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Monty Montana (TarasBulba) - BPL Lifetime Member
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All Forum Posts by Monty Montana
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Tarp/Bivy vs. Tent About a dozen years ago I decided to give up my 6 lb Jan Sport dome tent in favor of a less than 2 lb gore-tex bivy. Doing so allowed me much more flexibility in choosing a camp site since I didn&... |
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Re: Dry Bags - Great Discovery! Aside from the politics, which I agree with, just what are these dry bags waterproofed with and what kind of fabric? Urathane coated nylon, silnylon? Do the seams come sealed or did you seal them... |
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Re: Sleep System Critique Richard, I don't have that much experience with synthetic bags, but it's similar to my down system. However, to make it work in cold weather I also add a vapor barrier liner to the bag whe... |
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Re: Montbell UL SS bag question Paul, I have the UL SS #5 (40F) and have successfully slept in it while winter camping on snow with temps in the upper 20s. In order to do so I wore silk longjohns and a MB down inner jacket over ... |
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Re: stoves, stoves and more stoves questions Hi Jared! Recently I bought a Caldera Cone from BPL and used it for the first time last weekend. Previously I had been using a Vargo Triad, seemed happy with that but was open to being surprised.... |
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Re: Better sleep system? Hi Brett! You might want to check out MontBell's down Thermal Sheet, a kind of modified rectangular, sewn-through bag. It weighs about the same as a synthetic quilt (14 oz) but packs much sma... |
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Re: Restoring DWR My experience has been that a spray-on product from Granger is more durable than Nikwax on my windshirt, though both will eventually fail during a prolonged, steady rain. Granger's is easy to ... |
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Re: Keen trail running shoes I haven't any experience with the two shoes that you mention, but have used two others: the Targhee and the Humbolt. The former is Event lined, so it's relegated to winter use and the latt... |
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Re: Converted to Ultralight Gear, Need Shoes to Match Hi Nathanial! I have the Inov8 370 and 390 and couldn't be more pleased with them. But as Michael mentioned above, their use is determined by the conditions I expect to encounter. For instan... |
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Re: Altimeter watch I have two altimeter watches and after reading the above posts I realized that I don't utilize the alti function that much, mostly just the barometric function to keep trac of the weather. O... |
All Reader Reviews by Monty Montana
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Klean-Strip Green Denatured Alcohol This review isn't about an actual alcohol stove, but rather about the fuel that all these stoves use. For the vast majority of the alcohol fuel enthusiasts the fuel of choice has been a denatured... |
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MSR Titan Kettle Even though I already have a couple of pots, I decided to pick up the Titan last spring. Two things I appreciated right away were the lid handle, which can lock in the upright position so fingers don... |
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Snow Peak Mini Solo Ti Cookset It's been about three years now since I picked up the mini solo, and it has served me well. I started out by using it with a Brunton Crux stove, which stows nicely inside along with a canister. ... |
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Superfeet Performance Green I bought my superfeet several years ago when they first came out after reading a review in Backpacker mag. Even though I thought the price exorbitant, I willingly coughed up the green with a prayer t... |
