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Robert Perkins (rp3957) - BPL Guest
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All Forum Posts by Robert Perkins
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JMT logistics questions Rob, If you are doing the JMT in 10 - 12 days, I really don't see any reason to exit to Onion Valley or have packers re-supply you. One option is obscenely expensive, and the other is not reall... |
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"JMT logistics questions." You will love the JMT. 10 - 12 days is a reasonable length of time for the trip. As far as water goes along the way, you will find creeks, lakes or rivers all along the way so I wouldn't 's... |
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SEKI-One Week, 75 Miles Or so Still haven't received a PM, assume my 'long-shot' is a 'no-go', no worries! After talking it over with my hiking partners, we decided to stick with our original plan of hiking ... |
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SEKI-One Week, 75 Miles Or so Ken, I was away over Christmas. I wasn't sure if you were going to PM or I was supposed to. I will shoot you a PM later this evening. |
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Z-Pack Hex Solo Of course they are! Merry Christmas Bob and everyone else on BPL. |
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Z-Pack Hex Solo Here are a couple shots of the Hex Solo set-up with a few Christmas decorations. The ground was rock hard so I did'nt do the greatest set-up job ever, but it gives you an idea what it looks lik... |
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SEKI-One Week, 75 Miles Or so Ken, A 'shot in the dark' here, but if you have any interest in working out logistics for a vehicle swap so we could each do the HST one-way. You from the West, me from the East and set up ... |
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Using Your Pack As Your Bearbag This technique could lead to disaster in the Sierras. Not only would you lose your food, your pack would be gone or destroyed. It must not be an issue in Glacier, so knowing when and where to do wh... |
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FS : GoLite Jam Pack Sold and shipped. |
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FS : GoLite Jam Pack After all of the back and forth on the Member/non-member debate, my original post got pushed back. So consider this a "bump"! |
All Reader Reviews by Robert Perkins
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Zimmerbuilt Half-Dome, modified I have owned many packs with some features I liked and dis-liked on each one, so I decided to give the custom order pack method a shot. After a less than pleasant experience with Kooka bay, I went int... |
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Osprey Talon 44 I picked up this pack with my REI dividend and have been taking it for a lot of 'test-runs' in the hills and have come to really love it's fit. I have switched between trying out a SMD Swi... |
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Six Moons Designs 2011 Swift I have had a chance to do a quick test run of my new Swift pack with pocket hipbelt, and no stays. I am really impressed with how this pack rides! I loaded it up with about 20 pounds and took it for a... |
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KookaBay air mattress Edit - If I could, I would do two seperate ratings here. The pad would rate a 4, but customer sevice and response time would be a 1. I'll give it an average of 2.5. I got the pad and overall it... |
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MSR Mountain Safety Research HyperFlow microfilter At first I just loved this filter, it had all of the qualities of a good filter; fast pumping, compact, and light. I used it in the Sierra's, in clear water, following the backflushing instruction... |

