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Ryan Faulkner (ryanf) - BPL Forum Member

My Locale Mid atlantic, No. Cal About Me My name is Ryan Faulkner, i am 17 years old, and have been UL backpacking for about 7 years. I have been inspired by hikers like Andrew Skurka, and Ryan Jordan, and have dedicated my trips to going light and fast. I plan on hiking the PCT and AT before finishing college, and after I hope to get some sort of a career in the backpacking industry.(I havent quite figured out how exactly, but i will :) I have some big plans for the future, but ill keep those quiet for now ;-P State Virginia Country USA My Website URL http://www.ryanfaulknerphotography.com My PDF Gear List Winds-Yellowstone Trek 2008

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All Forum Posts by Ryan Faulkner

	Post	Forum » Thread
	Re: Bear spray-JMT? You wont need bear spray for the sierras, there are only black bears. you will need a bear canister or Ursack with aluminum liner.	In GEAR » Bear spray-JMT? November 18, 5:19pm
	Intermountain trail? (IMT) ?? I was just scrolling through some of the old arctic 1000 pages and in the "press kit", under THE PEOPLE, I read the following,, "Jordan's latest projects include development o...	In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Intermountain trail? (IMT) ?? November 17, 7:09pm
	Re: I have both packs I have the JAM, and I have used my dad's Mariposia.. My choice is the JAM, much more durable and comfortable, and the perfect size for my gear up to 10 days without resupply if you need more...	In GEAR » Jam2 or Mariposa November 17, 8:58am
	Re: Re: Fire Pistons they do work, I never bring it backpacking, I just have it in my collection of little fire starting tools. Fun to bring on scout campouts, show how many different ways I can make a fire :)	In GEAR » Fire Pistons November 16, 7:07pm
	Re: Pullover Shoftshell? Golite makes one.	In GEAR » Pullover Shoftshell? November 11, 4:08pm
	Re: Prolite sale IVe taken advantage of this too, definatly check it out... I got myself some Golite Rime pants and a montbell alpine light jacket way below list price thanks prolitegear	In Gear Deals » Prolite sale November 06, 7:04pm
	Re: Carbon ? only problem I see with carbon is that It will be more difficult to attach the adze/pick and the spike on the bottom.. this is the main weakpoint on the HElIX I do beleive	In Make Your Own Gear » DIY Walking Axe November 05, 4:54pm
	Re: axe comments cont... I missed Chris's comment while I was posting my own.. sounds like an excellent idea as well, you should definatly have some sort of insulator covering where you are holding the tool at least.	In Make Your Own Gear » DIY Walking Axe November 05, 4:18pm
	Re: Pick and Adze filling the pick with insulation is an interesting idea.. but I doubt it would be very durable. Filling it with some sort of nylon or plastic might work, but could crack if it got cold enough. ...	In Make Your Own Gear » DIY Walking Axe November 05, 4:15pm
	Re: Pick and Adze Looks really cool steven, I wouldent trust myself with making a tool like this, but you seem to be doin a great job. CAnt wait to see the fianl product and weight... do you think you will ha...	In Make Your Own Gear » DIY Walking Axe November 05, 3:15pm

All Reader Reviews by Ryan Faulkner

	Review	Category
	BackpackingLight.com Premium Membership I am so glad I found this website, before this site I was carrying a 30-40lb pack, after reading the articles I got my list under 10, and after joining the forums, well carrying less than 4 pounds is ...	In Books and Media December 31, 10:20pm
	Snow Peak Gigapower Ti Good thought. I bring this stove whenever I need to simmer, one disadvantage of alcohol stoves. I like it much, much, much better than the MSR pocket rocket, the 4 titanium stands are much more ...	In Stoves - Canister December 30, 1:25pm
	ThermoJet MicroLite I did not buy this stove, in fact, I have never bought a alcohol stove, but have many of the MBD stoves and tonight added this wonder to my collection. I actually In Stoves - Alcohol December 09, 9:56pm
	Minibull Designs Pocket Puck I did not purchase a pocket puck from mini bull design, but from looking at pictures and from expeience from making other stoves I made my own flattened side burner stove. I like the overall design, w...	In Stoves - Alcohol October 06, 1:16pm

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