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Mike Barney (eaglemb) - BPL Forum Member
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All Forum Posts by Mike Barney
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Grand Canyon hike for Scouts- whaddaya think? I have hiked the canyon a few times, but have not been down any of these trails, and am looking for some input on how appropriate the trek below would be for 12 - 15 year old hikers. Some are exce... |
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Re: Grand Canyon Trip Suggestions If you're going down into the canyon overnight, then you need a permit with a specific itiniery. More info here, http://www.nps.gov/grca/backcountry/permit_procedures.htm We just received a 5 d... |
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Lightweight digital cameras Any suggestions on lightweight digital cameras that can take 2 weeks of hiking? Thanks, MikeB |
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38% Xtreme Stove (and other Coleman) discount for non-profits By the way, if you're part of any nonprofit (they specify churches, scouts and schools, plus Red Cross and many others), you can get a smoking deal on an Xtreme stove directly from Coleman for $37.... |
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Re: Modified Coleman Xtreme Phase 1- Done Thanks. I had heard elsewhere that the purpose of the casting was to insure in cooler weather that the gas temp was not too low, hence the idea of not needing the casting for AZ in the summer. ... |
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Re: Modified Coleman Xtreme Phase 1- Done Great article Bill, thank you very much. If you were camping in warm weather, would you really need the casting at all? (that you did such a great job of machining down!) MikeB |
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Re: patch for brasslite stove? I wouldn't use epoxy without knowing how that bonding agent responds to exposure to alcohol (you'd hate for the stove to start leaking once it gets going and then find out that alcohol disolves tha... |
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Re: Re: Re: Re: AAA Charger I like the flexible part. Mount that on the top of your pack and you could charge while you hike. Let us know how the test comes out. |
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Re: Re: AAA Charger One area you want to be careful with in putting a smaller battery into the charger designed for a larger battery(s), is the charging rate. Example: An AA battery may have a capacity of 2400 maH... |
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Tyvek uses again: How to soften So what is the best way to soften Tyvek? |
All Reader Reviews by Mike Barney
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MSR Pocket Rocket This is a pretty basic stove that is simple to operate. It's lightweight and reasonably efficient. We used 3 of these on a 10 day hike with 10 people and they worked well. The stove is reas... |
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Light My Fire Spork I like the LMF Spork, but it's almost too flexible. I can agree with many if not most of the comments above, and have had one break. When you use it to stir something very hot, it gets soft and ... |
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Garmin Rino 120 GPS and FRS / GMRS Radio Great Idea, lacking implementation.The premis of the Rino family is that it would be great to know where others are via GPS location. Great Idea. This is accomplished by using FRS radio frequencies i... |
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Marmot Helium (long) I had this bag for a short period, but really liked it. It's so warm, that it was almost too warm for me above freezing, but a very comfortable bag overall. It fits me (6'1") well a... |
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Atkinson's Chick-O-Stick Crunchy Peanut Butter & Coconut Candy I really like the "Chick'O's", they do pack significant energy in a small package, and the taste is very good. They don't break as easy as some, and have a similar texture in h... |
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Jolt Gum I guess if I was going to give this a really fair shake I'd have consumed the whole pack. Unfortunately or fortunately 1/2 a piece was more than enough. The taste isn't there, and I do have ... |
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Big Agnes We had a short term need for a bag and pad we could use at Philmont, and the Scout was on a budget. We looked around and called Big Agnes. They had a demo bag come in the next day, and they called b... |
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WalMart Walmart really does have nice people in their outdoors department at our local establishment, who know a lot about the Coleman lanterns and stoves and shotguns / rifles and ammo and really try to hel... |
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Tarptent Cloudburst The Cloudburst 2 was my first tent from Tarptent. I like the design, and it holds up well in rain and wind. It sleeps 2 comfortably and sets up pretty easily with as few as 3 stakes. It weight a ha... |
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Sling-Light Chair w/ body and kneck rest I purchased 2 of these initially for a 2 week hike. In the store, it seemed like a pretty good idea during a quick checkout. It's less than 2 lbs, so one of the lighter camp chairs available. It do... |
