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Kevin Babione (KBabione) - BPL Lifetime Member
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All Forum Posts by Kevin Babione
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No More Twinkies or Ding Dongs One of my backpacking buddies has always carried Ding Dongs with him on our trips. They get pretty smushed in his pack and we've seen him put them in a cold stream during the summer (still wra... |
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Mesh Hammock Your buddy was lucky...a couple years ago I was using a Byers Mosquito hammock (with mesh and a zipper) and several of the support cords on one side snapped. They were tangled and were apparently ... |
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Backpack Packing Strategy @James... Surely you're not referring to your wife as the "old boat"... Anyway, I appreciated your descriptions of how you load your Murmur. I too use a Murmur for my primary p... |
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Yes to Pack Pockets First note - I don't spend time bushwacking. All of my trips are on marked trails. I may occasionally have to divert around a downed tree or two, but that's the extent of my time in the b... |
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Pack Cover - The Packa I use The Packa as my pack cover AND rain gear. It prevents that issue of water running down your back and soaking your pack from the uncovered side. It's also a great rain jacket with huge... |
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mUV Replacement If you can find it go ahead and email them to see what they might be able to do for you. I dropped my original one and it bounced off the floor of an AT shelter and broke the filament. I think th... |
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mUV Failure James, If you haven't already thrown it out, Meridian Designs has excellent customer service and would probably replace your mUV either for free or for a minimal charge. They've updat... |
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Comfortable Compromise I was one of those who took the "get lighter no matter what" route. After a couple trips below 8 pounds base weight I tried sleeping in a hammock. At first my pack weight shot back up f... |
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Everclear Nevada may operate the same way as Pennsylvania...Here in PA we have a "State Store" system where all wine and hard liquor must be purchased from a state-owned and run store. Anyway, E... |
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Whoopie Hooks Mark, Thanks for the explanation. It's certainly overkill (especially since there are now whoopie hooks) but for each of my five hammocks I have: 1 6-foot 1" strap with loops at bot... |
All Reader Reviews by Kevin Babione
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Montbell Extremely Light Down Jacket I'm a big guy and have the Ex Light in XXL - weighs 7.8 ounces. In addition to being a great piece of insulation to wear I've found that I can use it in my hammock as an extra top quilt by op... |
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Lighten Up! by Don Ladigin I just finished reading the book - it's an enjoyable and quick read. I've got two weekend trips planned this spring with guys who have never backpacked in their lives. I'm passing the bo... |
