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About Me I was backpacking ultralight before Ray ever published!

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Re: Re: Frontier Pro Filter life span?"
"...a filter that cannot block out bacteria is a toy and shouldn't be used by itself." Strange, because there isn't much in the way of bacteria in the water except if you are d...

In GEAR » Frontier Pro Filter life span?
July 30, 12:37am

Brooks Falls, Alaska
First of all, this was not a backpacking trip. The primary goal was brown bear photography. Why do I have a trip report here? Because I had to use a lot of UL techniques to keep the gear weight dow...

In Post-Trip Reports » Brooks Falls, Alaska
July 29, 11:19pm

Re: Re: Frontier Pro Filter life span?
Giardia intestinalis is interesting, but the bug that is occasionally present in the open water of the Sierra Nevada is Giardia lamblia. Its cysts can be as small as 2-3 microns. --B.G.--

In GEAR » Frontier Pro Filter life span?
July 29, 10:54pm

Re: Wood Burning Stoves Education
Don't overlook the titanium Caldera Cone. With it, you can burn wood, alcohol, or esbit. --B.G.--

In GEAR » Wood Burning Stoves Education
July 29, 10:36pm

Re: Anyone travel Rae Lakes Loop? 2010
A more standard place to camp is a few miles uphill from there at Junction Meadow. --B.G.--

In Post-Trip Reports » Anyone travel Rae Lakes Loop? 2010
July 15, 11:35pm

Re: Himalya water treatment
It depends a lot on where you will be. I assume that you have had the recommended inoculations for hepatitis, typhoid, and everything else. In some places, bottled water will contain the same ra...

In GEAR » Himalya water treatment
July 15, 8:47pm

Re: Video ? this is the one...
I'm still trying to get my brain around the video concept. My new Canon 7D is the first camera I've ever had with video capability and sound. Within the next two weeks, I expect to find out...

In Photography » Video ? this is the one...
July 15, 8:40pm

Re: advice on fastest driving route
Highway 120 is the fastest route. Much faster than Highway 140. --B.G.--

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » advice on fastest driving route
July 15, 8:15pm

Re: sorry to the women
Before I started dragging others along with me on UL backpacking trips (around 1983-1984), I put out a fact sheet. I listed the primary pieces of equipment that were needed, and I compared those ag...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » backpacking with non ULers/newbs
July 15, 11:56am

Re: distance between water
"Just because a filter weighs +/- 1LB does not eliminate it from being the lightest overall option." Besides, my gravity filter weighs closer to 2 oz. It's almost silly not to car...

In Gear Lists » 3 season typical 2 day mid-west list
July 15, 11:45am

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