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Keith Selbo (herman666) - BPL Forum Member
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All Forum Posts by Keith Selbo
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curious I'm curious as to your motivation. Cost, performance, personal challenge? Shoes are way beyond my skill set, but I am currently experimenting with reinforcing the toes of running shoes with ... |
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home made gear outings I take my 4oz titanium wood stove, my pot cozy, my 3.5 oz camp sandals and my mintyboost rechargeable 5V USB supply for charging my MP3, GPS, Camera and Phone. It also powers my stove fan when I us... |
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Gas Permeability I don't know of any plastic that isn't gas permeable to some extent and it doesn't take much to alert a bear-sized olfactory organ. You need a metalized film bag to prevent oxygen from... |
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What I have plus a few observations HH hyperlite. I swapped out the asym tarp for the HH tarp-cape. It's a great combination. Weighs little, cost's much (but worth it IMHO). I hang my pack from the suspension line at th... |
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sling chair My Hennessy Hyperlite hammock doubles as a sling chair. It's one of the many reasons I love hammock camping. Free chair, and more comfortable than the folding backpacking chairs. |
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six o' one, half dozen o' tother I downloaded the spreadsheet from this site and computed some curves. I don't have the numbers anymore, but the difference between a centenary with a 6 in displacement over 8' and the arc... |
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When rolling your lip ... ... it helps to anneal the aluminum so it doesn't crack. Quickly rotating the lip in the flame of a gas range, (or your cannister stove) until the metal takes on a hazy caste will do the trick... |
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Two years below the tarp I've been hanging under my Hennessey Hyper-lite Backpacker's asym tarp for two years. I converted to the asym tarp-cape (same size & shape) as soon as it came out. Neither ever let me... |
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make yer own toe protection You've found the most comfortable hiking shoes ever, but when you try them on the trail, you find they offer abysmal toe protection. It takes a year to grow back your toenails. What will you ... |
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Did robbing liquor stores get too dangerous? Selling a knife for $100 makes mugging people look like honest work. |
All Reader Reviews by Keith Selbo
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Osprey Exos 58 I bought this pack for the loads imposed by longer hikes which exceed the comfort capacity of my GG Mariposa. The decision to buy was a long time coming because the 58 weighs a pound and two ounces mo... |
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Hennessy CAT CAPE PONCHO RAINFLY Product: CAT CAPE PONCHO RAINFLY Manufacturer: Hennessy Hammocks Weight: 9 oz. Price: $89 This Rain fly replaces the stock fly on a number of Hennessy models including the Hyperlight Backpack... |
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Hennessy Hammock Asym I reviewed the hyperlight backpacker elsewhere, but I wanted to comment on the review above that said it's necessary to tighten the ropes after lying in the hammock. This hasn't been my exp... |
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SteriPen Adventurer Price: $90 Weight: 3.6 oz Capacity: 50 l. per set of CR12... |
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Bearikade Expedition First, I'll round out the product info of the first review with the dimensions: 9" dia. by 14". Pricey is an understatement. I surveyed bear canisters (see below) and this canister is ... |
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Western Mountaineering Flight Jacket The first reviewer in this thread summed up just about everything pretty well. I'd have opted to pay the fraction of an ounce weight penalty for a higher collar to avoid the inconvenience of usin... |
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Hennessy Hammocks lightweight hammock shelters For starters, they have some fantastic promotions. I got a Scout model free with my Hyperlight Backpacker. I gave it my daughter and she loves it. When I bought a Hyperlight for my wife, another ... |
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Backcountrygear.com When the wrong Western Mountaineering jacket model arrived (They sent me a Flash when I'd ordered a Flight) they overnighted me the Flight jacket and a return label for the Flash. I like a compan... |
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Remington RMHL2AAA-B Serious Competition For the EOS Manufacturer's Specifications ... |
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Glad SimplyCooking Microwave Steamer Bags I use these bags for baking all the time. Usually muffins for breakfast. Put the mix in the bag, roll it up and secure it with a rubber band so mix doesn't leak out the vents. When it's time... |
