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Jim MacDiarmid (jrmacd) - BPL Lifetime Member
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Re: gear I really want to say I'm in for this, as I didn't go winter camping at all last year. I just have to talk myself up for the 5 hr drive from Manhattan. Also presuming no setbacks with my... |
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Re: Re: Electrolyte intake I now bring Hammer Nutrition Endurolyte capsules and pop one per hour. I estimate 9hrs a day of hiking, and that weighs .28oz on my scale. That's about .03oz per pill. So throw in a couple f... |
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Re: Three Seasons Bag Dilema I used both a Summerlite and a Montbell Spiral Down Hugger#3 before switching to a Nunatak Arc Specialist quilt. I'm a stomach sleeper who likes to pull one knee-up on occasion and tosses and ... |
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Re: Acclimation It's totally subjective, but my experience has been that my aerobic conditioning greatly affects how I deal with altitude. I've never lived anywhere but sea-level, and going into the mount... |
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Yosemite SAR Here's another article about a recent storm on Half Dome and hikers' misguided expectations for SAR. Some of the best quotes: "People are pushing their luck, trying to beat the ... |
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Re: More trail info for the area to read up on... I went to the podiatrist today and found out that I did in fact break a metatarsal bone in my foot a week and a half ago on my trip in CA. So the injury is in the process of healing, but won't... |
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Re: Used cuben BPL Member Richard Nisley has done some invaluable works in at least two threads of which on know regarding the aging of cuben, here and here I won't pretend to have made it through either o... |
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Duomid inverted V I haven't tried this with mine, opting instead to slant the middle pole. What approximate pole length were you using for the inverted 'V' for a corner to corner ground pitch? You can... |
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Re: MLD Solo Mid I have both a silnylon Duomid and a Spinnaker Solomid [picked up on Gear Swap). I've used the Duomid for one night snow camping and the Solomid 2 weeks ago for a 3 night trip in Ansel Adams wi... |
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Re: Clothing CLO reference/chart? Yes Also here |
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Gossamer Gear I ordered a Gorilla backpack from Gossamer Gear. It's my first venture into UL packs. I ordered a medium, and after trying it on for a few days and not finding it completely comfortable, I worri... |
