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Jim MacDiarmid (jrmacd) - BPL Lifetime Member
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Re: Another trip ideas thread: Western US 5-7 days in September I spent one night heavy weight backpacking in the Olympics in 1998. I believe I went up Hurricane Ridge and down to Angel Lake. My pack was again in the 45lb range, and it was a backpack that con... |
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Alcohol and the boiler I'm interested as well. One of the things that gave me pause about getting one(before the moving expenses) was that I aspire to camp in places that often don't allow wood burning. For exa... |
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Re: Grand Canyon backpacking route (4 days, 3 nights) - would love suggestions! I'm looking at a Grand Canyon trip myself from Sept 16-25, so I'm reading all these suggestions with interest. I did the South Rim to Cottonwood to Phantom and back out 10yrs ago, and I... |
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Re: west in mid-Sept Dave, thanks for the suggestions. Where in Southern Utah should I possible look to go? I looked at rental cars out of SLC and Las Vegas and I could get one and that time for $22-$25/day. If ... |
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Terramar Silk. I have Terramar Silk long underwear that I've used as a base layer before. They can be found for $20 per + shipping on Sierra Trading Post, or you can sign up for their newsleter and get daily... |
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Re: Missed out too +1 on wishing I had the funds at the time to get one of these. (stupid unexpected moving expenses) I even did the math and when used aa a canteen it would've only been about a 1-2oz weight pen... |
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SMD Starlite, GG Gorilla, HGM Windrider, Osprey Exos It all depends on the volume you need. I own both the Gossamer Gear Gorillafor 3-season backpacking 1-3 nighters(BPL review here) and the voluminous SMD Starlite for winter camping and longer 3-se... |
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Another trip ideas thread: Western US 5-7 days in September I’m hoping the hivemind of BPL can help me short-cut some the research process, narrow things down a bit as it were, as I’m moving in the next month and time-crunched and while mid-September 3 ... |
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Re: WM Summerlite or Nunatak Arc Specialist I owned a Summerlite and then got a Arc Specialist off Gear Swap. I liked them both, but went with the Specialist. Temperature Summerlite - At 35 degrees, I had to unzip and quilt in order ... |
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Re: +1 "Mlifers Unite:)" My head was spinning from reading through this thread so when I got to the comment above, my eyes went a little dyslexic and I saw a much different word before 'U... |
All Reader Reviews by Jim MacDiarmid
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Gossamer Gear I ordered a Gorilla backpack from Gossamer Gear. It's my first venture into UL packs. I ordered a medium, and after trying it on for a few days and not finding it completely comfortable, I worri... |
