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Barry Cuthbert (nzbazza) - BPL Premium Member
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All Forum Posts by Barry Cuthbert
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At least 8... There is a real range of sizes and styles in the garage from the Macpac Torre for the big heavy loads and long trips down to a couple of 40 litre packs for overnights. There's a couple of exter... |
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INTP Your Type is INTP Strength of the preferences % Introverted 56 Intuitive 12 Thinking 75 Perceiving 78 I tried the test 4 times over the past day or so with 3 INTP results, all with fair... |
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That's a really clever idea I am impressed, such a simple but brilliant idea. I wonder if standard household fibreglass insulation would be suitable as the wick material? It's used as a wick in a standard cat stove. |
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Thanks Thank you for the advice everybody. The microspikes look ideal and the reviews I've read have all been glowing. I love the screw shoes idea! I guess minimal/barefoot shoes need not apply. G... |
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Trail shoes and snow/ice With all the snow here in Wellington, I've been running around in my trail shoes and slipping and sliding all over the place on the icy snow. I was very tempted to put on my semi rigid leather ... |
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Some mud photos I found some photos demonstrating the proper technique and attitude required to tackle mud. These photos were from a tramp I did with my 8 yr old daughter two months ago up to Mt Holdsworth in the ... |
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Re: Snow in Wellington Yeah that's a fantastic video. I've lived in the northern hill suburbs of Wellington for the past 15 years and we've had the odd snow flurry here at 150m ASL but nothing that settled... |
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Shoes and mud I do most of my tramping in the Tararuas here in New Zealand (it's the closest mountain range to home), and they are well known for their mud. There are many different types of mud and bogs ran... |
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Re: BPL's Logo When I first saw it I thought the white area looked like an elephant... what does an elephant have to do with backpacking light? It took a while to train the eyes to see the feather and the mou... |
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Love that mud Thanks for the trip report. It's a beautiful place and I would love to do the trail at some stage. All that mud reminds me of the tramping I do through the bush in the Tararuas here in New Zeal... |
All Reader Reviews by Barry Cuthbert
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SnowPeak 900 I have the ti version, weighs 155g on my scales, 105g sans lid. Perfect size billy for me when going solo and SP Gigapower stove and gas canister fit neatly inside the billy. I replaced the lid wit... |
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Sea to Summit Alpha Light Spoon I have the long-handled version - ideal for eating out of bags or stirring in pots. As others have noted the shape of the spoon is great for the last bit of food out of the corners. Sometimes I wish t... |
