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Lori Pontious (lori999) - BPL Premium Member
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All Forum Posts by Lori Pontious
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guess it depends who you hike with If I hike with any of you I'm sure I'm "heavy." If I hike with the crowd of folks from my hiking group who have all backpacked the same way for decades, I'm "ultralight.&... |
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PCT/JMT Take a closer look at the map of the areas where bear cans are required: http://www.sierrawildbear.gov/foodstorage/foodstoragemap.htm Personally, I use the bear can all the time in the Sierra whet... |
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bear resistant I don't think that canisters are bear proof - resistant, maybe. Given enough time a black can figure them out, and in a couple of areas (Marcy Dam, Rae Lakes) they have. Which is why we got ver... |
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why alcohol? If you are going light, pick up titanium or aluminum pots to go with the stove. I have hard anodized aluminum tea pot (5 oz) a 24 oz foster can pot (1-2 oz) and a titanium .9 liter pot (not tef... |
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re: tarping If it's really cold, the bugs don't bug. Late in the season they're gone anyway. If you're not in Yosemite the bears probably won't bug you either - if you're in Yosemite... |
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ray way Is the ray way the standard or alpine upgrade? I might know someone who'd take the alpine upgrade. |
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re: bags, quilts, oh my "I just ordered an Alpinist and am looking forward to using it in the northern Sierra this fall. I will be in a tent though. No hammock for me L! ;-)" Do you think the Alpinist will be... |
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zippers.... Define "cold weather." There are some Canadian and Minnesotan quilt using folk who have a different idea of it than me. "Can't comment on hammocks as they suck for me, but I k... |
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so your mileage varies I love quilts and I will never return to sleeping bags. I am warmer in the quilt, ie, I can afford a warm enough quilt, whereas I can't afford the nice Montbell that I would need to get. I d... |
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btw... JRB has a larger quilt They make larger quilts that work very well on the ground, if you like being completely wrapped up.... |
All Reader Reviews by Lori Pontious
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ULA H2O Amigo I find that putting the bag under a small cascade of a stream or letting it submerge in a lake works well. The length of the hose makes it easy to keep the clean end in my thumb while bailing water. I... |
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Warbonnet BlackBird It was made by a hammocker and includes lots of nice little features that add up to a high quality, comfortable, versatile hammock. I've hung the Blackbird in less than optimal places, over brush ... |
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Gossamer Gear I like having a company that responds to emails, has great gear and provides great customer service. I have a Mariposa Plus - what other company would offer to retrofit a pack to the latest frame? I c... |
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Hennessy Hammock Asym The Hennessy was my starter hammock. I had an Ultralight Backpacker Asym. I used the HH for a year, and have to say that it completely re-organized my priorities for backpacking. I hated tents; cl... |
