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Dan Durston (dandydan) - BPL Premium Member
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All Forum Posts by Dan Durston
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Packs You're right the 4400 porter is bigger. The Catalyst likely falls in between the 3400 and 4400 models. I was suggesting adding the rear 'stuff' pocket to gain the functionality of a rea... |
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ULA I believe there's been a few "Ohm vs. Gorilla" threads on here in the past, the consensus is that the Ohm is bigger. It's probably got that extra 10-20% that you're after, and... |
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Packs "Dan, have you used your Catalyst yet? How's the fabric?" It's still creeping along in the postal system but it should be here this week. I hope to get it out for a quick weekend... |
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Porter/Epic I mulled over this same decision for a while. The lack of pockets on the Porter doesn't fit well with my style, and the Epic reported to hang pretty low and the side pockets are an afterthought... |
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Ohm Compression The Ohm compresses extremely well in its stock cord configuration. I can't quite picture this alternate routing, but it's hard to imagine something better than how it's setup regularly.... |
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BR Vest Awesome vest... |
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R-value Jim, yes virtually everything decreases in R-value as you compress it. However, there's a key distinction here between the total insulating ability (ie. R-value) and the insulating ability per ... |
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Condensation Here's my take on the cuben condensation thing: Condensation occurs when humid air cools off (contracts) and thus is carrying more water than it can hold so some is squeezed out. This can oc... |
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Insulation. As you compress down, there is an increase in conduction from the materials contacting each other, but there is also an increase in the number of air pockets. This results in a substantial increase... |
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Camera My camera (Nikon AW100) has a built in GPS, but the darn thing won't tell me my co-ordinates. The GPS tags your pictures with the co-ordinates but you can't view them until you're back ... |
All Reader Reviews by Dan Durston
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Spark-Lite Fire Starter (Survival Gear - BPL Gear Shop) I have this kit and the FireLite Mini kit. This sparker is a bit lighter than the FireLite Mini but I don't trust this sparker 100% like I do the FireLite. This sparker doesn't work well wh... |
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BPL FireLite Firestarter I love this FireLite Mini. It's the only thing that I 100% trust to start a fire. With a mini Bic you can run out of gas, be at too high of an altitude, get it wet or get it oily. Matches can ... |
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Hyperlight Mtn Gear Echo I I wasn't sure where to put this review as the Echo I can be used as either a tarp or a double wall tent. OVERVIEW I've given the Echo I five stars because it's quality construct... |
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Golite 2006 Reed Pants I've got the original Reed pants (4oz in a size medium) and they are prefect rain pants for UL hiking. They've been adequately durable, totally waterproof and light. I don't want ankle zip... |
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Marmot Essence I'll be the first one to give this jacket 5 stars. Marmot has made a number of changes to this jacket over the years so criticisms of the earlier models are no longer relevant. My Essence is t... |
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Baladeo 22 Grams Knife This knife is a brilliant design. Every part of it is functional and the result is a lot of knife for just 22g (or 24.3g as mine as actually weighs). When I opened the (very nice) box and first played... |
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Nite ize S-Biner After using another small biner that failed due to a poor design, I switched the Nite Ize Size 1 biner for bear bagging this summer. I use one of these to clip to my 1.4mm spectra cord to my food sack... |
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Mountain Laurel Designs Revelation I really like my 2009 MLD Revelation pack. The 1.5oz cuben is great. I think it will last a very long time provided I don't take any good falls on rocky slopes. With some bungie cordage, MLD s... |
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Granite Gear Uberlight CTF3 Drysack I bought two of these Uberlight drysacks, a green 7L one for my GoLite Ultra 20 quilt and a orange 10L one for my wife's 15F rated 800FP MEC Merlin sleeping bag. The claimed weights for these d... |
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Petzl e+LITE I really like the e+Lite. It's surprisingly bright and I appreciate the red light functionality in the tent. On high, this light is nearly as bright as my Tikka yet it weighs 1/3rd and has additio... |
