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All Forum Posts by Brian Lewis
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keep it coming? "Please keep it coming." Really? I thought the prior responses were plenty, but okay --- when I finished walking through Pennsylvania this year my overall reaction was "yes th... |
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depends ... I think this depends on more than just "are bear cannisters required or not". Are bears much of a concern where you're going? How about rodents? I.e., what exactly are you most co... |
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maps "would the databook and halfmile's maps be a sufficient combination?" I'm not positive that Halfmile's maps are complete yet (?), maybe they are now. I personally would su... |
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oops Oops, just re-read and I see the early June start --- a little awkward, a late start for a NOBO, and perhaps a little early (?) for a PCT SOBO. In fact, PCT thru-hikers (NOBOs) tend to be com... |
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PCT Rather than the AT, I'd suggest just hiking as much of the PCT as your schedule allows, finish up the rest some other year. Or cherry pick best parts of it, spending more time perhaps in pla... |
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solar charger, umbrella "Solio charger...how effective/ineffective was it in OR/WA? Was it the trees or lack of good sunlight? How much of a charge were you getting for each day? Enough to keep you (barely) going, or... |
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priorities Michael said early on in this thread: "There are so many, it would be hard to say without zeroing in on a few requirements, lightest, most usable space, vestibule,pitching,built in bug protec... |
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it might ... Might do; hard to tell as each individual is different in terms of how low is "comfortable" ! I have a summerlite and I've had it down below freezing with clothing to augment, but n... |
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must be a Garcia? I'd also point out that the Garcia is perhaps the worst choice to maximize use of the Volume. The wider opening and the clear plastic of the BearVault both make it easier to maximize use of th... |
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have a look at these Of course it depends on how much food (calories) you're eating per day, but thru-hikers manage to cram a lot in. Have a look at these links: http://www.pcta.org/planning/before_trip/health/... |
All Reader Reviews by Brian Lewis
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Ursack Minor The "Ursack Minor" is quite distinct from the traditional Ursack, in that it's not meant to be bear proof (or "resistant" or whatever). Instead, Ursack says it's "for... |
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Golite Force I use Golite shoes because the toe-box is shaped a lot more like the front of an actual human foot. More specifically, most trail runners or other shoes give me problems due to bunionettes (little to... |
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Montbell Thermawrap jacket For 3-season backpacking, my thermawrap jacket is my sole insulation layer, coupled in some limited cases with a thermawrap vest. It's just a fantastic piece of clothing in terms of both weight ... |
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Montbell Thermawrap Vest I have a size medium Thermawrap jacket and a size large Thermawrap vest; I probably should have reversed those to be able to layer the vest under the jacket rather than over, but it actually works fin... |
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Thermarest Neo-Air Like Dylan Carlson, I also used a Neo-Air (size regular for me) on a thru-hike. My thru-hike was of the Appalachian Trail, starting in late February (2010), so a lot of snow and cold weather in the f... |
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REI REI Peak UL Compact Hiking Poles I too had something over 3000 miles on my pair --- the majority of that thru-hiking the PCT in 2008 plus a variety of much shorter trips. I started my AT thru-hike with them (early in 2010), but just... |
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Memory-Map Navigator This is actually a comparison of two product alternatives for putting topographic software on a Windows Mobile platform smartphone with a true GPS. The 4/5 rating is for one of those, Memory-Map Navi... |
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Golite Versa Force Let me start by saying that my rating of '4' is tentative until I've done more miles in these. But as I found nothing useful in searching for reviews of currently-available Golite footwe... |
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ULA Axis Crampon I'm hoping to thru-hike the PCT next year, and one of many equipment issues for me was the question of whether to use crampons or not in the Sierras. I also do day hikes in "shoulder" s... |
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Western Mountaineering SummerLite I agree --- the summerlite is excellent. I frankly don't trust any individual evaluation of a sleeping bag temperature rating (32F in this case); so many things affect this, including not only th... |
