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Bill Fornshell (bfornshell) - BPL Lifetime Member
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Re: a piece of Cuben Hi, Years ago when I first started using Cuben Fiber it only came in 48" - 49" width. It is now made in 54". If someone has 49" width it may be some of the older Cuben ... |
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MYOG "gore" socks, I made mine out of Cuben I made mine to be both a VB and a waterproof sock. Waterproof Sock link |
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Re: JMT Record Attempts for 2010 Hi Aaron, Your starting date of 21 August also happens to be my 70th birthday. So good luck. I downloaded your gear list for this hike. When you mention what you are carrying I think on one... |
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Re: cowboy coffee If you want the "True" cowboy coffee you want to try some Arbuckles' - Ariosa Coffee. The coffee that won the West. USA - West that is. Link |
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Re: Where to place an inline filter in the line? "Water from a 3L Platypus Big Zip SL through a Sawyer 3-in-1 to whatever." Brett, The box your Sawyer Filter came in should have a "flow" rate on it. The filter is design... |
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Re: Poncho liners Hi, I used an Army Poncho in Vietnam back in 1967 - 1968 and 1970 -1971. I bought 4 in 1968 and still own three of them. I even had a full zipper sewn on one to make sort of a sleeping bag o... |
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Re: Re: Lightest Ever Getting under 3 pounds isn't that hard if you make your own gear or have the money to buy the really light gear. Sub 2 -lb, Oct AT Top row Left to Right: Pertex Quantum... |
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Re: Re: How does one sew Momentum Fabric Roleigh, All my sewing is done on one of two "Brother" low end sewing machines that I have. Give them a scrap to play with and just tell them to have at it. If they are any good they... |
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Re: Re: Re: Has anyone made a Cuben Fiber VBL suit? Hi Rusty, With my low hiking shoes I can get the pants on or off with the snaps closed if I take my time. You should make the legs just a bit wider if you don't want snaps or zippers The ... |
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Re: Has anyone made a Cuben Fiber VBL suit? Thanks Sam for posting the link to my Blog. Here is the BPL thread for the Cuben Footies: Cuben FootiesCuben Footies Link I also made a pair of Cuben Rain / VB Pants: Cuben Rain VB Pa... |
All Reader Reviews by Bill Fornshell
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BMW (BPL) UL 60 Balaclava Cocoon UL 60 Balaclava - Multi-Purpose - 5/5 I have had my Cocoon Balaclava since they first shipped. When I got it I was in the middle of several things and just looked it over, put it on, bless... |
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OR (Outdoor Research) During the planning for my AT Hike this coming January I got out my old OR Advanced Bivy. I had used it only a few times after I bought it about 10 years ago and wanted to have a good look at it set ... |
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BackpackingLight.com Premium Membership 1. Being able to have a picture and a little information about us all and a possible way to send a private email to other members. 2. A list of all our replies to threads in date order. This alone ... |
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Patagonia Dragonfly pullover I have to agree with everyone about the Patagonia DragonFly. I bought 2 on a close-out sale for $29.95 each. You can't hardly beat that for a really great piece of gear. |
