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Robert Blean (blean) - BPL Premium Member

My Locale San Jose -- too far from Sierras
About Me Backpacking since winter camping meant an Army surplus poncho over a couple of feet of boughs (OK back then). Eastern winter mountaineering (lowest temp -40F). Traditional style Canadian canoe trips (tump lines, wanigan boxes, canvas/wood canoes). Now UL in the West.
CitySan Jose
StateCalifornia
CountryUSA

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All Forum Posts by Robert Blean

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Re: Re: how many calories per pound per day do you eat?
> To clarify, 1 pound per week is the commonly accepted safe amount of weight one should lose when dieting, etc. This rule of thumb is for normal in-town weight-loss diets. As far as I know,...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » how many calories per pound per day do you eat?
August 02, 11:47pm
Re: Hi Jerry
Roger, < As for eating on the run - what a waste of a beautiful outdoors. > We go for 2.5 hours then have a sit down and feed. > Coffee sometimes features as well. Much more pleasant....

In Editor's Roundtable » MYOG: Silnylon Backpack
July 31, 11:08pm
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: "Backpacker Going Lightweight"
Ephemeris data is a list of the "fudge factors" for each individual GPS satellite. Some are flying more perfect orbits than others. If your GPS receiver has been running continuously for ...

In Gear Lists » Backpacker Going Lightweight
June 10, 9:14pm
Re: Ursacks and Canisters
Thus, we always had a can to show and the Ursack was our little secret. It is not about what you can get away with, or how you can trick the rangers. It is about protecting the bears! I know...

In Gear Lists » gear list, JMT, solo, July
June 10, 8:54pm
Re: re Adjustable declination
Roger, Perhaps some find it either easier or more precise (even if not essential) to use a settable declination. Once the declination is set, the latter part of your Step 2 can be changed to re...

In Editor's Roundtable » Brunton 7DNL Compass Review
June 09, 6:30am
FYI: Zebralight nomenclature
To help anyone who has a hard time understanding how Zebralight names their lights, here is a key (unashamedly plagiarized from red02 and syncytial at Candlepower Forums in this posting): Type ...

In GEAR » FYI: zebralight nomenclature
June 07, 8:04pm
Re: Chocolate milk instead of sports drinks?
Following each run, the men drank either 16 ounces of fat-free chocolate milk or 16 ounces of a carbohydrate-only sports beverage with the same number of calories.Why is that any surprise? Carbohy...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Chocolate milk instead of sports drinks?
June 07, 5:21pm
Re: RE: headlamp
Maybe I will just buy several and see what sticks. If you do that, then please post a followup and let us know your observations. :))

In GEAR » Good headlamp for ME
June 05, 5:53pm
Re: iTP light
I couldn't find anything about the degree of waterproofness. Do the seals look robust? On the web page for the iTP A1, A2 and H01, the description includes "Water and Dust Resistant to IP6...

In GEAR » Ultra light flashlights
June 05, 2:42pm
Re: Re: Good headlamp for ME
The use scenarios you describe would have me limiting myself to lights with adjustable beams, which means either a diffuser lens or a multi-LED array. Which specific ones did you have in mind? ...

In GEAR » Good headlamp for ME
June 05, 12:21pm

All Reader Reviews by Robert Blean

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Sawyer In-Line Filter
Sawyer Point One Inline Water Filter (SP122) The filter Tony used in his gravity filter system (described above) is the SP121. Since then a newer version, the SP122, has come out. Both use the sa...

In Hydration - Water Treatment
March 05, 9:26pm