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All Forum Posts by Brian Lewis
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back panel folding "the back panel folds over as it thins near the waist belt opening" The other issues haven't come up for me, but this one has. I got my circuit partway along my hike this year and ... |
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Lightheart Gear tents I don't think I've seen Lightheart Gear tents listed in this discussion yet. No experience to date, I have one on order and look forward to trying it out in various conditions next year, b... |
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benefits of parka over jacket "...but I've never liked hoods in general and have to agree with Scott on this one. They bunch up behind the head, generally get in the way unless I have it over my head, which is rare bec... |
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overall campsite space One other factor in camping with a group is what (if anything) you know about potential campsites. Sometimes there are places where light/ultralight hikers (particularly bivy users) can tuck in wh... |
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long but narrow My experience with the Golite poncho is similar, and I too prefer the Gatewood Cape in scenarios where I am (or even might) want it as shelter as well as raingear. If just raingear, then I like th... |
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alarm on cheap thermometer "It says your cheapo Min/Max Thermometer has an alarm. Do you know / could you check if it continues to sound until you have to physically turn it off? Or will it only sound for like ~10 secon... |
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how long is "long distance" ? What do you mean by "long distance" ? If a multi-thousand mile thru-hike, then I strongly suggest that you each get your own light solo tents. If, however, you mean a hundred mile trip ... |
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sleeping in "I am fast asleep at 4 am. Not, mind you, that I would hear the alarm going off anyhow!" On summer days when hot weather is anticipated, 4 or perhaps 4:30 am is a dandy time to be ge... |
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elbows hanging I'm 5'10" on a particularly tall day, so a 72" pad is plenty long for me. There is indeed a potential issue with a 20 inch wide (and also thick/tall) pad of elbows hanging off, b... |
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ambitious trip! Umbrella: I started the PCT with a chrome dome umbrella and didn't use it much. I love the idea, but I use two trekking poles, and despite some cursory attempts I never found a hands-free solu... |
All Reader Reviews by Brian Lewis
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Ursack Minor The "Ursack Minor" is quite distinct from the traditional Ursack, in that it's not meant to be bear proof (or "resistant" or whatever). Instead, Ursack says it's "for... |
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Golite Force I use Golite shoes because the toe-box is shaped a lot more like the front of an actual human foot. More specifically, most trail runners or other shoes give me problems due to bunionettes (little to... |
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Montbell Thermawrap jacket For 3-season backpacking, my thermawrap jacket is my sole insulation layer, coupled in some limited cases with a thermawrap vest. It's just a fantastic piece of clothing in terms of both weight ... |
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Montbell Thermawrap Vest I have a size medium Thermawrap jacket and a size large Thermawrap vest; I probably should have reversed those to be able to layer the vest under the jacket rather than over, but it actually works fin... |
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Thermarest Neo-Air Like Dylan Carlson, I also used a Neo-Air (size regular for me) on a thru-hike. My thru-hike was of the Appalachian Trail, starting in late February (2010), so a lot of snow and cold weather in the f... |
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REI REI Peak UL Compact Hiking Poles I too had something over 3000 miles on my pair --- the majority of that thru-hiking the PCT in 2008 plus a variety of much shorter trips. I started my AT thru-hike with them (early in 2010), but just... |
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Memory-Map Navigator This is actually a comparison of two product alternatives for putting topographic software on a Windows Mobile platform smartphone with a true GPS. The 4/5 rating is for one of those, Memory-Map Navi... |
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Golite Versa Force Let me start by saying that my rating of '4' is tentative until I've done more miles in these. But as I found nothing useful in searching for reviews of currently-available Golite footwe... |
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ULA Axis Crampon I'm hoping to thru-hike the PCT next year, and one of many equipment issues for me was the question of whether to use crampons or not in the Sierras. I also do day hikes in "shoulder" s... |
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Western Mountaineering SummerLite I agree --- the summerlite is excellent. I frankly don't trust any individual evaluation of a sleeping bag temperature rating (32F in this case); so many things affect this, including not only th... |
