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ROBERT TANGEN (RobertM2S) - BPL Premium Member

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All Forum Posts by ROBERT TANGEN

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Re: Half-bag / pants
Perhaps the greatest advantage of going through the hassle of converting pants to a half-bag is not to keep your body warmer, but to avoid waking up to your water container a solid brick of ice, yo...

In Multiple Use Gear » Half-Bag / Insulated Pants
December 04, 11:07am

Re: Gorilla balaclava
Re: "I have the older Moonlite Pile version of the OR Gorilla Balaclava (3.8 oz), and it is really useful." I also own that model, but what I usually end up using is a neoprene face mask, usually s...

In GEAR » Stegger mukluks?
December 03, 6:02pm

Log lean-to
If you did without the tarp, and made the lean-to very stealthy and hidden away, perhaps you could build a permanent private hut system. I often channel the spirit of "Lucy," the Australopithicus a...

In Editor's Roundtable » Grand Shelters Icebox Igloo Building Tool REVIEW
December 02, 8:43am

Igloo
Re Will's: "Also, it would not support very much snow." Very true for a flat tarp. On Denali they use pyramid tarps for better snow shedding. However, they don't really trust them, since they sleep...

In Editor's Roundtable » Grand Shelters Icebox Igloo Building Tool REVIEW
December 01, 5:53pm

Half an igloo?
I wonder how well this machine would build half an igloo, no dome, with an UL tarp strung a foot above the top of the "snow fort"? A bit like the cook tents often used on Denali. This would breathe...

In Editor's Roundtable » Grand Shelters Icebox Igloo Building Tool REVIEW
December 01, 10:12am

Re: Stink
My Daddy used to say, "Clean mind, clean body, choose one!" I chose a clean mind.

In GEAR » Going Wool? share your knowledge
November 30, 8:40pm

Re: Forum profile
The novel "Catch 22"? Don't besmirch that masterpiece by mentioning my name in the same sentence. You're thinking of the porno flick, "Snatch 22."

In Community Support Forum » Forum Profile
November 30, 8:48am

Re: Forum Profile
Are you saying I'm funny? Funny how, funny in the head? Funny like one big walking joke? Funny like a mobster in the movie "Good Fellas"?

In Community Support Forum » Forum Profile
November 29, 10:11pm

WARNING
Beware of forged BPL Trading Cards! I've detected 4 already, on the "WM Megalite" thread for 11-29-2006. In order to guarantee the integrity of the partially born True Cards, it will probably be ne...

In Community Support Forum » Forum Profile
November 29, 2:19pm

Re: Rankings
For incentives, personally I would like trading cards with pictures of various Avatars: "I'll trade you 3 PJs and 2 Verbers for 5 Fornshells."

In Community Support Forum » Forum Profile
November 28, 8:14pm

All Reader Reviews by ROBERT TANGEN

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Rab Boreas extremely thin soft shell
1. David Chenault: “I'm a huge fan. It's been a great layer for BC skiing thus far. I expect it to be fairly bug proof too.” 2. Noted mountain climber Nils Nielsen: “The last month I’ve be...

In Clothing - Wind & Soft Shell
March 06, 3:44pm

WalMart / "Starter" compression shorts
(Others have written that they like these, and I agree.) The WalMart / “Starter” compression shorts are: 1. Long enough to prevent abrasion, even if you have massively muscled, Greek God-like thighs...

In Clothing - Baselayer & Fleece - SYNTHETIC
May 02, 1:12pm

MLD 2009 Revelation
Five Stars! I love the new 2009 Revelation from Mountain Laurel Designs! I haven’t wrung it out like Ryan Jordan did for the pack he recently reviewed, so I don’t have his detailed data base, but th...

In Backpacks - Frameless
May 21, 6:12pm