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Denis Hazlewood (redleader) - BPL Lifetime Member
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All Forum Posts by Denis Hazlewood
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Re: my shelter collection Kelty Windfoil II Walrus Solo Sierra Designs Half Dome Sierra Designs Bike Light Big Sky Evolution 2P - with both standard and porch fly Tarptent Sublite REI Cyclops Bivy - with Cyclops mediu... |
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Re: silicone drinking hose Tap Plastics. A Box with 50' of hose is cheap, cheap, cheap. Fifty foot roll of 1/4" id - 1/16" wall is $10.95. It's what I've been using for years. You'll have a li... |
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Re: line tensioners at work Frank, That is one "quarter bouncing" taut pitch. Good job. |
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Re: What homemade gear do you take with on every outing? My SUL Ti multi-tool. It's a spoon, a shoe horn, and a potty trowel. Weighs 0.24 ounces. |
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Re: hiking "speed" I'm with Cary. Start slow and taper off. What's the hurry? I'm on vacation. |
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Re: PCT... Jason, Thanks for the timely reply. Perhaps the snow will be less an issue by our August 5 start. How was the snow on the North face of Raymond Peak? In 1995 (another heavy snow year)we had... |
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PCT snow conditions? Has anyone hiked the PCT South of Carson Pass? I'm curious about snow on the switchbacks descending the East face of Elephant Back. What about the PCT North from Sonora Pass? Looking to ... |
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Re: No prizes. Growing up is optional. Growing old is not. |
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Re: Boil in Bag rice I too have used the Success brand boil-in-the-bag rice. It works just fine to just soak the rice in boiling water. No need to actually boil the bag. I let it soak for 10 minutes and it's fin... |
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Re: Carrying Deet with a Bearvault Deet does not seem to attract bears. And... I certainly don't want it anywhere near my food storage. |
All Reader Reviews by Denis Hazlewood
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Complete Walker by Colin Fletcher Brett, Is he any worse than RJ? I mean Corn Pasta? Did you ever try Corn Pasta? You should have seen all the Corn Pasta in the drop boxes at PCT mail drops just after he published the Corn Pasta b... |
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Martin Backpacker Guitar James you're right-on for every point. I have a late '50s Martin 18G-00. It's a dream, but no way I'd haul an axe that heavy (and that valuable) into any canyon. My Backpacker too s... |
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LuxuryLight Modular External Frame Backpack I had carried my LuxuryLight external frame backpack for the most of the 2005 season when I slipped and slid 8 feet down a creek bank. The pack frame took my 200 lb. load plus the 26lbs. in the pack.... |
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Big Sky Products Evolution 2P On December 6, 2005 I ordered my Big Sky Evolution 2P tent. It was finally delivered on December 14, 2006. It took 373 days of badgering Bob Molen and I had just about given up hope of ever getting ... |
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Keebler Fudge Peanut Butt. filled cookies (like Reese's) These get my 5/5 rating also. They are absolutly a stealth food. If the others find out you've got them you'll have to share. Peanut Butter and Chocolate. The only thing better is more. |
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Sling-Light Chair w/ body and kneck rest In 1986 I was wandering around in a local outfitters store and saw my first Sling-Light. I bought one with the optional headrest. The first time I carried it was on the Tahoe-Yosemite trail from Mee... |
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Big Sky International On December 5, 2005 I ordered, and paid for, an Evolution 2P tent from Bob Molen. Bob has given me many promised delivery dates, the most recent on November 29, 2006, when Bob said he had the tent. ... |
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LuxuryLite Gear Modular Frame Pack I have just finished two backpack trips using the LuxuryLite Pack. Mine is the all carbon fiber model, with three extra large cylinders. I'm still learning how to pack the cylinders but I think ... |
