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joe newton (holdfast) - BPL Premium Member
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Kupilka I easily justify carrying my Kupilka 21 as my one luxury item. Some people carry pillows, some people carry rain pants, some people carry DSLRs. I carry none of these but I do carry a simple little... |
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"FS MLD Solo Inner Net" PM sent |
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"Advice wanted. Long distance ski mountaineering etc..." Check out my gear list from a 7 day ski tour of Finnmarksvidda in Northern Norway: http://thunderinthenight.blogspot.com/2011/04/thunder-on-tundra-gear-final-gear-list_19.html Myself and Jorg... |
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"Dealing with an all-day spring deluge" Plenty of good advice here. I've used various methods of keeping warm in similar conditions out here on the very wet and windy west coast of Norway. One way layering has worked for me, simpl... |
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Ski touring northern Norway with the Incredible Rulk! Jim, Jorgen is one of the most quotable people I know! He has a famous quote for every situation and then weighs in with a few of his own. I'm glad you enjoyed the trip reports. We'll... |
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Is it a pack? Is it a pulk? No! It's the Incredible Rulk! - Ski touring northern Norway It's been a while since Jorgen's first article here on BPL singing the praises of combining the best attributes of pack with those of a traditional pulk for lightweight winter backcountry t... |
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Ryan's morning routine Ryan Jordan wrote an essay on his morning routine as part of an early article here: http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/hiking_efficiency_techniques.html |
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Re: Carbon fiber/aluminum poles Mountain King from the UK (http://www.mountainking.co.uk/) produce some nice telescopic poles that are aluminium wrapped in carbon fibre. Sadly nothing in a length that's usable for cross-count... |
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Re: Synthetic quilt for Yukon thrupaddle Hendrik's Quilt 101 might be worth a look at for a list of quilt manufacturers (both down and synthetic): http://www.hikinginfinland.com/2010/11/quilt-101.html Personally I went with an M... |
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Re: Re: SpinnTwinn and bivy? The other things to consider may be where you intend to use the shelter and if your bag/quilt is insulated with down or synthetic fill. On the exposed mountain plateaus here on the wet west coa... |
All Reader Reviews by joe newton
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Allen and Mike's Backcountry Ski Book Pretty much the bible when it comes to winter backcountry travel and camping, and not just on skis. Knowledgeable, interesting, humorous and Mike's illustrations are cute and technically astute. ... |
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Terra Nova Laser Competition Couldn't agree more with the other reviewer. It's a cinch to set up and while there are a couple of obvious tiny compromises to keep the weight low (single zip on the door, etc) it really is a... |
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Thermarest Neo-Air I purchased the Short version of this much lauded/derided sleeping mat and have to say it proved to be nothing less than exceptional. I'm a smidge over 6 feet and around 190lbs and once I realised... |
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Inov-8 Debrisgaiter I agree with Sam's review above. The Inov-8 Debris Gaiter is almost perfect. The fit and functionality of the product was just what I was looking for when trail running and backpacking. Stretch... |
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Sea to Summit Alpha Light Spoon I swapped my previously beloved Primus folding Ti spork for the Alphalight spoon (long version) for a couple of reasons. The Alphalight is longer (no more messy knuckles when eating freeze-dried meals... |
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Montane Lite-speed I've been wearing this jacket for over a year now and it gets used maybe three times a week for hiking, backpacking, road and trail running. It is light, packable and just weather resistant enough... |
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Optimus (Brunton in US) Folding Ti Spork I already had a Light My Fire plastic spork which worked perfectly well, weighed next to nothing, cost a couple of quid but kept getting lost in my food/cooking bag. When I was looking to 'streaml... |
