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Ken Bennett (ken_bennett) - BPL Forum Member
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Re: Recent JMT hike gear comments Thanks for the post - glad to see it worked out well for you. |
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Re: Know of a good trail or loop in Va mountains? Plenty of people offer shuttle services along the AT in Virginia. You could park in Damascus and get a shuttle ~30 miles north to Massey Gap in Grayson Highlands State Park and walk back. Great sec... |
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Re: need down jacket advice "Also part of the reason to have this jacket is to boost the temp range of a 30* bag and I kinda feel like I would over heat in this jacket." Don't wear the parka to bed - instead,... |
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Re: BUT... Why in the world would one hike in one's insulation layer, down or synthetic? Hiking, at least for me, generates huge amounts of heat. I wear shorts in the winter around here, and a l/s base la... |
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Re: Which if any Mid layer for AT in March I wear wool baselayers on the AT in all seasons, and it's fine. Really. Yes, the AT is wetter than Montana, and more humid (man, I was shocked at how quickly I dried off after wading around Lak... |
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Re: backpacking food Looking at your food list, and depending on how many nuts you are eating, it's probably not more than 2000 kcal total per day. You're probably burning 4000+ per day, so no wonder you're... |
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Re: 3L Pot Have you thought about carrying two stoves and two pots? When the group gets to be 4 or more, that's when I start thinking about a larger kitchen. One giant pot will take a long time to boil, w... |
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Re: Wool I prefer wool inside for comfort and odor control. All my base layers are light wool. I'll wear a microfleece on top if needed, and down over that. Or just down over wool. Synthetic base la... |
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Re: One Lens for 5D II for JMT, 17-40 or 24-105 My 24-105 is my most used lens. It's plenty wide enough for all but special-purpose photos, the IS works very well, and it's sharp, light (ish), and and compact. |
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Re: Backpack questions A base weight of 18-20 pounds means a total pack weight of ~30 with 3 days of food and some water. For me, anyway, that is not comfortable in a frameless ruck like the Jam. I'm good to 20-22 po... |
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Photon Freedom Micro (White) The newest version is the Photon Freedom To The Max, which uses some sort of new technology in the LED that doubles brightness while not using any more battery power. Nice. The Doug Ritter edition ... |
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Marmot Ion I just received my Marmot Ion jacket from Campmor, and I agree with the two most recent posts. I don't think it's sil-nylon, exactly, but my hiking test had water beading up on the inside whil... |
