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Help me choose a new sleeping bag WM bags are unisex. My wife and I each have one of the awmirectangular microfiber shelled bags and she stays quite warm in hers. Yes, you can get left and right zip versions of all the bags. The... |
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6000cubic inch bag That's an incredibly large pack for anyone but Mountain Rescue....I only know of 4 packs that large (besides the GoLite already mentioned). Mountainsmith Phoenix..............5675 cubic inch... |
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Gear Room Jonathan: I've seen retailers that didn't have that much space....or as much gear. He who dies with the most gear, wins. |
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Gear Suited for Wet, Cold Weather Hiking I'll take the occasional bear encounter here in the Pacific NW over that lousy Highland weather any day! Come to think of it, we get our fair share of that stuff too. I remember (non too fon... |
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Bear Canisters dilemma Initially, one would think that anything approved by the SIBBG for use in the Sierras would automatically be approved elsewhere. NOT TRUE. SIBGG only has to contend with Black Bears, not Grizzly... |
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New Rule PP- See http://www.oregonfirearms.org/chlcentral This exchange took place on the Oregon Concealed Carry F forum recently: http://oregonconcealedcarry.com/ (Q) I'm from Vancouver, W... |
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New Rule: Guns Now Allowed in (some) National Parks PP - Oregon county sheriffs have the option (some will; others won't) to grant Oregon concealed carry permits to residents of the four contiguous states - WA, ID, NV, and CA. All others need... |
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Questions for Ye Rainbow / DR Users I have the Double Rainbow Discounting set-ups "for training and demonstration purposes".... Free-standing mode: Never - for 2 reasons: (1) an unstaked free-standing tent can eas... |
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New Rule: Guns Now Allowed in (some) National Parks If I read it right, your concealed permit has to have been issued by the state in which the National Park or Wildlife Refuge is located. Just because you have a permit from one state does NOT a... |
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aquamira Read Ryan Jordan's 2006 article "Backcountry Water Quality Techniques, Trends, and Paranoia". http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/backcountry_water_quality_tec... |
All Reader Reviews by Bob Bankhead
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Western Mountaineering The Company WM products are a 5+ WM the company does not sell direct, only through dealers, ergo end-user contacts would not be expected. Their printed catalogues do list their address and FAX and telephone nu... |
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Mountain House Lasagna with Meat Sauce I use a lot of Mountain House Pro Packs and as much as I like the flavor and texture of this item, I avoid it like the plague. The overwhelming downside is the cheese they use. It does NOT rehydra... |
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Mountain House Sweet and Sour Pork with Rice One of my favorite Mountain House meals, albeit a tad too sweet for my taste; too much pineapple, not enough sour sauce. Nonetheless, it makes a great motivator to get to a dinner spot when I know one... |
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Mountain House Precooked Scrambled Eggs with Bacon I tried these several years ago when they first came out - no bacon in them then. They were horrible! Like a previous reviewer said, virtually flavorless yellow sponges. Last year I noticed they ha... |
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Gossamer Gear Lightrek 4 Adjustable CF Trekking Poles I decided not to buy these when they first came out because fully closed they were too long to carry on my pack in checked baggage on the plane, and I really didn't want to hassel with the maili... |
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Six Moon Designs Gatewood Cape I just returned from 22 nights in the high Sierra on the PCT and JMT. I had two days of constant high winds in Onion Valley, with sustained gusts to at least 50 mph. My trusty Gatewood Cape flapped a ... |
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Six Moon Designs Traveler backpack We have TWO Traveler packs. Early in 2008, we were shopping for a new pack for my wife, who has a short 14-1/2 inch torso length. We drove out to Ron's house to try the SMD Essence, but it did not... |
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Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil Dry Sack In addition to silnylon, Sea to Summit also now makes their Dry Sack line in eVENT fabric, both with and without compression capability. evac Dry Sack: available in 3, 5, 8, 13, 20, 35, and 65 lite... |
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Therm-A-Rest Ridgerest This has been my "go-to" sleeping pad for many years on the PCT. I've tried a variety of others but keep returning to this little beauty. It does a great job of insulating one from th... |
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Aloksak O.P 12.5 x 20" I have found them to be quite effective in the Sierras the past two summers. I have a Bearikade Expedition, and if you're not careful, the metal edges around the latches can slice an OP sak wh... |
