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That Other Jack Elliott (JackElliott) - BPL Forum Member

My Locale Bend, Oregon, USA
About Me Born in 1950, male, married, two kids. Been backpacking -- on and off -- since I was a teenager.
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Thanks, Franco
My OP edited as suggested. Good idea.

In GEAR » Need a tougher tent stake
July 24, 6:40pm
Glycogen depletion theory
"It might just be that the walk was more trying for Jack than for others." Indeed. But the point of this post was that on my trip this past weekend, I did a hike more strenuous: the se...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Very Low-Carb Trip Report
July 24, 6:35pm
This would be the source
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0079QMDCG/ref=pe_175190_21431760_B1_cs_sce_dp_1 Note they are not advertised as MSR Groundhogs, the error was mine, I forgot that I ordered these, so when I was on the ...

In GEAR » Need a tougher tent stake
July 24, 1:30pm
Flat on the ground? Not me.
It's not the assembled shape of the chairs I'm commenting on, it's the remarkable tangle of tubes that make up the unassembled frame. As a fellow with a metal knee and a fused ankle ...

In GEAR » Camp Chairs?
July 24, 1:14pm
A Nightmare of Tubing!!!
LOL -- at 1:18 you can see what a wonderfully angular mess of parts the broken-down frame looks like. Oh well, it's a minor matter.

In GEAR » Camp Chairs?
July 24, 12:53pm
Lacking Logo
Logo? They don't have no stinking logo. Obviously fake, then. Belay my OP -- I got junk here. Probably made from melted beer cans.

In GEAR » Need a tougher tent stake
July 24, 12:50pm
Perimeter guys
Dean wrote, "[...] we usually use a line from the stake to the perimeter loop. This is de rigueur for tarps and pyramids, for example." Never thought of that. 6'' of line on ea...

In GEAR » Need a tougher tent stake
July 24, 12:09pm
Worth a try
It's my opinion that my crashing was caused by lack of glycogen, but I didn't have any way of testing it. Sucking on a honey packet, or similar, would be one way to see whether my blood glu...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Very Low-Carb Trip Report
July 24, 11:16am
As an old guy
As an old guy I see my doctor three-four times a year. Low BP has not been diagnosed, in fact I take a mild ACE inhibitor (Lisinopril) nightly for hypertension. I did not experience dizziness when ...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Very Low-Carb Trip Report
July 24, 10:56am
Not even close
Not even close to overheating. It was a cool day, I was lightly dressed, I drank the tea at the peak of the mountain where it was pretty darn cool because of the wind (glad I brought a windbreaker)...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Very Low-Carb Trip Report
July 24, 10:04am

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