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spelt ! (spelt) - BPL Premium Member

My Locale Midwest
About Me Things I do: hike, camp, packraft, dive, XC ski

Things I'd like to do: easy rock climbing and canyoneering, more winter camping, more off-trail trips, and learn to telemark ski (it just looks so swooshy and cool). also, packraft MOAR.

Things I don't do: run, unless a rugby ball is in the vicinity. bike, unless it's casual, commuting, low-speed, or otherwise not hardcore.
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Re: Biological inefficiency
I don't have wood fires in the back country because to me they seem a waste of important local biological resources Fires are also a natural and necessary part of many ecosystems. Not that y...

In Philosophy & Technique » The Case Against Wood Fires
May 29, 12:19pm
Re: RIP, Hysson
I'm sorry for your loss, Mary. It is a hard thing even if it's an easy decision not to let them suffer. My sympathies.

In Chaff » RIP, Hysson
May 29, 12:14pm
WTB: silnylon solomid
bumpity bump

In Gear Swap » WTB: silnylon solomid
May 29, 7:26am
Re: Water crossing
I don't like getting my feet wet either, to be honest. With a shoe that dries quickly, just getting the wet part over with is not so bad and it doesn't take long to dry out. On trips where ...

In GEAR » Speedo Surfwalkers
May 29, 12:17am
Re: FINALLY...A minimalist sandal that works!
Great to have an update. Looking forward to testing a pair myself. How do you plan to build to size? Foot tracingss?

In Make Your Own Gear » FINALLY...A minimalist sandal that works!
May 28, 7:31pm
Re: Re: hypothermia
I haven't taken a course, but I know immersion is not the same wrt to heat loss as being wet and exposed to wind. I am not sure why the argument here is around immersion since that was not the ...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » How stupid is it to go into the wilderness without a shelter or survival skills?
May 28, 6:20pm
Re: The bright green wooden frog that caused an UL epiphany.
My moment was when my ex moved out. I looked around, and the house was still completely full of stuff. A lot of that stuff, I admit, is in my mom's basement right now. I have been living withou...

In GEAR » The bright green wooden frog that caused an UL epiphany.
May 28, 11:31am
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I tried to hem some pants once with a bead of seamgrip. I don't recommend it. I think your best bet is to cut out the patched areas and start fresh with new mesh.

In Make Your Own Gear » dissolve silicone glue?
May 24, 12:37pm
How long do you hold on to extra gear you don't really use?
As soon as I decide between two pieces of gear, the one that loses goes in the sell box. Occasionally something in the sell box comes back out, but that hasn't happened often. The sell box has ...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » How long do you hold on to extra gear you don't really use?
May 23, 9:42pm
distinction without difference
Eric, I hear you. There was a question on an article this week asking about bear cans and SUL and Ryan's response was just add the two pounds, it's still SUL. I'm not proposing hard and...

In GEAR » Gear Confessions
May 23, 5:01pm

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