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Steven Hanlon (asciibaron) - BPL Forum Member
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Tips book Mike's book has been a great addition to my library, some excellent tips and many that you know but have never considered because, well, you never really were forced to think about them :) t... |
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cultish it seems Ray developed a bit of a cult for a bit and in reading the book more, it seems that is exactly what he was after, a subset of backpackers that subscribed to his methods and motives, withou... |
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messing about i have a Granite Gear compression stuff sack that is much easier to work with, so that will be used instead. i don't like depending on just the pack liner to protect the contents of the backpa... |
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Crush proof I have damaged many sets of glasses and I require something that will help stop me from breaking them when I lay on my pack and put all the weight on the glasses :) |
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Megalith Price is a consideration for me, the phantom 32 will work just fine for a majority of my 3 season trips. The MH stuff sack weighs 1.1 ounce. Removing one of the string and spring clip saves .4 ... |
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Perfection? Basing a claim on junk science doesn't give confidence to other aspects of the information presented. I have dismissed quite a few of Ray's ideas because he is speaking from emotion and no... |
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Engineer I didn't know he was an engineer, but I had my suspicions :) |
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Huh Be careful you don't fall off the edge of the Earth whilst backpacking. So what if I think the Earth is flat if everything else I tell you is "correct"... |
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bags o'plenty i have a dozen bags that won't hold that for which they came with. Marmot, REI, MH, and even Kelty. i do have some silnylon bags that i can use, but should i have to? |
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Beyond Backpacking i was able to jump on a listing in the GSF for Ray Jardine's "Beyond Backpacking" book and have been enjoying the read for the most part. i stumbled over what i think are some segmen... |
All Reader Reviews by Steven Hanlon
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Marmot Precip Jacket Mens i picked up my Marmot Precip in 2005 from REI for $42.83 - i figured i couldn't go wrong at that price. if it didn't work well for backpacking, i could wear it as a casual jacket. it has b... |
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McHale 0-Sarc UL I have the SARC Chasm version and would recommend this pack to anyone who has suffered with ill fitting mass produced packs. It's a tad on the heavy side, but for me, that's not a problem sin... |
