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Re: Fine into the teens with 2 thinlights This was a test-the-gear trip so I car camped ... In general my plan is to roll the two pads together as one unit, about the same size roll (of course) as a 3/8" pad that I carry strapped ext... |
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FBC with no pre-hydration works for me I use both canned chicken and ground beef, little vacuum sealed packets of each in the freezer, grab 1 to N of those for a trip to add to ramen or liptons or whatever. I've never pre-hydrate... |
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Fine into the teens with 2 thinlights A couple of nights ago I had a 1/8" thinlight under my size regular neo-air and a 1/4" thinlight above it. The low temp the next morning was 19F (I left my single-wall tent door open to ... |
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I'm thinking of getting a Casio ... I have a Suunto Advizor, which I liked quite well for a couple years, but for whatever reason the altimeter function has become unreliable. It formerly worked great, but I've tested it multipl... |
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cheapest gram scale that can be calibrated? I have a scale that I like well enough that weighs in grams or oz, 5 pound capacity, tare function. The two things I'd like in addition would be (1) higher capacity, perhaps 10 pounds (infrequ... |
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camera criterion I normally use my smartphone, so for me the #1 criteria is "dual use" (or rather "multiple use"). If I do take a stand-alone camera, I like my Kodak Easyshare v570 dual lense... |
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I'm with Jack ... My recent experience was similar to Jacks. On the PCT last year about the only time I cleaned up was when I went into a town or a campground that had showers --- that seemed to be enough. A coup... |
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iPhone apps I don't use an iPhone, but enough folks do that I added a brief appendix to my "guide for selecting a smartphone for the trail", http://postholer.com/smartPhone.html#AppendixII ... |
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Re: How do I avoid chafing? Since I normally wear briefs rather than boxers (TMI?), my approach to this issue was to get a sort of brief that has longer "legs" that cover the upper thigh. I think what I'm usi... |
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re: Curious about NeoAir temps Good thoughts, Scott. Crap, as I go through this exercise I'm afraid the result is going to be to add to rather than reduce my pack weight, but I can always send stuff home if I don't need... |
All Reader Reviews by Brian Lewis
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Ursack Minor The "Ursack Minor" is quite distinct from the traditional Ursack, in that it's not meant to be bear proof (or "resistant" or whatever). Instead, Ursack says it's "for... |
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Golite Force I use Golite shoes because the toe-box is shaped a lot more like the front of an actual human foot. More specifically, most trail runners or other shoes give me problems due to bunionettes (little to... |
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Montbell Thermawrap jacket For 3-season backpacking, my thermawrap jacket is my sole insulation layer, coupled in some limited cases with a thermawrap vest. It's just a fantastic piece of clothing in terms of both weight ... |
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Montbell Thermawrap Vest I have a size medium Thermawrap jacket and a size large Thermawrap vest; I probably should have reversed those to be able to layer the vest under the jacket rather than over, but it actually works fin... |
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Thermarest Neo-Air Like Dylan Carlson, I also used a Neo-Air (size regular for me) on a thru-hike. My thru-hike was of the Appalachian Trail, starting in late February (2010), so a lot of snow and cold weather in the f... |
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REI REI Peak UL Compact Hiking Poles I too had something over 3000 miles on my pair --- the majority of that thru-hiking the PCT in 2008 plus a variety of much shorter trips. I started my AT thru-hike with them (early in 2010), but just... |
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Memory-Map Navigator This is actually a comparison of two product alternatives for putting topographic software on a Windows Mobile platform smartphone with a true GPS. The 4/5 rating is for one of those, Memory-Map Navi... |
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Golite Versa Force Let me start by saying that my rating of '4' is tentative until I've done more miles in these. But as I found nothing useful in searching for reviews of currently-available Golite footwe... |
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ULA Axis Crampon I'm hoping to thru-hike the PCT next year, and one of many equipment issues for me was the question of whether to use crampons or not in the Sierras. I also do day hikes in "shoulder" s... |
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Western Mountaineering SummerLite I agree --- the summerlite is excellent. I frankly don't trust any individual evaluation of a sleeping bag temperature rating (32F in this case); so many things affect this, including not only th... |
