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John Myers (dallas) - BPL Professional Member
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Re: Tyvek for a shelter floor? I've used Tyvek for tent floors and find it to be reasonably light, tough as nails and inexpensive. If you get a new piece, wad it up a few times then run it through the washing machine a c... |
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Re: Sleeping Bag to quilt Great idea! We have an old bag that would be perfect for this kind of project. Our other quilts are down and I would like to have a synthetic option. Especially if it's free. |
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NeoAir's no longer on CD's website Interesting that Cascade Designs website only has NeoAir XLite's listed now. The old style NeoAir is not even shown anymore. Does that mean they are not making that style anymore? |
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Re: Re: Pack ideas? "As mentioned regarding custom - Mchale Packs are the pinnacle and should be considered." +1 I have quite a few packs but nothing comes close to my McHale pack. Be prepared to b... |
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Re: Re: Call me a redneck... Ben, you have a point. One of the most efficient structures to live in from a carbon footprint point of view is a highrise. |
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Re: Pot Selection Mark, We had 11 in our crew, so we cooked 12 meals. I'm going by memory and it was a few years ago but it's my recollection that several of the meals needed 3 1/2 or 4 cups of water p... |
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Re: An ultralight life? Rent or buy.... both have advantages and disadvantages, like almost every other possession or decision we have to make in life. Like more stuff or less stuff. Having stuff has advantages and... |
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Re: ULA Circuit "Also mentioned above was using the freezer bag method of cooking. This allows you to carry two 2L pots instead of the 8L and 4L pots required for the "Philmont Method" of cooking.&q... |
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Re: Philmont Backpacks Welcome Earnie, Volume is an issue primarily due to the food. Food comes in bags that contain 2 meals each. For a 4 day resupply that means you need the space to carry 6 bags of food plus you... |
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Re: Regular vs Medium? "Can anyone tell me the difference between the Neoair "regular" vs the Neoair "medium"" Medium is 20" x 66" @ 13 oz Regular is 20" x 72" @ 14 oz |
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Zpacks Exo with external stays I recently returned from a 10 day trek at Philmont Scout Ranch and took a ZPack Exo external frame pack. My base weight was 10 pounds but I wanted a pack that could handle the extra weight and volu... |
