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Mike Barney (eaglemb) - BPL Forum Member
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Water was on at 1.5 and 3 Mile Rest Houses FYI, we went last weekend, and the water was on at both sites. MikeB |
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Water at Rest house on Bright Angel Does anyone know if or when the water at 1.5 and 3 mile Rest Houses is on or when it will be on? I see 2 different dates, one is "May", the other is "Varies". Thanks, MikeB |
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Hydrogen I may know someone who is interested in the Hydrogen. Can you send me your email address to azmb at earthlink dot net. Thanks, MikeB |
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Re:Would you send my 80 year old Dad a birthday greeting Thanks Steve (and Phil), he's wondering how and why people he doesn't know are sending him greetings. Thanks, MikeB |
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Would you send my 80 year old Dad a birthday greeting My Dad is turning 80 April 16. I'd love to have someone from every continent , and every state, send him a birthday greeting (foreign languages work). If you know someone in Antarctica <... |
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Re: 60*F bag If I'm sleeping in jeans, a long sleeve shirt and a hat, I'm good for 60 F. |
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Sub 1 lb absolutely possible, what's the definition and parametrics As several have noted, it depends upon your definition, the climate, length of stay, and a lot of other parameters. If it's 70 - 90 for a low at night (not uncommon in the summer SW US and oth... |
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Re: Someone know something I don't? Maybe he's paying in Turkish Lira, from a Nigerian bank account, makes up his own cashiers checks, or has a hacked Paypal account. Or could be a transshipper for an embargoed country. Lots of... |
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Re: Will synthetics and down be obselete? Check this out! It makes sense. Now, what about -40 sleeping bags? Does this mean my thermarest gets warmer with Argon? That's makes even more sense to me. |
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Large Tarp recommendations We're looking for a 10 x 12 or 12 x 12 Silnylon tarp. Any recommendations? Thanks, Mike |
All Reader Reviews by Mike Barney
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MSR Pocket Rocket This is a pretty basic stove that is simple to operate. It's lightweight and reasonably efficient. We used 3 of these on a 10 day hike with 10 people and they worked well. The stove is reas... |
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Light My Fire Spork I like the LMF Spork, but it's almost too flexible. I can agree with many if not most of the comments above, and have had one break. When you use it to stir something very hot, it gets soft and ... |
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Garmin Rino 120 GPS and FRS / GMRS Radio Great Idea, lacking implementation.The premis of the Rino family is that it would be great to know where others are via GPS location. Great Idea. This is accomplished by using FRS radio frequencies i... |
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Marmot Helium (long) I had this bag for a short period, but really liked it. It's so warm, that it was almost too warm for me above freezing, but a very comfortable bag overall. It fits me (6'1") well a... |
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Atkinson's Chick-O-Stick Crunchy Peanut Butter & Coconut Candy I really like the "Chick'O's", they do pack significant energy in a small package, and the taste is very good. They don't break as easy as some, and have a similar texture in h... |
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Jolt Gum I guess if I was going to give this a really fair shake I'd have consumed the whole pack. Unfortunately or fortunately 1/2 a piece was more than enough. The taste isn't there, and I do have ... |
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Big Agnes We had a short term need for a bag and pad we could use at Philmont, and the Scout was on a budget. We looked around and called Big Agnes. They had a demo bag come in the next day, and they called b... |
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WalMart Walmart really does have nice people in their outdoors department at our local establishment, who know a lot about the Coleman lanterns and stoves and shotguns / rifles and ammo and really try to hel... |
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Tarptent Cloudburst The Cloudburst 2 was my first tent from Tarptent. I like the design, and it holds up well in rain and wind. It sleeps 2 comfortably and sets up pretty easily with as few as 3 stakes. It weight a ha... |
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Sling-Light Chair w/ body and kneck rest I purchased 2 of these initially for a 2 week hike. In the store, it seemed like a pretty good idea during a quick checkout. It's less than 2 lbs, so one of the lighter camp chairs available. It do... |
