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John Shannon (jshann) - BPL Forum Member

My Locale	Texas
About Me	Originally from Louisiana, I enjoyed camping in my Boy Scouting days and eventually became an Eagle Scout. Many years later (2002), I discovered backpacking after going on an REI multisport trip to Alaska. My first backpack was to Grand Canyon, and I was hooked!
City	Dallas
State	Texas
Country	U.S.A.
My Website URL	http://tinyurl.com/2rr6nx
My PDF Gear List	Sample Gearlist

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All Forum Posts by John Shannon

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	Re: Question about caffeine products sold on this site I tried the caffeine pills in school and it upset my stomach every time I took it. So I avoid those thingies.	In GEAR » Question about caffeine products sold on this site November 20, 11:33am
	Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Winter Adventure Racing 1. I think you'd get by with a 0 degree F rated bag 2. OR Brooks ranger low overboots are half the weight for slipping in while stopped. 3. What about gortex montrails with gaiter	In Gear Lists » Winter Expedition Race Gear List November 20, 11:28am
	Organizing your outdoor gear How do you organize your outdoor gear? What containers do you use to separate larger and smaller items?	In GEAR » Organizing your outdoor gear November 19, 9:42pm
	Re: POE/WXTex Clones @ Cabela's Potentially, POE makes them for Simms who then sticks their name on them.	In GEAR » POE/WXTex Clones @ Cabela's November 19, 7:22pm
	Re: UL 8000meters BOOTS Filippo, do you plan to go with a group or solo? The David Sharp solo incident last year was sad. Why he thought he should attempt that alone is beyond me. Discovery Channel has a good show about E...	In Mountaineering & Alpinism » UL 8000meters BOOTS November 19, 2:50pm
	Re: Re: Unsupported/Unresupplied/Thru-Hikes Richard, what is your background? You have a very analytical approach to problem solving, so I was figuring you are a scientist?	In Philosophy & Technique » Unsupported/Unresupplied/Thru-Hikes November 18, 8:07am
	Re: Re: Vapo barriers, condensation and bivies Don't devote too much thought to the "Whacko Jacko" Stephenson vapor barrier article, because alot of it is BS...my opinion of course.	In GEAR » Vapo barriers, condensation and bivies November 17, 7:11pm
	Re: Re: Re: SUS vs SUL? Ryan, I can go for a week out of a golite dawn at 2500 cubes and my bpw is not SUL. I think the cutoff volume should be around 2000 cubes or 33 liters.	In GEAR » SUS vs SUL? November 17, 6:54pm
	Re: Oware Alphamid I have thought about buying one too. One thing that struck me as odd is why it doesn't, or does it?, have a vent at the top. How does one vent that shelter? The zipper doesn't seem to go up to the ...	In Winter Hiking » Oware Alphamid November 17, 6:13pm
	Re: Radiative Heat Loss CAN be dismissed in adequately insulated backcountry I saw an older physiology textbook stating that lining garments with gold was good for reflecting heat. It mentioned that these garments enabled Arctic expeditions to carry less weight in clothing....	In GEAR » LAND-Shark Emergency Survival Bag - Experience? or Reviews? November 17, 7:47am

All Reader Reviews by John Shannon

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	GoLite Dawn I have had this pack for several years and have taken it on multiple backpacks ranging from 2 days to 6 days. My pack weights have been over 15 pounds a few times with no problems. The materials and w...	In Backpacks - Frameless May 09, 12:05pm