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James Marco (jamesdmarco) - BPL Lifetime Member

My Locale Finger Lakes
About Me Backpacker, hiker, cannoer, fisherman, since 1960 or so, now retired. I enjoy being outdoors and vary my gear to match what I am doing, where I am going, and who I am going with. I mostly head into the Adirondacks.
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CityIthaca
StateNew York
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All Forum Posts by James Marco

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Light Weight Candy?????
Most candy is sugar based. Not very calorie dense. For example, 2oz of plain old Life Savers or gum drops has about 210 calories. About 1.1oz of olive oil has about the same calories. Even chocolat...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » LW Candy!?
July 29, 11:09am

Re: Re: Re: Seems safe
"Do you refer to an alloy or a coating? Those are two completely different things." Anodized coatings and normal cook coatings are indeed two different things. In either case, titanium o...

In GEAR » Titanium Cookware Help...
July 27, 5:26am

Re: Seems safe
"Anodized titanium will have titanium dioxide deposited." I agree. Pure titanium will do that. Unfortunatly, pots and pans commonly have aluminum alloyed into them. Often the coating is ...

In GEAR » Titanium Cookware Help...
July 26, 4:07pm

Pertex is OK.
I use a Pertex bag in the ADK's which seems fine. It seems to shed water pretty well on those occasions I happen to get a bit wet, but, still allows any sweat and water vapor to escape pretty w...

In GEAR » Feathered Friends bag using Pertex instead eVent-Which one to get?
July 26, 8:19am

Re: Bear Vault in the Dacks
Bear Vaults are allowed in the High Peaks, just not recommended. Only one bear has figured out how to open them, Yellow-Yellow. The DEC has, reasonably, decided not to change regulations for a sing...

In Gear Swap » Rent a Bearikade????
July 26, 8:15am

Great tip about sleeping under the stars, but not in the ADK's!
Mike, I have no doubt that sleeping under the stars is great. Many times I have set up the tarp and simply laid down to take a nap only to wake up at midnight to hang the bear bag and dig my bag ou...

In Editor's Roundtable » Ultralight Tip of the Week
June 22, 8:48am

Advice from the ul Flyfishers
I have been known to bring in a Ross pack rod (5 weight with 4 weight forward line.) A box of about 50 flies, nymphs and streamers, a small pack of sinkers, some floatant, 4 spools of tippet(9x,7x,...

In GEAR » Advice from the ul Flyfishers
June 21, 4:29am

Re: 1L water bag
Many dry bags work fine for gathering water. Turn them inside out before filling them. This also means that the extra weight of a good drybag (eVent, or, PU coated) is offset by not having to carry...

In GEAR » looking for a water "bag"
June 20, 8:13am

Cedarlands BS Camp, Adirondacks
I will be leaving for 7 weeks on June 23, 2011 at Cedarlands BS Camp. I will be instructing Canoe Building there. Any comments or helpful hints would sure be apreciated! TIA!

In Backpacking Light with Scouts » Cedarlands BS Camp, Adirondacks
June 19, 12:21pm

Re: Boundary Waters Canoe Area
Sounds and looks like you guys had a great trip!

In Post-Trip Reports » Boundary Waters Canoe Area
June 19, 7:02am

All Reader Reviews by James Marco

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Klymit Inertia X Frame
I picked up a Xframe (full size) a couple weeks ago. I took it out for 5 nights last weekend with my daughter, Brenda. I had a good trip but was unimpressed by the pad. I tried various techniques with...

In Sleeping Pads - Inflatable
July 07, 5:16am

gossamer murmur
I have used the old GG G5 pack for well beyond a servicable lifetime. Patching, reinforcing, and repatching...it finaly died and I replaced it with a 2012 Murmur, one of the first off the production l...

In Backpacks - Frameless
December 25, 6:06pm

Trail Designs Caldera Stove
Great little piece of gear. Light, easy to use, miserly on fuel. Keeps the heat in on the pot and does a great job of boiling water. I will complain that it does not let enough heat out sometimes......

In Stoves - Alcohol
December 07, 3:50am

Thermarest Neo-Air
The NeoAir is a good pad, with a fantisticcall price. I have a medium which just fits me at 5'9". I usually inflate this fully while setting up camp, giving it a couple of breaths before slee...

In Sleeping Pads - Inflatable
December 07, 3:22am