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Bruce Tolley (btolley) - BPL Premium Member
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Mountain House In my experience the MH beefstew is their worst tasting dish. The turkey a la king is ok. I personally prefer to augment Mary Janes dishes or bring something prepared at home. Mike Clelland h... |
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blended butane failure +1 to another discussion of Boyle's Law on BPL. |
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Eater Reviews of Vegetarian Offerings ... For Scouts To the OP, how long are you out for? and are you able/willing to use multiple pots or even a frying pan. If you are talking about one or two nights on the trail, I have been with groups that hav... |
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How many folk backpack all year round => snow camping! In the winter in California above 7K, we call it snow camping. Shorter hikes, more solitude, and fresh ingredients for your dinner. What could be better. :-)) |
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Winter Pack Recommendations +1 to Osprey Aether I fit all my gear into the 60 liter version but usually am sharing common gear and food with one or two buddies. Also, I have broken several components of the pack while ... |
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Philmont Repair Kit Remember that there are commissaries and staffed camps available, so you area not really that far from help and small stores. Our 12 person crew took -one small roll duck tape that we did not u... |
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Solo -Plus Tent SOM-- Crowd Sourcing?? I found the author bashing a bit surprising. Having started out at BPL with getting printed copies in the mail. I was just happy to find a real, original article posted :-). I found it informative... |
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Neoair Trekker plus I find for snow camping that a full length Large original NeoAir works great on top of a CCF pad which in my case is usually my GG 3/4 length NightLight. |
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ULA Sleeping Bag This thread seems to be generating more heat than light. The original questions posted by Ken Thompson still stand I think: >>> Specs. 20 Degree 550 Down Sleeping Bag 2.59 lbs 8... |
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water purification I have good experience with the Platypus Gravity system for groups of two to four. It can filter 4 liters in a few minutes. I would expect your Ranger will strongly recommend if not require u... |
All Reader Reviews by Bruce Tolley
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Big Agnes Sting Ridge 2 My usual solo snow camping shelter is a MLD duo mid with bivy sack. But last year I started doing base camping so I started looking for an affordable, relatively lightweight 4 season tent. After exa... |
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Black Diamond Ultra Distance The new BD poles need to be praised for applying design principle of avalanche probes to hiking poles to create a lightweight, foldable pole. The 120cm carbon fiber pole has a manufacturer's claim... |
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Arc'Teryx Gamma LT pants I bought these pants because out of the pletora of sub 16 oz. softshell pants on the market, they were about the only model that seemed to come with multiple zippered pockets (3), a built in belt, and... |
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Lightweight Backpacking and Camping by Ryan Jordan et al. I found Lightweight Backpacking and Camping for $24.95 in REI before I discovered the web site, so cannot fault it for repeating material on the web site. I had already read Ray Jardine's books so... |
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ULA Equipment After much comparative shopping, I bought a Relay Pack from ULA. It arrived only a few days after placing the order. After four short trips, the haul loop ripped out. I wrote a short email to ULA (... |
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Suunto Vector I bought this watch primarily as a watch and as an aid to navigation. More specically, my goal was to possess for a trek in the Rocky Mtns of New Mexico to have a compass to discretely double check b... |
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Osprey Aether 60 While other reviewers have noted that this pack is not truly lightweight, some of that extra weight is due to features that come in handy for winter treks. This pack has shovel pocket that you can act... |
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Hilleberg Akto The Hilleberg Akto is a relatively lightweight, one-person, double-walled hoop tent weighing in at a minimum 2 lbs. 14 oz., packed 3 lbs. 5 oz. (manuf claimed weights). I bought this tent for solo hik... |
