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Adam Rothermich (aroth87) - BPL Forum Member

My Locale Missouri Ozarks
About Me Graduate of Missouri S&T with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering.

I got my start hiking in Scouts and earned Eagle in 2004. Continued hiking in college and took an interest in trail maintenance/ construction.

I really like making my own gear and my favorite piece of gear is my homemade down quilt.

Other hobbies include playing with photography, computers, and tinkering with electronics.
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All Forum Posts by Adam Rothermich

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Re: Colin Fletcher's Passing
Off topic but I always found it funny. My biology teacher in high school taught us this little mnemonic for it: Keep Putting Condoms on for God's Sake. You should have heard the snickering in t...

In Philosophy & Technique » R.I.P. Colin Fletcher
June 15, 1:47pm

Sarah makes it onto Backcounty's blog
http://thegoat.backcountry.com/ Scroll down towards the bottom. Every so often I like to scan through the blog at Backcountry.com. I noticed that yesterday they posted a link to Sarah's (sa...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Sarah makes it onto Backcounty's blog
June 14, 12:54pm

Re: What do you use for light?
I've been using a PT Aurora and the free PT Pulsar (similar to the Photon) that came with it. I keep the Pulsar on a lanyard around my neck with a whistle and small Swiss Army knife. I keep t...

In Make Your Own Gear » What do you use for light?
June 13, 10:06am

Re: Re: Re: Re: Glad or Ziploc Containers.....
Ask and you shall receive... Empty container, about sandwich-size (6"x6" ID)- 28g Lid for container- 16g Total weight lid and container- 44g Adam

In GEAR » Re-using Mountain House Packaging
June 12, 4:43pm

Re: Re: Re: Glad or Ziploc Containers.....
I've been using those to take lunch to work. Much easier/cheaper than taking sandwich bags everyday since these are reusable. They stain a little when you reheat tomato sauce in them but ther...

In GEAR » Re-using Mountain House Packaging
June 12, 2:09pm

Re: Re: FannyPack Ultralight
I borrowed my brother's MS fanny pack. Its the "Day" pack. According to Campmor, its 850 ci and 1 lbs 7 oz. I'll weigh it when I get home after work. (I see a whole bunch of thing...

In Gear Lists » FannyPack Ultralight
June 12, 11:49am

Re: Has Anyone completed the Minima Vest kit from thru-hiker.com?
I made the Kinsman pullover which is much the same as the vest. It was one of my first sewing projects but with some help it turned out pretty well. I don't remember how long it took but it wou...

In Make Your Own Gear » Has Anyone completed the Minima Vest kit from thru-hiker.com?
June 12, 10:30am

Re: Stove for 24 oz Heineken Keg Pot
Tealight! Most everything else has too wide of a flame pattern to be very efficient on the narrow beer can. The tealight focuses all of the flame right on the bottom of the can. It does take a lit...

In GEAR » Stove for 24 oz Heineken Keg Pot
June 12, 7:08am

Re: Re: Re: unrealistic sleep system ¿?
Where I am, during the summer I could probably get by sleeping in just a bivy. Many times I end up sleeping on top of my sleeping bag anyway so leaving it behind wouldn't be a big deal here, YM...

In Gear Lists » FannyPack Ultralight
June 06, 9:14am

Re: wt x speed= suffer factor
Speaking of Army road marches... My roommate is in Army ROTC and they often go out and do marches and FTX's and such. He always complains to me how in the Army they have to carry a certain weig...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Backpack weight vs. speed and distance
June 06, 8:29am

All Reader Reviews by Adam Rothermich

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Melanzana micro grid hoody
Let me just echo everything the previous reviewer said. The fit is great, not tight and not baggy, the sleeves are just the right length, and the pocket is useful. As for the hood, I was a little s...

In Clothing - Baselayer & Fleece - SYNTHETIC
February 11, 12:53pm

BPL FireLite Mini Firestarter
I keep this around my neck with some other "just in case" items. I too have a little bit of a hard time getting it to work consistently and use matches as my primary means of fire starting. ...

In First Aid and Survival Gear & Accessories
April 15, 8:57pm

Gossamer Gear ThinLight insulation pad 1/8" approx. 2 oz.
I've been using my GG 1/8" Thinlight both to supplement my GG Nightlight Torso and as a sit pad. Its great with the torso pad to insulate your legs on colder nights. It provides some addi...

In Sleeping Pads - Foam
February 21, 10:55am

Petzl e+LITE
Like Craig, I don't use a light that much, mostly just for chores around camp that I can't preform with only moonlight. As such I was tired of lugging around my "heavy" 3 oz PT Auror...

In Lights - Flashlights & Headlamps
October 07, 9:56am

Gossamer Gear G6 Whisper
One more person to note how fragile it seems. I've got a spinnaker tarp and groundsheet, so I was aware how fragile it seemed but I always feel a little wary when I sit this pack down. So far I ha...

In Backpacks - Frameless
September 16, 9:16pm

Gossamer Gear
I placed my first order from Gossamer Gear, a Nightlight Torso and Lighten Up! DVD last Wednesday. I received my first order from GG last Saturday. Now that's fast! As for their products, they se...

In 1 - COMPANIES (Customer Service)
March 06, 8:37am

Gossamer Gear Nightlight Torso
I just received my Nightlight torso and these are merely my initial observations. It is REALLY light, mine weighs 3.6 oz. I bought it to replace an older Thermarest pad that weighed about 26 oz and t...

In Sleeping Pads - Foam
March 06, 8:34am

Lighten Up DVD with Glen Van Peski .
For only $5 this DVD has a lot to offer. I began converting to UL backpacking awhile ago, but reading books and advice on the forums just isn't quite the same as seeing it in action. I'm a v...

In Books and Media
March 05, 1:13pm

Princeton Tech Aurora
I picked up the PT Aurora 4 or so years ago when I was starting to get into backpacking. I looked at a few different headlamps, but at the time this seemed like the best value. Since then it has b...

In Lights - Flashlights & Headlamps
January 30, 1:27pm

Tealight stove Tealight
After not getting great results with other alcohol stoves on my SP 700 I decided to try out the tealight stove. Nothing could be easier to 'make.' Just find an extra tealight laying around th...

In Stoves - Alcohol
January 11, 10:12am