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Green Thumb (greenthumb) - BPL Premium Member

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About Me Grew up in the PNW loving the Oregon Cascades and High Desert. Too many years in the Army "hiking" mountains in Afghanistan.
Settled down and getting back to my backpacking roots.
CityRaleigh
StateNorth Carolina
CountryUSA

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All Forum Posts by Green Thumb

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Moved up
I almost had a classmate come along for this one, but he had to bail yesterday. Luckily, this gives me flexibility, so I decided to move up my trip to tomorrow. The weather outlook is much better t...

In Hiking Partners / Group Trip Announcements » Winter Carolina/Virginia Appalachian
December 13, 5:38pm
Thanks
Thanks for the sources and the link. I look forward to experimenting with this stuff.

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Hammer Perpetuem
December 12, 5:48pm
Recipe?
Greg, Would you mind posting a recipe for your mix? or just the ingredients? I'm not even sure where i'd buy maltodextrin and electrolytes for a powdered mix.

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Hammer Perpetuem
December 12, 12:48pm
Brings back memories
Thanks for the pictures. I embarked on at least two weekend trips each month from Bottcher's Gap, Los Padres Dam, and Tassajara Road in 2003 and 2004. I recall one trip departing from Bottcher&...

In Post-Trip Reports » La Ventana "The Window"
December 10, 11:04am
Agreed
I agree. I have had mine for 6 months and it is just so easy to use. The wind shield is well designed and very stable as a pot stand. The esbit clip is as simple and light as it gets next to throwi...

In Multiple Use Gear » THE multiple use stove (IMHO)
December 08, 5:41pm
Cascades!
I miss my winters in the Central Oregon Cascades. Tons of winter trails for snowshoeing and X-country skiing. A gazillion miles of trail within 15 minutes of downtown Bend. It's where I'm g...

In Pre-Trip Planning » Winter trip help
December 06, 5:03pm
Cool name
It has a cool name going for it :)

In Editor's Roundtable » Boreas Buttermilks 55 Review
December 06, 4:58pm
FYI
For general information, I got word from the Carolina Mountain Club about that area of the Mountains to Sea Trail. After reaching Green Knob continue on the MST until until it crosses the BRP a...

In Pre-Trip Planning » Camping at Pigeon Gap near Blue Ridge Parkway MP 412.5
December 06, 4:42pm
Camping at Pigeon Gap near Blue Ridge Parkway MP 412.5
I'm planning on stopping here for night 3 of a 4 day trip. Does anyone know if the nearby area is suitable for camping? Water? If not, I may cache a gallon near the road. If anyone can let ...

In Pre-Trip Planning » Camping at Pigeon Gap near Blue Ridge Parkway MP 412.5
December 05, 4:49am
Update on trip plans
I settled on a route for this winter trip. I hiked a small section of the Art Loeb Trail a few months ago with my two year old son. We did a short overnight loop over Black Balsam Knob to Ivestor G...

In Hiking Partners / Group Trip Announcements » Winter Carolina/Virginia Appalachian
December 04, 4:07pm

All Reader Reviews by Green Thumb

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MSR Mountain Safety Research HyperFlow microfilter
I really tried to like this filter. It is awesome for the first 10 gallons or so. After a couple months of light use(about one overnighter a month), the original filter element crapped out and the uni...

In Hydration - Water Treatment
December 17, 3:57pm