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Kathleen B (rosierabbit) - BPL Premium Member
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Success based on preparation I enjoyed your trip report and pictures. It's interesting how attitude and preparation can affect the success of a trip. During the same days you were out, two other hikers were working their... |
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How did the gear on your list work? Sarah - I hope you post a trip report somewhere on this site about your 2-day trip and how your gear worked. From my desk in Seattle, I've seen some wet and wild weather during the last few da... |
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couscous recipe plus raisins I love reading this site to find out what's for dinner. I had all the ingredients on hand because I have the pantry samplers of dehydrated veggies and dehydrated beans from HarmonyHouse. A wo... |
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What is char cloth and do I need it? I've never heard of char cloth before, either. A quick search on google found a definition on Wikipedia (inserted below). It sounds kinda cool, but messy. Is char cloth really worth the hass... |
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minimal dayhike gear Brett - I like your minimalist gear collection. You might add a stub of a pencil to make that paper more useful, unless there's already one in that emergency packet. It's the kind of kit ... |
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Insulated Luxury If you're leaning towards a Big Agnes insulated air core pad, you might email them to see if they have any more of their 48" ones left. Only 12 ounces without the sack! I bought one a fe... |
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hipbelts for women I like my ULA Circuit because the hipbelt has two rows of fasteners. I can tighten the top row and loosen the bottom row to get the flare I need for my hips. The adjustable "female" fit... |
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prolite 3 v. insulated pad A few weeks ago I used my prolite 3 for 5 nights at elevations ranging from 4800 to 6200, temperatures in the upper 30's and low 40's. I used a 30 degree bag, wore 2 layers, and used a GG ... |
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Prolite Short I have a prolite 3 short. It is 13 oz. I don't like it, though, because it seems to absorb cold. I'm looking forward to testing my Big Agnes 48" insulated pad that, according to the... |
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MEC Ferrata ultra Brian - the Ferrata ultras look like the ones I bought secondhand from a climbing friend. I don't see the women's version on their web anymore. They are tough, great pants. Last winter w... |
All Reader Reviews by Kathleen B
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Botach Tactical Customer Service I had a similar experience to David's. They sent the inferior space blankets, rather than the correct order, took forever to send a return UPS shipping label, and only yesterday admitted to recei... |
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Boomer's Guide to Lightweight Backpacking by Carol Corbridge I was very disappointed in this book. Luckily, I didn't buy it but had checked it out from the library. For starters, the book is in major need of copy editing. There are lots of awkward sent... |
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Backpacking Light Merino UL Pants These do everything BPL promised - provide comfortable warmth without being bulky. I've worn them under non-winter hiking pants all winter, and they've extended the comfort range down to 7 de... |
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Hikelight.com Company I just discovered this website that is based in Oregon. It seems to be a distributor of some of our favorite brands - SixMoonDesigns, Tarptent, Montbell, GraniteGear, and Western Mountaineering. No ... |
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HarmonyHouseFoods.com vegetables and beans I just received my second order of dehydrated food from Harmony House. First I bought the vegetable pantry stuffer - 16 different quart-sized containers of various dehydrated vegetables, and then a we... |
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Golite Paradox pants I'm not sure whether to review these in raingear or softshell clothing, because they're both. They are all-day pants, rather than rain pants to pull on over hiking pants and are made of a fab... |
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Sealskinz gloves I had the same experience as Brett. My non-waterproof gloves absorbed less water than these. |
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ULA Circuit This pack was on backorder, but it came sooner than Brian said it would. I gave it a 2-day test this last weekend on a short backpacking trip in the Cascades. I was pleased that it was as comfortabl... |
