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Gossamer Gear NightLite pad. ouch. Dondo, your post had me LOL; and reminded me, if only I could learn the secret of the businessmen in suits I see sleeping on train station benches, even face down on concrete sidewalks, without eve... |
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Tony, Joshua, why is it dangerous? Would liquid fuel spray out before igniting? That's what I've heard, but never seen any actual test results. BPL test? |
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Cost of gear, per ounce; consider W+C+D Heather A few tips from someone else who is pathelogically gone.. When I started out going light my rule of thumb was to buy a new item if it was about half as heavy as my old item, without reg... |
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Does anyone ORIKASO I bought three sets before going lightweight. Now I only carry one if I need a cutting board/1 plate, otherwise I eat out of my pot, lid, or bag. I'm going to sacrifice one of my old platys f... |
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Montbell 90 - Lowest Temp? at least 32F Marc, I took my 120 (same design, longer) and slept on ice (compacted snow really) last winter, using it, and a 1/8" Gossamer Gear thinlight (about 90 grams). I could not feel any loss of heat... |
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What would you spend your bonus on? Rick, you're dating yourself with that '68 Graduate reference "one word.. plastics" LOL.. I'd spend any excess fund on travelling, not gear. Warm beaches and clear water do... |
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Forgot Brasslite, make SuperCat Super cat is reliable. And lighter than the brasslite.(I have both). Remember your pocket knife with can opener to carve out the holes. |
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Should BPL go metric Now that I learned Pete is from Texas I understand his comments. Texans are some of our most patriotic citizens and I enjoyed living in FW for a few years. I have a strong suspicion he and I are on... |
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Justin, Ken, mini LED flashlights and customer service This is a discussion of LED lights; if other readers have not tried a Cree LED, please research 'Fenix' here at BPL. Justin, after the success with my Fenix Cree AAA I wanted to try simi... |
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Ben, yes metal filters Yes, I have one of those 'permanent' metal filters but the holes are too large for some of the grounds, so the coffee end up with bean dust (dregs?). Not a tragedy, but I have found that pa... |
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5.11 gear Tactical nylon pants These pants weigh in at 720grams, that's a pound and a half, folks. I bought them as winter hiking pants because I do not need the convertable feature of my other pants in winter, but I found thes... |
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Petzl Tikka XP In preparation for a night hike I wanted to buy a new headlamp. Technology has come a long way since my old Zipka Plus.. (and I couldn't find it!) After a few hours of research including | ||
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Cilogear Schoolbag I got my second Cilogear last week, what Graham calls the "Schoolbag". Here in BPL land it makes for a very nice day-hiking pack and I bet many BPL members could fit a weekend kit into its 3... |
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tiny BIC lighter (the cute one) I carry various types of fire making gear for my own educational and practice purposes, but I always have one of these 11 gram bics taped to my keychain or in my pot set. They won't flame when soa... |
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SnowClaw Backcountry Shovel Racer Backcountry Shovel My snow claw is one of the more recent models. I used it on one winter trip for bivy prep; I can move snow at a higher rate than with a shovel due to the low inertia of the blade; I dug into a 45'... |
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Montbell Versalite rain pants Just bought these today and tested them in a thunderstorm tonight. My usual test sequence is based on recommendations from one of our members. 1. The sitting test applies about 10,000mm head; 2. kneel... |
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Lite my fire firesteel scout firelighter This device reliably makes sparks as advertised; even when wet. But so will an 11 gram mini-bic. So I carry the bic. Also, the tiny spark-maker from a Spark-lite is also a fraction of this item'... |
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Petzl Zipka If I only kept one light out of my selection; I would keep this one. Additionally, if someone requested my advice on one light to buy, this would be it. It is my default flashlight for any situation. ... |
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Montbell U.L. 90 Sleeping Pad U.L. 90 I own the 120cm version, but aside from the dimensions and weight, it is identical. This pad is not remarkable on its own, but as part of the Montbell sleep system, it is. The toggles mate with the... |
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Sealskinz gloves Sealskinz absorb water like a big fat sponge, and weighing them on my scale, they did indeed double in weight when wet. Totally unaceptable, and uncomfortable. Returned to REI. |
