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Golite --- wide toe box, anyway I like the Golite shoe line for the wide toe box in, I think, all their models (I'm mostly using their Sun Dragons). The heel isn't particularly narrow, but maybe some sort of insert could... |
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peanut butter Oh, and I should mention that my gear list includes a little extra peanut butter for strategic use should I ever camp near you and you're playing that harmonica ... ;-) I was in a sort of r... |
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deploy the mylar how? I saw a picture somewhere of a guy with a space blanket just draped over him; seems to me you could get pretty hot under it that way, even though the direct sun is deflected. I've been plann... |
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Possible? Yes. A good idea? No. IMO it might be possible to go up Rainier in warm clothes and kahtoola's, but I wouldn't do it --- it is indeed an intense experience. To put this in context, I plan to thru-hike the PCT t... |
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Consider a phone (!) Another avenue to consider is --- if you might be in the market for a new cell phone --- to get one with a built-in GPS receiver. Then you buy software for whatever platform your phone supports (... |
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Weight of Mountain Hardware Absolute Zero Overboots? The article lists the Mountain Hardware Absolute Zero Overboots at 14 ounces/pair. Looking around at places that actually sell these, some are listing the weight at double that --- 1 pound 12 oz ... |
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Integral Designs Hot Socks A lighter option --- certainly not as warm but lighter --- are the Integral Designs Hot Socks, reviewed here I believe. Mine weigh 5.0 ounces (141 grams) in size large --- that's the pair in... |
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cold breakfast, hot dinner Breakfast: Protein shake + trail bar + a little of any of gorp, dried fruit, jerky Lunch: the usual suspects, some sort of bread item with peanut butter, trail bar, jerky, gorp, dried fruit D... |
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Me too w/dri ducks chaps I too made a pair of chaps out of driducks rainpants. They work fine, and indeed, a single chap-at-a-time is a lot easier to put on and take off than a pair of rain pants, at least rain pants that... |
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Strap to top of pack I have a GG Mariposa Plus, and will attempt a PCT thru-hike this year (NOBO). To test out the bearcan situation, I did a trip last year where I strapped the bearcan on the top of my pack. It wil... |
All Reader Reviews by Brian Lewis
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Ursack Minor The "Ursack Minor" is quite distinct from the traditional Ursack, in that it's not meant to be bear proof (or "resistant" or whatever). Instead, Ursack says it's "for... |
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Golite Force I use Golite shoes because the toe-box is shaped a lot more like the front of an actual human foot. More specifically, most trail runners or other shoes give me problems due to bunionettes (little to... |
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Montbell Thermawrap jacket For 3-season backpacking, my thermawrap jacket is my sole insulation layer, coupled in some limited cases with a thermawrap vest. It's just a fantastic piece of clothing in terms of both weight ... |
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Montbell Thermawrap Vest I have a size medium Thermawrap jacket and a size large Thermawrap vest; I probably should have reversed those to be able to layer the vest under the jacket rather than over, but it actually works fin... |
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Thermarest Neo-Air Like Dylan Carlson, I also used a Neo-Air (size regular for me) on a thru-hike. My thru-hike was of the Appalachian Trail, starting in late February (2010), so a lot of snow and cold weather in the f... |
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REI REI Peak UL Compact Hiking Poles I too had something over 3000 miles on my pair --- the majority of that thru-hiking the PCT in 2008 plus a variety of much shorter trips. I started my AT thru-hike with them (early in 2010), but just... |
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Memory-Map Navigator This is actually a comparison of two product alternatives for putting topographic software on a Windows Mobile platform smartphone with a true GPS. The 4/5 rating is for one of those, Memory-Map Navi... |
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Golite Versa Force Let me start by saying that my rating of '4' is tentative until I've done more miles in these. But as I found nothing useful in searching for reviews of currently-available Golite footwe... |
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ULA Axis Crampon I'm hoping to thru-hike the PCT next year, and one of many equipment issues for me was the question of whether to use crampons or not in the Sierras. I also do day hikes in "shoulder" s... |
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Western Mountaineering SummerLite I agree --- the summerlite is excellent. I frankly don't trust any individual evaluation of a sleeping bag temperature rating (32F in this case); so many things affect this, including not only th... |
