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Evan McCarthy (evanrussia) - BPL Lifetime Member

My Locale Northern Europe
About Me Expat UL backpacker living in Riga and exploring Northern Europe's trail and forests.
CityRiga
StateRiga
CountryLatvia
My Website URLhttps://www.facebook.com/evankylemccarthy
My PDF Gear ListGear List for June-July Kungsleden

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All Forum Posts by Evan McCarthy

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Re: You know that your gear is light enough when...
. . . when you want to defect from America to Cube.

In GEAR » You know that your gear is light enough when...
July 09, 8:38pm

Re: Lightweight Daypack Suggestions?
While not a sling pack, I highly recommend the MLD Newt for a great lightweight, do-it-all daypack. Then you can always say: "She turned me into a newt!"

In GEAR » Lightweight Daypack Suggestions?
July 07, 2:58pm

Re: MLD Superlight Bivy
I backpacked in WV quite a bit with my full-net MLD Superlight Bivy, almost always paired with the MLD Pro Solo Cuben tarp. Even in severe thunderstorms I was happy for the netting in all but the ...

In GEAR » MLD Superlight Bivy
June 28, 8:27pm

Re: Girls Against Boys in a 5 to 4 World
The only correlation I can see here is that Democrat Presidents picked more female judges as their Supreme Court Justices, and these Democrat-picked Justices were likelier to vote for constitutiona...

In Chaff » Girls Against Boys in a 5 to 4 World
June 28, 5:45pm

Re: how many of you do solo trips?
I probably go solo 10% of the time. I've been lucky to have great trail companions but I have to admit I love my solo outings (often with my dog) every now and then. I wouldn't want to ta...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » how many of you do solo trips?
June 28, 3:20pm

Re: Re: Why I Backpack
"I think at first you come to this site to lighten your load, and there are many questions. At some point there aren't many questions left, and then you lose a bit of site interest. I thin...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » I want to be inspired . . .
June 28, 2:42pm

Why I Backpack
Thanks, Ken. I'll throw some thoughts out and would love to hear (read) from other folks. Over the years I've backpacked for many different reasons. When I was posted to my first assig...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » I want to be inspired . . .
June 27, 7:27pm

I want to be inspired . . .
I really want to be inspired to post more often, and to get more excited about threads, thoughts, and posts here on BPL. But for some reason it's not happening. With that in mind, I'm s...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » I want to be inspired . . .
June 27, 4:57pm

Summer in SNP
Ben, Please be advised that August in SNP is often very hot and dry (with many smaller streams drying up). Your days are likely to be 80s/90s and humid, and your nights 60s/70s and still humid....

In Pre-Trip Planning » Shenandoah National Park
June 20, 5:59am

Re: Hiking in snp
I second the notion of doing a loop through the Big Run area, possibly taking in the waterfalls of the Doyles Run-Jones River trails as well. You can do a cool ~25 mile loop starting at Loft Mount...

In Pre-Trip Planning » Shenandoah National Park
June 19, 7:36pm

All Reader Reviews by Evan McCarthy

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Nunatak Arc Edge
I was dubious about an 11 oz. quilt that keeps you warm when pushing it -- but I just go back from an outing with the Arc Edge down to high 30s even (not quite expected) and found the quilt and Nunata...

In Sleeping Bags - Quilts & Top Bags
April 17, 6:48pm