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All Forum Posts by ROBERT TANGEN

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UL climbing gear
Re: "Many climbers/mountaineers don't carry a bag during some phases of the climb due to the weight, and are not aware of UL principles." I have a very minor nit to pick with that st...

In GEAR » Sleeping Bag Dilemma
April 03, 11:16am

Pack for climbing
Re: "What is lightweight, takes punishment and not void of features for hanging climbing gear?" If price is not a factor, have you checked out the Wild Things Andinista? The version mad...

In Gear Lists » "Winter" Northern Presidential Traverse Gear List
March 28, 11:27pm

Nice waist pack!
Jhaura: Thanks for the tip. I'm gonna get me one of them thar extry special light-wate beauties!

In GEAR » Do you pack your “survival essentials” on you rather than in your pack?
March 27, 5:09pm

Survival Essentials
I'm not an expert, but I would ADD: a hooded raincoat and a hooded fleece or down jacket. I would SUBTRACT: "Pencil and Waterproof Note Paper 10’ blaze orange trail marking tape Mag...

In GEAR » Do you pack your “survival essentials” on you rather than in your pack?
March 26, 11:44pm

Polarguard quilt
Re:"One might consider contacting Nunatak to see if they'd consider a custom quilt as well." I asked that very question 4 or 5 months ago as part of my purchasing a pair of mukluks (...

In GEAR » Polarguard/Synthetic Quilt
March 21, 9:34pm

Steripen
Re: "How about wiping off the threads with an alcohol pad after drying with a cloth?." I like that idea. An even tastier option might be to use a little Jack Daniels. And when the litt...

In Editor's Roundtable » SteriPEN Adventurer Water Purifier REVIEW
March 21, 8:09am

Steripen
I admit to vast ignorance on this matter, but I question the correctness of using a phrase like a "lethal dose," and I question the wisdom of comparing a living, growing organism to the c...

In Editor's Roundtable » SteriPEN Adventurer Water Purifier REVIEW
March 20, 6:47pm

Dr. Phil
“God decided that he would assemble all the people in heaven in a big field. He had all the women stand around the edges of the field, and then He had all the men who were dominated by their wiv...

In Philosophy & Technique » Backpackinklight is the Dr.Phil of this era
March 17, 11:09pm

Ray Jardine
Douglas, thanks for the suggestion, but I get the same error message. But don't worry about me, I was about the last one to be able to get back into the Wild Things site, though since their mo...

In GEAR » Why are the Ray Jardine books so expensive?
March 17, 1:13am

Ray Jardine
Douglas: when I clicked on your blog link, I got this message: "Forbidden. You don't have permission to access /campfire/index.shtml on this server. Additionally, a 403 Forbidden...

In GEAR » Why are the Ray Jardine books so expensive?
March 16, 5:21pm

All Reader Reviews by ROBERT TANGEN

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Rab Boreas extremely thin soft shell
1. David Chenault: “I'm a huge fan. It's been a great layer for BC skiing thus far. I expect it to be fairly bug proof too.” 2. Noted mountain climber Nils Nielsen: “The last month I’ve be...

In Clothing - Wind & Soft Shell
March 06, 3:44pm

WalMart / "Starter" compression shorts
(Others have written that they like these, and I agree.) The WalMart / “Starter” compression shorts are: 1. Long enough to prevent abrasion, even if you have massively muscled, Greek God-like thighs...

In Clothing - Baselayer & Fleece - SYNTHETIC
May 02, 1:12pm

MLD 2009 Revelation
Five Stars! I love the new 2009 Revelation from Mountain Laurel Designs! I haven’t wrung it out like Ryan Jordan did for the pack he recently reviewed, so I don’t have his detailed data base, but th...

In Backpacks - Frameless
May 21, 6:12pm