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All Forum Posts by Richard Sullivan
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BA IAC vs MSR NeoAir Ben, does your SL2 really weigh 2lb 13oz? And you don't mind the water soaking through the floor on wet ground? My 1st gen BA IAC was 25.5 oz, still 1.5 oz over spec. The second gen went to ... |
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BA IAC vs MSR NeoAir Ok, there is now way in hell (or heaven) that the BA IAC pad has R4.1. I had the heat sucked out of me at 5C/40F on substrate dry earth, and at the same temp I would have been fine on 1" Therm... |
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Re: Plush Pads I have the BA IAC and it's not 24 oz as spec'd, but 28 oz. It's also not as warm as my Thermarest with R2.2. I would estimate it at not more than R1.8. Bob, where did you get the R4.1 v... |
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ABS (Anti-Burial System) Avalanche Airbag Backpacks Is anyone using one of these ABS (Anti-Burial System) Avalanche Airbag Backpacks? Seems essential to me...so many avalanche deaths these days :( Outdoor Retailer News link Link to the company... |
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DueNorth Carbide Microspikes by SureFoot I have had good luck with these this year. Extremely comfortable because there is so little hardware underfoot. The carbide microspikes are very durable and grip like crazy. No problem to walk on u... |
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Going Turkish! Actually, now that I think of it, why not just go Turkish? I have been using these Mini-Minit filters for years now, but I think the real answer is to go Turkish and scrap all the filter parapherna... |
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Re: Mini-Minit UL 1 Cup Coffee/ Tea Filters Rick, make sure your grind is powder-fine, just a notch below Turkish on those grocery store ginders. |
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Alarm on Garmins I believe that most if not all of the Garmin GPS units have alarms. The one on my Venture Cx is not loud, but it's a hec of a lot better than any wristwatch. It also has a Snooze function. I... |
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Deep foliage, nor canyons phase... From the Garmin site: "Deep foliage, nor canyons phase (sic) the rugged eTrex Vista HCx. Its high-sensitivity receiver holds a GPS signal in the toughest environments." These new units... |
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Garmin Adds High Sensitivity GPS Receiver to eTrex® Series OLATHE, Kan./May 31, 2007/PR Newswire — Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN), today announced it has refreshed its eTrex series by adding a high sensitivity GPS receive... |
All Reader Reviews by Richard Sullivan
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Mountain Equipment Co-op (Canada) I totally agree with the reviewers above. MEC is now the REI of Canada, but greener I think. You can buy all the heavy gear you want and return it for whatever reason, and most of the profit goes to e... |
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Big Agnes Insulated Air Core Pad With 25 reviews already, not much more to say except to add a few comments. Certainly interesting that in terms of the sheer number of reviews and the high average score, this is a very popular produc... |
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Petzl e+LITE This light is real beauty. At one ounce even, it's kinda like having a one pound sleeping bag. This is clearly the Western Mountaineering Hilite of headlights. Not perfect, but perfectly good and ... |
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Osprey Atmos 50 I'm with you Brett, I always carry some good wine in my Atmos 50, usually a Fetzer Zinfandel. I also carry some single malt scotch in case the temps go lower than my bag rating. Anyway, the Atm... |
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Osprey Packs Customer Service Unfortunately a beach dwelling rodent totally destroyed the top pocket of my Osprey Atmos 50 pack. Boy, was I mad. Later I made peace with him: after all I was camped in his home. Later that year I in... |
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Big Sky Products Evolution 2P At 0 lb 0 oz, the Big Sky Evolution is unquestionably the worlds lightest tent. How can they make this tent so light? Simple. They don't use any fabric or notions. Just air and promises. And to make i... |
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Big Sky Products Evolution 2P At 0 lb 0 oz, the Big Sky Evolution is unquestionably the worlds lightest tent. How can they make this tent so light? Simple. They don't use any fabric or notions. Just air and promises. And to make i... |
