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$300.+ for an M10 ?????? Pataguccci fer SURE! Mon dieu! I'll stick with my REI eVent Kimtah parka, thank you very much. |
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Low heel sole contour winter footwear. Dale, OK, I now see where you're coming from and the true type of shoe you are referring to. I guess my Merrill Moab Ventilators would qualify as "tennis shoes" as well, though I&#... |
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PERSACTLY! Adam, That's correct, once modded the gear is much more "my own" in terms of usefulness, not to mention pride of ownership. Next on my list after "winterizing" my Scar... |
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THE RIGHT GLUE Tjaard, I too am looking for "The Right Glue" to glue Velcro to the fabric of the main zipper flap on my REI eVent parka. Whatever it is it must always maintain flexibility. My first i... |
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And After All Of This... ...one can see why Caldera Cones work so very well. Very enlightening discussion. Explains JetBoil and Primus pot-bottom fins too. |
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Does "modding" count as MYOG? I have modded much of my backpacking gear - sometimes extensively. Does the count as MYOG? (Mod Yer Own Gear ;o) |
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"MID-weight" camera found I bought an Olympus TG 1 camera last spring for its waterproof (to 30 ft.) and rugged constructions and mainly for its F 2 lens low light capabilities. Some carry heavy SLRs and multiple lenses ... |
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I GOTTA ASK... Dale, Please tell us just why you want to use tennis shoes for backpacking in winter? 1. "Tennis shoes" are cotton canvas. Remember the saying "cotton kills"? 2. Tennis s... |
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+1 on Scarp 2 I bought a Scarp 2 & ripstop inner for 4 season use. Great tent. |
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Tennis shoes? REALLY? Dale, WHY are you going winter camping in single digits (F., I assume) in tennis shoes? Are you using gaiters? My lightest cold weather setup is feltpacks inside of NEOS W/ a supportive foam ins... |
All Reader Reviews by Eric Blumensaadt
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Allen and Mike's Backcountry Ski Book "Allen & Mike's Really Cool Backcountry Ski Book" is the very best book on teh eop I have ever read - and I've read most of them in the last 40 years of backcountry skiing and ca... |
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REI Kimtah Recently got the REI Kimtah eVent parka and on a Ruby Mountains, Nevada backpack found it to be as good a wind jacket as it is a rain parka. The sale price was $159.95 which is 30% off the regular ... |
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Eddie Bauer Down Sweater I purchased an Eddie Bauer Down Sweater (their term) on sale this summer for $89. It was reviewed by Will Riveted in his extensive articles of light down jackets and got a favorable, "middle-o... |
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Thermarest Trail Pro Regular I won my Trail Pro regular at a Sierra Club Outings leaders training seminar, otherwise I would not have spent the money B/C I seldom car camp. But now I have an alternative for a winter ski camping m... |
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Brunton Crux I bought the Brunton Flex because of its wider burner ring for better heat distribution so I wouldn't get a hot spot on the bottom of my pot when cooking. I was not aware that there was a Brunt... |
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tarptent moment I give the Moment a "5" because I feel it is currently the best solo single wall tent design. It has great quality, innovative design and excellent attention to detail. My previous solo ... |
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Carbelas GORE-TEX® PacLite® Rainy River Parka Cabela's Rainy River GTX PacLite parka (and pants) are THE bargain in good quality, lightweight, breathable rainwear at the 2010 regular $99. price. The Taslanized fabric is a matte finish, unlike... |
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Vargo Triad XE The XE version of Vargo's Triad is an improvement in several ways. 1. After I complained of the original removable alcohol burner being too small the company owner responded by making it larger... |
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Brunton Flex This is the newer version of the Prumus/Brunton Crux canister-top stove and appears to have corrected faults reported by Crux owners. First the number of fold-out pot supports has increased from 3... |
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Thermarest Neo-Air I purchased a Regular (72") Neo-Air mattress from REI in April of '09. In backyard "camp" testing at 40 F I found it to be definitely more comfortable than either my lightweight ... |
