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John Donewar (Newton) - BPL Lifetime Member
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Re: At the end of the day...the fiddle factor with tarps I've done the traditional tent, hammock, tarp with bivy and hybrid tent. In all fairness my traditional tent set up very quickly. My hammock was actually a little bit slower to set up (searc... |
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Re: Sierra Trading Post Tyler, Copy and paste this link to your address bar and hit enter. http://www.sierratradingpost.com/lp2/satisfaction-guarantee/ From what I see on this page at their website you are in... |
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Re: Re: Re: Shoe fitting - laces, sizing, etc. Tyler, "Any other tips? I'm almost set on getting the larger of the two sizes. Since I can't return these after a trip if they don't work out, I'm hoping to make a wise choi... |
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Re: Shoe fitting - laces, sizing, etc. Tyler, Nothing beats trying the shoes on! Nothing!! From my own experience shoes run small and large in the same sizes from different manufacturers. Sometimes depending on the style of shoe t... |
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Re: poking holes in something you want water proof David, To clarify my pinning process I don't pin through the portion of the fabric that I intend to use as the roof panels for the tarp. I only pin the portion that will actually be cut o... |
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Re: If it bends differently for the two sides, they won't match What worked best for me was having a fairly large work area. I used the kitchen table with the center leaf added. There was a little slipping and sliding that needed to be done to accomplish the ta... |
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Re: If it bends differently for the two sides, they won't match Jerry said; "One thing about using brown paper for a template, is it tends to bend a little which will make the amount of catenary deflection more or less. If it bends differently for the t... |
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Re: 2" Catenary deflection +1 for "I would agree with Jerry on the 2" deflection." We all seem to be in full agreement on the amount of deflection. My amount of deflection was 2 9/16" over a 120&quo... |
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Re: Re: Re: My version of the Nightwing - the Fightwing Tyler, Info on making a catenary curve can be found at... http://www.wvi.com/~ulmyog/ ...by clicking on the third menu item. It'sthe best and easiest to use that I have found. Plug ... |
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Re: My version of the Nightwing - the Fightwing Tyler, If you are going to include a beak on your tarp take a look at what I did with mine to make entry easier. http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display... |
All Reader Reviews by John Donewar
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Under Armour Men's UA Escape 7" Solid Shorts Here are the particulars. Ultra-lightweight woven fabric. Mesh internal liner. 360° Reflectivity Hand pockets for your essentials. 7” inseam 2.2 oz. Polyester | |
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Scope Outlast This is a first for me as I have never posted a gear review before. The Scope Outlast Minibrush probably isn't really even considered as hiking gear. |

