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Tim Cheek (hikerfan4sure) - BPL Lifetime Member
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All Forum Posts by Tim Cheek
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Integral Designs eVent Pullover Where does one find a size medium for sale? |
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exped's downmat is just two years "What is the warranty for Exped products? Exped UL sleeping mats carry a 2 year limited warranty. All other products carry a 5 year warranty on defects in materials and workmanship. At ou... |
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Need advice on downmat leak detection I even submerged it in a pool and still can't find the leak (yes, that runs the risk of introducing water into the mat, but I'm desperate). Anybody else had this trouble? I can't... |
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Myth #3 caveat I was in the San Juans the first week of June in 1977. If God had not ordained my legs to grow together at the waist I fear I'd still be sinking into that snow... My sense is that there may ... |
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silnylon v. cuben fiber Would someone comment on the performance differences between these two fabrics in a tent this size? Will the silnylon stretch more when wet? Will the cuben fiber be more difficult to keep tau... |
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McHale subpop What is the spine/torso measurement of this pack, per Dan's way of measuring it? |
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(I scrambled through that pass in the background the next morning.) Will, was this in the Weminuche? Whereabouts? |
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Ancient Roman Multitool Trims, Cleans and Kills http://gizmodo.com/5683760/ancient-roman-multitool-cleans-kills-and-consumes |
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Prada hiking boots http://www.saksfifthavenue.com/main/ProductDetail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524446372988&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=282574491979331&bmUID=iKQN8CP At $550 and a limit of three per customer ev... |
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Proposal for new forum Yes, I'd agree. |
All Reader Reviews by Tim Cheek
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Mountain Laurel Designs 850 ml Cup Perfect because it does what the advertisement says it will do. It holds enough water to reconstitute your freeze dried food, and your hot drink. Boil the water for both, pour whatever is needed for t... |
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Honey Stinger Organic Energy Chews I feel like I have to choke down energy bars. They are just too dry for me. And, these things didn't seem appetizing to me because they had the consistency of gummy bears and the political cor... |
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Amazon Kindle Some people fish, fly kites, chat with their hiking mates, or mull over their route and equipment when they aren’t hiking. Some hike from dawn to dusk and have no time for such weighty pass times. If... |
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Garmin Oregon 550t This review is by a first time GPS user, so I can’t offer a comparison to other units. I’m also not familiar with the technical aspects of GPS units, so I can’t offer you performance data. What I ca... |
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Ultimate Survival Technologies Sparkie Firestarter Plastic broke while trying to use it the first time. Apparently, the spring wasn't strong enough for the plunger to pop out when I squeezed the case. Super gluing it back would likely prevent m... |
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Last Breath: The Limits of Adventure by Peter Stark Okay, maybe this is engaging and educational, but it gave me the creeps. How many ways can you kick the bucket in slow motion? |
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Alone Across Alaska 1,000 Miles of Wilderness DVD DVD www.bucktrack.com $24.95 plus $5.00 shipping. This is a DVD of a solo hike from the east end of the Brooks range to the west. Six hundred miles of hiking and four hundred on an inflatable canoe. ... |
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Inov-8 Roclite 390 XCR I bought my pair from REI in case I needed to return them. I'd have preferred a pair without gore tex, but it was fun to splash through water without drying out. I was worried that the description... |
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Cocoon Vest Vest I ordered the medium because that is what I wear in a Patagonia Micro-Puff, but the neck was too big for me, too. I have replaced it with a small, and the fit is perfect. I prefer the zipper over t... |
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Equinox Lite Tripper Organizer Pouch The irony of repackaging stuff into smaller containers is the accumulation of a whole lot of little containers. I have tried to keep track of them all a variety of ways, but always feared I'd mis... |
