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Michael Ray (topshot) - BPL Lifetime Member

My Locale Midwest
About Me Middle aged hiker (rarely so far) that wants to encourage his 15 yo Scout and his 6 yo brother to backpack lightweight.
StateIndiana
My Website URLhttp://www.youtube.com/user/topshotrhit
My PDF Gear ListMaroon Bells - August 2011

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Re: Pictured Rock in April
Any update on this? I need to get our spring break trip planned.

In Pre-Trip Planning » Pictured Rock in April
January 30, 8:52pm
Train shuttles?
Bueller?

In Pre-Trip Planning » Train shuttles
January 30, 8:50pm
Re: an issue when starting from Yosemite
If you start from Yosemite, then you will need a permit from Yosemite and those are much harder to get.

In Pre-Trip Planning » Hiking Sierra's: newbie confused with the permit system
January 29, 7:59pm
Re: No groundsheet
+however many to no groundsheet. If you're often in volcanic or desert areas where there's lot of sharp stuff the polycryo may help a bit. I use it for my tarp (no floor), but not my tarptent.

In GEAR » Help buying ground sheet
January 29, 6:54pm
Most nights error?
Seems to be an issue with Most Nights as well - only 1 person with 1 night when several have done tens of miles so far this year?

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Trip logging for 2013
January 29, 6:48pm
Re: Yosemite permits - still confused
You should only have to deal with Yosemite if you want to hike Half Dome while you're passing through. Though it is curious why those dates that far out are full before you can even apply. S...

In Pre-Trip Planning » Hiking Sierra's: newbie confused with the permit system
January 29, 2:41pm
Re: Cost to ship internationaly
Velimir, It varies by country (sometimes by a lot). I just randomly picked Poland and the first class shipping cost is a little over $15 US if done online. Anything else would not be worth it. ...

In Gear Swap » PIF / Dirt Cheap Down Jackets / Vests
January 29, 2:04pm
Re: PIF / JCPenney Down Jackets / Vests at cost + ship
I could do a similar offer as Jared if he runs out of a size you want. I did not happen to notice vests at my store but didn't look real hard either. They had maybe 10 jackets left in 2XL and 3...

In Gear Swap » PIF / Dirt Cheap Down Jackets / Vests
January 29, 12:54pm
Train shuttles
Is there any place other than Durango/Silverton and possibly the Big South Fork in KY that you can use a train to shuttle back to your vehicle?

In Pre-Trip Planning » Train shuttles
January 27, 12:20pm
Re: Ground Sheet Required
> Interesting to note as well, is that Zpacks listing indicates a ground sheet is required with the netting floor. Ah, I was wondering how you kept all the mud and debris from collecting on t...

In GEAR » Pyramid tent with netting floor
January 27, 12:03pm

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