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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.
City	portland
State	oregon
Country	usa

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	Re: Boil times Maybe "boil" time is just a name, you don't really have to bring to rolling boil. To kill bad stuff in the water, someone on this site said you have to only bring it to 180 F or so...	In GEAR » The New MSR MicroRocket -- Trail Report #1 January 02, 6:50pm
	Re: Battle of the bands-part deaux I haven't seen the test of a star or finger reinforcement.	In Make Your Own Gear » Dynamic Reinforcement Patch Testing January 02, 3:05pm
	Re: PIF-Free Marmot Helium Fluffy?	In Chaff » The whiny thread January 02, 2:12pm
	Re: Re: Re: Lightweight battery charging "That might get pretty old after the first three or four times, especially if you have to take off a backpack to get to the solar panel or battery." You really only have to worry about...	In GEAR » Lightweight battery charging January 02, 2:09pm
	Re: Lightweight battery charging There's some voltage drop across a reverse-battery blocking diode so you lose some charging capacity, especially if the solar panel voltage is just barely high enough. If you're there ke...	In GEAR » Lightweight battery charging January 02, 9:19am
	Re: The New MSR MicroRocket -- First Look Maybe increased clearance above burner would make it burn more efficiently - more pints of water boiled per fuel canister That would be worth more than saving 0.5 oz	In GEAR » The New MSR MicroRocket -- First Look January 01, 8:56pm
	Re: "Site Selection" I use quotes when I'm quoting someone : ) For example, "hike high and camp low" - I forget who said that but it's from some common book about hiking Lots of books about site...	In SuperUltraLight (SUL) Backpacking Discussion » "Site Selection" January 01, 8:39pm
	Re: The whiny thread I prefer box whine and Rhine Whine (only because it has an "h")	In Chaff » The whiny thread January 01, 6:52pm
	Re: Site Selection "hike high and camp low" If you camp under tree cover (while avoiding Mary's Widow Makers) you'll avoid radiative heat loss If you camp among trees the wind will be less. I...	In SuperUltraLight (SUL) Backpacking Discussion » "Site Selection" January 01, 6:34pm
	Re: Thanks Guys! One thing a bit tricky with pants patterns is to get the butt shaped correctly. Not too tight or loose. Hard to know how to alter it if it's shaped incorrectly.	In Make Your Own Gear » Insulated pants January 01, 3:01pm

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