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Hybrid I'm finding it really hard to believe the HMG hybrid fabric is comprised of 210D nylon on top of 1.4oz cuben. It sure doesn't give that impression so I had a closer look. Compared side b... |
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Ti-Tri If you have a ULC style one, you can replace the stakes with a silicone band that you leave in place on the pot - simpler and lighter. With the Sidewinder, you can indeed just have it lower and ... |
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TT SS2 TarpTent SS2? $325, 40oz. Quite spacious. It's similar to the Haven, but the offset interior + pitch lock corner struts deliver good headroom over a larger portion of the interior. I think i... |
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Roll top The roll top works really nice for volume reduction. I don't think you'd need a top strap for this. However, a Ridgerest (even a short one) eats up quite a bit of volume, so you may need to... |
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Durability I'll toss in an opinion since they're cheap. IMO, the cuben/nylon hybrid fabric feels about as strong and durable as the nylon is (roughly 100-140 denier I'd guess) and then the cube... |
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Noisy Compared to spinnaker, both cuben and silnylon are like sleeping in a tomb. You can argue cuben is louder than silnylon - I'm sure it is a little - but the difference isn't minor unless you... |
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Echo I, Windrider My wife has a windrider and until recently I owned an Echo I. Both are quite robust pieces of gear. The Echo is extremely well reinforced and I highly doubt you'd ever damage it. It's certa... |
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Cuben You're asking a pretty general question, as there are quite a few variants of cuben and a wide variety of applications. So on one exteme, a backpack using 0.33oz cuben is a failure waiting to h... |
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SOTMR "...everyone is wondering why some tents (Refuge X, for example) weren't included." Perhaps because it was discontinued years ago? I think you meant Skyscape X :) |
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550 The North Face has been embroidering '550' on the sleeves of their down jackets for quite a few years now. I wouldn't be surprised if most consumers now think 550 is the gold standard f... |
All Reader Reviews by Dan Durston
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Spark-Lite Fire Starter (Survival Gear - BPL Gear Shop) I have this kit and the FireLite Mini kit. This sparker is a bit lighter than the FireLite Mini but I don't trust this sparker 100% like I do the FireLite. This sparker doesn't work well wh... |
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BPL FireLite Firestarter I love this FireLite Mini. It's the only thing that I 100% trust to start a fire. With a mini Bic you can run out of gas, be at too high of an altitude, get it wet or get it oily. Matches can ... |
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Hyperlight Mtn Gear Echo I I wasn't sure where to put this review as the Echo I can be used as either a tarp or a double wall tent. OVERVIEW I've given the Echo I five stars because it's quality construct... |
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Golite 2006 Reed Pants I've got the original Reed pants (4oz in a size medium) and they are prefect rain pants for UL hiking. They've been adequately durable, totally waterproof and light. I don't want ankle zip... |
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Marmot Essence I'll be the first one to give this jacket 5 stars. Marmot has made a number of changes to this jacket over the years so criticisms of the earlier models are no longer relevant. My Essence is t... |
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Baladeo 22 Grams Knife This knife is a brilliant design. Every part of it is functional and the result is a lot of knife for just 22g (or 24.3g as mine as actually weighs). When I opened the (very nice) box and first played... |
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Nite ize S-Biner After using another small biner that failed due to a poor design, I switched the Nite Ize Size 1 biner for bear bagging this summer. I use one of these to clip to my 1.4mm spectra cord to my food sack... |
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Mountain Laurel Designs Revelation I really like my 2009 MLD Revelation pack. The 1.5oz cuben is great. I think it will last a very long time provided I don't take any good falls on rocky slopes. With some bungie cordage, MLD s... |
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Granite Gear Uberlight CTF3 Drysack I bought two of these Uberlight drysacks, a green 7L one for my GoLite Ultra 20 quilt and a orange 10L one for my wife's 15F rated 800FP MEC Merlin sleeping bag. The claimed weights for these d... |
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Petzl e+LITE I really like the e+Lite. It's surprisingly bright and I appreciate the red light functionality in the tent. On high, this light is nearly as bright as my Tikka yet it weighs 1/3rd and has additio... |
