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Patricia Combee (Trailfrog) - BPL Forum Member
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Base weight poll Let's see, summer time, no bear cannister - 9 pounds, 10.5 with small bear cannister. Spring and Fall 11 pounds without cannister. Weight for multi-day AT hikes (maps, handbook pages for secti... |
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Spot I wish I had read this forum before my purchase. I did read an earlier forum which was relatively positive. I have had mine activated since last Sunday, I have yet to receive any messages despite... |
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Solid fuel I have been using Trioxane fuel bars, military surplus. I got a whole case of 48 boxes of 6 bars each for about $12 last year from the Sportsmand Guide. I have not seen them in the catalog for a wh... |
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Shell Top, MYOG Nice plans. I just may have to give this a try! If I am brave and make a shell top, I will post the results of my efforts, even if they are feeble results. Actually, the plans look pretty straight... |
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Thanks much I did post on whiteblaze and got some excellent feedback! I think our choice is made. |
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Always-ready hiking buddy Ivy loves to hike, hates to ride in the car to get to the trail head though. She is a border collie/Lab/? mix. Very athletic. She is always ready to go, never complains, always eats my leftovers... |
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Light-weight dog packs As a solo hiker, I like to take my pooch with me. She loves to carry her pack, probably because of the food contained within. Right now she is using a beat up Woofer I pack from Caribou. She nee... |
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Re: New Guy Welcome guys! You won't be disappointed. This site absolutely rocks for lightening up. |
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Lots of bags Lets see, at last count: Golite feather for cold spring and fall night and mountain camping. Western Mountaineering Highlite for the rest of the time. Sierra designs 20 degree synthetic for cold... |
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Mountainsmith Mountainlite series packs I too was disappointed that the Mountainlite series was discontinued; the new line is rather heavy. I did manage to snag one of the Muse packs last spring. After stripping it down a bit, it is re... |
All Reader Reviews by Patricia Combee
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MLD SilNylon DuoMid This is my initial impression and I will review after I have given this shelter the field test. Duomid arrived within the time frame given. It was exactly as ordered. The design is well thought o... |
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Thermarest Neo-Air Purchased 66 inch (13 oz weight by Thermarest; I have not weighed it yet) Initial out-of-the-box impression: Wow, can't believe they got in that tiny box. Actual 1 night usage: Used in local w... |
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GlobalStar SPOT Satellite Personal Tracker This is a follow up review. Have had my SPOT unit for nearly a year now. The unit seems to not work very well in mountain areas, in most cased less than 20% send rate. (Alleghenys of WV). It did wor... |
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Montbell U.L. 90 Sleeping Pad U.L. 90 The pad is reasonably comfortable for its length, pretty non-skid and compresses well. I roll around a bit, so the width is nice at 20 inches. I combine mine with a 1/8 inch GG insulating pad cut down... |
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REI Peak UL The REI ULs are pretty light and compact. A little tricky to adjust the length on, but I have no slippage once adjusted and I have put all my weight on them a few times and really needed them to hold... |
