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Re: Heavy Duty Drugs Randy, What does your wife prescribe and consider good in a medical kit? |
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Re: Lighter duty drugs plus intervention. Shawn, You wrote: "When injured, I would first seek medical intervention from technique, not drugs." Couldn't agree more. I would add, taking pain pills can lead to real... |
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Unsupported(?) Astronaut Food This whole topic has got me rethinking and thinking for the first time about food. So ... I went to NASA to see what the astronauts do about food. At least minimally here is what they post on t... |
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Re: How's that? You are welcome. Now we can get back to the serious business of studying and spending all our measily monetary repositories on gear, especially BMW and BPL gear. (Did you get sun burnt, and is tha... |
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Re: Re: Avatars How is that? |
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Re: Avatars I'll check that out. How about Hawaii? |
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Re: To carry or not to carry a PLB I posted the following on a related thread: "Here is a US Coast Guard site summarizing EPIRB recommendations which discusses and defines the types, ranges, uses, and what not to buy or use:... |
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Re: Thoughts from a former SAR Member Douglas and all, The one piece of gear I am thinking of taking or two possibly is/are: 1. Dye to put out on snow, the ground or in a lake, the bright orange kind that comes in sea safety kit... |
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Re: Fed Ex As a lawyer who has helped a lot of start up businesses and specialized in it for awhile, it is hard to watch a start up business have problems like has apparently happened here. I would not a... |
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Re: Re: Lightweight backpacking meets lightweight vacationing... Nathan: Are you carrying the duffel type bag because of airline baggage handling? If so: A tote bag can hold a pack so that the airlines won't steal it, destroy it, etc. Then leave th... |
All Reader Reviews by b d
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Outdoor Products Hall Pass Day/O'Nite Pack I picked up this pack for $20 US at a Big 5 to experiment with (Campmor has it listed at $14.99). The thought was to see if it would do for a day, a night, and a day camping trip. Here it is packed,... |
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Gorillapod SLR I rarely bother to review items I would not use or which deserve less than a 4, but this chain caught my eye. Owning a GorillaPod for SLRs I can't recommend it for a person trying to go UL. So I... |
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Spark-Lite Fire Starter (Survival Gear - BPL Gear Shop)
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Reynolds Wrap Aluminum Foil I have been using the same piece of Reynolds aluminum foil for a windscreen and a food prep area for about 6 months, maybe 8 now. It held up well and is light weight. It is important to get the heav... |
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BMW Stealth 0 NANO (6x8) UL Tarp - 4.2 oz. Catenary Ridgeline I don't think I could have found a better tarp to learn with and from. It is fragile compared to heavier fabric tarps, but it is precisely for that reason that it is a great learning tool This... |
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Mountain Hardwear Butter Balaclava I entirely agree with Craig S.' review. I carry this item with me everywhere once the weather turns cool or cold. I wear it over or under my Mountain Hardwear Micro beanie, and both of them unde... |
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PossumDown Gloves (BPL Gear Shop) These are a real find. I was waiting for the BPL Gear Shop to get them back in stock and am glad I waited. My partner got a pair of gloves from another New Zealand supplier and although they are gre... |
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Mountain Hardwear Phantom Down Jacket (Women's) This is a piece of gear my partner obtained. But, it also works for me. She got a large to wear over other items, and it fits me fine as well. It is well made and is warm, but not too hot in cold... |
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OR DryComp Summit Sack A few short months ago I never thought I could use a frameless pack. But, testing out systems and hiking more, because my pack weight was going down as my familiarity and technique with gear and the ... |
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McNett AquaMira Water Treatment It has taken some time, and a lot of winter boredom, to get to trying out chemical water treatment systems -- goal: reduce weight w/o gagging on the water after treatment. So after studying here I fi... |
