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Ryan Jordan (ryan) - BPL Staff
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All Forum Posts by Ryan Jordan
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Welcome back Welcome back, Marcel. A stellar expedition in fine style. I love the shot of the little unexpected visitors. That alone makes me want to travel to Mongolia. Quite a contrast with the screamin... |
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SONY NEX-7 Rolling Review Update: Part 3 Now Online FYI |
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Backpacking on the Moon: A Trip Guide to Craters of the Moon National Monument Companion forum thread to: Backpacking on the Moon: A Trip Guide to Craters of the Moon National Monument |
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Black Diamond Axiom 40 Backpack Review Companion forum thread to: Black Diamond Axiom 40 Backpack Review |
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On-Trail Route Finding: When the Trail is Hard to Follow Companion forum thread to: On-Trail Route Finding: When the Trail is Hard to Follow |
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CAMP X3 600 Ski Pack Review Companion forum thread to: CAMP X3 600 Ski Pack Review |
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Thread Removed Until Further Notice This forum thread has been removed from public view until further notice while we research some of the claims and safety issues presented herein. |
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Nail stakes Nice long nails are my preferred stakes as well. They're heavy though. Does anyone make an 8+ inch long, 0.25" dia.+ Ti nail? |
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load stress in guylines Jason - I posted a sample graph of the type of data we are getting from load cells in another thread: Tension Forces in a Guyline Measured Using an Inline Load Cell (Graph) It's cool stuf... |
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tension stresses on stakes Those stresses are measured using load cells inline with the guy line. |
All Reader Reviews by Ryan Jordan
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Jolt Gum You guys are rookies. Look at the times at which you are posting. I consumed four pieces of Jolt two hours ago and look at me, still going strong at 2 am. There is a weird flavor to it, but I ca... |
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Mike Clelland! GOO Energy Gel I've used Mike's, and made my own per his recipe. It's nasty. The color, I mean. Like a pukey green. But then again, that may very well provide some of its social appeal when hiking or skiing in... |
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Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) OK, I'm partial. I grew up in Seattle. For a kid who dreamed about the wilds endlessly, my Dad taking my family from our home in the burbs to Capitol Hill was a real treat for me. I have fond me... |
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Complete Walker by Colin Fletcher If you love to WALK and you haven't read this book then you are (1) not only missing out on a rite of passage that qualifies you to even claim that you're a backpacker, (2) but also ignoring what may ... |
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Black Diamond Winter Bivy I have a few Epic bivies, one from Oware, one from BD (Lightsabre) and one from Bibler (this one, the Winter Bivy). They are both great in the summer, especially in rainy weather, where the Epic treat... |
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ULA Equipment I've known Brian Frankle for a few years. Recently, Brian made backpacks for us for the Arctic 1000 expedition. He was very attentive to our feedback, delivered on time, made adjustments as needed, an... |
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Six Moon Designs Essence Welllll, I must say, I think PJ did a fine review above, but if you're looking for additional reading insight, I don't think I can follow up. I feel like the local coffee shop guitar player with a bad... |
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ULA Equipment Relay I love the Relay. It's my favorite pack for multi-day mountain running because it's so small (tucks into the lumbar) and shaped so well (hourglass) for running. Improvements could be made by adding... |
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Montrail Vitesse This is my go-to shoe for all of my longer unsupported/no resupply treks where I absolutely cannot have a shoe fail en route. I've worn through about six pair of Vitesse now, all of them had more t... |
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Inov8 Mudclaw O'330 Far and away my absolute favorite light shoe for what the Brit's call "fell running" but what I might call "tundra" trekking. It's great in soft ground (tundra, mud) but abysmal on trails and slickroc... |
