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James Lantz (jameslantz) - BPL Forum Member
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Rain Jacket I love my GoLite Virga. Very simple, very effective, very inexpensive, & very light at 7 oz. |
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Be Prepared, Not Equipped Brad, I appreciated your thoughts very much, especially the admonition not to think of ourselves as superior to the traditional crowd. Our job is to be ambassadors, educators, & enablers for... |
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Trekking pole baskets Mike, I have set my Sublite up with both GG Lightrek 4's & REI Peak UL's (Komperdell)with the baskets attached & have had no problems with them even in strong winds. The baskets... |
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Coumadin advice Peter, The coumadin certainly does have a tremendous bearing on your injury. Had the muscle tear been severe, one would have expected severe swelling & bruising so the degree of bruising you ... |
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What is this injury? Peter, Your injury appears to be a torn biceps brachii muscle. From the appearance on the photograph, it appears to be at the belly of the muscle with residual blood tracking to the elbow due to... |
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Waterproof Comp vs. "regular" Comp Something that was not made clear in the review is that there are 2 types of Comps. Both of the black color Comps are said to be waterproof & my friend has a pair of these. I suspect the mate... |
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Gossamer Gear Gorilla Backpack Review Kent, thank you for the suggestion. I may also try substituting extra socks or gloves for the stock foam padding. Paul, you might want to look at the Mariposa Plus which is similar to the Goril... |
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Gorilla Backpack Review Yep, here in the Southeastern USA we call it "air you can wear!" ;) |
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Gorilla Observations Thanks for an excellent review of the Gorilla. Just a few remarks concerning some questions & observations. I have used a small NeoAir pad in the pad sleeve partially inflated & found tha... |
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Bulging Pack Which of the stay styles are being used?; the older straight stays or the newer curved stays? I never used the straight stays because they did seem to pull the top of the Mariposa Plus back from t... |
All Reader Reviews by James Lantz
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Gossamer Gear I experienced corrosion of one of my Lightrek poles' threaded aluminum bolts which holds the rubber expander to lock the 2 halves of the pole together. This made it impossible to use the pole. Af... |
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Titanuium Goat Ptarmigan Bivy This is a well made, economical, & versatile bivy. However, when used with a 72" NeoAir pad it is very tight in the foot area to the point of being very uncomfortable. I am 6'1", 2... |
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Golite Versa Force Brian, Thanks for your excellent initial impression discussion on the Versa Force. I owned two pair of these, one for the trail & one for my practice hikes around my hilly neighborhood. I found t... |
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Osprey Exos 34 Large I recently received the Exos 34 & had my first opportunity to use it on a day hike, though I had it loaded with the gear I will use on a 4 day hike on the AT around Labor Day, including food &... |
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Thermarest Neo-Air I've spent a total of 5 trail nights on the NeoAir short. It weighs 9 oz on my scales. Very comfortable down into high 40's. Haven't had the opportunity to test lower temps yet. I'... |
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Gossamer Gear Lightrek 4 Adjustable CF Trekking Poles Absolutely the best trekking poles I have ever used! I've got over 100 trail miles on them including 60 miles this past weekend on the AT from Standing Indian campground to Fontana Dam N.C. This... |
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Montbell UL Down Inner Jacket This is one of my most indispensible articles for cold weather backpacking. When coupled with a lightweight baselayer & a lightweight waterproof shell layer like the GoLite Virga, I have been warm... |
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Montbell U.L. 90 Sleeping Pad U.L. 90 I just received the Montbell UL 90 pad & pillow today. It is about 6" longer than the GG closed cell foam pad I usually use. It fits perfectly, when folded into thirds, into the external sl... |
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Trail Designs Caldera Stove I agree with the previous posts about the merits of the Caldera Cone. So much lighter than my Primus Technotrail II! I simply roll up the cone & place it in my Snowpeak 600 Ti mug. Then, place t... |
