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Mike M (mtwarden) - BPL Lifetime Member
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All Forum Posts by Mike M
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Re: Re: two years w/ the Opti (battery tester) Chris it's the ZTS Mini Multi-Battery tester- tests all of the common batteries, including CR123's http://www.batteryjunction.com/zts-mbt.html |
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two years w/ the Opti two years w/ the Opti, lots of liters of water treated- no malfunctions like one of the others posted I switched my headlamp to a Zebralight (CR123) to have spares either way in a pinch- I bough... |
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edc almost always a light, knife, wallet and phone |
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rock craft or the old rock guides nice, light softshell (10 oz)- very comfy, breathable, have some stretch to them, sturdy, good pockets, easy to roll up and have a very good DWR finish I wear them summer through winter (just ad... |
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Re: Re: water drop sounds good, I'll just plan on carrying it- not an overly big weight savings :) |
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water drop quick question? can we drop more than just water? I was thinking about cutting my "food" in half and stashing half w/ the water |
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Re: Saturday's Run that sounds good, earlier better than latter- I know my training isn't what it should be for a run of this length, the more time I have w/o resorting to my headlamp the better :) if we onl... |
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Re: @Mike I'm going to stick w/ my Sabino Trails, just not enough miles on the FluidFlex to trust them- probably overkill for JT, but I know they work w/ long miles I am quite pi$$ed that the FluidFle... |
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final head count barring an emergency my wife (Jan) and I will be going I've got a 4 door Tacoma that can hold 4 comfortably, 5 in a pinch |
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distance that sounds about right, I think I came up w/ 25.8, so definitely right in the ballpark :) |
All Reader Reviews by Mike M
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Petzl e+LITE I thought I had added my review earlier on this lamp, but hadn't :) I've been very impressed w/ this diminutive lamp- if you're looking for a lamp for hours of night travel- this isn'... |
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Black Diamond Carbon Cork @ 16 oz (pair) these are certainly heavier than some of the UL offerings, but still relatively light the FlickLock is about as solid of a adjustment as I've seen for trekking poles- I'm sur... |
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ULA Ohm not sure why it's listed with the frameless packs, while not a robust frame- the carbon fiber/derlin frame is certainly a frame and definitely helps w/ the load capacity of this pack anywho- th... |
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Montrail Sabino Trail My first pair are over a year old now w/ ~ 500 backpacking/trail running miles- there is some light fraying here and there, but overall are still in very good condition. I've never had a hot spot... |
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Dirty Girl Gaiters I'd probably go 4.5 just because of the needed velcro, but I like these enough I wanted to round up. They are breathable, they are light and they do a great job of keeping stuff out of your sho... |
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Osprey Talon 22 double post- whoops :) |
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Osprey Talon 22 The Talon is a very full featured pack, that carries like a dream (w/ reasonable loads). I use it for snowshoeing day trips and it swallows up the gear- shovel, bivy, down parka, etc I love the be... |
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Wet Fire Fire Starting Tinder I'm a little redundant w/ fire starting stuff (boy scout in me I guess)- the wetfire tinders are my "if I absolutely need to start a fire" tinder. they will even burn in water or on sno... |
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Smartwool Beanie my Smartwool beanie makes into both my day pack and multi-day trips, light weight, warm, takes up almost no space- I don't go anywhere w/o it going on two years and it still looks/fits great |
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Moosejaw the company I've made numerous transaction with moosejaw and they have always been smooth and hassle free. their staff is knowledgable and they frequently have the best prices on gear I do have one smal... |
