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Re: Ground sheet for TarpTent Contrail?
Polycro from Gossamer Gear is probably the lightest option that is still durable. Ryan

In GEAR » Ground sheet for TarpTent Contrail?
March 24, 4:59pm
Re: ULA CDT size question
Todd, I believe ULA updated their sizing at some point in the last couple years. It's more true to size now IMO. I have 21-22" torso and a Long CDT fits me very well. Ryan

In GEAR » ULA CDT size question
March 24, 4:23pm
Hi
Jama, 1.43oz and the 1.5oz you are reading about are the same. Most people waterproof the seams with cuben seam tape or Seamgrip. Ryan

In Make Your Own Gear » Cuben Backpack
March 24, 4:20pm
Re: Dying Synthetics?
I looked up how to dye polyester a couple weeks ago. You can dye it, but it takes a different type of dye though. The process is similar to using standard RIT dye(hot water, etc). Word of caution, ...

In Make Your Own Gear » Dying Synthetics?
March 24, 9:50am
Re: Reduced
Bump. Great deal. Takes a while for us XL folks to come down the beanstalk. Ryan

In Gear Swap » FS: AGG Silnylon Rain Jacket, XL New w/o tags
March 22, 11:07am
Not that I've noticed
Michael, The cuben pack you show there is one Zimmer made for me a while back. I haven't noticed any kind of heat build up, but I'm also in the green tunnel quite a bit. Even the black c...

In GEAR » Cuben fiber roll top, will it generate heat?
March 22, 10:57am
Re: Re: Re: Chilly morning lead to decisions...
The Houdini is accepted by most to be the best(me included). Check the Gear Deals section, there are a couple posts about Houdini's for ~$60. Ryan

In GEAR » Shirt for chilly mornings
March 21, 10:54am
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: comfort
Ha...I don't even know! I was just giving you crap. I hike in the East also, so probably that many or more. Ryan

In GEAR » Shirt for chilly mornings
March 20, 11:59am
Re: Re: Re: Re: T-shirts
Sorry Ben, I didn't read your post before I responded to the OP's question. Great minds think alike I guess. It's kind of hard to describe, but it feels closer to a normal cotton sh...

In GEAR » T-shirts
March 20, 11:38am
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: comfort
Yeah, I was mostly agreeing with his idea of sleeping in a dry shirt. Not necessarily his implementation(see the wind shirt advice). On another note, wow, you take a lot of tops for 3 season. Proba...

In GEAR » Shirt for chilly mornings
March 20, 11:31am

All Reader Reviews by Ryan Smith

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ULA Ohm
I've had an Ohm for about a year now and have taken it on a few trips. It's very comfortable provided that you keep it in the weight range it's designed for. When carrying 20-25 lbs it car...

In Backpacks - Frameless
September 10, 5:36pm