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Richard Lyon (richardglyon) - BPL Lifetime Member
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All Forum Posts by Richard Lyon
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Tenkara v Spin Yuri, You'll cover much more water and catch many more fish with a spinning rig, which allows easy casting with no back cast, very important in many mountain lakes that have heavy trees righ... |
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Holy Cross Wilderness Another +1 - great country. I also second the notion of a fishing setup. Richard |
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Backcountry spin fishing F M, I am a dedicated fly fisherman, but it's on my list to get a reasonably lightweight spin set-up for high country trips. Too many lakes with trees right to the shoreline and no backcast ... |
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Backcountry fishing F M, Oversimplifying greatly, you have three categories to choose from: Tenkara, traditional flyfishing, and spin fishing. Which you select should turn on where you'll be fishing, why you... |
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WM sequoia Great, great bag, I've been using mine for over twenty years. Go for this, somebody. Richard |
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Torres del Paine Brad, if you are going to Chile the Paine Circuit, or other treks in the Torres del Paine, are a must. Even the Torres won't be very crowded in any season other than summer. Richard |
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Raft or wetsuit Tor, If you are crossing with your gear, it'll have to be a raft. And I doubt a wetsuit would keep you from freezing for as long as you'll be in the water. A drysuit maybe, but I doubt t... |
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donations Don't get me started on Sierra Club |
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Donations I normally donate gear I can't sell to the US Forest Service or one of its affiliates such as the Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation. With all the trail maintenance and related work that they d... |
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Spin v Tenkara Kevin, In lakes spinning gear allows you to cover much more water than any flyfishing setup, at no cost in surface v subsurface action. You can always attach a ginked dry fly to your spinning ri... |
All Reader Reviews by Richard Lyon
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Introduction to Packrafting September 2009 A great way to spend three days, and a great course. Four instructors for eight students (difficult to improve on that ratio), all of them knowledgeable, friendly, and good at instructing. Great scen... |
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Nunatak Alpinist I don't doubt what the other reviewers have said, and I'd be upset at not getting what I expected after paying custom prices. My experience has been just the opposite, however. I have sever... |
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Feathered Friends Customer Service FF's customer service has been exemplary. I've bought two bags and a down jacket over the years (and sale stuff for others) and the telephone reps have gone out of their way to help. Most rece... |
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Mountain Gear My only problems with Mountain Gear are website-related. I've had gear shipped to the wrong address and once or twice been unable to complete an order online. But it's easy to get a live (and ... |
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Exped Downmat 7 Drawbacks - You need to inflate it with its bellows, and (1) the bellows will slip off the port for inflation very easily; (2) it's tough to close the port after inflating without losing some infl... |
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Patagonia Everything I've ever purchased from Patagonia has been high quality and functional, and I've been buying for years and years. On the few occasions when I've had a question or a problem, Cu... |
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Backcountry.com Backcountry.com shows how customer service should be in the Internet era. A human being is easy to reach on orders and comes back with informed answers on technical questions. Free shipping on orders ... |
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Rainy Pass (Gear Repair) I have used Rainy Pass for repairs (torn mesh, zippers) and customization (adding windows to tents. Each time I have received knowledgable advice and an accurate (and reasonable) quote from a telephon... |
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Wild Things Gear Customer Service I don't doubt Joan's report - bad things occasionally happen even with great companies - but I'm surprised because my experience has been just the opposite. Latest experience is a good exa... |
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SteepandCheap.Com SteepandCheap.Com If you find something you need or just have to have the prices can't be beat. I recently skied with someone who works for backcountry.com (owns SAC) who said that its prices are lower than what an... |
