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Ken Bennett (ken_bennett) - BPL Forum Member
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Re: Cold Feet Sleepers - Solution Debate I carry a small piece of closed cell foam cut from a Z-rest pad. It's large enough for me to sit on, so I can use it on breaks and in camp to keep my butt insulated from the cold ground or the ... |
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Re: SNP Resupply Not much will be open in March along the trail in SNP. Skyland isn't open until the last weekend in March. During the summer, resupply and food is easy in the park -- not so much in late winter... |
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Re: Exaggerated pack weights???? Easy -- the wrong stuff and too much of it. Fifteen years ago I was thrilled when I was able to get my base weight below 50 pounds. Seriously. For a weekend trip, I would have 48 pounds of base gea... |
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Re: Hallelujah! Huh, it works. Thanks! |
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Re: winter hiking hat I hike in a Microdome from Mountain Hardwear. It's a thin microfleece beanie. Just right in all but the coldest weather. For camp I bring a homemade tube hat made from 200-wt fleece. Oh, and I ... |
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Re: odds I suspect the odds of this poster being attacked by a crazed deer again are significantly lower than 3720 to 1. (Never tell me the odds.) To the OP: you have done a remarkable job trimming your ... |
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Re: Your concerns are sound If you are planning to sleep near your car, can you leave all the sleeping stuff in that car at the end? If I recall that section correctly, you can cross into Virginia, then cross back to WV to yo... |
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Re: D40 D40 is fine. It'll make very good photos at lower ISOs, and much better high ISO photos than a p+s camera. You'll have a lot more control over your photos, too, which is great if you want t... |
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Re: What to focus on when pitching a tarp? It's going to be difficult to get a completely taut pitch in a flat tarp that doesn't have catenary cut edges. That's just the nature of the thing -- pulling in one direction to get it ... |
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Re: Recent JMT hike gear comments Thanks for the post - glad to see it worked out well for you. |
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Photon Freedom Micro (White) The newest version is the Photon Freedom To The Max, which uses some sort of new technology in the LED that doubles brightness while not using any more battery power. Nice. The Doug Ritter edition ... |
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Marmot Ion I just received my Marmot Ion jacket from Campmor, and I agree with the two most recent posts. I don't think it's sil-nylon, exactly, but my hiking test had water beading up on the inside whil... |
