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Ryan Jordan (ryan) - BPL Staff
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All Forum Posts by Ryan Jordan
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Potty Trowel as a Tent Stake Mike, so do you wait until the wind dies down before you p00p? |
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Stakes for Trailstar I have my TS pitched today in a good old fashioned Montana winter wind storm. We had gusts this morning to 70mph, but at my location, the max gust was only about 55mph. To deal with 50+ mph wind... |
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Trailstar Cuben vs. Sil @Mike: I hope the Cuben Trailstar is manufactured properly. Then, we can receive the weight saving benefits of Cuben while still having some good storm resistance. I haven't seen the Cuben TS y... |
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TrailStar Cuben vs. Sil David, To make a quality shelter from Cuben: (a) you understand how it behaves on the bias so you can take advantage of what little stretch it does have, and you can take advantage of fiber orie... |
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small tarps and bad weather Luke, I'm with you, but I didn't use to be. I used to think it was pretty awesome tearing through a storm under a poncho, or a small tarp. I still do so occasionally, but it's defini... |
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Re: Re: TrailStar Niche As long as the bottom edges are sealed (piled with snow), it bellows through the bottom of the shelter and doesn't affect it too much. I had the wind change direction on me, and this is what... |
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TrailStar Niche I've learned a lot since the field testing that went into this initial review, and have now had the shelter in heavy snows and high winds. This is a bad weather shelter. And a good one. More... |
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More Wind Stress Info I have another goodie, I think I'll just bury it in this thread for now :) How about knowing the tension forces at shelter stake out points in response to wind loading? Here's a graph of... |
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my *hopeful* list Of everything presented above, I'm most "hopeful" for the prospect of that nanomolecular coating on down fibers actually working. Chemists seem savvy, but I can't wrap my head aro... |
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Recommendation for Improvement on the Nemo Obi Elite 1P OK, I'll bite. How about dealing with the kyphosis on these tent designs? Is it me or do others find them ... aesthetically challenged? Not to mention the broadside sail it pitches into the ... |
All Reader Reviews by Ryan Jordan
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Jolt Gum You guys are rookies. Look at the times at which you are posting. I consumed four pieces of Jolt two hours ago and look at me, still going strong at 2 am. There is a weird flavor to it, but I ca... |
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Mike Clelland! GOO Energy Gel I've used Mike's, and made my own per his recipe. It's nasty. The color, I mean. Like a pukey green. But then again, that may very well provide some of its social appeal when hiking or skiing in... |
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Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) OK, I'm partial. I grew up in Seattle. For a kid who dreamed about the wilds endlessly, my Dad taking my family from our home in the burbs to Capitol Hill was a real treat for me. I have fond me... |
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Complete Walker by Colin Fletcher If you love to WALK and you haven't read this book then you are (1) not only missing out on a rite of passage that qualifies you to even claim that you're a backpacker, (2) but also ignoring what may ... |
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Black Diamond Winter Bivy I have a few Epic bivies, one from Oware, one from BD (Lightsabre) and one from Bibler (this one, the Winter Bivy). They are both great in the summer, especially in rainy weather, where the Epic treat... |
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ULA Equipment I've known Brian Frankle for a few years. Recently, Brian made backpacks for us for the Arctic 1000 expedition. He was very attentive to our feedback, delivered on time, made adjustments as needed, an... |
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Six Moon Designs Essence Welllll, I must say, I think PJ did a fine review above, but if you're looking for additional reading insight, I don't think I can follow up. I feel like the local coffee shop guitar player with a bad... |
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ULA Equipment Relay I love the Relay. It's my favorite pack for multi-day mountain running because it's so small (tucks into the lumbar) and shaped so well (hourglass) for running. Improvements could be made by adding... |
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Montrail Vitesse This is my go-to shoe for all of my longer unsupported/no resupply treks where I absolutely cannot have a shoe fail en route. I've worn through about six pair of Vitesse now, all of them had more t... |
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Inov8 Mudclaw O'330 Far and away my absolute favorite light shoe for what the Brit's call "fell running" but what I might call "tundra" trekking. It's great in soft ground (tundra, mud) but abysmal on trails and slickroc... |
