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jerry adams (retiredjerry) - BPL Lifetime Member

My Locale Oregon and Washington
About Me I started hiking about 45 years ago. My first backpack was 40 years ago. I currently try to do one backpack trip of 5 nights every month (which can be tricky in the winter) 20 to 50 miles. Mostly I stay around Mount Hood, Columbia Gorge, Mount Adams, Goat Rocks, and the Olympic Peninsula. In recent years I have shifted to lightweight - my pack weight without food and water is about 15 lb (7 kg). I make a lot of my own gear - silnylon tarp-tent, bivy, synthetic bag, simple bag style pack. My sleeping pad is a Therm-a-Rest air mattress.
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Stateoregon
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Re: attack
ULer can run faster than the "heavy" camper who will get eaten distracting bear from ULer - unless there are two bears

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Guy on reddit talks about his Grizzy bear attack where he was blinded...
May 08, 10:19am
Re: Re: Backpacking Thermometer
It's not the thermometer's fault, it's your placement. If it's in an outside pack pocket, it'll warm up from sun. And you want it away from body heat. If you dangle thermom...

In GEAR » Is there a reliable backpackign thermometer out there?
May 08, 10:16am
Re: rain tops
One way to cut weight is to make it small - around and in length You want extra room around you for air to circulate inside You want it longer to protect the top of your pants

In GEAR » 5 oz Hardshell?
May 08, 9:51am
Re: Mountain SuperUltraLight Backpacking – Going SUL in the Mountains with Adequate Shelter, Insulation, and Rain Protection. Part 1: Concepts and Scope.
Great pictures of Colorado - another place on my list I got to go to some day. Looking forward to the rest of the series. On Glen's pack, the shoulder straps go directly up from the pack - ...

In Editor's Roundtable » Mountain SuperUltraLight Backpacking – Going SUL in the Mountains with Adequate Shelter, Insulation, and Rain Protection. Part 1: Concepts and Scope.
May 08, 9:45am
Re: I may regret this, but....
30 degree quilt probably needs 5 oz/yd2 Apex. You'll probably have to wear additional insulation inside. Quilt is maybe 6 feet x 4.5 feet so maybe 2 yards of Apex + 4 yards of 1.1 Ap...

In Make Your Own Gear » I may regret this, but....
May 08, 9:12am
Re: Is there a reliable backpacking thermometer out there?
Cheap thermometers are good Main problem is they can be off by a few degrees. Fill a bowl with ice cubes, fill with water. Put thermometer in the middle and stir. Wait a few minutes. Remembe...

In GEAR » Is there a reliable backpackign thermometer out there?
May 08, 8:53am
Re: Sewing Machine Purchase - What should I watch for?
Number of recent threads about this like http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=9794 enter onto your browser "sewing machine sit...

In Make Your Own Gear » Sewing Machine Purchase - What should I watch for?
May 08, 7:48am
Re: seams on pack
"It's too bad we don't have accepted seam definitions with diagrams to work with on this site" I agree. I don't think there's 100% consistent definitions anywhere t...

In Make Your Own Gear » Finishing/reinforcing seams on a pack
May 07, 8:15pm
Re: Re: progress?
"I stopped wearing unnecessary insulation to bed." I think same thing It's like when you're hiking, you don't want to wear extra stuff or you'll sweat. Same thing w...

In GEAR » Addressing ground-side breathability problems while sleeping
May 07, 8:44am
Re: roll hemmer to sew true lap seam on single needle sewing machine (instead of flat felled seam)
There have been other recent threads about this If you are a manufacturer, doing two passes takes more time, if you can do it in one pass it saves money If you're just making a few, extra...

In Make Your Own Gear » roll hemmer to sew true lap seam on single needle sewing machine (instead of flat felled seam)
May 06, 11:01pm

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