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All Forum Posts by kevin davidson
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It's not preordained... Don't be too fatalistic----one can at least practice safe bolt dodging. :-D |
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Assuming the position during Thunderstorms That would be standard practice if there are close strikes about you. You need not do this for an entire storm! You'll miss out on the fun. :-)> Yes, entire parties have been taken out by... |
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Packs for JMT unsupported yes, a Nathan hpl 759 in lighter materials would be lovely----maybe just a wee more volume, too. The harness is quite cool and ought to be more widely imitated. Although my new MLD Zip, when loa... |
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Safe places during a thunderstorm In a thunderstorm, if at all possible, get off any summits and ridges, stay out of shallow caves and crevices (a depression would be a pronounced low spot of limited dimensions----not a valley), if... |
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JMT --records are made to be broken In many ways, conditions couldn't be better. Not much snow (if any) on the passes and low water everywhere. |
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Cough, cough... Dondo---you, you Troll, you! d:-/ :-D David, ask Brett about his. He's actually used his. |
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Techno-Gimmicks----Pulling the Scales from one's eyes. Gravatational Anomaly compensation but only accurate to 100g.? Sounds like you got that scale from the Japanese equivalent of The Sharper Image. :-D |
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Cascade info There is a certain amount of old school, new "skool" dynamic, here. I second the Cascade Climbers forums as an info resource---check out trip reports and ask about the most current approa... |
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CF poles im donner und im blitz This calls for a test. Volunteers? Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to be walking in a thunderstorm? Hmmmm? |
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Weigh not, lest you be weighed (huh?) That works, too. :-)> |
All Reader Reviews by kevin davidson
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Mountain Laurel Designs Zip In the Sub one pound category of packs made specifically for backpacking, this is probably the finest blend of form and function---a "practical" SUL Pack that is still composed of lightweigh... |
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Backpacking Light Firelite SUL-500 Cookpot ...but I do actually own one of these puppies, so I'll chime in. It's thin, thin, thin and I could squeeze a significant dent into it, in my hand. You don't get this extreme level of light... |
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Playpus 2L Big Zip It's never leaked in it's 1 1/2 years of use and have come to trust it. I generally use this on group trips where it's nice to have larger volumes of purified water on hand in camp situati... |
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Platypus Platy Reservoir The dedicated hydration systems by Platypus are more reliable than the "retrofit" of the resevoir into one. The Big Zip is far better to the purpose. |
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BackpackingLight.com Very efficient and friendly CS from BPL. Addie (and Ryan---when A. is on vacation) runs a tight ship----my questions and requests have been handled very promptly and services like running down to the ... |
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BMW Cocoon Pro 60 Parka Another preliminary review focusing on fit, features and construction. Although many of you might be more attracted with the (on paper) 1 oz. savings of weight of the Cocoon Hooded Pullover, the Pr... |
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Patagonia Ready Mix Softshell Pants I got these to supplement my aging Golite Synergy pants---they have several things going for them. They are very light, very water resistant and have partial leg zips to ease putting on over shoes or ... |
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MiniBullDesigns SSBIT Another very fine MBD alcohol stove. This one is a pressurized top jet design that produces a flame narrow enough to use with Heine and Foster can/pots. It was ostensibly designed to retrofit Esbit s... |
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ULA Equipment Brian is not only a great designer of packs, but a great sewer, too, when the seamstress brigades of Logan, UT are fully engaged. He also has entertained us over the last few years with on-line diarie... |
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MiniBullDesigns Stealth (ver.1) This fierce but absurdly light (.23 oz.) little side-burner is great for boiling water in a Snow Peak 600 cup. Takes about 6 min. Burns for about 8 minutes or so on 1 oz. of fuel. This was an earli... |
