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Ike Jutkowitz (Ike) - BPL Premium Member

My Locale Central Michigan
About Me Grew up in the Adirondacks, with my first backpacking experiences on the Northville-Placid Trail. Avid fly fisherman and runner, occasional rock climber and mountain biker. Now living in Michigan which has put a damper on vertical endeavors.
My PDF Gear ListTrap Hills 3 season gear list

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new quilt
If you use intrepid as your inner layer and cuben as the outer, moisture from your body will pass through the intrepid and be trapped by the cuben inside your insulation (if I'm understanding y...

In GEAR » Insulated Pants versus Wool Base Layer at Night
January 18, 1:19pm
re: carrying water
When I need snowshoes, they are generally on my feet the entire time, but it's cold enough here that I almost always need an alternate solution for water (I don't carry bottle cozies). I us...

In Winter Hiking » Carrying Water with Snowshoes
January 18, 12:30pm
re: base layers at night
Hi Newton, I sleep in the same base layer and hiking pants that I wear during the day, for the ultimate in time and weight savings. Works for me. Ike

In GEAR » Insulated Pants versus Wool Base Layer at Night
January 18, 12:19pm
Good post, Dale.
I really enjoyed this link and the excellent discussion that followed. It's a topic I've put a lot of thought towards in the last couple years, though with a wife and two kids, it can only ...

In Philosophy & Technique » Minimalism
January 17, 1:19pm
Thanks
Great trip report and pictures. It's fun to see weather so different from what we are experiencing right now.

In Post-Trip Reports » Big Bend Outer-Outer Mountain loop Jan 8-12
January 17, 12:50pm
ebook?
Hopefully an ebook version will be coming out in the future. Although I used to be a book collector, one of the steps I took in "ultralighting" my life was donating the majority of my boo...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » The Ultimate Hiker's Gear Guide -- Now available!
January 17, 12:41pm
re: virga
Sorry, regular torso. Newer model with straps running through side pockets.

In Gear Swap » Granite Gear Virga
January 15, 3:45am
re: weight
3.8 oz on my scale

In Gear Swap » Sealskinz socks size medium
January 15, 3:42am
Sealskinz socks size medium (SOLD)
Sealskinz Mens medium, unused. A touch too small for my size 8.5-9 feet. $27 shipped conus, price non-negotiable, thanks.

In Gear Swap » Sealskinz socks size medium
January 14, 3:27pm
By request

In Gear Swap » Snow Peak Trek 700, Katahdin hiker pro water filter
January 14, 11:20am

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