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Re: Sleeping bag input The Summerlite ought to be fine into late October -- that's around when I would switch over to my Antelope for the Smokies. (Even then, my last trip in mid-November the Antelope was far too war... |
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Great for some conditions I find a softshell jacket to work very well under some conditions -- for me, it's day use in cold weather when I don't expect precipitation. The breathability, flexibility, and durability a... |
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Re: coffee We've taken Via on our last couple of trips. Easy and fast, tastes pretty good. For extra coffee goodness during the day, I like to eat chocolate covered espresso beans. A very small handfu... |
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Re: brew question My Snow Peak 700 mug. I have a homemade Reflectix cozy to keep my drink hot. |
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Re: Sony NEX w/ 16mm "Sony also has a wide-to-normal (18-55mm) zoom lens out for the Nex" Right, but of course that's not what I was looking for. I wanted small form factor and fast prime. The 16mm f... |
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Re: Sony NEX w/ 16mm "I would absolutely not want to go back to lugging around my Nikon digitoy with one of these around -- and if I'd known it was coming, I wouldn't have bothered with a P&S camera fo... |
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look for Long pack Some brands of daypacks come in three sizes, S,M,L, and the Large is usually a longer torso, and -- critically for me -- longer shoulder straps. The longer torso will put the hip belt where you ne... |
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Re: Wide angle lenses on DSLR's I have the Canon 10-22mm lens for their crop-sensor bodies, and while it's a little larger than the kit lens, it's not heavy at all. (Well, "not heavy" to a photographer -- that&#... |
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other options I own both an Ohm and a Six Moons Designs Starlite. Both are excellent packs. If I wanted to use a 3/4 length Z rest, I'd take the Starlite -- more room in the pad pocket. I think it would take... |
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Re: Is a bivy necessary with a tarp? I use a homemade bivy with a smaller tarp, mostly for extra rain protection for my down bag. With an 8x10 or larger, not as big a deal. In colder weather, there is no reason to close the bivy again... |
All Reader Reviews by Ken Bennett
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Photon Freedom Micro (White) The newest version is the Photon Freedom To The Max, which uses some sort of new technology in the LED that doubles brightness while not using any more battery power. Nice. The Doug Ritter edition ... |
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Marmot Ion I just received my Marmot Ion jacket from Campmor, and I agree with the two most recent posts. I don't think it's sil-nylon, exactly, but my hiking test had water beading up on the inside whil... |
