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All Forum Posts by joe newton
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Mixed bag... I bought the Peak at the end of last winter hoping it would be like a smaller version of the Jam or Pinnacle, a pack I love for bulky winter trips. I didn't have a problem with the weight of th... |
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Wax on, wax off. While waxed skis are undoubtedly faster, quieter and tunable to the conditions I would always go for waxless for long day trips or ski touring. Skilfully waxed skis are great for ski racing when th... |
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Re: Multi-usage Montane hardshell jacket ? Howard, Last year I worked as a cross country ski guide and wore a Montane Atomic DT jacket as my 'storm' shell. It's made of Entrant DT which is a similar fabric weight to eVent but... |
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Go up half a size I started off in 315s and switched to 310s for backpacking. The wider toebox makes long days on the trail more comfortable as your foots swells. I still use the 315s for trail running where it'... |
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Flippin' handles Franco and Marc had the easiest solution. Flip the handles up side down (and swap them over so they still lay flat) so you can lift the full Kettle by the top corner of the handles instead of the b... |
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WM bag sizing I recently bought a WM Ultralite. I'm 6' 3/4", 190lb and glad I went for Long. I reckon I would have constantly wanted just a bit more length if I'd gone with the Regular. |
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Re: Re: Re: Re: "Skin tight soft shell pants." "I have noticed those Montane pants before and liked them, i also noticed i down coat cant remember the name made my montane and i like it also but was not sure it would be warm enough for win... |
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Re: Re: "Skin tight soft shell pants." As Eugene mentioned, the Patagonia Traverse pants are amazing. Stretchy, light, comfortable and pretty hard-wearing. They're not that 'fitted' though. Haglofs do a similar pant, the ... |
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Chris' comments I've been following Chris' advice of layering my rain shell over my windshirt. It works for me out here on the cool, wet west coast of Norway. I wear my windshirt quite often on the high mo... |
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Re: Rab's Fit Aaron - this subject came up on my blog when I took a 'First Look' at the Rab Alpine Pull-on. One of my readers made the same observation about Rab's cut and this was my reply: "... |
All Reader Reviews by joe newton
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Allen and Mike's Backcountry Ski Book Pretty much the bible when it comes to winter backcountry travel and camping, and not just on skis. Knowledgeable, interesting, humorous and Mike's illustrations are cute and technically astute. ... |
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Terra Nova Laser Competition Couldn't agree more with the other reviewer. It's a cinch to set up and while there are a couple of obvious tiny compromises to keep the weight low (single zip on the door, etc) it really is a... |
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Thermarest Neo-Air I purchased the Short version of this much lauded/derided sleeping mat and have to say it proved to be nothing less than exceptional. I'm a smidge over 6 feet and around 190lbs and once I realised... |
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Inov-8 Debrisgaiter I agree with Sam's review above. The Inov-8 Debris Gaiter is almost perfect. The fit and functionality of the product was just what I was looking for when trail running and backpacking. Stretch... |
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Sea to Summit Alpha Light Spoon I swapped my previously beloved Primus folding Ti spork for the Alphalight spoon (long version) for a couple of reasons. The Alphalight is longer (no more messy knuckles when eating freeze-dried meals... |
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Montane Lite-speed I've been wearing this jacket for over a year now and it gets used maybe three times a week for hiking, backpacking, road and trail running. It is light, packable and just weather resistant enough... |
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Optimus (Brunton in US) Folding Ti Spork I already had a Light My Fire plastic spork which worked perfectly well, weighed next to nothing, cost a couple of quid but kept getting lost in my food/cooking bag. When I was looking to 'streaml... |
