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Mina Loomis (elmvine) - BPL Lifetime Member

My Locale Central Texas
About Me I have been backpacking on and off in the western US since college in the early 1970's. Summer 1970 a bunch of us spent a week in the Three Sisters Wilderness in Oregon barefoot with blankets, book bags, and no proper gear at all. Now I coordinate youth backpacking for our Camp Fire USA council, and enjoy taking the kids to the mountains. I hope to take up more long distance walking after retirement.
CityAustin
StateTexas
CountryUSA
My Website URLhttp://www.camp-fire.org
My PDF Gear ListJMT 2011 Gear List

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Rain?
What is this thing you are calling "rain?" --Mina in Texas

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Is it just me?
September 25, 4:56pm
test
http://gallery.me.com/mkloomis#100597 http://gallery.me.com/mkloomis#100573

In Community Support Forum » How do you insert an embedded link?
September 20, 10:45am
photo links
Here you go, a couple of albums, more photos than your interest can sustain I am sure. http://gallery.me.com/mkloomis#100597 http://gallery.me.com/mkloomis#100573 Glad you all liked the re...

In Post-Trip Reports » JMT: We got about half of it...
September 20, 10:26am
JMT: We got about half of it...
Robert and I drove out from Texas in the third week of July, 2011. First view of the Sierras, from Hwy 395. Yosemite Valley was busy the first Sunday in July! Glad we were backpacking, not...

In Post-Trip Reports » JMT: We got about half of it...
September 14, 5:19pm
link test
Here are links to a couple of albums. Some overlap between them. Lots of photos, too many to retain your interest I'm sure, but have at it! And, glad you all liked the report. It ...

In User Test Forum » photo test
September 14, 2:49pm
Food quantities
@Mike C >1.4 pounds per person per day is a good starting point for anyones baseline food needs. I expect, in general, you are correct about that. >Questions: >--------- >A)...

In Gear Lists » Still another JMT Gear List 2011
September 13, 9:04pm
Post-trip evaluation of gear list
We completed nearly half of the JMT and then had to give it up because of an injury. But I want to post a review here of how my gear list worked out. Pack: I took the Mariposa Plus, and it w...

In Gear Lists » Still another JMT Gear List 2011
September 13, 3:46pm
Followup report, going stoveless
Hello, All, After your very helpful assistance with no-cook ideas, we picked out some things we liked in testing, made our shopping list, and turned it over to a couple of the kids for shopping....

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Stoveless recipes
September 13, 2:39pm
not wet
If the mug handles are too hot to touch then you don't want the bandanna to be wet. Wet material will transmit the heat to your hand. This is from kitchen experience, not outdoor--wet pothold...

In GEAR » Best way to remove Ti mug from cooking fire
August 30, 12:31pm
overhead pack flip
My daughter used to do that with her pack on Camp Fire trips when she was in high school. We were carrying ~40 lb packs total weight (pre LW days). And she weighed 90-100. The Trip Leader told h...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Not THAT heavy
June 09, 2:16pm

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