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Leavin' for Sweden! - Trip reports are starting to go up Trip reports from the inaugural Scandinavian UL Bloggers Meet-up in Sweden are starting to appear on the blogs of the participants so click on the links in the first post to find out how damp we got! |
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Leavin' for Sweden! - It's a go! Well, after a bit of a scare with Hendrik's flight getting cancelled late yesterday everything is back on track and we're heading for Sweden today. Vi snakkes! |
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inov8 roclite 315 vs. terroc 330 I have both models in use at the moment. The 315s are far narrower and are better suited to running for me. My 330s are all-day super-comfy with a much wider toe box. Hope that helps |
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Leavin' for Sweden! Just to let you know that tomorrow six UL enthusiasts from Scandinavia/Northern Europe will be converging in the Vålådalen national park in the Jämtland area of northern Sweden. We will spend 3 ... |
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Re: patagonia traverse. Patagonia Traverse +1 Sooooooooooooo ridiculously comfortable, light and long lasting. Edit: you can read my review of these pants from last year on my blog - http://thunderinthenight.blogspo... |
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Re: scissors Sometimes called 'pruning shears', 'hand pruners' or when I lived in England we called them 'secateurs'. Built my stove yesterday and it came out fine using these and a meta... |
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Light weight Duffle? The North Face now do the Flyweight Duffel, a lightweight version of their Base Camp Duffel. I saw them in a shop for the first time today: http://www.thenorthface.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/... |
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Re: 1 oz Mountain House packaging Robin at Blogpackinglight in the UK had a similar thought about the Real Turmat freeze dried meals and simply re-bagged each meal in lighter ziplock baggies. http://blogpackinglight.wordpress.co... |
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Re: One shell to rule them all In response to the OP's original quest for a "versitile, quick dry shell that would work for all of my outdoor activities... perhaps something with silnylon shoulders and hood, and Pertex ... |
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Re: WTB: BPL ultralight mosquito headnet ...or buy the MLD version. A whopping 0.2oz heavier mind... http://www.mountainlaureldesigns.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=37&products_id=66 |
All Reader Reviews by joe newton
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Allen and Mike's Backcountry Ski Book Pretty much the bible when it comes to winter backcountry travel and camping, and not just on skis. Knowledgeable, interesting, humorous and Mike's illustrations are cute and technically astute. ... |
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Terra Nova Laser Competition Couldn't agree more with the other reviewer. It's a cinch to set up and while there are a couple of obvious tiny compromises to keep the weight low (single zip on the door, etc) it really is a... |
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Thermarest Neo-Air I purchased the Short version of this much lauded/derided sleeping mat and have to say it proved to be nothing less than exceptional. I'm a smidge over 6 feet and around 190lbs and once I realised... |
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Inov-8 Debrisgaiter I agree with Sam's review above. The Inov-8 Debris Gaiter is almost perfect. The fit and functionality of the product was just what I was looking for when trail running and backpacking. Stretch... |
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Sea to Summit Alpha Light Spoon I swapped my previously beloved Primus folding Ti spork for the Alphalight spoon (long version) for a couple of reasons. The Alphalight is longer (no more messy knuckles when eating freeze-dried meals... |
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Montane Lite-speed I've been wearing this jacket for over a year now and it gets used maybe three times a week for hiking, backpacking, road and trail running. It is light, packable and just weather resistant enough... |
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Optimus (Brunton in US) Folding Ti Spork I already had a Light My Fire plastic spork which worked perfectly well, weighed next to nothing, cost a couple of quid but kept getting lost in my food/cooking bag. When I was looking to 'streaml... |
