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David Lewis (davidlewis) - BPL Lifetime Member

My Locale Nova Scotia, Canada
About Me Hiker. Surfer. Yogi. Web Designer. Wannabe Programmer. Been backpacking for about 7 years. Only ever did one traditional trip and that was enough. So I've essentially always been ultralight. I also volunteer with my local ground Search & Rescue team.
CityHalifax
StateNova Scotia
CountryCanada
My Website URLhttp://uniondesign.ca

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All Forum Posts by David Lewis

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Re: Re: Re: BPL Gear List Spreadsheet CONTEST
Anon... when designing anything you need to understand how the end product will be used, who will be using it, what they want and need from it, etc. I'm not asking Ryan for more info and I don't ca...

In Gear Lists » BPL Gear List Spreadsheet CONTEST
November 19, 1:41pm

Re: preferred units
Thanks for the feedback :) So far we're two votes for pounds and ounces and one vote for pounds with decimals.... make that two actually since I also prefer pounds with decimals :) So it's a dead h...

In Gear Lists » BPL Gear List Spreadsheet CONTEST
November 19, 12:11pm

Questions
How do people prefer to see their totals... in pounds and ounces (i.e. 1lb, 8oz) or in pounds with decimals (i.e. 1.5 pounds). Also, for subtotals (if you use them)... say for just your big thre...

In Gear Lists » BPL Gear List Spreadsheet CONTEST
November 19, 9:00am

Re: Re: BPL Gear List Spreadsheet CONTEST
I really like my sheet... but it's very simple. Doesn't have any real "features". I will submit it anyway though. It's a nice, simple sheet and, as a result, very easy to manage.

In Gear Lists » BPL Gear List Spreadsheet CONTEST
November 18, 3:45pm

Re: Re: tempering at home?
Anyone care to take an educated guess as to what the "baking" proceedure (temps & times) would be for Ti foil? By the way... as I posted elsewhere... if I can use these Ti products to make my st...

In GEAR » Wow... Ti Esbit... days with no comments?
November 18, 3:32pm

Re: Re: Re: What is your favorite lightweight stove?
I've been looking at this Ti rod and foil that BPL sells now and I calculated that... using these materials... my 62 gram esbit cook kit would go down to 44 grams!!! 44 grams (or 1,5 oz) for a pot,...

In GEAR » What is your favorite lightweight stove?
November 18, 5:21am

Windscreen strength?
I wonder how strong that Ti foil is? I currently use aluminum from a dispoasable cookie sheet. According to my micrometer... it's 0.004". This Ti foil is 0.03 mm which converts to 0.001". So... muc...

In GEAR » Wow... Ti Esbit... days with no comments?
November 18, 4:27am

Re: Wow... Ti Esbit... days with no comments?
Does anyone know the URL for the page? It doesn't appear to by on the homepage anymore... and it's not in the gear shop... and I've since deleted the email notice about it :(

In GEAR » Wow... Ti Esbit... days with no comments?
November 17, 6:34pm

Re: MYOG Ti Esbit stove
Too bad it's far too big for a Fosters / Heineken pot :( It does look like it would be easy to make tho'.

In GEAR » Wow... Ti Esbit... days with no comments?
November 17, 6:22pm

Re: BPL TI 24" Rods
Aaron... I'm no engineer... but I suspect that unless your Ti rod is full length, it's not doing anything to strengthen your carbon fiber... the whole 'weakest' link thing.

In GEAR » BPL TI 24" Rods
November 14, 4:52am

All Reader Reviews by David Lewis

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Backpacking Light Ti Esbit stove
It's a sweat little stand / holder... but it's too big for a small cup or my beer can pot. I wish they'd make a smaller version. p.s. Despite the photo below, I still would never use this stand wit...

In Stoves - Other
March 16, 6:11am