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Jamie Shortt (jshortt) - BPL Lifetime Member

My Locale North Carolina
About Me I grew up in VA exploring and camping the woods around my house. As a teen in the 80's I learned how to backpack by reading books. Back then my pack weight was a respectable 27 lbs and I hit the woods every chance I got. Once adult life took over it was rare to take an overnighter. I faced several challenges during my middle age life and turned to the outdoors to restore me. As my knowledge and skills advanced, my base weight dropped to below 5 lbs. With this came a freedom that I had never experienced before.
CityHolly Springs
StateNC
CountryUS
My Website URLhttp://www.LytW8.com
My PDF Gear ListJamie Shortt 3 Season Gear List - 4lb Base

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GSI Ultralight Telescoping Foon
I just picked this up at REI. It weighs .3 oz and costs $2.95. Its the lightest collapsible spork I have found.

In GEAR » GSI Ultralight Telescoping Foon
April 12, 12:32pm
Tarp Color and insect
I remember working as a lifeguard in Northern Virginia that the black flies went after dark colors. I watched a large pool for hours and hours and the flies always went for dark suits...lifeguard r...

In GEAR » Tarp Color re Insects attraction
April 11, 5:36pm
Light summer sleeping bag
I just recently purchased a MontBell UL Thermal Sheet for just this purpose. I wanted something to use in summer under 1 lb that could pair with my Marmot Hydrogen to turn it into a winter bag. ...

In GEAR » Light Summer sleeping bag
April 10, 5:57pm
Alcohol stove for mug
I too am looking for a good alcohol stove for smaller mug cooking. I have a vargo triad ti stove that works well for pot cooking but is not designed well for mug cooking. The flame spreads too much...

In GEAR » Alcohol stove for mug
April 06, 6:02pm
Thanks, Windshirt sizing
Thanks for the inputs...always a challenge to buy everything online without being able to try it on. It was difficult because I am a die hard Montbell fan but I went with the Golite Wisp in a large...

In GEAR » Windshirt Sizing?
March 25, 7:08pm
Windshirt Sizing?
I'm looking at buying either a golite wisp, marmot ion, or montbell ultralight windshirt. I am 5' 9.5" tall and weight 157 lbs. I'm trying to decide between a medium or large. I wa...

In GEAR » Windshirt Sizing?
March 24, 6:20pm
Agree - Montbell Dry-Tec = no condensation
I too have had great luck with Montbell Dry-Tec Bivy. In conditions where I expected significant condensation I woke up completely dry. I rubbed my hands thru the inside of the bivy and found no mo...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Condensation inside bivy bags
March 02, 2:51pm
Marmot Bag Updates - Good?
I noticed that Marmot has updated the Atom, Hydrogen, Helium, etc for 2008. Besides the hydrogen now being green (instead of black) it looks like they have made the bags full zip. But of course the...

In GEAR » Marmot Bag Updates - Good?
March 02, 2:29pm
Inov-8 Sizing?
I can not find a local dealer for Inov-8 shoes so I think I'm going to risk ordering over the internet and hope they fit. I normally wear a street 9.5 or running/trail shoe of 10. Should I size...

In GEAR » Inov-8 Sizing?
March 02, 1:24pm
Hiking Distance Estimates
I'm wondering if anyone has figured out a good system for estimating hiking distance capabilities. My preference is to start hiking about an hour after the sun starts to rise and end the day ab...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Hiking Distance Estimates
February 09, 4:28am

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