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Mark Primack (Bufa) - BPL Lifetime Member
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All Forum Posts by Mark Primack
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Unnecessary I've been a senior manager of public and private land for most of the last thirty years and a ranger before that. I used to be active in national associations of land managers and rangers. I us... |
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Pancake zoom This lens is the one! Extremely compact and light and Pana claims that it has better image quality. I've been waiting for micro four thirds or NEX to mature and they are getting there. I'... |
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Larger size I was having problems with my toes hitting the front of my boots and shoes while descending. I experimented by buying inexpensive/on-sale shoes and boots a 1/2 size and 1 full size larger. I found ... |
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Not quite a millionaire's light list First off, I joined BPL to go light, not superultraextramostest light. So that my 63yr old legs and oft-torn ligaments could continue ever upward, I have almost completely re-equipped over the last... |
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Old and Up I'm in my mid-sixties. Gave up backpacking after ankle and knee problems in my mid-fifties. In the spring of 2010 I had such pain that I not only thought I'd give up dayhiking, but wondered... |
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Multnomah Falls The drive along the Columbia is the best, especially all the water falls. At Multnomah Falls there is a lovely(a bit expensive) lodge type restaurant. Worth it to rent a car for this with the resta... |
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Achilles tendonitis Certainly sounds like you have an inflamed achilles tendon. Very common. Some folks call it heel spurs. It is a strain of the achilles tendon where it attaches to the heel. If the pain is severe, i... |
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parka vrs. jacket I have the jacket and it is one of my favorite pieces of equipment and among the very few items that's in my pack in every season. It's half the weight of a fleece, twice as compressible, e... |
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Got one Thanks for the alert. Picked up the ExLight jacket that I've been lusting for at a great price. |
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Two bagger Maybe 20 years ago EMS used to sell a lightweight down liner bag/summer bag rated at 45F and a coordinated down three-season bag rated at 20F that were designed to work together as a winter bag. EM... |
All Reader Reviews by Mark Primack
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TNF Verto Jacket First of all, this jacket really deserves a four or even a three and a half, but I give it a five for one reason: It is the wind jacket I reach for, take along, and use. Why? The weight and compressib... |
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Montbell UL Super Spiral Down Hugger #5 I have used this bag for a four-day and a three-day trip in the White Mountains(NH) over the last month. Temps varied from 26-52 degrees F. The bag is rated for 40F. I was definitely chilled when the ... |
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Pro Lite Gear customer service I had already placed a web-site order over the weekend and paid extra for second day shipping when I decided I needed a few more things for an upcoming venture. As the package was being prepared but w... |
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Equinox Lite Tripper Organizer Pouch This is the best solution I have found to the problem of where and how to store small items in a big backpack. I was getting so tired of losing things in my own pack and having to unpack everything to... |
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Leatherman PS4 If ever there was a multi-tool designed for backpacking light, this is it. The PS4 is the newest of the smallest and lightest Leatherman line. The previous models gave one a choice of either pliers or... |
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Go-Lite Quest I've now used my GoLite Quest internal frame backpack for two four-day winter mountaineering trips and could not be more pleased. My wonderful older Dana Designs Terraplane was eight pounds on the... |
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Hermits Hut I'm headed for northern Canada and wanted the WM Down Pants. My time was very short before departure and I couldn't find my size in stock anywhere. HH got WM to drop ship the pants 2nd day air... |
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Western Mountaineering The Company As I head out to northern Canada for two months, I thought I should have down pants. But my time was short. Hermit's Hut didn't have them, but got Western Mountaineering to drop ship them seco... |
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Marmot Precip Jacket Mens I currently own three Gore-tex jackets: older Marmot 3layer, which I love; Cabela Pac-lite, and TNF Mountain Light XCR. When I put an overnight backpack on, the jacket I take is my Marmot Precip. Its ... |
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Feathered Friends hyperion c nano fabric Based on the excellent State of the Market Report on ultralight down jackets and my need--I am well past 60--for lighter equipment to get me up to the alpine zone, I recently purchased a Feathered Fri... |
