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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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Hi Warren, I like Bridgedale Ventums for socks (may be discontinued--not sure--my local store still has them). Also like Darn Tough. I'm a pretty recent convert to trail runners. Had two ...

In GEAR » The Trail Runner Thread
March 25, 8:54pm
Snake River Snake Country
Hi Gregory, I've hiked some in the Hells Canyon area and grew up hiking and camping in Eastern Washington. As you say, the Washington/Oregon/Idaho river canyons are serious snake country. I&...

In Philosophy & Technique » Going tentless
March 24, 12:24pm
Minimum temp for Golite Ultra 1+ season quilt?
I just bought a Golite 1+ season quilt using the 40% off coupon. I got it to use in warmer temps than my WM Ultralite, and also so that when I hike with my wife or one of my daughters, we each wil...

In GEAR » Minimum temp for Golite Ultra 1+ season quilt?
March 22, 7:20pm
Thanks
I'll give the sportwash and spray-on McNett a try. Thanks for all the input.

In GEAR » Renewing DWR on Precip?
March 22, 6:56pm
Renewing DWR on Precip?
I got a Marmot Precip in December, have worn it 2-3 times a week since, including skiing on weekends. Yesterday, in a light rain, I noticed the shoulders wet out in just a minute or two. Is this ...

In GEAR » Renewing DWR on Precip?
March 22, 10:18am
Thanks for the code
Just got the Ultralite 1+ Season 40* quilt for $120--nice.

In Gear Deals » Golite.com--40% off
March 12, 9:18pm
Cooking setup
My snowpeak gst-100 with 600 ml Ti mug, bic mini-lighter and MYOG windscreen weighs 7 oz. Windscreen is flashing rather than foil, so could be lighter. Stove + mug is less than half the price of ...

In Gear Lists » 2011 no-compromise 3+ season gear list for the PNW?
January 29, 2:25pm
Punching holes
I love the simplicity of this screen. For what it's worth, a regular hand-held paper punch makes nice, clean holes in aluminum flashing. The hole is about 1/4" dia. and holes can be cent...

In Editor's Roundtable » MYOG: Aluminum Windscreen for Canister Stoves
April 07, 10:01am
Re: Kids Bag Found
Could you post the loft measurement when you get it?

In GEAR » Kids Bag
February 27, 12:38pm
Re: Re: Travel/Hiking List for Japan in March
Thanks Jeremy. All good advice, I think. I'll prob. drop all but 15' or so of line (no bears on Kyushu), and either chop up the guidebook or convert to PDFs for my iPod. Windscreen and l...

In Gear Lists » Travel/Hiking List for Japan in March
February 23, 2:54pm

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