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Brad Walker (brawa) - BPL Premium Member

My Locale SoCal
About Me Mediocre climber and decent hiker with not enough play time. Hoping for more winter climbing/hiking and backpacking in my future. I'm a fan of long days, which BPL philosophies help with as well.

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All Forum Posts by Brad Walker

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Re: color
Hi, the sierra designs jacket looks llike this: http://s3.backcountry.com/900/SDS/SDS0512/SDS0512-ESP_D1.jpg

In Gear Swap » FS: Clothes, REI UL Jacket, Driducks, Small gear
June 14, 9:46pm
Sold, shipped, bump
Driducks shipped, thanks!

In Gear Swap » FS: Clothes, REI UL Jacket, Driducks, Small gear
June 14, 3:40pm
shipped
Pants and little items shipped today!

In Gear Swap » FS: Clothes, REI UL Jacket, Driducks, Small gear
June 11, 1:03pm
Re
Curt's idea is awesome. Do you care about packed size? Here is a non collapsing option: http://m.sierratradingpost.com/mobile/komperdell-featherlight-carbon-alpine-ski-poles-110-135cm-pair~p...

In GEAR » Fixed-length poles
June 11, 8:23am
Re: Breathability?
If it's nylon thin enough to be that light weight then it has to be pretty breathable, unless the DWR coating somehow kills that completely.

In GEAR » Stoic Wraith 2.5 oz wind jacket with pockets & a hood
June 09, 4:46pm
Re: wraith
Hmm, never seen it before. Stoic stuff has been accurate in the weight listings so far for me. Interesting that they were able to cut off 0.7 oz from the CAMP Magic Anorak and 1.5 from the CAMP ...

In GEAR » Stoic Wraith 2.5 oz wind jacket with pockets & a hood
June 09, 2:33pm
FS: REI UL Rain shell, size L
SOLD REI Ultralight Jacket size L. ~5 years old, packed a lot more than worn given my locale. Some dirty spots but 100% functional. Washed per instructions. Solid fully featured raingear. $30 sh...

In Gear Swap » FS: Clothes, REI UL Jacket, Driducks, Small gear
June 09, 9:32am
Windmills
"At the time I mentioned to the team that it looked very strange, because it seemed the windmills were not turning from my vantage point and normally with that kind of a weather front they wou...

In Post-Trip Reports » 3rd Annual BPL San Jacinto Loop: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
June 01, 1:01pm
fit
In 5'8" 150 and small or medium depending on brand. The medium in the anorak fits me well. The downside IMO of the anorak is the tight elastic on the waist hem which felt restrictive to me...

In GEAR » CAMP Magic Anorak Input/Help!
May 21, 11:49am
Ascender?
What about an ascender for rigging haul systems? Something light like a WC ropeman or tibloc? I know you have prussiks listed, but something to consider. Petzl makes a kit which is probably over...

In Mountaineering & Alpinism » TIme to learn about glacier travel
May 19, 6:08pm

All Reader Reviews by Brad Walker

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Stoic LTWT Sleeping Pad - short
Agree with Tim above, so I'll only add two points (they're cons, but notice my 4/5 rating): 1. Pad is pretty slippery. Could fix with some seam sealer dots, but haven't yet. 2. Pad tak...

In Sleeping Pads - Inflatable
October 07, 3:35pm
Black Diamond Ultra Distance
These poles are getting bashed pretty hard by other reviewers, so I thought I'd rate my experience with them. Are they overpriced at MSRP? Yes Can they be had on sale, unlike a lot of the othe...

In Trekking Poles
September 15, 4:55pm