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Dean F. (acrosome) - BPL Lifetime Member

My Locale Back in the Front Range
About Me Renaissance Man.
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All Forum Posts by Dean F.

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Corridor is not At Large camping
Yes- the areas all around the Corridor trails are designated-site camping only. IIRC that means only Indian Garden, Bright Angel, and Cottonwood. There is some GREAT at-large camping to be had in...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Grand Canyon rim-to-rim-to-rim hike opinions/information needed
February 12, 7:32am

Re: Cuban Embargo
If the Cubans have a right to trade with whomever they choose, well, so do Americans. That includes NOT trading with whomever they choose, doesn't it? Many of us here refuse to buy products f...

In Chaff » BSA discrimination policy :(
February 12, 7:16am

Re: Re: Can BPL just delete all CHAFF? Sure, but why not just ignore it?
@Miguel- "What an odd statement. Especially for Che Guevara. He is very much loved throughout the Latin American world, and was a great humanist, who cared deeply about people." And th...

In Chaff » BSA discrimination policy :(
February 11, 2:32pm

You're forgetting one very important thing-
That the people who spend time in Aspen don't WANT it to be easy for the proletariat masses to get there. That's why they close Independence Pass in the winter. :)

In Pre-Trip Planning » Transportation from Denver to Aspen
February 11, 1:42pm

That's a fairly standard hik
That's actually a pretty standard GRCA hike, doing it the way the rangers want you to do it- slow, with obvious water sources. Most advice would depend upon WHEN you want to do it- April is di...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Grand Canyon rim-to-rim-to-rim hike opinions/information needed
February 11, 1:23pm

So it doesn't affect you- why complain?
Not to mention that if as you say, you have excellent self-control and avoid food that is bad for you then this doesn't affect you. So why complain? It can only help people who lack the self-...

In Chaff » Corporations are Soylent Green!
February 06, 1:12pm

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Down With CITIZENS UNITED!!
@ "You can have my Big Gulp when you pry it out of my cold, plump fingers...." Now there's a bumper sticker waiting to happen... Yes, I think we do agree. Believe it or not I&...

In Chaff » Corporations are Soylent Green!
February 06, 11:17am

Re: Re: Re: Re: Down With CITIZENS UNITED!!
"Dean talks about governments trying to alter behavior through incentives and disincentives. I agree. It's the behavior part we need to think a bit more about." Well, the problem i...

In Chaff » Corporations are Soylent Green!
February 06, 7:11am

Down With CITIZENS UNITED!!
Ok, here I go again... though generally conservative this thread has drifted into territory where I get very populist and/or liberal... I agree that corporations should NOT be considered legal p...

In Chaff » Corporations are Soylent Green!
February 05, 5:16pm

Fine. But end federal benefits for BSA.
When you donate to BSA through, for instance, CFC it goes to the national level. Some of that will filter down to bigoted troops. Thus, BSA will still never get one cent from me. If they feel th...

In Chaff » BSA discrimination policy :(
February 05, 4:58pm

All Reader Reviews by Dean F.

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Ultimate Hiker's Gear Guide -Andrew Skurka book
Wow, how to rate this book? It is NOT meant for someone who is already an experienced UL hiker. There is nothing in this book that someone like that doesn't already know or can find out in fiv...

In Books and Media
June 21, 3:43pm

Klepper Double wood framed folding kayak
I own a Long Haul Mark 2, which is a copy of the Klepper Double. Though the fasteners vary very slightly the Klepper frame can use the Long Haul hull-skins and vice versa. The guy who builds the Lon...

In Miscellaneous Products
March 27, 1:18pm

Sawyer In-Line Filter
I have a slightly different kit- the 0.1 micron 4-way filter. Of the filters available I give it a 5. It's not perfect, but IMHO it is the best that is available, hands down. The 4-way kit come...

In Hydration - Water Treatment
December 08, 10:12am

La Sportiva Crosslite
Personally, I rate this shoe a 5/5 because I'm ecstatic to find a shoe that FITS! (I have mutant monkey-feet.) But generally it is probably a 4. Listen, ye, to my tale of woe... I just mov...

In Footwear - Boots, Shoes, Gaiters
September 27, 6:02pm

Mont Bell
My wife ordered something I wanted for my birthday from MontbellUSA (not the main company in Japan). She included several ways of contacting her. Three and a half months later it hadn't arrived, s...

In 1 - COMPANIES (Customer Service)
September 03, 11:46pm