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Samuel C. Farrington (scfhome) - BPL Premium Member
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All Forum Posts by Samuel C. Farrington
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MH SMUL2 Brad, Agreed with almost everything said in your excellent review; yet I hated the tent and returned it. Guess that just goes to show how subjective the whole tent thing can be. |
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epic? d k, I can commiserate with you because I bought a bunch of the Epic Malibu (same polyester stuff formerly used on BD single wall tents) a few years ago. At just under 2 oz/sq/yd, it is too he... |
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BS Soul Nathan, Thanks for all the details. Agree that if the pitch is fast, DWR on the inner will keep water off the floor. Snow Peak has a similar tent sold only in Japan that allows the floor to zip ... |
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BS Soul Nathan, You've made your buy, now you have to lie in it, hah, hah. Like any fin-shaped tent, FS or not, above timberline, in the wind, you will need four side-guys, two in front and two in ba... |
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shockcord guys Roger, I have a 7'by20' tarp over the open front of my woodshed and this year tried securing it with double guys of heavy shockcord, heavier than you'd want to carry for a tent. Aft... |
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Ivo, " the only intention was a temporary and no permanent bonding Didn't get that till now. Thanks. |
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mod felled seam Ivo, I've found with silnylon that bonding the seam takes away much of the elasticity of the fabric, but just at the seam. This prevented the tent canopy from becoming taut. When the seam wa... |
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tent levitation Thanks, Greg, for the detailed description of tent take-off. Food for thought. |
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lessons learned Geat post, Greg. Thank you. The guy-lines will go around the rocks (or trees) from now on. It may be that the larger tent allowed more air inside and 'ballooned'; that is, captured the... |
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Imogene 2 I'm in. Pop-up heresy, and orange, no less. Price and weight got me. Will report, but will only take it out if the decision is to keep it. Thanks for the heads up, Tim. |
All Reader Reviews by Samuel C. Farrington
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Marmot Rockstar Pant These pants were purchased after trying a number of DWR, quick drying polyester and nylon products in search of lighter weight. However, all were very baggy, and none met the secondary goal of having ... |
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Mont Bell Ultra-Light Spiral Down Hugger #3 Long Bought this shortly after the BPL review came out. It was my first down bag since the 70's. The outstanding DWR treatment shown in the review persuaded me that a down bag might work for me agai... |
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Potable Aqua Iodine Drinking Water Germicidal Tablets It is a good emergency item, because, as already pointed out, it takes up almost no weight or space. It addresses both the crypto and giardia if one waits the recommended times. Should the main wa... |
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Sealskinz Ultra Grip Black Glove Tried them a few years ago for winter snowshoeing, which involved a lot of bushwacking. Clammy, wet, cold and eventually, frozen fingers. Just about anything else is better, even just leather. Am su... |
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Montbell Super Stretch Down Hugger #3 Used the reg (not super) version of this bag for three weeks; one on Maine's Grafton Loop Trail in June at altitudes up to 3K', and two in Colorado's Rawahs in August at altitudes up to 12... |
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Cocoon UL 60 Hoody and Pant I have not had any problems with the stitching, and have found the product to be reasonably warm for its very light weight. Pockets might have been nice for handwarming, but if it is really cold, I c... |
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Lorpen Trekking Extreme Coolmax Socks For anyone allergic to wool, or just looking for a fine coolmax sock, these are a good choice - 75% Coolmax, 15% Polyamide, 10% Lycra. Weight is 4.4 oz a pair in size Medium. They are a medium to he... |
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Remington RMHL2AAA-B While I have always used hang lights in camp instead of headlamps, ordered this item because of Keith's excellent review. Was pleased to note that the beam was as bright and more even than the Ph... |
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MSR Mountain Safety Research HyperFlow microfilter My understanding from this and other sites is that this filter is not effective after thawing once the element has been frozen. If this is not so, it would be helpful to have this corrected. Otherwi... |
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SnowPeak Gigapower LI The only drawback for this stove was the lack of a windscreen, such that it did not perform efficiently in windy conditions. The manufacturer's screen sold separately is stainless steel, and on th... |
