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Ken Bennett (ken_bennett) - BPL Forum Member
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Re: What's Your Favorite Piece of Gear? WM Megalite bag. Had it for 8+ years, still love it. |
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Re: Tarp & camping in the rain You mentioned a tarp, and also a tarp tent, which is a brand and style of single wall tent. I'll assume you mean a flat tarp. I like using a tarp in the rain. Get a big enough tarp, like an... |
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Re: Better pictures The Exos Large looks too long in the torso. The Medium looks just about right. All this assumes that you are happy with the placement of the hip belt, and that you have a full load in the pack. |
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Re: So Far... I have a Moment, and it's a nice tent. Sets up very quickly, handles heavy wind well, along with light snow. If I were buying something right now, though, I'd get a Notch. I like making my ... |
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Re: Osprey Exos 58 - Need help with sizing or other recommendations It's hard to tell with load lifters these days. On the classic big heavy packs, with aluminum stays that reached well above the shoulders, the load lifters would be almost even with the earlobe... |
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Re: Need Female (or knowledgable male) Input: 2013 AT NOBO Female Thru-Hiker hopeful needs advice on gear Some ideas based on the experiences of my wife and daughter: Osprey makes terrific women's packs. Make sure she tries the Exos for a while with weight in it - it seems to be made for very sl... |
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Re: WINTER HATS--- Beanie/Skull style My lovely wife knits, and she made me a black beanie out of fingering-weight merino wool. Feels lovely, just the right weight for active hiking or wearing about town. The best part is that it makes... |
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Re: Case for a Panasonic Lumix GX1? Nice camera. I carried my GF1 in a small, mostly unpadded waist pack. But I had the pancake lens on it, and the zoom won't fit. I'd look for a slightly larger waist pack or one of the camer... |
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Re: re: western road trip Getting back to the Grand Canyon for a minute, the campground at the north rim is pretty nice, and you can reserve a tent site. You don't have to hike all the way down, just the 5 miles to Roar... |
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Re: Re: womens packs My wife swears by her Osprey Ariel 55. You might want the 65 for the canister. Osprey does a good job with women's pack suspension. |
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Photon Freedom Micro (White) The newest version is the Photon Freedom To The Max, which uses some sort of new technology in the LED that doubles brightness while not using any more battery power. Nice. The Doug Ritter edition ... |
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Marmot Ion I just received my Marmot Ion jacket from Campmor, and I agree with the two most recent posts. I don't think it's sil-nylon, exactly, but my hiking test had water beading up on the inside whil... |
