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Eric Blumensaadt (Danepacker) - BPL Lifetime Member
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All Forum Posts by Eric Blumensaadt
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TT Moment SW or DW I have the original Moment Single Wall and like it -a lot. BUT... I may sell it to buy a Moment DW when the ripstop inner tent is available later this summer so I can use it in winter with the c... |
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YEP, and it's a Caldera Cone The CC Sidewinder with an Inferno woodburning option also does alky and ESBIT. That's fairly multi-fuel and very light. @ Dan-> Thanks Dan. I've got to get that little stove since ... |
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DARPA and science DARPA is always looking for "The Next Great Thing" for military applications, like robotic cars (not remotely controlled), etc. Interestingly most new military gear comes from private ind... |
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My TG 1 I like my TG 1's featurea but not its weight. I carry it in a light nylon zippered case attatchec to my pack's padded shoulder strap. That aside it has everything I need and some feature... |
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Good venting in Moment DW I have the single wall Moment so it's well vented, sometimes too well. BUT... the DW is also well vented, esp. with the netting interior, It has "eyelid" vents above each door and ... |
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2 L JetBoil pot I use a 2 liter JB pot for melting snow, mainly on a MSR Dragonfly but also on my Caldera Cone Sidewinder in Inferno woodburning mode. I bought it specifically for that purpose. For baking it se... |
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eVent I'd take only an eVent rain parka, mainly for safety. I have an XL REI Kimtah to fit over my down sweater. Light enuf & good price W/ 20% off sale. |
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Not bad Elijah I'd eliminate the cutting board but everything else seems OK. Here's my kitchen kit - minus the stove as that depends on the season and fire regs. POT-> Trail Designs 3 cup anodize... |
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Pendleton If I was in the market for another wool shirt, button-down or otherwise, I'd get a Pendleton. Top quality and a rich history in the PNW and they have the "outdoorsy" people well cover... |
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Only when I'm hunting When I must backpack to hunt I do "forego cooking" to keep my smell signature to a minimum and to lessen the chance for making noise. Plus no cooking means an earlier start in the morn... |
All Reader Reviews by Eric Blumensaadt
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Allen and Mike's Backcountry Ski Book "Allen & Mike's Really Cool Backcountry Ski Book" is the very best book on teh eop I have ever read - and I've read most of them in the last 40 years of backcountry skiing and ca... |
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REI Kimtah Recently got the REI Kimtah eVent parka and on a Ruby Mountains, Nevada backpack found it to be as good a wind jacket as it is a rain parka. The sale price was $159.95 which is 30% off the regular ... |
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Eddie Bauer Down Sweater I purchased an Eddie Bauer Down Sweater (their term) on sale this summer for $89. It was reviewed by Will Riveted in his extensive articles of light down jackets and got a favorable, "middle-o... |
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Thermarest Trail Pro Regular I won my Trail Pro regular at a Sierra Club Outings leaders training seminar, otherwise I would not have spent the money B/C I seldom car camp. But now I have an alternative for a winter ski camping m... |
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Brunton Crux I bought the Brunton Flex because of its wider burner ring for better heat distribution so I wouldn't get a hot spot on the bottom of my pot when cooking. I was not aware that there was a Brunt... |
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tarptent moment I give the Moment a "5" because I feel it is currently the best solo single wall tent design. It has great quality, innovative design and excellent attention to detail. My previous solo ... |
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Carbelas GORE-TEX® PacLite® Rainy River Parka Cabela's Rainy River GTX PacLite parka (and pants) are THE bargain in good quality, lightweight, breathable rainwear at the 2010 regular $99. price. The Taslanized fabric is a matte finish, unlike... |
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Vargo Triad XE The XE version of Vargo's Triad is an improvement in several ways. 1. After I complained of the original removable alcohol burner being too small the company owner responded by making it larger... |
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Brunton Flex This is the newer version of the Prumus/Brunton Crux canister-top stove and appears to have corrected faults reported by Crux owners. First the number of fold-out pot supports has increased from 3... |
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Thermarest Neo-Air I purchased a Regular (72") Neo-Air mattress from REI in April of '09. In backyard "camp" testing at 40 F I found it to be definitely more comfortable than either my lightweight ... |
