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Mary D (hikinggranny) - BPL Lifetime Member
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How beer gave us civilization As a Lutheran, I have to say Amen to that! Katie Luther was renowned for her home brew, so we Lutherans have always considered beer "our" beverage, even though we don't serve it in... |
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WTB Wyoming Hiking Guidebooks I don't have that one but have 4 guidebooks to the Wind Rivers.... I got the one by Finis Mitchell (from the 1970s but a fun read) just before the printed copies ran out and the price escalate... |
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Short vs. regular bag size One thing last year's nasty case of plantar fasciitis taught me is that when we sleep, our feet relax into the pointed toe position (why night splints are recommended for PF). It really depend... |
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GO! Jennifer, if that's what you want, go for it! |
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Dogs and pads The for what it's worth department: After I bought a 2.5" thick insulated air pad, I found that my dog was no longer shoving me off my pad during the night. Whether or not your dog nee... |
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Bearikades Where are you backpacking? That will affect your choice of canister. As mentioned, no Bear Vaults in the Adirondacks. Yellow Yellow, the famous Bear Vault opener, is now RIP, but she trained... |
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SOTMR: Two-way Satellite Communications for Backpacking: Part 2 - Satellite Phones But I really wanted to spend my time out in the wilderness playing Angry Birds! :-) |
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One way hikes I tried a "trade car keys" for an end-to-end hiking trip one year but ended out having to abort my hike and leave the way I came due to my dog's getting sick. (Turned out not to be s... |
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Separate sleeping clothes - yeah or nay While I don't take separate sleeping clothes, my base layer top and bottoms are what I use to sleep in. If it's cold in the morning, I leave them on until I'm ready to start hiking. ... |
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Shirt for chilly mornings The situation you describe is exactly when i practically live in my windshirt! That's what a windshirt is for, to keep out the wind and act as a lightweight wrap when it's a bit too cool f... |
All Reader Reviews by Mary D
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Thermarest Neo-Air I purchased a short NeoAir in late May of 2009 from REI (using the 20% off coupon, which made it a less exorbitant purchase). The prospect of an air mat that was considerably lighter than my POE Insu... |
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Gossamer Gear ThinLight insulation pad 1/8" approx. 2 oz. So far I have found several uses for the 1/8" GG Thinlight pad: (1) Dog sleeping pad (cut to 36" long). It's just right for my 80-lb. dog who sleeps curled up in a ball. He's ... |
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Potable Aqua Iodine Drinking Water Germicidal Tablets I used these back in the mid-1980's to disinfect drinking water (that's about all that was available then other than filters or boiling). After one month, using them only on weekends, I broke... |
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Big Agnes Pumphouse Multi-Use Dry Sack and Pad Pump I purchased a Big Agnes Pumphouse soon after they came on the market in the summer of 2007. It is advertised on the BA web site as a "...pad pump, dry sack, stuff sack, pillow, water carrier, ba... |
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Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil Dry Sack In the past, I've read in a number of places (including Jim Wood's excellent article on "Keeping Your Critical Gear Dry") that these sacks have failed the submersion test. This prob... |
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Pacific Outdoor Products Insul Mat Max-Thermo My POE Insulmat Max Thermo (now the Ether Thermo, but I got the old model on closeout) just finished its second backpacking season. I'm in my early 70's so these old bones and joints ain... |
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Big Agnes Clearview I know that this pad is supposedly the same thickness as my POE InsulMat Max Thermo (now the Ether Thermo). However, it has more tubes, which seem to make it effectively thinner. The Clearview has t... |
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SteriPen Adventurer My big complaint with the Steripen Adventurer is that I could not work the switch! It's fine for those with big strong hands (the kind who regularly open jars for their SO), but not for me (I can... |
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Six Moon Designs Lunar Solo I bought a Six Moon Designs Lunar Solo (e) in June of 2007 and used it through two backpacking seasons. First of all, I need to point out that my Labrador retriever backpacks with me (he's part... |
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Backcountrygear.com I am a relatively recent convert to lightweight backpacking (I didn't know all this wonderful stuff existed--you'd never know it from a trip through REI or by reading Backpacker) and this is m... |
