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Buck Nelson (Colter) - BPL Lifetime Member
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All Forum Posts by Buck Nelson
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Re: Re: Re: Is this stove - windscreen setup safe? Looks like a great idea to me, Jerry! |
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Re: Thanks for the input! A tent won't block the low arctic sun of "night" but it will make it a little darker which will help. Some people have virtually no issues sleeping when it's light outside as ... |
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Re: Waterproof AND Mosquito proof layer? I live in Alaska and I don't think I've ever used rain gear that wasn't mosquito proof. Personally I'd be comfortable with choosing appropriate rain gear and assuming it was mosquit... |
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Perceived vs. actual bear risk "1 in ten deaths is caused by inactivity http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/lazy-kill-physical-inactivity-responsible-5-millions-deaths-year-article-1.1116883" How many of th... |
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That happened ten years ago Attacks like that are rare enough that we have to recycle them over and over for years. In fact, I knew exactly what incident it was before reading about it. Fear of bears undoubtedly hurts peo... |
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One of the best links for backcountry deaths http://www.edarnell.com/Stats.htm Falls Hypothermia Drowning Natural Causes Avalanche Those seem to be the big ones, in order. I'm calling the "lost" fatalities hypothermia.... |
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Sometimes people "know" who stole their stuff, and they're wrong I'm uncomfortable with any "lynch those other hikers" mentality when, as far as I can tell, we don't even know it WAS other hikers. Balls wrote in his journal "While we hike ... |
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The Rockwell giardia paper is garbage Lots of hikers get giardia from water, and there are numerous studies to prove it. The "hygiene is a bigger issue" claims sound convincing but they are not backed up by data. If so, I... |
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Re: Yellowstone River Packrafting Very nice story and photos. That's cool that you did the upper reaches like that. Last summer I paddled the Yellowstone in a canoe from the Park to the Missouri. Two of us ran Yankee Jim in ... |
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You are welcome, German Tourist You had some good advice on your write-up. I plan to link to it on my site if it's OK. Good luck on your next adventures! |
All Reader Reviews by Buck Nelson
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Golite Pinnacle Pack On my recent Continental Divide Trail (www.bucktrack.com) hike I started out with a Golite Infinity pack. This was a very good pack but the material was too weak and ripped in several places. Golite q... |
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Six Moon Designs Lunar Solo I used the Six Moon Designs Lunar Solo on my thru-hike of the Continental Divide Trail, just completed a few days ago, www.bucktrack.com. I began this hike with the same Silshelter I used on the Appal... |
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Feathered Friends Rock Wren I bought this bag to use on the Appalachian Trail. I got it with a PTFE shell and a little extra down. Mine weighs 29 ounces. I have since used this bag a lot, including my traverse of Alaska in 20... |
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Bozeman Mountain Works Torsolite Pad I like to go as light as I reasonably can, but there are limits. For me this pad was too small. That's subjective, I know, but those looking at this pad should consider the size carefully. The wei... |
