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Re: Hexamid or Lightheart I have written up ta review of the hexamid, and have also written up a first look lightheart solo awning prototype. If money was no object, I would choice the lightheart cuben awning for the PC... |
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Re: solo tent for JMT? unless it's a very unusual year, an Aug JMT will be very mild conditions. Any of the shelters you listed would work fine. If I was going to select a shelter for those exact conditions, I woul... |
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Re: How young is too young for backpacking? We choose not to try backpacking before potty training was done, thought some folks have gone backpacking with babies. I wouldn't try during toddler age since they really want to (and need to... |
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Re: Carry-on Size UL Pack A lot of frameless would work. if you would like a light frame, six moon designs and gossamer gear gorilla would work. Remember that sharps, fuel, and hiking poles can't be brought as carry o... |
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Re: Gear for my Young Daughter Alas... all our smaller gear was passed on to others, the last being one of the small MLD packs which someone got at the BPL Pt Reyes trip last year. Good luck. A group of us started taking our... |
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Re: recomend a pack for travel? I agree with ben that finding a generic / minimalist basic book bag is going to be the cheapest and lightest option, as well as most likely to blend in. You should be able to find something for le... |
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Re: layering there is a good article here clothing for mountains and clothing systems for sustained rain. I have notes with pointers to a lot on other resources on my recommended outdoor clothing --Mark |
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Re: Re: Ways to pack a tent I am very similar to Roger in bad weather. Roll so when unroll I go away from the wind. Everything but tent in a a liner. close up liner, tent goes on top of that and the the pack is shut. In ... |
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Re: How would you rate the thermawrap parka There is some variance person to person. I have hiked in one when it was 10F. Sitting around with the combo you mentioned I think I have been good to 0F, but I run a bit hotter than some. I wo... |
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Re: Trailrunners: Waterproof or Not? Not! when it's not really wet, non waterproof is more breathable which feet appreciate. When really wet... well trail runners have the giant hole that lets your foot and water in. So waterproof doe... |
All Reader Reviews by Mark Verber
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Sealskinz Ultra Grip Black Glove I tried these for part of a season and gave up. My fingers often felt cold and damp. Deterity isn't as good as I would have expected given the modest thickness of these gloves. I hated them. |
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Santa Cruz Down Works UL Down Balaclava What to say. It's light. It's warm. It's reasonably priced compared to equiv. warm options. I mostly use this for sleeping with my quilt. |
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Playpus 2L Big Zip I find that I am more consistent in drinking when I use a hydration system. The BigZip is lighter than most other hydration systems, while still having a large opening which makes filling it easier. T... |
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Gossamer Gear Gorilla A perfect size pack for most of my trips and handles my standard 15-25 lbs comfortably. The use of light weight stays and a foam sit pad provides excellent carry comfort. I mostly like the extra wide ... |
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Patagonia R1 Hoody With all the talk of this item, I can't believe that there are no reviews of this item. This is arguably the best base, or light mid layer for high aerobic winter sports. Made from PowerDry grid, ... |
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Trail Designs Caldera Stove I am using the UL Caldera Cone with a MLD 850 pot. I use both alchohol and esbits, though I am using esbits more than I expect to. There are more fuel efficient / lighter stoves like the Ion. The... |
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MLD 850ml Ti Mug The MLD 850 rocks for simple solo cooking in the pot! The pot practically hold around 800ml which is plenty of room for anything I make for myself on a solo trip. There is room to boil water and to co... |
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ZebraLight H51 This is the best headlamp I have used for backpacking... ever. It's light 1.2oz (3.5oz with battery and headband) headlamp that runs on a single AA batteries. It has 6 light levels from with go... |
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iTP A3 EOS Upgrade Edition This is one of the best flashlight values: $20 for a high efficiency AAA flashlight with good regulation and a nice range of brightness settings (in lumens: 1.5 for 50h, 18 for 4h 80 for 55min). Thi... |
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Zebralight H50 5/5 for camp lighting 3/5 trail hiking 2/5 if you really need to use it for challenging night time navigation The headlight is small, energy efficient, has good regulation, and a nice set of brig... |
