm going to respond in Japanese but basically discuss some of the unique problems of using a tent in the mountains in Japan... one of the things you have to worry about here is ...

In Editor's Roundtable » Tarptent Rainbow Tent REVIEW
July 14, 2:05pm

Re: Tarptent Rainbow Tent REVIEW
I've taken my Rainbow out a number of times now and I must say I really like it. Compared to my Squall 2 it feel so much roomier and for the small site camping that you find here in Japan the footp...

In Editor's Roundtable » Tarptent Rainbow Tent REVIEW
July 13, 1:55am

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