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Jhaura Wachsman (jhaura) - BPL Premium Member
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All Forum Posts by Jhaura Wachsman
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Re: Backpacking and the Bruin Mind Thank you for the excellent article. We encountered two black bears on our Sierra outing last weekend and tips like these helped to make it an eventless episode, though exciting. I've ordere... |
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Re: Small NeoAir Xlite...actual weight? 7.65 oz for mine. I have no problem with the drop off since I use my pack under my lower legs, but I could see how a larger person could find it like ice skating on top of a barrel. |
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Re: Rae Lakes Loop, Sept 21-23 You can download my gearlist for this trip as a PDF and read more about my thoughts on the list in this thread: Gearlist: SUL Durable Sierras |
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Re: NEW: LiteTrail Titanium Solid Fuel Cook System - sub-3 oz @regultr Good q. No extinguish. I just grab the top of the pot, pour half the water in one ziplock and half in the other. Make sure ziplocks don't spill. Put pot back on stove, pour in 5-6 oz m... |
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Re: SUL Durable for Rae Lakes Loop, Sierras Here's my gearlist from that trip. You can download it as a PDF. Gearlist: SUL Durable Sierras As you can see, the base weight is 6.4 lbs without the canister or 8.5 lbs with it. It even ... |
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Re: NEW: LiteTrail Titanium Solid Fuel Cook System - sub-3 oz QUICK UPDATE The trayed version of the stove in being made right now, and has some neat design improvements over the typical trayed wing stove - including lower weight and custom fit for our 550... |
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Re: WTB _ Titanium Windscreen for 700 ml Mug Our windscreen for the 550 ml mug should fit the 700 ml. It's about 1.5" longer than needed for the 550 ml. Just depends on what stove you use for the height. If you use a tall stove ours ... |
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Re: RIP Michael Popov Thank you for posting this and letting us know about the sad loss of a person who inspired us all. I remember eagerly anticipating his JMT finish and thoroughly enjoyed reading his post trip report... |
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Re: LiteTrail 1 mm SUL Guyline - NEW COLOR We've got a new color 1 mm GLine polyester/dyneema guyline, and a restock of our Hi-viz orange. It's been out of stock for a couple of weeks. The new color is a blend of black and white ... |
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Re: Rae Lakes Loop, Sept 21-23 @NickB thank you for taking the time to put this up. What a great trip indeed. Your mad skills with photography are a gift for us and the Sierra. I have some great pictures too and many of NickB... |
All Reader Reviews by Jhaura Wachsman
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Titanium Goat Adjustable CF Trekking Poles Just received these poles so this is a pre-trip review. Superb craftsmanship, super light and exactly what I would have made if I could do it myself. The adjustable mechanism is easy to use and ... |
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Mountain Laurel Designs Zip Pack The perfect balance between light weight and durability with features like side pockets, padded shoulder straps and dyneema spectra grid fabric, all for under 10 oz. I have a second generation one,... |
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Patagonia Men's Wool 2 Crew long sleeve I love this shirt more than any other I own. The only problem is the durability. I'm on my second one and have had numorous holes 1/8" to 1/4" in diameter pop up all over on both. Also, ... |
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Adventure Medical Kits Heatsheets Emergency Bivvy Rating 4/5 because the construction was under par. They use tape to form the bivy shape from a single piece of material. The tape job was sloppy with some holes in the bottom. Other than that a great ... |
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Gossamer Gear Thumbs up to GG. They don't make a lot of items, rather a few quality niche packs and other gear. I really like their sourcing of other industry items and presenting them for backpacking, such as the ... |
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Gossamer Gear G6 Whisper Initial Review Oct 2006: Out of the box I love it, light as a feather, VERY well made and sized perfect for my intended use. I really like the shape, it's like a slim aerodynamic sled. GG's products a... |
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Backpacking Light Ti Esbit stove Just got mine in the mail and tinkered with it a bit. Like the previous reviewer, the rivet looks very suspect. I will write more after some use. Drilled the rivet out to remove the pan. The pan we... |
