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Re: sleeping outside in rainy season Brian, That was exactly my experience with the GoGo. I was very excited about the bivy until I used it one night. The inability to sit upright, bend my knees, or fully stretch my legs was too co... |
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Re: GoLite Shangri-La 2 Questions Timothy, If both you and your hiking partner use trekking poles, each set can be used to create an inverted V, which frees up the interior space. For solo use, just angle the poles to one side a... |
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Re: 2p wind-worthy tent? I've been able to use a Golite Hex 3 (now a Shangri-La 3) with inverted V poles. Since both of us use trekking poles, I connected each pair tip-to-tip, which gave me two long poles to create th... |
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Re: Moose "...carry spray AND a small freon horn..." Anybody think this is as light or loud as a freon air horn? It would be nice to refill this at the trailhead rather than worry about expirati... |
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Re: Iphone App Evan, The included maps are street maps only. For topo maps, you need a 3rd party app. I've tried four of the 3rd party apps and also like iTopoMaps the best. In the past, if I had to cha... |
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Re: GPS Recommendations Jamie, Garmin recently announced the Foretrex 401, which I think is what you are looking for. It is a basic (non-mapping) GPS that has an altimeter, high-sensitivity GPS, and uses only 2 AAA bat... |
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Re: FS: SMD Lunar Duo Lunar Duo sold. |
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Re: multi-use wives I have to admit that was really funny. Poor choice of syntax on my part... I never thought about using one's bones as UL poles before... |
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Re: Re: V-pole shelter (Shangri-La 2 review) I recently switched from a Golite Hex 3 to a Shangri-La 2 and am very happy I did. It is easier to set up, has a lower profile, and since there are two apexes, in some ways it feels larger, or at l... |
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Re: Re: FS: SMD Lunar Duo Sorry guys, forgot the important details: Gray, ultralight floor, Tyvek floor (5.1oz) included that was washed once to make it softer. Nathaniel, I can't PM you. How can I contact you? |
All Reader Reviews by John Carter
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Shires Tarptent Rainbow I've never purchased an item where my initial thoughts were so negative, but my final thoughts so positive. I have truly come 180 deg. on this tent! Initial thoughts: too heavy for solo use, la... |
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Trail Designs Caldera Stove I give the Caldera Cone a 5 for it's simplicity and wind resistance. It provides the best compromise between lighter weight but wind-prone alcohol systems and heavier but more wind resistant canis... |
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Pro Lite Gear customer service I wholeheartedly agree with the above posts. The ProLite Gear team was extremely helpful both before my order and after a return. When I ordered two Integral Designs eVENT Thru Hiker Jackets during... |
