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Ryan Hutchins (ryan_hutchins) - BPL Forum Member
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All Forum Posts by Ryan Hutchins
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The Deionization of a golite ion backpack nice work! Interestingly, I hear that there is a Jam Jr. in the works that is of a similar design. I love my my Ion for 1-3 day trips, and I think I could eak a day or two more out of it, dependi... |
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gila No Suggestions per say, but I just got back from the Gila and can say that Jordan hot springs are luke warm - tepid. Once you find the right hot springs in turkey creek, they are awesome. The two... |
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back from the hills... Well, I got back from teaching the hiking section of the NOLS SW Instructors course (IC) yesterday. Students are now out at Cochise Stronghold for their climb camp. We did an eight day ration in ... |
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Hitting the hills Leaving tomorrow to work a NOLS SW Instructors course. We will be running this course w/ 8 days of traditional style backpacking, shooting for 40 pound packs, and then switch gear at a re-ration a... |
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Stove fuel consumption and reduction research Check out new research from the NOLS research department. Since most courses at NOLS use whisperlight stoves, this is pretty exciting for the school. NOLS PNW is already sending pot parka out on ... |
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shelters Our shelter choice depends on course area and course type. For wilderness hiking, we have moved primarily to pyramid style shelters (BD megalight). Mountaineering courses use mountaineering tents... |
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SUL/SUCheap I agree with Nia, I just spent a bunch of time on the walmart site and could build an SUL kit for less than $75 easily. unfortunately, BPL dropped me mid post. Maybe I'll try again tomorrow ... |
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Wilderness Vs. perceived wilderness blahblahablah |
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all in blahablahablah |
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Re: Re: Decision making Vs. Equipment Excellent points. I think the gear piece was more a factor of NOLS finances. Paul actually got himself in some trouble designing, building and then selling gear to the school. It taught a va... |
All Reader Reviews by Ryan Hutchins
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Lighten Up! by Don Ladigin This is the first resource I hand folks when teaching about lightweight backpacking skills. It provides insights and entertainment, while allowing space to make decisions, which I believe to be integ... |
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BackpackingLight.com I just got off the phone W/ Karen from BPL Customer service. She was really helpful in helping me out w/ a leaky torso-lite. She was quick to return my initial call (even though I missed her return ... |
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Bozeman Mountain Works Torsolite Pad I have about 4 weeks of camping with this pad under my back at night. It is pretty comfortable. I like the 1" thickness and the small packed size. Having said that, I'm a pretty big fella ... |
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Petzl e+LITE Overall I like the E-Lite as a versatile headlamp. The small size and weight are awesome. I agree the switch could be better, but I like that it basically locks when off so it can't be turned on ... |
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GoLite Hut 1 I have used the GoLite Hut 1 on a number of trips now both short and extended. The longest was a twelve day trip this summer. I encountered heavy rain for 11 out of twelve days of that trip. The ... |
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Montrail Hardrock I just picked up a pair of hardrocks for a 12 day trip into the Absoroka mountains of Wyoming. The trip was short notice so I had zero miles on these shoes prior to heading out. The shoes held up w... |
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Antigravity Gear .4 oz pepsi style alcohol stove http://www.antigravitygear.com/proddetail.php?prod=ALCBCS I used this stove briefly - over 5 days in the Idaho back country during the summer. the stove is incredibly light and simple to use. I f... |
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Mont Bell I returned a VERY old pair of MontBell gore-tex rainpant to the store in Boulder while living there. The Gore-tex was delaminating. I had cut all the tags out of the pants and they were seriously ha... |
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GU Energy Gel I really like GU (flavor dependant of course)! I have used it on mountaineering routes and backcountry skiing as well as road biking. I have found that it can work for sustained energy if you keep... |
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Petzl Tikka I have used a number of tikka headlamps since they came out, from the original to the plus. They work well and are, in my opinion, the new classic, much as the behemouth old school petzl headlamps we... |
