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SPOT I have one of the new ones and have been using it for a couple of months now. They claimed to have upgraded the GPS chipset and the antennas and I can say that I have had 100% success with it so f... |
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Wool temps I wear my Icebreaker Tech T Lite all summer here in the hot South...no problems. I wouldn't have believed it until I tried it. |
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WTB: Lightweight bivy I'm looking for a bivy for winter use under a MLD Duomid. I would prefer side-zip but would consider drawstring if the price is right. Waterproof is not necessary; breathable with DWR is prob... |
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Bivy Sent email on bivy last night...waiting to see who got to it first! |
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Duomid See this thread for pictures I posted of the Duomid with the "inverted-v" shape to the poles which eliminates the center pole problem. Just FYI. http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bi... |
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Re: Breathing in a closed in mid? -1.) If you pile snow around the base of your mid to block -off all the wind and spindrift, and your mid doesn't have a -peak vent, how do you get oxygen inside? Chances of you sealing off a... |
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Baskets + Inner nets -Do the trekking poles need to be used with baskets in -order to stop the tube from sliding further up the pole? No, I have not found this to be the case...as long as you have the right diameter... |
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Pole Jacks Ron at MLD will custom make you some 12" ones for $20 or so. I made mine from some aluminum tubing I had around (actually from some old curtain rods) and the ends are rubber stops used for th... |
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Length That was the poles set to 135cm (max for my older BD poles) plus 12" pole jacks (165cm total). |
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Some pics of the inverted-v setup Here are some pics showing how the inverted-v trekking pole setup with a z-rest (and 4 year old) in it for scale. A LOT of room with this setup. |
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MSR Wind Pro I have been using this stove for a few months now on several southeast winter trips. I usually use a GigaPower in the summer but wanted a stove with the option to invert the canister when temps fall ... |
