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John Frederick Anderson (fredfoto) - BPL Forum Member

My Locale Spain About Me I was born in Philadelphia, USA, in 1964, and have lived all over the world including India, Africa, the UK and Australia, where I worked on a cattle station in the Kimberley before starting work as a photographic assistant in 1988. I started working as a freelance photographer in London in 1991, worked in India and South East Asia for two years in 1998/9, then lived in Bristol for three years between 2000 and 2002 completing a Master of Arts. I have been based in Barcelona, Spain since 2003. City Barcelona Country Spain My Website URL http://www.fredfoto.net My PDF Gear List Gear List 2010

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All Forum Posts by John Frederick Anderson

	Post	Forum » Thread
	Murmur 2012- wish I needed another pack! I had a previous version Murmur, which was the most comfortable pack I have carried. I sold it because it was too fragile for my hiking, and I was worried about tearing it up above tree line. I als...	In GEAR » Murmur 2012 get DXG treatment December 02, 11:27am
	"Rethinking clothing system Hi, You can get hypothermia in the tropics, so advice about always having an emergency warm/dry layer is good. Check out the clothing system from the UK called Paramo and I think you might find t...	In GEAR » Rethinking clothing system November 06, 3:59am
	"My ION list (w/ pics)" Hi James, Similar journey down to the Ion and eventual list to mine. I did three nights no cook this year with the Ion, and could have done a few more days having carried enough food for five. ...	In Gear Lists » My ION list (w/ pics) October 23, 1:59am
	"What do you do for a living?" Fine Art photographer and university professor teaching photography and photojournalism in Barcelona, Spain, near the Pyrenees. www.fredfoto.net if you want to see my work. I take photos on hikes...	In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » What do you do for a living? October 21, 1:45am
	Ridgerest I use a three quarter thermarest ridgerest coupled with a full length GG Thinlight outside the bivy for extra comfort and protection against puncture from sharp grass or stones. If I need less bul...	In GEAR » Thermarest Ridgerest October 17, 6:09am
	Backpacking Checklist (Gear List): 3-Season, 3-Day Great list, close to my set up, although for three days, I'd leave the stove at home and save the weight and hassle of cooking and enjoy the lighter load. YMMV.	In Editor's Roundtable » Backpacking Checklist (Gear List): 3-Season, 3-Day October 12, 7:19pm
	Solo Mid Donna, most shelters are a compromise in some way or another, and the MLD SoloMid is no exception. I have one in cuben, which weighs in at 296g, and the compromises of the size are easily outweigh...	In GEAR » MLD Solo Mid October 12, 12:04am
	Thanks to the moderators for moving this to chaff Thanks BPL. If you could find a way to block certain forums via personal preferences, that would be fab too. I'm in favour of a UL gun forum. Cheers, Fred	In Chaff » ultralight revolver September 25, 1:49am
	Thanks Miguel I'll try recent threads instead, thanks.	In Chaff » ultralight revolver September 24, 6:27am
	Please move to chaff- moderators Please move this to chaff. Yet another gun thread gone haywire. What a surprise. I'd try avoid it but it is all over 'recent posts' where i look first. Too much work wading through t...	In Chaff » ultralight revolver September 24, 2:58am

All Reader Reviews by John Frederick Anderson

	Review	Category
	Mountain Laurel Designs SoloMid Cuben MLD SoloMid Cuben Review I like my SoloMid, especially the weight, but it is a compromise, but a compromise that specialist equipment requires the user to understand and live with. I have the yell...	In Shelters - Tarps & Floorless August 23, 4:00pm
	Golite Ion Golite Ion Review I know you can't buy this any more, but it really deserves a 5 out of 5 as it is easily the best pack I've used for UL adventures, if you can get all your gear in. It is ...	In Backpacks - Frameless August 23, 3:48pm
	ULA Circuit Circuit review: I've used the new Circuit for only day hikes so far, with all my 3/4 day gear (weight: ± 9 kg, including 1.5l of water- about 20 lbs) to see how it was, and it has been really ...	In Backpacks - Internal Frame May 17, 1:49am

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