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Rick Dreher (halfturbo) - BPL Professional Member
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All Forum Posts by Rick Dreher
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Re: not soon enough... If you've not been out here before, it's hard to communicate how large and varied California is--we have counties as big as any of the New England states. Pick somewhere on the map--Sacrame... |
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Re: cheap bear bag With a couple hundred nights in Desolation I've learned there are campsites with adequate trees for traditional hanging and many others without. That "perfect" tree with the big branc... |
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Re: Desolation Wilderness tips Agree with Duane--bugs will be gone in all but a few wet places, and proper hanging trees can be hard to come by so an Ursack is my container of choice. Just had a three-day there, and the wildf... |
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Re: Canon EOS M (Mirrorless) Used digital gear is absolutely the smart path for anybody on a budget/has better things to spend their money on. Digital cameras depreciate like a dropped rock, even the red-dot brand (see: weepin... |
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Re: Canon EOS M (Mirrorless) It's not especially fair to a half-decade old dslr to compare it against a contemporary high-end mirrorless body, as there's a Kings Canyon-size technology gap between them. The E-410 retai... |
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Re: Mosquitos .. Bear Spray? You can save the bear spray for griz country--California bears would like your food, thankyavermuch, but not you, yourself. Areas requiring canisters have peskier bears; there, you're more like... |
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Re: moto Razr Maxx is a pretty good gizmo; I much prefer it to my bride's iphone 4s. The standard Razr is much thinner and lighter, but not so good on battery life. No swappable batteries with any of... |
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Re: Canon EOS M (Mirrorless) The specs of this thing indicate it houses both CDAF and PDAF, with the latter integrated into the imager, ala the Nikon 1 system. Effective with slr lenses? I guess we have to wait to find out. I ... |
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Re: Canon EOS M (Mirrorless) First "official" samples here. http://web.canon.jp/imaging/eosd/samples/eosm/ A conservative design, although quite small and light and metal-skinned. NEX shooters are probably aski... |
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Re: Fuji x100 vs Oly E-M5 Hi Brendan, If your prime concern is finding the better one-camera solution, the E-M5 would seem to be the right path--you get to choose your lens(es) and the camera itself has far more capabili... |
All Reader Reviews by Rick Dreher
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Mountain Gear I've placed a few orders with Mountain Gear, going as far back as when they were based in Idaho, and they've responded flawlessly each time. I admire the breadth and high quality of their sele... |
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Backcountrygear.com I have to put in a plug for these folks, with whom I've shopped on line and over the phone, and who also have a store in soggy Eugene, Oregon. They have a great backpacking and climbing selection f... |
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Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) As another Seattle kid who loved few things more than pilgrammages to the Capitol Hill store, I still associate the smell of cresote with hiking gear. It's hard to imagine backpacking without REI. ... |
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Patagonia Micro Puff Pullover I upgraded to the Micro Puff pullover after several seasons with the old Puffball pullover. Lighter, warmer, stuffs smaller--the Micro Puff is an all-around improvement to what was already a fine garm... |
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MSR Titan Kettle Noting the shape isn't the most efficient for squeezing every btu from the stove, the MSR kettle remains a very good single-pot option. It packs nicely, works well with small to medium stoves, pours w... |
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MSR SimmerLite I find the Whisperlite to be MSR's easiest liquid stove to use, and certainly the nicest to lug, bulk and weight-wise. Simmering performance is best with a light touch on the fuel pump--try using l... |
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Golite Hex 3 I've used a Hex 2, the 3's somewhat smaller brother, with good success for a few seasons. The quarters are a little snug for six-footers, but it's a minor concern. My main complaint is that the ventil... |
