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Greg Mihalik (greg23) - BPL Premium Member

My Locale Colorado
About Me Hiker, biker, skier.
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All Forum Posts by Greg Mihalik

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Re: Energy dense food for hiking
For high intensity hikes Start Here. For trail hiking 20 to 25 miles a day I rely on bars and junk food. PowerBar's "Harvest" line has a good amount of protein and work well for...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Energy dense food for hiking
February 24, 8:21am
Grand Canyon Trip Report: Lessons Learned -Flying Tents, Ursack Minor Failures, LT4 Repairs
Four of us spent 7 days in the Grand Canyon hiking down Bright Angle to Phantom Ranch, then up and east on the Tonto, and out on Grandview. Nighttime lows were between 30° and 35°. We reached a ...

In GEAR » Grand Canyon Trip Report: Lessons Learned -Flying Tents, Ursack Minor Failures, LT4 Repairs
February 23, 5:47pm
Re: Boots, shoes, and knee support
Muscles support knees. Often when a knee "flares" the vastus medialis (inside and just above the knee) drops out resulting in poor petellar tracking. Sit on the floor with your legs ex...

In GEAR » Boots, shoes, and knee support
February 12, 7:43am
Re: RE: Grand Canyon rim-to-rim-to-rim hike opinions/information needed
In that travel zone you can only camp in designated areas, not At Large, and there is nothing else between Cottonwood and the North Rim campground.

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Grand Canyon rim-to-rim-to-rim hike opinions/information needed
February 11, 2:09pm
Gossamer Gear LT4 Locking Problems?
While doing a pre-hike gear-check I discovered why my LT4s where suddenly giving me locking problems. In 4 years of use and abuse they have been solid and reliable. But then - Yat-te-Hey? C...

In GEAR » Gossamer Gear LT4 Locking Problems?
February 11, 12:37pm
Re: Re: Re: Another Ride...
True. But probably more off-road riding than the GDR ;-)

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Ride the Divide on Netflix
February 11, 10:30am
Re: Another Ride...
Not a flick, but it won't put you sleep.

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Ride the Divide on Netflix
February 11, 9:26am
Re: Is that a new Evernew Pot?
'cause if it is you Didn't remove a Teflon coating.... "EVERNEW Non-Stick Coating uses Non-Teflon, Silicon based ceramic coating...."

In GEAR » Removing non-stick coating from Evernew
February 10, 9:21pm
Re: Source for UL Precription Sunglasses or Lenses
The biggest challenge (aside from sorting through the Zenni site) is getting you "pupilary distance". And if you are doing bifocals you need "near" and "far". I was...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Source for UL Precription Sunglasses or Lenses
February 10, 6:50pm
Re: Spam?
Casey, Please post a link or a photo. I'd like to see how it works. Thanks. g. edit: looks like "dueling keyboards"..... Thanks for putting in the link.

In Photography » Useful piece of gear for a lightweight tripod solution
February 10, 12:54pm

All Reader Reviews by Greg Mihalik

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Therm-a-Rest Neoair
This rating reflects use below 40° F. For summer use it could go much higher. I have wanted to try the Therm-A-Rest Neoair (72"), hoping it would be both light and warm. I've been thr...

In Sleeping Pads - Inflatable
April 18, 10:35am
Petzl e+LITE
Just to get my experience into this thread here is a ...

In Lights - Flashlights & Headlamps
December 02, 7:00pm
Alpkit CarbonLite
Poor packing on my part resulted in a TD 12-10 stove getting a little squashed. I straightened it out as best possible and continued to use it for 8 more days, with no discernable loss of functionali...

In Trekking Poles
June 09, 6:23pm