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Re: Real experiences feedback?
Sell the Montbell. Buy 2x the Costco puffies and a 6-pack. Winning.

In GEAR » Awesome cheap puffy
January 01, 10:36am
Stoic Somnus 30 mini-review: Excellent bag for not much money
I was a bit hesitant buying this bag sight unseen and without too many reviews out there, but I'm very happy, with a few drawbacks. Positives: Construction quality is excellent. No leaking ...

In GEAR » Stoic Somnus 30 mini-review: Excellent bag for not much money
December 30, 2:30pm
Thanks
That looks really uncomfortable though.. like I'd be drowning in my own sweat by morning. Is that the case?

In GEAR » Best mummy bag liner?
December 30, 9:50am
Best mummy bag liner?
It seems that the two best out there are the Sea to Summit Reactor Thermolite and the Sea to Summit 100% Premium silk liners. The Reactor is about 4oz heavier than the long silk liner, but is it wo...

In GEAR » Best mummy bag liner?
December 30, 9:30am
Props to Cascade Designs/Thermarest customer service
Nothing to this story other than great (undue) customer service! I bought a long Neoair at an REI members only sale for 20 bucks thinking I'd find the leak, patch it, and life would be good i...

In GEAR » Props to Cascade Designs/Thermarest customer service
December 30, 8:34am
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Fuel Price Survey Results (as of Dec 2011)
David, thanks for clearing that up--I clearly misremembered, rendering my point moot! Probably transposed a decimal point or something..

In GEAR » Fuel Price Survey Results (as of Dec 2011)
December 28, 3:44pm
Re: Re: Re: Fuel Price Survey Results (as of Dec 2011)
Yeah, that's an awful lot of confounding factors! If I recall correctly the difference in energy density is something like 12% between butane and propane, and that difference could evaporate re...

In GEAR » Fuel Price Survey Results (as of Dec 2011)
December 28, 3:21pm
Re: Fuel Price Survey Results (as of Dec 2011)
Wow, great list. Please don't take this as a nitpick, but more of a question--wouldn't the better way to calculate it be kCal/$ instead of grams of fuel/$? The Coleman fuel is cheaper in te...

In GEAR » Fuel Price Survey Results (as of Dec 2011)
December 28, 2:58pm
I've used their tri stuff
And it's quite good, but also very different. No clue about their Merino stuff, which appears to be a totally different line of clothes. FWIW, a lot of the stuff appears to be only XL/2XL.

In Gear Deals » Orca NZ Merino clothing - 80% off, free shipping on any size order
December 28, 8:12am
Garmonts
I'm rocking the momentums, they're awesome.

In GEAR » Boots for Michigan and East Coast Winters
December 23, 7:27am

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