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Dale Wambaugh (dwambaugh) - BPL Premium Member

My Locale Pacific Northwest
About Me Native Seattlite, hiking and biking in the woods since I was a kid. Returned to backpacking a couple years ago and discovered the pleasures ultralight hiking-- it appeals to my gadgeteering nature and my aging body parts :)
CitySeattle
StateWashington
CountryUSA
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Re: Re: Sterno
Vick, I went looking for Sterno liquid and didn't find it. I went to www.sterno.com and looked through both the consumer and professional pages and got nadda. Perhaps they aren't making it anymore....

In GEAR » Alcohol burning gives me a sinus headache
June 30, 4:48pm

Re: Zippers!
Zippers breaking? Yeah! Sleeping bags, tent doors, duffle bags, (more like the issue with panel loaders), jackets, zippered pockets on just about anything, , and we-don't-want-to-talk-about-Levis-w...

In GEAR » Panel Loader Theory and Ideas
June 30, 2:33pm

Re: Re: Try it without the headlamp.
You left out the cliffs and the sharp branches at eye level, not to mention landing your heel squarely on a 6" slug and doing a weird ballet move down the hill on one foot, or doing the splits over...

In GEAR » Is this normal?
June 30, 2:13pm

North Face Poly-fill Vest Sold
Sold

In Gear Swap » North Face Poly-fill Vest, Large
June 29, 11:53pm

Re: Re: Re: Alcohol burning gives me a sinus headache
Hehehe-- I think more would "evaporate" into my Gatorade than anything else. Can't buy Everclear in Washington as hard liquor is a state monopoly and they won't bring it in. Darn-- I was just i...

In GEAR » Alcohol burning gives me a sinus headache
June 29, 5:32pm

Re: Alcohol burning gives me a sinus headache
I bought the Vargo for the same reasons-- tiny, light, nice looking design--- but it didn't work very well. I traded it for other gear. As to denatured alcohol, it has methanol in it, which is n...

In GEAR » Alcohol burning gives me a sinus headache
June 29, 2:13pm

Re: Panel Loader Theory and Ideas
With a simple is better philosophy, a panel loader loses hands down. I like a panel loader for travel, but for bare bones UL hiking, the top loader is simpler, lighter, and allows multiple use of ...

In GEAR » Panel Loader Theory and Ideas
June 29, 12:07pm

Re: No Stove-- Summer in the SW
"50 degree nights--no rain--no stove" [Dale from Seattle jumps up and raises his hand]"Please, Ma'am, what does 'no rain' mean?"

In Gear Lists » No Stove-- Summer in the SW
June 28, 11:03pm

Re: Re: Re: Bottle filters and justdrink.net
"Reading your and Dale's feedback, it seems like my plan wouldn't really work any faster or easier than just old fashioned pumping?!?" I didn't throw mine away-- it might be okay for the retrn l...

In GEAR » Bottle filters and justdrink.net
June 28, 4:23pm

Re: Re: Bottle filters and justdrink.net
I got one of the Bota bottles and was dissapointed. You won't suck the water through-- not much at least-- your ears will touch if you really try. Squeezing is the thing and it is still no downpour...

In GEAR » Bottle filters and justdrink.net
June 28, 3:53pm

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