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Carol Crooker (cmcrooker) - BPL Professional Member
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All Forum Posts by Carol Crooker
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Short Cot Hi, After Bruce discontinued the short cot, I contacted him and asked if he had any more. He did. I bought a short cot for $70. I've never gotten around to taking it on a trip so it's time... |
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New stern Hi Brett, I think it was implemented this summer, but am not sure. |
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Your head So true, Mark! Your head - don't leave home without it! |
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Leaning forward? And another thing... If you aren't, lean forward through rapids and paddle hard (which also keeps you leaning forward). It helps prevent bandersnatching :) |
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Big guys bandersnatched One more thing - you mentioned you were a big guy? That may be why the frequent bandersnatching. The newest Alpackas have quite a bit more floatation in the stern which would probably big a big hel... |
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Tethering not a good idea Tethering is not a good idea for me. The local rivers are full of strainers and the raft-paddle would be bound to get snagged. I just did Desolation/Gray canyon on the Green then Gates of Lodore (a... |
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Mike Clelland! is a famous illustrator! Hi Sebastian, Mike Clelland! is famous! He is the Mike of "Allen & Mike's Really Cool" book series. I first heard of him when I wanted to take my first winter camping trip. &quo... |
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Paddle Hi Sean, If you end up with enough coupons, I can use one. I lost my paddle when I flipped on my last packraft trip and REI sells a nice Aqua Bound Sting Ray for $160. Carol |
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WTB Serenity Net Tent - Six Moon Designs Anyone have one they want to part with? e-mail me at carol@bpl (spelled out) |
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Green River Gates of Lodore to Split Mountain I joined my "heavy" friends in big rafts and inflatable kayaks to run this 44 mile section in June (I was in a Yukon Yak with my gear in an Arctic pack on the bow). My goal was to get mor... |
All Reader Reviews by Carol Crooker
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Coughlan's LED Clip-on Headlight The Coughlan’s LED Clip-on Headlight is light weight, inexpensive and bright enough for around camp chores. The red filter is a nice feature to save night vision. I gave it a 3 of 5 because it was fru... |
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Coughlan's Micro Lantern The Coughlan Micro Lantern is a tiny LED light shaped like a lantern. It has a clip ring on top so it can be hung from your tent zipper pull or the like. The light shines out in a 360 degree circle an... |
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Inov8 Terroc 330 - Men's I love the way the Terrocs conform to my feet without needing to be tied too tightly. So - our feet are different or your Terrocs came laced differently than mine. Mine came with a heel locking lacing... |
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Wilderness First Aid Classes by WMI/NOLS 16 hour course on first aid in the backcountry. Lots of hands on scenarios for practice. The course I attended in AZ in May 2006 was taught by an EMT from Pennsylvania and an EMT/ski patroller from Co... |
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Tilley LT5 Well I thought the LT5 was perfect until Ryan suggested it would be even better if it was lighter. But of course! And it's stylish too - at least we Tilley wearers think so. And Ryan, just slip on yo... |
