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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!
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All Forum Posts by John Shannon

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Re: Re: New fire closing trails in the White Mountain Wilderness
Fire now estimated at 10,000 acres...from 100 to 10,000 in a few days? Little Bear Fire – June 9 AM Update June 9, 2012 The Pecos Zone Type III Incident Management Team (Northcott IC) to...

In Pre-Trip Planning » Water in the White Mountain Wilderness?
June 09, 12:19pm

Re: Re: New fire closing trails in the White Mountain Wilderness
Glad I went over Memorial Day weekend.

In Pre-Trip Planning » Water in the White Mountain Wilderness?
June 08, 7:38pm

Re: Flat Cooking Pot from Korea
I think it could be used in a survival kit. Some already use heavy duty aluminum foil for that. The shape of the pot looks odd in your fold. It needs to fold up the size of a cup to me so it would ...

In GEAR » Flat Cooking Pot from Korea
June 08, 4:43pm

Re: Wrist watch GPS
Garmin Foretrex 301 is what I would chose.

In GEAR » Wrist watch GPS
June 08, 4:25pm

Re: Feedback, lightening load, fretting over nothing
I say bring it if you want to. It's your hike, but for me my answers would be. 1. No 2. No 3. Maybe for that long of a trip 4. No, I don't freezer bag cook 5. Maybe, if your hands ge...

In Philosophy & Technique » Feedback, lightening load, fretting over nothing
June 06, 3:17pm

Re: Re: Re: Leaving my car unlocked not much of an option
Homeowner's/Renter's insurance will cover it. We had a car break in last year in New Mexico.

In Pre-Trip Planning » Leaving your car unlocked?
June 04, 5:41pm

Re: Re: Re: Water in the White Mountain Wilderness?
That is about right. It is mostly uphill.

In Pre-Trip Planning » Water in the White Mountain Wilderness?
June 03, 1:31pm

Re: Water in the White Mountain Wilderness?
I hiked the Crest Trail last weekend. Argentina Spring is dry (up near Crest Trail junction). Spring Cabin pail I am not sure of but may be dry. Bonito Seep had small pools of running water and is ...

In Pre-Trip Planning » Water in the White Mountain Wilderness?
June 03, 9:27am

Re: Open Country 2qt pot 7.8oz. (a 15 dollar aluminum pot vs. 60 dollar 7.9oz titanium pot!)
The pot that comes in boy scout mess kits is about 0.9 liter and probably made by open country or texsport. It may be more of a 0.7 liter pot, so my volume may be off.

In GEAR » Open Country 2qt pot 7.8oz. (a 15 dollar aluminum pot vs. 60 dollar 7.9oz titanium pot!)
June 03, 9:22am

Re: Re: "Censorship again at BPL"
Here is everything except the last four posts. http://tinyurl.com/6nfnosn

In Community Support Forum » Censorship again at BPL
June 02, 1:05pm

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