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Greg Mihalik (greg23) - BPL Premium Member

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All Forum Posts by Greg Mihalik

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Re: anchor
Ozzy, You are right about staking first and then inserting to the grommet. It all depends on how much of a tab they give you. I've not tried this exercise, so it's just a "thought ex...

In GEAR » Easiest shelter to set up... with one arm?
May 13, 12:02pm

Re: electrolyte supplements---capsules in particular--how many?
"IMO, key to Baker's summary recommendation wrt potassium is the consumption of real food. If I eat 500 calories worth of dried fruit, that's ~ 1.5 grams of potassium. 500 calories of ...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » electrolyte supplements---capsules in particular--how many?
May 12, 8:34pm

Re: Re: electrolyte supplements---capsules in particular--how many?
Here is an excellent summary of losses due to sweat. Arnie Baker is a Doc, and a cyclist. He's been doing this stuff for a long time. I personally don't think that with general hi...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » electrolyte supplements---capsules in particular--how many?
May 12, 7:13pm

Re: Easiest shelter to set up... with one arm?
Ozzie, "One Hand UL" came up a few years ago. I can't find the thread. But in terms of shelters a LineLock goes a long way towards one handed operation, both to tighten and to l...

In GEAR » Easiest shelter to set up... with one arm?
May 12, 6:53pm

Re: Poking negative opinion never helps.....
Dan, The quote in my post was taken directly from Justine. You apparently came to the same conclusion. "...With a pinch of salt, like the OP said, will make suitable to provide enou...

In Gear Deals » Coconut water concentrate 50% off at Swansons Vitamins
May 12, 5:10pm

Re: Coconut water concentrate 50% off at Swansons Vitamins
"...it's a very excellent electrolyte replacement and energy booster. " Sodium - you'd need to drink the entire bottle to replace the sodium lost in a liter of sweat. Or...

In Gear Deals » Coconut water concentrate 50% off at Swansons Vitamins
May 12, 10:42am

Re: powdered drink
"coco hydro is pretty good. dehydrated ..... water" ahhh. I've been waiting for this.

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Powdered drinks
May 12, 6:22am

Re: Re: electrolyte supplements---capsules in particular--how many?
"But I tend to sweat a lot, so I need some kind of electrolyte replacement." Maybe ... depends on how much you sweat, what foods you eat. For general hiking (JMT, July, 20 to 25 miles...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » electrolyte supplements---capsules in particular--how many?
May 11, 8:56pm

Re: BACKFLUSH
Which Sawyer? By "pressurized" do you mean a gravity system with about 4' of elevation between the dirty bag and the filter? Something is wrong somewhere. My Sawyer PointOne gi...

In GEAR » Sawyer Squeeze Filter Bag Failure
May 10, 9:29pm

Re: Hard data on fuel efficiency of Sidewinder Caldera cone systems
"...I do see the advantage of the canister stove being able to simmer just in case food doesn't reconstitute." We "simmer" with our Cone to "steam bake" trail...

In GEAR » Hard data on fuel efficiency of Sidewinder Caldera cone systems
May 09, 9:17am

All Reader Reviews by Greg Mihalik

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Therm-a-Rest Neoair
This rating reflects use below 40° F. For summer use it could go much higher. I have wanted to try the Therm-A-Rest Neoair (72"), hoping it would be both light and warm. I've been thr...

In Sleeping Pads - Inflatable
April 18, 10:35am

Petzl e+LITE
Just to get my experience into this thread here is a ...

In Lights - Flashlights & Headlamps
December 02, 7:00pm

Alpkit CarbonLite
Poor packing on my part resulted in a TD 12-10 stove getting a little squashed. I straightened it out as best possible and continued to use it for 8 more days, with no discernable loss of functionali...

In Trekking Poles
June 09, 6:23pm