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All Forum Posts by Brian Lewis
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beer can pot, nestor Thanks for the clear details on what you're doing for "kitchen" stuff, Troy. Assuming your 4 oz weight is 4.0 oz, that compares to 6.8 oz that I'm carrying, as you're not in... |
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re: brrr I *think* I'll be fine at those temps; I had no problems with about the same setup in the Sierras in June last year, and in fact didn't use all the clothes I brought there. But in the Sier... |
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Specifics --- thanks! I appreciate the specific comments, Troy. Some responses --- not as "argument", just interaction: "I would say ditch the ULA water filter for something lighter." I'm ... |
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Whiteblaze ... Thanks, Troy. In fact, I looked pretty carefully at Whiteblaze and couldn't find any clear place to post a gear list there --- certainly I could put it in either their "thru-hiker specifi... |
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NOBO AT list, Late Feb start My current gearlist for an Appalachian Trail NOBO thru-hike is at http://tinyurl.com/mjurzb (pdf file) Thanks in advance for any sort of feedback on this, but in particular I'm interested... |
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ditto, more or less I more or less agree on the "pinch on nose bridge" type of mini-reading glasses that can fit in a wallet. Thanks (and I do mean thanks) to the link given earlier, I also ordered somethin... |
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RE: To freezer bag or not to freezer bag Another tip I recall from "The FBC Queen" is to use name brand freezer bags, I think Glad or Ziplock. I ate most of my meals on the PCT last year out of freezer bags, well over 100 dinn... |
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"Bulges out at the pad" In terms of the "bulges out at the pad" problem, consider whether you need/want to cram stuff down in the pack so tight that it forces that bulge out. Instead, pack it higher (extension ... |
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Re: Confused About Food The two thoughts that jump into my head on this topic are (1) Look for calorically dense foods --- i.e., high number of calories relative to the weight. You can search this site I would think ... |
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having fun with gear I think it's fine to be excited about, to have fun with your gear "even when you're outdoors", and whether that gear is electronic or a new air mattress or tent or whatever --- I ... |
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... |
