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All Forum Posts by Bob Bankhead
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Safest thickness of ice? There's an old poem about this (author unknown) that we memorized as children. It has always worked for me. One inch, stay off Two inches; one may Three inches; small groups Four i... |
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Re: Tarptent Double Rainbow Jason: You're single now; get a 1 person shelter for now and save a lot of weight immediately. When you get married (or get a hiking partner with whom you want to share shelters), buy a 2... |
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SuperGnat! ENOUGH ALREADY, FOLKS! It is obvious the SuperGnat has royally flamed Jim's a$$. He has publicly admitted his error and has also publicly apologized. So let's drop it and move ... |
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PCT Pad Options Comments so far center on warmth (aka insulating oneself from the heat sink called "the ground"), but I submit there are two other, perhaps equally important factors to consider; bulk and... |
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Guns Despite a few encounters, I've never had to shoot at a bear before and can therefore only imagine that you would need a cool head, a potful of self-confidence in your weapon and shooting abilit... |
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Re: Re: Best UL groundsheet? - Info needed I've used both and prefer Tyvek. Tyvek is considerably heavier than Polycro, but oh so much easier to fold and unfold. Polycro handles like heavy-guage Saranwrap. |
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Re: Re: Re: Notch pole set One way is to dig a shallow hole under each pole and set the butts in the holes, thereby lowering the canopy while still maintaining its tension. |
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NOLS bear attack Logic dictates that in grizzly country, EVERY member of the party needs to carry their own bear spray. It's not a bad idea for Black Bear country either, but admittedly, the risk of encounterin... |
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Going Backpacking for 2 years with my brother and my dog. I've witnessed hikers in Lassen NP being ticketed and then driven (with their dog) to the nearest park entrance and just dropped along the highway, miles from the PCT. The PCT passes directly ... |
All Reader Reviews by Bob Bankhead
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Western Mountaineering The Company WM products are a 5+ WM the company does not sell direct, only through dealers, ergo end-user contacts would not be expected. Their printed catalogues do list their address and FAX and telephone nu... |
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Mountain House Lasagna with Meat Sauce I use a lot of Mountain House Pro Packs and as much as I like the flavor and texture of this item, I avoid it like the plague. The overwhelming downside is the cheese they use. It does NOT rehydra... |
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Mountain House Sweet and Sour Pork with Rice One of my favorite Mountain House meals, albeit a tad too sweet for my taste; too much pineapple, not enough sour sauce. Nonetheless, it makes a great motivator to get to a dinner spot when I know one... |
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Mountain House Precooked Scrambled Eggs with Bacon I tried these several years ago when they first came out - no bacon in them then. They were horrible! Like a previous reviewer said, virtually flavorless yellow sponges. Last year I noticed they ha... |
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Gossamer Gear Lightrek 4 Adjustable CF Trekking Poles I decided not to buy these when they first came out because fully closed they were too long to carry on my pack in checked baggage on the plane, and I really didn't want to hassel with the maili... |
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Six Moon Designs Gatewood Cape I just returned from 22 nights in the high Sierra on the PCT and JMT. I had two days of constant high winds in Onion Valley, with sustained gusts to at least 50 mph. My trusty Gatewood Cape flapped a ... |
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Six Moon Designs Traveler backpack We have TWO Traveler packs. Early in 2008, we were shopping for a new pack for my wife, who has a short 14-1/2 inch torso length. We drove out to Ron's house to try the SMD Essence, but it did not... |
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Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil Dry Sack In addition to silnylon, Sea to Summit also now makes their Dry Sack line in eVENT fabric, both with and without compression capability. evac Dry Sack: available in 3, 5, 8, 13, 20, 35, and 65 lite... |
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Therm-A-Rest Ridgerest This has been my "go-to" sleeping pad for many years on the PCT. I've tried a variety of others but keep returning to this little beauty. It does a great job of insulating one from th... |
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Aloksak O.P 12.5 x 20" I have found them to be quite effective in the Sierras the past two summers. I have a Bearikade Expedition, and if you're not careful, the metal edges around the latches can slice an OP sak wh... |
