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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: quilt I think that if you tightly compress it in your pack for 3 to 5 day section hikes, it will lose loft over time. Since you're asking about how small it can compress, I'm thinking maybe yo...	In Make Your Own Gear » synthetic quilt compacted size? December 22, 4:57pm
	Re: oops If you compact synthetic insulation too much in your pack, it will gradually lose loft over time. Better to compress it as little as possible.	In Make Your Own Gear » synthetic quilt compacted size? December 22, 3:30pm
	Re: Six versus Five sided shelter Don't make it too small With a pyramid tent, you can't put your sleeping bag right up against the side of the tent, because it slopes inward. And you don't want to touch the tent wa...	In Make Your Own Gear » Six versus Five sided shelter December 22, 2:07pm
	Re: Re: Re: pepper spray "As far as pepper spray on protesters...I think you have to follow the lawful orders of the Police. If you believe the laws are wrong you have to effect that change through the legislative bra...	In Chaff » pepper spray December 22, 10:55am
	Re: Please describe your winter sleep system I wear everything in my sleeping bag. My vest is maybe equivalent to 4 oz Climashield and my sleeping bag is like 2 oz - I get cold starting at about 35 F. If I had 4 oz Climashield vest and ...	In Winter Hiking » Please describe your winter sleep system December 21, 7:40am
	Re: O Canada! Great story, again... I crossed the PCT just South of Lolo Pass just before that fire. I must have been within several days of seeing you : )	In Editor's Roundtable » O Canada! December 20, 5:36pm
	Re: Fireproof paint? I painted bottom of Ti pot with black barbecue spray paint Read to do this somewhere After years, some has come off Haven't done any scientific efficiency tests	In GEAR » Fireproof paint? December 19, 8:34pm
	Re: Need PNW Help - Backpacking the Columbia River Gorge End of December Someone at portlandhikers.org just did a trip to Tanner Butte and Dublin Lake. Lake frozen over but no snow on ground. That's about as high as anywhere else in the gorge like the PCT. Weat...	In Winter Hiking » Need PNW Help - Backpacking the Columbia River Gorge End of December December 19, 7:01pm
	Re: OWFINC Site I just tried the owfinc site and it's totally screwed up. Earlier today it was much better. It's been screwed up for months and they keep saying they're going to fix it. You can down...	In Make Your Own Gear » Clothing Material Advice. December 19, 4:48pm
	Re: Please check my math Same here - just my opinion 10-15% overage = thin spots like the recent JRB quilt thread? maybe 25% is better? I made a vest which is a little different and it's more like 40% overfill (act...	In GEAR » Please check my math December 19, 10:18am

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