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John Brochu (JohnnyBgood4) - BPL Forum Member
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Re: Best BBL (bear bagging line) for ~10lbs food. I'm very happy with the cord MLD sells for bear bagging. It will handle 10 pounds easily. It's a bit slippery when trying to pinch it off up high for tying the clove hitch, but that slipper... |
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Re: FS: NUNATAK Arc Specialist custom order FYI member Henry Blake has a recent WTB post for a Specialist. It's on page 2 right now. |
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Re: Tall eVent rain jacket? Although ID dosn't do custom work I think they have a model with a much longer body than the DIAD. I think it's the Thruhiker model. |
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Re: Re: Re: Lightest rain pants Joe Valesko made me a cuben rain skirt that weighs 0.8oz and it works awesome. I wear my hiking shorts under it cause it's a little, shall we say, provative if I don't. |
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Re: tropical gear list Did the organizers provide you with a generic list of personal gear you are required to bring? If so, post it here and then I'm sure people could suggest specific lightweight items for each ite... |
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Re: Re: MLD No problem Ben - I actually think I first learned about it here on BPL. One note: I've read that some brands are thicker and some thinner than the GG stuff. If you do a search there is a pos... |
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Re: PCT Method Mod.? You may have issues with the cord fraying, melting, or breaking - all depending on the type of material the cord is made from, the diameter of cord you use, the weight of the food bag, and how quic... |
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Re: Re: Making a Wider Polycro Groundsheet >>>but I don't believe polycro and window insulation film are the same.<<< I think you're wrong, but it would be nice if someone could confirm for sure either way bec... |
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Re: Making a Wider Polycro Groundsheet It depends on what you mean by wide, but you can buy fairly wide sheets of polycryo at the hardware store/home depot. It's sold as window insulation kits. They sell them wide enough to cover bi... |
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Re: Re: Re: cuben quilt Sorry Steven, I think mine has you beat at 10.4oz since I only got 1.5" of loft. It might go up for sale though because I'm not sure I can get used to the vapor barrier system. |
All Reader Reviews by John Brochu
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zpacks Company I first bought a Blast 18 which is now my go to pack for extended weekend trips. Since then, Joe has made me a custom cuben fiber cat tarp, a custom cuben fiber rain skirt, and a custom stake bag. ... |
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ULA Conduit Used this pack on 5 or 6 overnight trips ranging from one night to 7 nights and a base weight ranging from 8 to 12 pounds. The pack is outstanding. It carried well up to 28 pounds. The hip belt po... |
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Sierra Designs Isotope Jacket 2007 I bought this jacket a while back mostly to bring on longish alpine routes as a wind/emergency rain jacket. I've only actually used it climbing once, but have carried it up several climbs in my ha... |
