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Re: Re : Layering Insulated Jackets vs One Heavy Jacket Mike, that's a good point about the simplicity of a single jacket in bad conditions. I think I'm aiming for a good Alpine quality jacket for next winter. Troy, I looked at the Thermawra... |
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Re: price vs quality Well, the BPL UL Merino hoody states specifically that it it is not made to stand up to wear under pack straps all day. It's a baselayer made to be worn under something else, a windshirt in my ... |
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Re: Clothing recommendations for a newbie For your tempurature range, I wouldn't go with more than 150gram weight merino in a baselayer. In fact, I'd go with the 115gram weight BPL UL Merino Hoody, but BPL is the only place I know... |
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Pac Boot Vs Overboot I read Will Reitveld's article, and I'm also trying to decide on winter footwear. Last year was my first year snow-camping, and while the instructors recommended something along the lines ... |
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Re: Re: Down Inner Jacket Douglas, Based on the data in this chart, the Down Inner is a little more than 3X as warm as the Thermawrap jacket. Based on my own experience with the Down Inner Parka and an Outdoor Resea... |
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Layering Insulated Jackets vs One Heavy Jacket I've been researching on BPL, using the data so graciously provided by Richard Nisley, trying to determine the warmest, most cost-effective winter layering system for myself. I'm thi... |
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Starting cold The trick is that you always want to feel a little bit cool if you're on the move. That was one of the hardest concepts to get myself to accept when I started hiking regularly again 4 years... |
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Re: Re: parking Those last couple hundred yards walking back to the car always give me some anxiety; is it going to be intact? In CA, my main concern was that a bear would smell something that spilled on the floo... |
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Re: NeoAir performance in the cold Dirk, I was just about to post a question regarding sub-freezing NeoAir use, so I read your post with interest. Did you supplement the NeoAir with a CCF of any kind? By itself, the r-value r... |
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Re: Every I need for backpacking I can get at Walmart... As an car-less urban dweller, I'm Walmart deprived, but I'm going to have to make a trip to the Walmart near my parent's house over Christmas to get a couple or more of those blue CCF p... |
All Reader Reviews by Jim MacDiarmid
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Gossamer Gear I ordered a Gorilla backpack from Gossamer Gear. It's my first venture into UL packs. I ordered a medium, and after trying it on for a few days and not finding it completely comfortable, I worri... |
