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Michael Ray (topshot) - BPL Lifetime Member

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About Me Middle aged hiker (rarely so far) that wants to encourage his 15 yo Scout and his 6 yo brother to backpack lightweight.
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Re: Northern New Mexico mid June-early July
I might have similar opportunity as the OP this summer. 2 questions: 1. What are the better loops (unless someone wants to join me and shuttle) of 70-100 miles? 2. Assuming a "dry" ye...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » New Mexico
March 06, 12:51pm
Re: Curious
Searching does wonders

In Make Your Own Gear » Polycryo Strength Analysis
February 29, 4:27pm
Re: Go to target
That's even better than the $4.50 clearance ones I got at Walmart last spring!

In Make Your Own Gear » Polycryo Strength Analysis
February 26, 11:40am
Re: Henninger Flats with Son, James – “Guys Night”
Nice report. I liked the pudding and using the chapstick tube for the PCT hang.

In Post-Trip Reports » Henninger Flats with Son, James – “Guys Night”
February 22, 9:22pm
Re: Re: Teton High Adventure Trail (Petzoldt's route) map?
If you can export into KML or GPX, that would be great. Ryan sent me the TPO file of his route but it was done as symbols instead of waypoints I guess so it doesn't work well. I'm currently...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Teton High Route
February 22, 8:32pm
70L Jam
Are they doing away with the Pinnacles? Don't see the need for both since they looked nearly the same to start. Edit: Nevermind, I saw in the other thread that Pinnacles are indeed discontin...

In GEAR » 2012 50L Golite Jam (out of the box)
February 20, 7:18pm
Re: Pace, Snow, Water, Rock
> It's not a bad idea to review the local geology to determine the nature of the surface rock and its capacity to trap surface water along your route. I suspect not many of us have the ge...

In Editor's Roundtable » Trip Report: 2010 Teton Crest Expedition
February 20, 7:10pm
Re: Trip Report: 2010 Teton Crest Expedition
It appears you averaged 8-9 mpd. I assume that was a very easy pace given the terrain and gorgeous weather you had. How do you think you would have been affected by snow at passes or on some ridges...

In Editor's Roundtable » Trip Report: 2010 Teton Crest Expedition
February 20, 3:00pm
Teton High Adventure Trail (Petzoldt's route) map?
Anybody have a map of Petzoldt's 68-mile route along the crest?

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Teton High Route
February 20, 12:12pm
Re: Re: Re: re: CLP
Yeah, I can't imagine window insulation would be high demand in SoCal. :) There are a variety of kits in a variety of sizes that you can order - 3M, Ace, Frost King, Duck, ... (5000+ hits in Go...

In Make Your Own Gear » Polycro Tarp Tested!
February 18, 6:57am

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