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All Forum Posts by Samuel C. Farrington
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EMP T-pole review Roger, I have a basement full of trekking poles in various states of assembly. It all came from reading BPL reviews and looking to find the ultimate poles. ALL of the twist-lock poles eventually ... |
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Off piste Jerry, Your post reminded me of the story about the contest to see who were the world's three oldest men. The first guy said he didn't drink, smoke, exercised regularly. Asked his age... |
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thinning silicone In the event silicone does dissolve in the Hexane or Toluene, please note that there are small respirator masks that are very good at filtering out volatile organics. They seal with rubber over th... |
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buying instead J R, One thing to watch is for the quality of the carbon. There is another pole thread on GEAR where the OP notes some "famous" carbon poles that sell for under $30 on Amazon. The ev... |
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WL tents Ross, "Sorry, the page you were looking for in this blog does not exist." Not to worry, I've read a ton of stuff on the WL's here, and from links here. The best link was to... |
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Cascade & etc poles G - From the Amazon reviews: " All 6 of the poles ended up breaking at some point during the trip,..." Sounds like pretty cheap carbon to me, and not a bargain for the low price. |
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Franco, If I understand you correctly, the thinner soup makes for faster application. That makes sense to me. The part about different consistencies for different parts of the tent kind of lost me thou... |
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Roger, Another one for the scrapbook. Thanks. |
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Kevin, This has happened to me lots of times with webbing and tape. Always do what Roger recommends above, and that usually works. If not, there is a little spring in my Kenmore in the bobbin mechanism ... |
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rain jacket Rocco, Lookng at David C's 2012 State of the Market report here the other night, it appeared that the RAB Pulse and Haglofs Ozo were the winners hands down. BUT, the Ozo is off the market, an... |
All Reader Reviews by Samuel C. Farrington
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Marmot Rockstar Pant These pants were purchased after trying a number of DWR, quick drying polyester and nylon products in search of lighter weight. However, all were very baggy, and none met the secondary goal of having ... |
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Mont Bell Ultra-Light Spiral Down Hugger #3 Long Bought this shortly after the BPL review came out. It was my first down bag since the 70's. The outstanding DWR treatment shown in the review persuaded me that a down bag might work for me agai... |
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Potable Aqua Iodine Drinking Water Germicidal Tablets It is a good emergency item, because, as already pointed out, it takes up almost no weight or space. It addresses both the crypto and giardia if one waits the recommended times. Should the main wa... |
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Sealskinz Ultra Grip Black Glove Tried them a few years ago for winter snowshoeing, which involved a lot of bushwacking. Clammy, wet, cold and eventually, frozen fingers. Just about anything else is better, even just leather. Am su... |
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Montbell Super Stretch Down Hugger #3 Used the reg (not super) version of this bag for three weeks; one on Maine's Grafton Loop Trail in June at altitudes up to 3K', and two in Colorado's Rawahs in August at altitudes up to 12... |
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Cocoon UL 60 Hoody and Pant I have not had any problems with the stitching, and have found the product to be reasonably warm for its very light weight. Pockets might have been nice for handwarming, but if it is really cold, I c... |
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Lorpen Trekking Extreme Coolmax Socks For anyone allergic to wool, or just looking for a fine coolmax sock, these are a good choice - 75% Coolmax, 15% Polyamide, 10% Lycra. Weight is 4.4 oz a pair in size Medium. They are a medium to he... |
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Remington RMHL2AAA-B While I have always used hang lights in camp instead of headlamps, ordered this item because of Keith's excellent review. Was pleased to note that the beam was as bright and more even than the Ph... |
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MSR Mountain Safety Research HyperFlow microfilter My understanding from this and other sites is that this filter is not effective after thawing once the element has been frozen. If this is not so, it would be helpful to have this corrected. Otherwi... |
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SnowPeak Gigapower LI The only drawback for this stove was the lack of a windscreen, such that it did not perform efficiently in windy conditions. The manufacturer's screen sold separately is stainless steel, and on th... |
