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Roclite 370s & 390s in wide? I'm interested in a Roclite 390 (GTX version) only IF it comes in a wide model. Does it? This cheapo habit that some manufacturers have of making only "regular" width is tiresome.... |
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"Carribean Cartel" sandals I bought a pair of "Carribean Cartel" Chinese made sandals at Walgreens. They are a vey dense closed cell foam (they float) and look like a mostly closed river Teva sandal. Mine are si... |
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Integral Designs gaiters I just bought a pair of Integral Designsshort gaiters made with eVent laminate. They ave very simple, in fact TOO simple in that they have no opening up the back or front. so you have to put 'e... |
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Back in the day... ...when I was on a real budget I used 10" aluminum gutter spikes for stakes. They were THE cheapest stakes I ever used but worked fine in most soil. Now that I'm a wealthy retiree I use... |
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A GOOD night's sleep I need a good night's sleep so my "luxury" item is the original Thermarest UL full length mattress. A few ounces more than my Pacific Cascades RidgeRest but much more comfoprtable. ... |
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HAND SANITIZER I take a medium bottle of hand sanitizer on week long to 10 day trips. Of course I use it after toilet and before cooking. At night I use it on my crotch area and to massage my stinky feet. Works w... |
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Another Coleman CREE LED lantern to consider Roger, I bought a different Coleman Xponent LED lantern W/ a CREE bulb. It's rectangular and uses 4 AA batteries so it's necesssarily heavier and even more unsuited for backpacking. It ... |
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Me Too Like Roleigh I filter W/ a little #1 coffee filter in a small, collapsable funnel into a 1 L. Nalgene bottle, usr my SteriPen then pour it into my hydration bag. Works fine but slower than your mes... |
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Inflate it Can you insert your pad THEN inflate it? This may be the best answer if you want to keep your pad yet use that pack. Eric |
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THANK YOU An excellent, in depth and very technical review. This review is likely the best review to date on the SPOT beacon. Particularly important are the recommendations for improvement. I hope the com... |
All Reader Reviews by Eric Blumensaadt
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Allen and Mike's Backcountry Ski Book "Allen & Mike's Really Cool Backcountry Ski Book" is the very best book on teh eop I have ever read - and I've read most of them in the last 40 years of backcountry skiing and ca... |
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REI Kimtah Recently got the REI Kimtah eVent parka and on a Ruby Mountains, Nevada backpack found it to be as good a wind jacket as it is a rain parka. The sale price was $159.95 which is 30% off the regular ... |
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Eddie Bauer Down Sweater I purchased an Eddie Bauer Down Sweater (their term) on sale this summer for $89. It was reviewed by Will Riveted in his extensive articles of light down jackets and got a favorable, "middle-o... |
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Thermarest Trail Pro Regular I won my Trail Pro regular at a Sierra Club Outings leaders training seminar, otherwise I would not have spent the money B/C I seldom car camp. But now I have an alternative for a winter ski camping m... |
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Brunton Crux I bought the Brunton Flex because of its wider burner ring for better heat distribution so I wouldn't get a hot spot on the bottom of my pot when cooking. I was not aware that there was a Brunt... |
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tarptent moment I give the Moment a "5" because I feel it is currently the best solo single wall tent design. It has great quality, innovative design and excellent attention to detail. My previous solo ... |
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Carbelas GORE-TEX® PacLite® Rainy River Parka Cabela's Rainy River GTX PacLite parka (and pants) are THE bargain in good quality, lightweight, breathable rainwear at the 2010 regular $99. price. The Taslanized fabric is a matte finish, unlike... |
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Vargo Triad XE The XE version of Vargo's Triad is an improvement in several ways. 1. After I complained of the original removable alcohol burner being too small the company owner responded by making it larger... |
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Brunton Flex This is the newer version of the Prumus/Brunton Crux canister-top stove and appears to have corrected faults reported by Crux owners. First the number of fold-out pot supports has increased from 3... |
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Thermarest Neo-Air I purchased a Regular (72") Neo-Air mattress from REI in April of '09. In backyard "camp" testing at 40 F I found it to be definitely more comfortable than either my lightweight ... |
