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Reply to Henry! Thanks, Henry! Having the netting part detachable on the Hogback does make a lot of difference. I'm not too sure whether it would be better to load that 1 1/4 lbs. onto 9 year old JP or 7 yea... |
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The dog does not stay home! Leaving the dog home is not an option. First of all, he's an integral part of my sleep system, acting as the perfect footwarmer. Second, kennel fees (close to $30/day) are way out of my budge... |
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Hogback I guess I'll hang on to my Rainshadow 2 also. For my grandson "Bear's" first year of backpacking, the four of us should be able to squeeze into the Rainshadow, putting my dog in... |
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Cilogear In the past (about 2 years ago) I was able to get lots of info about Cilogear packs directly from Graham, and he was most helpful. I also heard lots of good things from others about their excellen... |
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2009 GG Squall Classic? Signs of life on the Gossamer Gear website! "WE WILL BEGIN TAKING BACK ORDERS FOR THE SQUALL IN APRIL FOR DELIVERY LATER IN THE MONTH. CHECK BACK SOON FOR FURTHER UPDATES." [caps th... |
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Hogback Extremely disappointing; I was looking for a lightweight 4-person single-wall tent, not a double-wall. It's obviously going to be too heavy for me to carry. Oh, well, at least I can save my m... |
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New Tarptents I'm also looking forward to the 4-person tent! My littlest grandson is only 4, but he's already asking to go backpacking! 4 of us plus 80-lb. dog would be just a little too cozy in the Ra... |
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Gaiters Memorial Day this year is the day after you start, which should solve the problem. I am looking at the Mountain Laurel Designs short gaiters which are definitely lighter than the Integral Design... |
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2009 GG Squall Classic? I too am still waiting. Gossamer Gear has everything else in stock that was held up due to the Spinnaker shortage, plus a number of new items. In fact, so many have bought "The One" th... |
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BPL tests I'd like to see..... A redo of the drying test of wet down vs. wet synthetic items done several years ago, using a larger sample size and more comparable items when pairing down and synthetic. It seemed that the jacke... |
All Reader Reviews by Mary D
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Thermarest Neo-Air I purchased a short NeoAir in late May of 2009 from REI (using the 20% off coupon, which made it a less exorbitant purchase). The prospect of an air mat that was considerably lighter than my POE Insu... |
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Gossamer Gear ThinLight insulation pad 1/8" approx. 2 oz. So far I have found several uses for the 1/8" GG Thinlight pad: (1) Dog sleeping pad (cut to 36" long). It's just right for my 80-lb. dog who sleeps curled up in a ball. He's ... |
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Potable Aqua Iodine Drinking Water Germicidal Tablets I used these back in the mid-1980's to disinfect drinking water (that's about all that was available then other than filters or boiling). After one month, using them only on weekends, I broke... |
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Big Agnes Pumphouse Multi-Use Dry Sack and Pad Pump I purchased a Big Agnes Pumphouse soon after they came on the market in the summer of 2007. It is advertised on the BA web site as a "...pad pump, dry sack, stuff sack, pillow, water carrier, ba... |
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Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil Dry Sack In the past, I've read in a number of places (including Jim Wood's excellent article on "Keeping Your Critical Gear Dry") that these sacks have failed the submersion test. This prob... |
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Pacific Outdoor Products Insul Mat Max-Thermo My POE Insulmat Max Thermo (now the Ether Thermo, but I got the old model on closeout) just finished its second backpacking season. I'm in my early 70's so these old bones and joints ain... |
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Big Agnes Clearview I know that this pad is supposedly the same thickness as my POE InsulMat Max Thermo (now the Ether Thermo). However, it has more tubes, which seem to make it effectively thinner. The Clearview has t... |
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SteriPen Adventurer My big complaint with the Steripen Adventurer is that I could not work the switch! It's fine for those with big strong hands (the kind who regularly open jars for their SO), but not for me (I can... |
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Six Moon Designs Lunar Solo I bought a Six Moon Designs Lunar Solo (e) in June of 2007 and used it through two backpacking seasons. First of all, I need to point out that my Labrador retriever backpacks with me (he's part... |
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Backcountrygear.com I am a relatively recent convert to lightweight backpacking (I didn't know all this wonderful stuff existed--you'd never know it from a trip through REI or by reading Backpacker) and this is m... |
