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depends on what you use it for ... I think the reaction to the iPad might depend on how and where a person wants to use it. For me personally, and in a backpacking context, it's massively un-interesting. That's not to say ... |
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Competitive weight At 4.1 oz for a 630 c.i. bag, that's getting close to the Ursack Minor at 2.7 oz for a 650 c.i. bag. It would be interesting to have someone do an independent shoot-out between these two, te... |
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iPhone bear scare app Another approach is to get the iPhone "Scarebear" app that Stephen Colbert describes about a minute and thirty seconds into this video ... http://tinyurl.com/yen7put |
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Palisade alternative? I wonder with the rule changes in the JMT how the various agencies would react to use of the Palisade: http://www.wilderness-solutions.com/palisade_est.htm It's a fairly light bear bag that... |
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BearVault stuck lid? "As far as canisters, I am not a fan of the Bear Vault. The lids on those things are not easy to open with cold hands. I've also seen one that just would not open no matter how hard 2 peop... |
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ID Hotsocks vs. FF booties in FF shells "And as I said earlier, when it's just 'cool,' I use ID HotSocks with the shells." Serendipitously, I too own both Hotsocks and (now very recently) Feathered Friends down b... |
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poncho will drive you nuts? "... you'll either be on pretty exposed ridges or in dense forest, and the poncho will drive you nuts in both" I'm a poncho user, planning to thru-hike the AT this year, so thi... |
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re: Who's planning a thru-hike? I did the PCT in 2008, found that I liked the lifestyle overall, people, etc, so I'm going to try the AT this year. "What gave you the idea to hike whichever long distance trail you'... |
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same trail, different year I'll be there, but this year, starting late Feb. FWIW (no "rights" or "wrongs" here ...) my gear list is at http://www.nwlink.com/~brianle/AT_Gear_List_Gadget.pdf Some h... |
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more data Starting on the trail about when? (what month) |
All Reader Reviews by Brian Lewis
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Ursack Minor The "Ursack Minor" is quite distinct from the traditional Ursack, in that it's not meant to be bear proof (or "resistant" or whatever). Instead, Ursack says it's "for... |
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Golite Force I use Golite shoes because the toe-box is shaped a lot more like the front of an actual human foot. More specifically, most trail runners or other shoes give me problems due to bunionettes (little to... |
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Montbell Thermawrap jacket For 3-season backpacking, my thermawrap jacket is my sole insulation layer, coupled in some limited cases with a thermawrap vest. It's just a fantastic piece of clothing in terms of both weight ... |
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Montbell Thermawrap Vest I have a size medium Thermawrap jacket and a size large Thermawrap vest; I probably should have reversed those to be able to layer the vest under the jacket rather than over, but it actually works fin... |
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Thermarest Neo-Air Like Dylan Carlson, I also used a Neo-Air (size regular for me) on a thru-hike. My thru-hike was of the Appalachian Trail, starting in late February (2010), so a lot of snow and cold weather in the f... |
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REI REI Peak UL Compact Hiking Poles I too had something over 3000 miles on my pair --- the majority of that thru-hiking the PCT in 2008 plus a variety of much shorter trips. I started my AT thru-hike with them (early in 2010), but just... |
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Memory-Map Navigator This is actually a comparison of two product alternatives for putting topographic software on a Windows Mobile platform smartphone with a true GPS. The 4/5 rating is for one of those, Memory-Map Navi... |
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Golite Versa Force Let me start by saying that my rating of '4' is tentative until I've done more miles in these. But as I found nothing useful in searching for reviews of currently-available Golite footwe... |
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ULA Axis Crampon I'm hoping to thru-hike the PCT next year, and one of many equipment issues for me was the question of whether to use crampons or not in the Sierras. I also do day hikes in "shoulder" s... |
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Western Mountaineering SummerLite I agree --- the summerlite is excellent. I frankly don't trust any individual evaluation of a sleeping bag temperature rating (32F in this case); so many things affect this, including not only th... |
