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john griffith (jgriffith) - BPL Guest

My Locale Southeast U.S.
About Me My backpacking experience consists of 3-5 day trips in the Appalachian Mountains from October-May. Most of my trips are in the colder months when few others are out. Western N.C. is my favorite area (Smokies, Pisgah N.F., A.T.). I also enjoy hiking in the west (Co, UT, AZ), but have yet to go backpacking there.
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All Forum Posts by john griffith

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Clarification to previous post
I want to clarify my suggestion. I am not suggesting the regionalization of the entire website or all of the forums, but simply creating a seperate forum section for the regional discussions relat...

In Community Support Forum » Regional Forums
January 13, 3:17pm
Regional Forums
I think a forum section for regional BPL members to communicate with each other would be beneficial. Sort of like a google or yahoo group, but have it reside here on the BPL website. It would mak...

In Community Support Forum » Regional Forums
January 13, 10:00am
Winter Weight
I don't go in the Summer because I live in the South and I like ice more than I like bugs. My base weight for down to the teens is 12 pounds and single digits down to zero is 15 pounds. You wo...

In Gear Lists » Ratio of summer-to-winter weights?
December 14, 7:10pm
1 Ounce Henley Pack-Anyone else made one?
Finished it last night. Haven't used it yet. I made mine out of sil-nylon and it weighs 2.5 ounces. There's nothing to this pack. The pack I've been using is a GG Mariposa which has...

In Make Your Own Gear » 1 Ounce Henley Pack-Anyone else made one?
October 14, 6:03pm
Thanks for the photos.
Guys thanks so much for posting your photos. I'm in the process of making a minima vest and I'm finding it very helpful to see your photos. I wear an XL shirt and am in the process of but...

In Make Your Own Gear » finally done with the minima vest...
September 04, 9:34am
XUL as guiding light
I would say that lightweight/UL/SUL/XUL backpacking has in fact made a huge contribution to backpacking. As you travel down the continuum from heavy to extremely ultralight there are numerous bene...

In Philosophy & Technique » XUL - A new standard for Lightweight Backpacking?
January 15, 7:53pm
Esbit clean-up
Awesome! thanks. Those are all great.I haven't used esbit on the trail yet and was trying to anticipate. It seemed messy when I tested it at home.

In GEAR » Esbit clean-up
January 14, 12:11pm
Esbit clean-up
Has anybody got a great system for cleaning the esbit gunk off the bottom of the pot when on the trail?

In GEAR » Esbit clean-up
January 13, 10:25am
Marmot Helium
I have a Helium Long and am particularly happy with the girth. Many XL shirts tend to be a little tight in the shoulders for me and I have enough room in this bag to wear a down jacket when it is ...

In GEAR » Marmot Helium or WM Alpinlite Sleeping Bag?
November 18, 10:22am
Great insights
I appreciate the info. guys. Liquid water shouldn't be a problem as the daily highs leading up the trip are all above freezing. In addition, I intend to go to bed with enough water for th...

In GEAR » Caldera Cone in single digit temps?
November 17, 2:09pm

All Reader Reviews by john griffith

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Marmot Helium (long)
I chose this bag over the other obvious options mainly for the extra girth. I'm 6'3" and have fairly wide shoulders. I have plenty of room in this bag. I have been in many long bags wh...

In Sleeping Bags - Mummy & Other
January 12, 9:23am
MLD SilNylon DuoMid
I've had my duomid for about a year and have spent about 15 nights in it. There is no wasted space inside which translates into no excess weight or space inside my pack. I have the bug netting aro...

In Shelters - Tarps & Floorless
January 12, 8:55am
Suunto Core watch
This watch has a lot of features. I don't use them all. There is a log feature which I have never used. For backpacking I mainly use the compass, the altimeter, the timer, the alarm,the thermom...

In Navigation Gear & Accessories
September 18, 9:31am
REI UL Flash
I don't know what everyone is complaining about. Mine is quite beautiful...when it's on my scale. I cut all the unnecessary frills off mine to reduce the weight. It's very comfortable. ...

In Backpacks - Frameless
January 15, 10:31am