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John Brochu (JohnnyBgood4) - BPL Forum Member
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Re: Re: Pemi Loop >>>Are there truly no ground spots near liberty springs and/or guyot???<<< Liberty Springs is in Franconia Notch State Park where camping is restricted to designated areas. The... |
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Re: Cuben Fibre What if all the mods have to suspend themselves? |
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Re: Pemi Loop Do you have a rain jacket listed? I would bring a rain jacket and drop the wind shirt. (Ooops - just realized you have the Cape for rain gear.) Personally, in the summer in the Whites I don'... |
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Re: Ultralight from scratch, not practical. More traditional gear for the most part isn't any more versatile than ultrlight gear. You're always going to be making a choice between weight, durability, range of use, etc. Even when I... |
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Re: Temp Rating? For me the UL Down Inner is good to about 35 degrees doing camp chores and whatnot. That includes wearing an very light merino wool baselayer and a fleece beenie. Everyone is a little different tho... |
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Re: Re: Re: Hmmmm... The tarp was made by Joe at ZPacks. It's 9x6x5 with a catanery ridgeline and weighs 3.3oz before guylines. It was a custom order at the time I bought it but I think Joe offers tarps as standard... |
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Re: Backpacking jacket If you're talking about 3 season in NE for wearing around camp in the evening and early morning doing chores and whatnot, the Montbell UL Down inner is a good choice. It's very light (my si... |
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Re: Ultralight Down Jacket Recommendations??? What is your projected use and expected low temps? |
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Re: Hmmmm... >>>The newer single wall tents have come SO close to tarp/groundcloth/bug tent weight that I see no point in tarping anymore. I love my Moment tent and liked my former Contrail a lot too.&... |
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Re: Re: RE Poles I use the exact poles and I think they're really nice. Mine weigh 12.4oz for the pair. You could also save a little more weight by replacing the wrist strap with something lighter. I've als... |
All Reader Reviews by John Brochu
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zpacks Company I first bought a Blast 18 which is now my go to pack for extended weekend trips. Since then, Joe has made me a custom cuben fiber cat tarp, a custom cuben fiber rain skirt, and a custom stake bag. ... |
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ULA Conduit Used this pack on 5 or 6 overnight trips ranging from one night to 7 nights and a base weight ranging from 8 to 12 pounds. The pack is outstanding. It carried well up to 28 pounds. The hip belt po... |
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Sierra Designs Isotope Jacket 2007 I bought this jacket a while back mostly to bring on longish alpine routes as a wind/emergency rain jacket. I've only actually used it climbing once, but have carried it up several climbs in my ha... |
