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Richard Nisley (richard295) - BPL Premium Member

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About Me My outdoor hobbies include hiking, mountain biking, canoeing, kayaking, snow shoeing, skiing, fishing, and hunting. I enjoy continuously refining my equipment and techniques with the emphasis on less weight and volume.
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Re: hydrostatic testing at home
Dan, You are correct. (Edit: - I didn't read James M.'s post before I responded to Dan's question. I defer to James's very well-reasoned analysis) There is an old forum thread...

In GEAR » Cuben - The 422 mm hydrostatic head dirty little secret
March 21, 11:06am

Re: Re: figures
Wayne, I am not sure if your question is addressed to a specific person. If it is an open question, then my answer is 3,000 mm if you want to avoid misting from low HH. 1,500 mm is Ok if you hav...

In GEAR » Cuben - The 422 mm hydrostatic head dirty little secret
March 21, 1:45am

Re: Re: Rain Room Tests Show That Some Fabrics With Less Than 1,000 mm of Water Resistance Keep Water Out
Jeff, Equilibrium allows a somewhat porous 10 CFM and typically doesn't have a good DWR treatment; so it is not the ideal for the Fur-tech concept but it will work. Fix the DWR by washing th...

In GEAR » Cuben - The 422 mm hydrostatic head dirty little secret
March 21, 1:33am

Random WP Definitions and Tent Fly HH Ratings
Two weeks ago I posted the HH values that I personally define as waterproof and a brief explanation as to how I calculated them. For what it is worth, they are similar to what the above sourc...

In GEAR » Cuben - The 422 mm hydrostatic head dirty little secret
March 20, 10:24pm

Rain Room Tests Show That Some Fabrics With Less Than 1,000 mm of Water Resistance Keep Water Out
Steven, You said, "Rain room tests show that some fabrics with less than 1,000 mm of water resistance keep water out sufficiently for practical purposes." This does seem very logical c...

In GEAR » Cuben - The 422 mm hydrostatic head dirty little secret
March 20, 4:40pm

Re: 0.7oz
Dan, Send me a forum email and I will give you my information so you can send the scraps (at least 6" on the shortest axis) to me. There are two questions that we need to answer, 1) how doe...

In GEAR » Cuben - The 422 mm hydrostatic head dirty little secret
March 19, 1:38pm

Sample size
Chris, You have a valid point about the importance of a statistically significant sample size. There are a lot of DIY people on this forum. Please send both a virgin and a conditioned (via machi...

In GEAR » Cuben - The 422 mm hydrostatic head dirty little secret
March 19, 12:57am

Re: Are there complaints of cuben's inability to keep its user dry?
W, In summary most people just call the inability of any shelter to keep a user dry, "condensation". That is true whether it gets knocked off or is brushed against. Do a forum search o...

In GEAR » Cuben - The 422 mm hydrostatic head dirty little secret
March 18, 11:41pm

Re: ''I also measured the air porosity and it is 0''
Ziff, Greg correctly answered your question; I will just expand on his answer. Several instruments have been devised to measure air permeability, but the two most commonly used in government ...

In GEAR » Cuben - The 422 mm hydrostatic head dirty little secret
March 18, 6:14pm

Re: Re: Re: Re: Rain Shed Skylite Hydrostatic Head Test Results done 3.11.11
Yes!

In Make Your Own Gear » American Silnylon not Acceptable?
March 18, 1:35pm

All Reader Reviews by Richard Nisley

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Lite my fire firesteel scout firelighter
I went back to the Midwest, this month, for a family reunion and fishing trip. I took my fire steel with me. My two nephews are 10 and 12 and they love to fish. The 12 year old asked me if I would tea...

In Cookware - Other
July 21, 1:37pm

Jetboil Personal Cooking System
My piezo failed after a couple of days. It took one second to fix it by bending down the ignitor rod to make a slightly smaller gap (1/8" smaller). I then used it in Alaska for 1 1/2 months twice a da...

In Stoves - Canister
August 25, 5:17pm