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René Enguehard (ahugenerd) - BPL Lifetime Member
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Nothing I use nothing really. My pack is *somewhat* water-resistant being a coated fabric with a rubberized inner membrane (ArcTeryx Bora 80). Of course, it's heavy as all hell, but the resistance to t... |
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Other issues If lightning struck your pole, you would have other things to worry about than a firestorm. As Roger said, there are millions of volts involved, so you would most definitely get shocked from stray ... |
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Boil suppressor The boil suppressor you outline would have the added benefit of not removing vitamins and minerals from whatever you are cooking, thus providing nutritional benefits. Pressure cookers work on this ... |
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Buckets I was once stuck in a tent for two days under rain that we could only describe as someone literally taking buckets of water and pouring them over our tent. It was ridiculous in the most ludicrous o... |
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Candela vs. Lumens Candelas and lumens are almost identical units of measure. A candela is defined as the luminous intensity per steradian (solid angle) whereas a lumen is defined as the luminous intensity * steradia... |
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SureFire If you're interested, SureFire has the E1B Backup LED flashlight which has a higher output (80 lumens), higher runtime (37 hours at 5 lumens) and is only slightly heavier (2.8oz: weights on Sur... |
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Aerogel Chunked aerogel is fairly cheap, they might put some in there to up the R rating. It's also ridiculously light. Its properties (depending on the type) are: 1-50mg/cm^3 R 10-30 for 1-inch t... |
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Re: Re: Perhaps it's not so complicated I agree and would add that technique tips would be another idea. Things like in what conditions you should/shouldn't pack certain items but perhaps some more uncommon things that some of us mig... |
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Duct tape to the rescue? Up in Labrador where the army used to do low-flying exercises over unpopulated areas they had a rule that if a plane went down the pilot and co had to duct tape their pant and arm cuffs shut before... |
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AGPs The AGPs are listed as out of stock. Not sure what is going on there... |
All Reader Reviews by René Enguehard
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Western Mountaineering SummerLite I have just upgraded from a synthetic -7C mummy from MEC and have to say I am very impressed. The 0C rating on this bag seems to be pretty close to the truth and I am quite certain you could push it l... |
