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John Vance (Servingko) - BPL Forum Member
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All Forum Posts by John Vance
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Sorry to hear this Bummer for all involved.... |
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Never bring It stays on the car for two reasons; it doesn't fit my backcountry philosophy and no service for the most part. |
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Footwear My worst has been forgetting my shoes and getting out at the trailhead wearing flipflops. Two hours later, after heading into the nearest town, were on our way. We have a saying: If you forgot ... |
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Dropping food weight I have found my food weight has been dropping over the years. For trips of less than 10 days I am at 17.5 oz and I add a bit more if going longer, but I don't add the food to the initial 10 da... |
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Re: Re: Leftist Rightwinger Perhaps that is why I did well in debate-I wasn't emotionally invested in either side. I like to think I am just open minded.;-) |
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Leftist Rightwinger Your political compass Economic Left/Right: 0.00 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.15 Almost got a bulls-eye.....do I win a prize? As a side note - if this is my political compass,... |
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Most value I gave up trying to decide that and spend where I get the most value, which ussually isn't the cheapest. With respect to backpacking, my pack, bags, shelters, and pads are all US but I didn... |
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Stoveless I went for nearly 5 weeks without a stove on the PCT and didn't miss it a bit. When going solo I rarely take a stove on three season trips. My diet at home is mostly no cook as well, so for ... |
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4sevens I too have a 4sevens quark mini123 and love it. About the size of your thumb and nearly 200 lumens. .62oz w/o battery and I made a headband for it that brings total weight to 1.4oz as I recall. |
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Lenses This is what I use and like the fact that they cover all conditions. They go dark faster than they "transition" back, but it hasn't been a problem. |
All Reader Reviews by John Vance
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Katabatic Chisos This is from previous posts but I thought I would include it here as well. I received my Chisos with 2oz overfill and just wanted to update those waiting to hear a little more about my initial imp... |
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Katabatic Gear Sawatch I know I only have spent 4 nights using my Katabatic Sawatch, I wanted to get a review out for those interested that I have posted elsewhere on this site but not in the review area. I can say thi... |
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Six Moon Designs Swift10 Now that I have some miles on my 2010 Swift I thought I would prepare a more thorough review. I have been using a 2006 SMD Starlight for the past few years and really love it coming from a brief stin... |
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Kookabay Custom Down Air Mattress (DAM) I recently my pad from Bender yesterday and have to say I am impressed. The seams and sealing is very consistent, straight, and even. My custom pad used the standard 70d fabric and is 24" wide, 6... |

