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David Drake (DavidDrake) - BPL Forum Member

My Locale North Idaho
About Me Long-time backpacker. Sculptor, designer, university instructor.
CityMoscow
StateIdaho
CountryUS
My Website URLhttp://ddrake.net
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Re: Wonderland Mileage?
The Wonderland has big daily elevation changes. When I hiked it about six years ago, with more or less traditional gear, my group planned nine days and finished in eight. Since then, I've hik...

In Pre-Trip Planning » Wonderland Trail Early July Advice
May 05, 6:53pm
Thanks
Thanks, Todd and Ike. For most trips, I'm pretty sure I'm going back to inflatable. But the cost of the Ridgerest is reasonable enough I think I'll experiment with it, those times I n...

In GEAR » Cheap CCF vs. RidgeRest/ZRest (in terms of comfort)?
May 05, 5:50pm
Re: Loft
I own a WM bag, and consider the temp rating conservative. However, I believe the loft quotes above refers to total loft (ie, two layers). In practice, only a single layer will be fully lofted (t...

In GEAR » Correlation between loft height, fill power and temperature rating for sleeping bags
May 05, 5:13pm
Re: Sleeping bag/Quilt Color - Functional Difference or Just Aesthetics
I believe MLD says they use all black fabric for faster drying. Like Jerry, I doubt it would matter too much for radiant heat loss. If it did, it seems black should lose heat more rapidly, not ...

In GEAR » Sleeping bag/Quilt Color - Functional Difference or Just Aesthetics
May 05, 4:44pm
Cheap CCF vs. RidgeRest/ZRest (in terms of comfort)?
Last week was the first time in a long while I've slept on CCF, and I (or rather, my back and hips) remembered why. Warm enough, but my 1" Prolite is a big step up in comfort. Unfortunat...

In GEAR » Cheap CCF vs. RidgeRest/ZRest (in terms of comfort)?
May 05, 4:38pm
Re: Arc'teryx
4# 10 oz of pack to save 2.2 oz of pack liner. Hmm...

In GEAR » Why aren't there more waterproof packs?
May 05, 3:46pm
Thanks...
...Everyone for the comments. As you can prob. tell, I'm pretty proud of the kid. And somewhat surprised, as well. Certainly, the conditions and lack of big elevation changes helped, but I&#...

In Post-Trip Reports » 3 days + 45 miles + my 11 year old daughter = one nice hike
May 04, 12:49pm
Re: Father, daughter...East Fork, San Gabriel River. 4/28/12
Really nice, Craig.

In Post-Trip Reports » Father, daughter...East Fork, San Gabriel River. 4/28/12
May 03, 11:51pm
3 days + 45 miles + my 11 year old daughter = one nice hike
I finished making a sleeping quilt for my youngest daughter Miriam the other week, and a trip to try it out seemed in order. She negotiated a day off from school, promising her fifth grade teacher...

In Post-Trip Reports » 3 days + 45 miles + my 11 year old daughter = one nice hike
May 03, 11:36pm
Side compression: who needs it?
I'm realizing that with a smaller pack (25L-30L), and stuffing my quilt in a trash bag, I have no need for compression across sides or front. This seemed true last season, using a little pack ...

In Make Your Own Gear » Side compression: who needs it?
May 03, 3:03pm

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