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Joe Figura (GrinchMT) - BPL Forum Member
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Re: Lending/Borrowing Gear The only thing I wont loan to someone are my clothes and my pack. If they are inexperienced, I wont loan my down bags or quilt either. Other than that, I'll loan whatever it takes to help a ... |
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Re: Insulated sleeping pad in summer For an entire summer I once used a 2 1/4 pound Thermarest Trail Comfort. 2 Inches thick, rated R5. I sleep warm and only once in awhile did I feel it was too warm, usually on hot muggy nights back ... |
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Re: Dogs Same here.. no issues with either my Rainshadows or Contrail. Have a 100lb Husky/Shepherd and a 50lb Karellian Bear/Border Collie mix. |
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Re: Canister @ Lori --- I do mostly FBC style cooking. It took some practice to know how long it took to boil a cup,two cups of water etc. I also set my fuel throttle on the stove at about 3/4's instead ... |
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Re: What have you changed your mind about? I think for me the biggest thing I have changed in the past 4 years are: #1 - If I'm not comfortable sleeping, my trip isn't comfortable. Therefore 1/4 inch ground pads and the like are ... |
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Re: Tent for 2 + dog We have 2 Rainshadows. Just bought a new one for this year. I'm 6'3" and my wife is 5' 2" - We have two dogs, a 100 lb Husky/Shepherd and a 50 lb Karellain Bear/Border Collie ... |
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Re: Platforms I've always carried a few finishing nails in case of problems with platforms. I use a small gerber multitool to take them back out the next morning. |
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Re: Tarptents I'm 6'3" and have no issues in any of the tarptent models. Currently we own a Contrail and Rainshadow 2. If I remember correct, all of the Tarptent models have 78 inch length floors th... |
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Re: Moonbow Moonbow is still in operation. I own one of their tarps. Being from New Hampshire I saw a couple people up in the whites with their gearskins packs. Interesting concept but not for me... |
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FS: New GoLite Force Black - Sz 13 Bump. -- $55 bucks includes shipping. Good deal, more than half price off. |
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Aquamira Frontier - Emergency Filter System When it comes to water filtration I am very hooked on my filter. However, I am slowly beginning to see value in other types of treatment as I try to get into the "lightweight" side of backpa... |
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Lite my fire firesteel scout firelighter Simply put, the flint part came right out of the plastic end and went right into the pile of ashes in the fire ring. We couldn't find it. Never got to light a fire with it. However, it was pretty ... |
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Golite Sun Dragon shoes After attending a clinic in Bozeman, MT in which Andrew Skurka and Ryan Jordan were presenting, I decided to give the Sun Dragons a look-see after Andrew Skurka showed up wearing a pair. I got them on... |
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Eastern Mountain Sports EMS was my dealer of choice while I lived in New Hampshire. The staff at the store in Nashua and Manchester were pretty top notch. You know you're on to something good when over the course of two ... |
