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George Matthews (gmatthews) - BPL Professional Member
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Re: Re: tolerance As a result of this thread, a committee consisting of representatives of both horse and hiker leadership met and had a serious, intellectual discussion about you know what. There was shouting, cryi... |
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Re: Bags Dan, Interesting point about pad. When I did go SUL a few years ago, I did not like the pad because I got too greedy. Afterwards, I'd add weight of a comfortable pad. I'm still going ... |
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Re: Re: SUL and advancing age I'm getting very close to decade six. Always am inspired by those like you two! I believe that is what keeps me going. Thanks, and continue to blaze those trails for those like me trying ... |
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2003 Ryan's SUL List Pack 15.5 oz Pad 1.9 Poncho-tarp 6.3 Bivy 6.9 Guys .4 Stakes 1.5 (15.1 oz shelter) Bag 15.2 .5 sack (15.7 oz bag) ========================= Pack - Shelter - Sleeping Modifie... |
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Re: Re: Re: SUL Wt Goals with Jamie's input... 8 oz Pack 0.50 lb <$100 16 oz Bag 1.00 lb <$200 4 oz Pad 0.25 lb <$50 16 oz Shelt 1.00 lb <$200 44 oz Total 2.75 lb <$550 Cook/Water .5 ... |
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Re: Re: SUL Wt Goals >#1 are these goals that you should go after or are you wanting to discuss what >goals might be for the general backpacking population that would want to try to get >to sub 5? General l... |
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Re: Re: Do you use a liner with trail running shoes? And what about sock thickness? Thin liner is all you need. |
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SUL Wt Goals Was thinking about reasonable weight goals to shoot for when putting together SUL. Easy info that'd be good to know the first day you start thinking about going SUL. What do you think? S... |
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Re: Re: tolerance I recently ran on a horse trail to take a short cut to get water. Became like a game to avoid the horses hit. Don't know if it was the horses hit fumes or what, but I became a wild horse for a ... |
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Re: Re: Minimalist Footwear for Fall/Spring Backpacking ... |
All Reader Reviews by George Matthews
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Backpacking Light Thorofare Trekking Pant Backpacking Light Thorofare Trekking Pant Size L (my scale 4.1 oz) I'm 5'11" and 185 lb Very comfortable fit for me. Snaps on pant bottom (two settings gives flexibility) The p... |
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Rocky Rocky GTX Socks I use trailrunners (Inov8 Terrocs) and bought the Rocky GTX socks for cold, really messy weather. I gave them a few good tests this fall. I wore them over Smartwool socks (medium thickness). Fortun... |
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White Box Alcohol Stove Got one in July for when I want to use alcohol stove for 2 - 3 hikers. Bought the combo from BPL Shop. T... |
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Trail Designs Caldera Stove Really nice system. All you need is the Mug. I usually boil 1.5 cups of water using about 3/4 oz (12 drams) or a bit less of denatured alcohol depending on the water's coldness. A secondary ben... |
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Mountain Laurel Designs MLD 2Thirds XP Quilt Per MLD: Shell Fabric: Momentum Mini Ripstop (Aegean Blue) Lining Fabric: Momentum Taffeta (Black) Insulation: ClimaShield XP 2.5oz/sq/yd 8.9 oz ClimaShield XP 2.5oz/sq/yd Top Width 43”, ... |
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Frogg Toggs Rain Suit I know these have been around for a while, but I was itching to get something with the Print-Issue-RIP coupon. I tried them during a good rain on a cool day. They are comfy and kept me dry. Howe... |
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Backpacking Light Merino UL Pants The pants are light and comfortable. I like to wear them under running shorts. I plan to integrate them into my clothing system for cool through cold weather. They were also nice under Precip pants... |
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FireLite Trapper's Mug FireLite 475ml Titanium Trapper's Mug Trapper's Mug Absolute simplicity! ... |
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BPL Beartooth Merino Wool Hoody The Backpacking Light Beartooth Merino Wool Hoody The need for a single, functional, highly versatile garment that minimized layering changes during the Arctic 1000 expedition inspired Ryan Jordan ... |
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Liqumins Electrolyte Stamina Power Pak OrangeBlast I picked up a box of Liqumins Electrolyte Stamina Power Pak (Orange Blast) at Vitamin Shoppe. The product claims: "feel the difference or your money back". I thought, why not try it. Typi... |
