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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: Lightweight and ultralight backpacking in Europe
I think it all depends where you hike/ camp in Europe when looking for more "civilized" walking or more wild walking. France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Czech, Slovakia, and most of the lo...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Lightweight and ultralight backpacking in Europe
January 26, 6:33pm

Re: nicely done
Thanks for the compliments! I really enjoyed making the hat. But you know what's funny? I still have no idea why the brim of the hat is able to curve like that when I wear it. I tried to figure...

In Make Your Own Gear » Homemade Schoeller Hat
January 26, 9:32am

Re: Cell Phone Photography
Here in Japan EVERYBODY has cell phones. You can't even have a social life if you don't have one. The development of cell phone technology is way beyond that of anything anywhere else in the world,...

In Photography » Pentax WPi pics
January 25, 8:13am

Homemade Schoeller Hat
I love my Tilley LT5 (and my LH5 and T3) hat. It fits perfectly, is well-made, is light, and looks great. However, I've found that while hiking in the sweltering summer weather here in Japan th...

In Make Your Own Gear » Homemade Schoeller Hat
January 24, 10:37pm

Re: Ordering a Rainbow
Henry has already reassured me about the wind performance and in the few years I've been dealing and corresponding with him I trust his words. I just wanted to get some other opinions to clinch the...

In GEAR » Rainbow passes Aussie inspection
January 24, 10:02pm

Re: Ordering a Rainbow
Franco, just one question. In your photo above the strut sits at a slight angle. Does the strut "give" a lot in a side wind or if you push it down with your hand? How do you think the Rainbow would...

In GEAR » Rainbow passes Aussie inspection
January 24, 5:38pm

Re: Ordering a Rainbow
Franco, your passionate (some might say, "inkangaroous") endorsement of the Rainbow has leaked through my rainshell and infected me somehow (Franco the Roo's cuteness factor didn't help, either. It...

In GEAR » Rainbow passes Aussie inspection
January 24, 5:30pm

Re: Paying twice for BPL content
It seems that this might be a sensitive topic to touch, but I agree with you, John. I, too, was turned off by the "teaser" of the Scotland article, and felt vaguely mislead after reaching the concl...

In Chaff » BPL double charging?
January 24, 11:06am

Re: Miguel you start
Right. Okay. Just give me some time to put together my thoughts. I'm off to the mountains tomorrow (yes, there are real-life applications to all this talk here!), so it might have to wait until nex...

In GEAR » Rainbow passes Aussie inspection
January 19, 8:26pm

Re: PJ Speaks for?
Really, I don't think there is any need for anyone to be made to feel that they cannot say what they want to in these forums. Anyone who has been around awhile here knows that the discussions and r...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » conflict of interest: Manufacturing V review
January 19, 8:17pm

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