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All Forum Posts by Tjaard Breeuwer
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Trip report: 3 nights on the Maah Daah Hey trail I just finished a 3 night bikepacking trip on the Maah Daah Hey trail in ND. Trail report Maah Daah Hey trail on bikepacking.net |
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higher fill power drydown LL Bean has their ultralight jacket with 850 FP drydown, it was reviewed favorably in Backpacker Magazine. Brooks Range has the Mojave jacket 800+ FP http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/ba... |
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cushioning Ryan, You mention the difference in impact between a runner and a backpacker and suggest the backpacker needs more cushioning. There are two issues with that: 1 Does cushioning actually redu... |
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footwear Their are several articles one footwear for shoulder season use on the site. Keep in mind that those are very dependant on metabolism, hiking/camping style and local conditions, so what works fo... |
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Paramo Paramo (or Cioch Direct) pants would be the only ones that are pleasant to wear next to skin. More importantly, they are more reliable, warmer, much more comfortable (super supple) and WAY more bre... |
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Post trip So, we did our trip and had a great time. Highs were probably around mid 60's and lows were probably around 25 F, 30 F, 55 F on the respective nights. There was some wind, but not strong, I&... |
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thanks for the diagram Roger! Thanks for the diagram Roger. What is at the end of the ground sheet? Mesh door in the summer model, fabric door in the winter one? Yes, I believe that for people up to almost 2m tall, that wou... |
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starting to look at long range forecast The forecast for next weekend is listing lows of 35-40, highs of 55-68, so a bit cooler than average but perfect biking weather. Almost no chance of rain. I got my Bearpaw inner the other day. ... |
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Infinity stuffed full I jsut checked out an Infinity at my local shop today and that thing is stuffed to the gills! For 7 oz of down or so the baffles are quite small. When you feel the down in there, it's almost li... |
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size Hello Roger, To respond to you: "My understanding from Easton is that a 2200 mm groundsheet satisfies something like 98% or 99% of the market The issue there is whether we believe a lar... |
All Reader Reviews by Tjaard Breeuwer
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Enlightened Equipment Revelation X Quality: The sewing is very neatly done, I have not looked super close at the fabric but from a casual glance I don't see any blemishes. Nice soft hand. Fit: I have a 6'6&qu... |
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Golite Hex 3 I was surprised to see we fit comfortably with our family of 4, while using the nest. By hanging it from a line between two trees, we have room for a double bag in the center and no pole to be knocke... |
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L.L. Bean Ultralight 850 Down Jacket I returned the L tall I had ordered, as the sleeves were too short. I ended up with a Montbell in XL which had longer sleeves and was no more baggy than the L tall LL Bean. |
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Montbell Down inner pants As mentioned these are a nice and light pair of warm pants. Sorry for the exclamation marks but I have never found stock pants like this! The great news with these is that they fit very slim for... |
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mont-bell Thermawrap Parka & Pants I got the womens size S for my daughter, who wears size 6(yr old) kids clothes normally. The lightest hooded kids parka I could find was the Marmot Amadablam. This is lighter, longer in the waist ... |
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02 Rainwear Rain Suit The design is poor, with a crummy hood that doesn't cover my chin and no bill, short sleeves and body, wide opening at the waist and no articulation anywhere. Wimpy rainflap over a very porous zip... |
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Cioch Direct /Paramo custom I have a Cioch Direct Glamaigh and can only echo the previous comments: It is as breathable as an uncoated windshell,but the liner makes it as warm as a windshell with light fleece underneath. So ... |
