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David Drake (DavidDrake) - BPL Forum Member

My Locale North Idaho
About Me Long-time backpacker. Sculptor, designer, university instructor.
CityMoscow
StateIdaho
CountryUS
My Website URLhttp://ddrake.net
My PDF Gear List2012 SUL List, 2 nights

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Google Earth
Use Google Earth. You can turn on the terrain feature and tilt the view angle to get great bird's eye perspectives, and there's a tool for marking your route as a colored line. You can al...

In Philosophy & Technique » Best way to make maps for my blog?
April 01, 12:13pm
Great List
Looks like an excellent list for any trip around the first of April.

In GEAR » Need help with gearlist
April 01, 10:48am
Re: Re: The problem is conversion.
A liter is a kilogram, in any place that's worth a d*mn. (Wow, BPL profanity filter is strict!)

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Lightweight backpacking should go metric!
March 31, 3:03pm
There is this:
I used to work as a carpenter, and can see some advantages to the "English" system (or, at least reasons why it might have evolved). For example, I can more accurately eyeball and commun...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Lightweight backpacking should go metric!
March 31, 10:24am
Thanks (and another question)!
Thanks for the info, esp. the suggestion about the zone map (took some looking to find). I hadn't realized XC zones had party number limits, which makes sense. Re: weight + speed. I'm ...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Planning trip: Wonderland Trail + Northern Loop?
March 30, 2:35pm
Re: Re: external frame
If you have an exos, slip crossed trekking poles thru the haul loop and brace the pack upright. Put a sit pad in front and you're set. And no, I haven't tried this yet--it's pouring...

In GEAR » I would lie, cheat, and steal for an UL camp chair!!!!!!!
March 30, 11:24am
Planning trip: Wonderland Trail + Northern Loop?
I'm faxing a reservation request this Friday for a section of the Wonderland Trail + Northern Loop, and would welcome any input on my planned itinerary. Six years ago, I did the WT with abou...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Planning trip: Wonderland Trail + Northern Loop?
March 30, 11:09am
Colorful
No chance of losing your feet in those, huh?

In GEAR » Anyone have experience with these trail runners?
March 30, 9:03am
Thanks
Thanks everyone for the input. Now that I think about it, it seems obvious that weight swinging in the hands (and on the end of a pole) would be multiplied versus the same weight on the back. It ...

In GEAR » How important is the weight of trekking poles?
March 28, 10:01am
How important is the weight of trekking poles?
I started using trekking poles about 8 or 9 years ago because of knee problems. Since then, my pack weight has dropped a lot--from something close to 20# base weight, to ~11 or 12# today. Thing i...

In GEAR » How important is the weight of trekking poles?
March 27, 3:03pm

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