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Max Dilthey (mdilthey) - BPL Premium Member

My Locale Western Massachusetts
About Me 23 year old backpacker, cyclist, and university outing club leader. As an environmental science major, I have been making the outdoors the priority of my existence since 2011.
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All Forum Posts by Max Dilthey

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Wear the hat!
Carrying sunscreen on a backpacking trip is annoying. Reapplying is annoying. it's easy to forget, and then you're burned. I use a wide-brim Tilley hat, but a few companies like OR make ...

In GEAR » Hat Options
April 07, 4:38pm

I listen to everything.
I know i'm open to other people's opinions and experience. I try to convey that. If other people don't get that, they're either reading my posts with a predisposition for disrega...

In GEAR » Canister failure: has this happened to you?
April 07, 11:31am

Don't ever try and find out the counter-argument
Oh yeah, and BPL suicide seems to be asking "Why" something is a bad choice. Those threads ALWAYS end in tears, haha.

In GEAR » Canister failure: has this happened to you?
April 06, 5:37pm

That's probably it.
I do research as part of my job. I find information on things, confirm accuracy and reliability, and become an "expert" on a subject in hours instead of years. It's part of being free...

In GEAR » Canister failure: has this happened to you?
April 06, 5:27pm

Don't Worry
The few negative nancies that go around slipping burns at me every day know who they are, Jim. I'm not worried about it. You didn't really do anything.

In GEAR » Canister failure: has this happened to you?
April 06, 4:39pm

It's the internet.
The real issue wasn't that I shared a story about an exploding canister stove. The real issue is that two weeks ago, I had a conversation about backpack padding that people got fired up abou...

In GEAR » Canister failure: has this happened to you?
April 06, 3:46pm

Ha!
In this thread: Two backhanded passive-aggressive insults at Senõr Dilthey. Everyone seems to be just smitten with my posting history. I'm a liberal 23-year old, East Coast, highly opinion...

In GEAR » Canister failure: has this happened to you?
April 06, 12:52pm

Whatever!
Jennifer, every accident you just described can be put out with stamping and water bottles. A pressurized canister explosion is different. I don't really care about stoves, honestly. It was...

In GEAR » Canister failure: has this happened to you?
April 06, 11:24am

Don't misunderstand me...
Nothing tires me out faster than BPL'ers leaping to the gallows when I have an opinion that differs from theirs, but I'll bite. The OP did remark on an issue that another user connec...

In GEAR » Canister failure: has this happened to you?
April 06, 9:40am

Sheltered?
My forum profile pic is me lifting a bike over my head at the top of a mountain after over 800 miles of a 1,500 mile unsupported trip... I don't think I'm really starving myself. ;) I ju...

In GEAR » Canister failure: has this happened to you?
April 06, 8:47am

All Reader Reviews by Max Dilthey

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Kelty backpacks redwing 3100, red cloud 6650
I have two packs; a lightweight pack and a big, indestructible monster. It's good to have something reliable to fall back on for deep winter, or trips where you're carrying extra gear for some...

In Backpacks - Internal Frame
February 02, 5:52am

Boreas Men's Buttermilk 40
Fit: This bag has a superb fit that places more pressure on your lower back, which distributes weight to the hips and keeps your upper back cool. I was impressed with how well this pack vented, even w...

In Backpacks - Internal Frame
November 24, 7:19pm