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Luke Schmidt (Cameron) - BPL Lifetime Member

My Locale The WOODS
About Me Pursuing Christ, relationships, and adventure in that order. I'm a 10 year old trapped in the body of a 27 year old. I love getting dirty and having fun outside.
Best Trip - 409 miles of Colorado Trail
Greatest Accomplishment - Working with troubled boys.
If you're looking for me I'm probably playing with the nearest fire.
CityDallas (ugh its temporary)
StateTexas
CountryUnited States

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Pack fit
If your pack doesn't fit properly it can push up against your lower pack. You might take pictures of you wearing a (loaded) pack from the side. If we saw how your pack fits someone here might...

In GEAR » Backpacking and anterior pelvic tilt
May 20, 11:49am
Re Padding
The stack height of the Lone Peaks is 17mm. The NB110 goes from 18mm down to 14mm. So it depends on where you want more padding. If your forefoot is getting beat up the Lone Peaks might be bette...

In GEAR » More stack height = more rolled ankles?
May 20, 11:08am
Heel
"For me the heal width is a greater issue than stack height, though both are a concern." Actually that is a very good point. Another plus for the Lone Peaks would be the fairly wide h...

In GEAR » More stack height = more rolled ankles?
May 20, 7:57am
re re More stack height = more rolled ankles
The vast majority of thru-hikers and other backpackers are using shoes with 8mm or more of stack height so you should be okay as long as your foot placement its good. I don't like really tall ...

In GEAR » More stack height = more rolled ankles?
May 20, 7:49am
Re Sold
If by some freak chance all the other buyers disappear I'll take it.

In Gear Swap » FS: JRB? Quilt Synthetic - $25
May 19, 8:39pm
Re consensus on framed packs
Jeremy I wonder if your wife's packs don't fit properly? You could measure her torso. Some packs allow you to pull out the frame stay and rebend it, you might see if that is an option. ...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » 3 gallons of water in a frameless pack?
May 19, 2:56pm
Re 3 gallons of water in a frameless pack
No way I would put three gallons of water in a frameless pack. You need some kind of frame. I've heard of people putting the U shaped frames from GG packs instide Jams (older models). I don&...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » 3 gallons of water in a frameless pack?
May 19, 1:01pm
Re re
"different weather" Yeah I have noticed the weather up there can change fast. Once the weather forecast said 1 inch of snow had fallen. Also it had been warm for the week before so p...

In Post-Trip Reports » Grayson Highlands - April 2013
May 18, 10:40pm
Re Re 800-900 down
I don't want to discourage you from making an awesome down jacket. But my favorite system is a down vest layered under a synthetic jacket. I can take just the vest for good weather or just th...

In Make Your Own Gear » Advice for making my own down jacket
May 18, 10:37pm
Nice Report
Thanks for posting that, nice report. Looks like you did the loop counter clockwise? I think I've been to Grayson Highlands at least nine times, maybe more. The only other place in the south...

In Post-Trip Reports » Grayson Highlands - April 2013
May 18, 10:35pm

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