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All Forum Posts by Brian Lewis
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True weight of Neo-Air I literally just now got my wife's new size regular Neo-Air via UPS and --- of course --- the first thing I did was to weigh it. I get the weight at 409 grams (no carrying sack and without th... |
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bivy, polycro ... There was a separate discussion on polycro where I was happy to learn that I can just go to my local hardware store and buy the window shrink-to-fit (via hair dryer) stuff that people use as an ine... |
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Re: Re: Contrail or Gatewood - Is there a bigger Poncho Tent? W.r.t. a tall person using a Gatewood Cape --- First, I suspect that the only alternative for a tall person is one of the larger conventional ponchos and pitch it in a way that provides less cover... |
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MB Pillow works for me I use the MB pillow along with their UL 90 (35" long) inflatable pad and have been quite happy with this combination --- particularly the way they toggle together. Just ordered a Neo-Air fo... |
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Re: Contrail or Gatewood This is an incredibly well focused discussion for me, as I'm planning on starting the AT in late Feb. I used the Contrail for most of the PCT last year and love it, but I also love the idea of... |
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dealing with lots of rain "... but I have been caught in torrential rains when I would have liked to have had about 3-4 garbage bags, sheet plastic, bivy sack, a folding army shovel to dig a trench around my tent. That... |
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me too ... Serendipitously, I'm starting to think seriously about an AT thru-hike starting in late Feb. What I read varies a bit in terms of temps/conditions to be prepared for; I'm reluctantly going... |
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how many resupply boxes? "Would this cereal (by itself or mixed with other nuts, etc) be a good idea to take along?" Since you'll rarely be able to buy this in trail towns, it boils down to how many resupp... |
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lightest loppers? I appreciate this thread. I see trail maintenance as a sort of two-tier (or maybe multi-tier) affair. There's all-out trail maintenance crews with hard hats, heavy tools, dedicating trips exc... |
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SMD bug bivy over MLD I bought an MLD bug bivy last year, intending to switch to it plus poncho on a long distance hike last year, but it took too long to arrive to use that way. I've since purchased an SMD Gatew... |
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... |
