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Re: WTB Bushbuddy Stove I don't think I'll ever sell mine, but if you call the guy in Canada that makes them or email him he responds. He is a regular guy like Henry Shires, Ron Moak, Van Peski and even that pesk... |
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Re: Tent vs. Tarp Being a beginner at the gear side of all this, and pushing for low weight, I am trying out tarps. But, there is no question in my mind that push come to shove I would go straight to a Henry Sh... |
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Re: Re: what's wrong with vargo titanium nail stake? I just ordered some of these (the older heavier model, probly out of empathy or) out of fear they would no longer be available, because -- just learning about tarps and poncho tarp shelters the sta... |
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Re: Re: Re: Modifying an existing pack Aaron, I tried the inside fix and it doesn't seem to work if the stress on the material is coming from the outside -- thus, the garbage bag cover idea, which has worked but the garbage bag g... |
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Re: RBH VaprThrm NTS-Shirt&Pants Bill F., Thanks for the insight on the RBH gear. If I read it right they are like a heavy duty windshirt type of product that might mean carrying the VaprTherms NTS and only one other base laye... |
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Re: Timex Helix Watch email sent. Hi Not So Crazy P. bd |
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Re: Modifying an existing pack I have struggled with similar issues in evaluating and wanting to improve my pack. My solution was to buy a second pack of the same type on sale, for a backup. Aside from that method of dealing w... |
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Re: Osprey Talon 33 Backpack REVIEW I love the Osprey packs, but the photo of the Talon 33 looks like it "hangs low." Is that the case or is it just a photo angle or moment before it is lifted up on the back? bd |
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Re: Re: 3000 Calorie Reserve Ideas At about 250 calories per ounce lard isn't a bad choice for a "reserve". But I would go with peanut butter at about 200 -220 per ounce, and neither butter or lard were I seriously go... |
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Re: Podcast: Andrew Skurka in the Nation's Icebox It is so good to hear Skurka on the trail telling about the trek. Since we, my partner and I, are new at learning about cold weather hiking and camping he both gives the warnings (love the stateme... |
All Reader Reviews by b d
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Northern Lites Snowshoes Elite 25"x8" 36 oz. These are the "medium" length lightweight snowshoes made... |
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The Mountaineers "Hypothermia, Frostbite and other Cold Inuries" J. Wilkerson, M.D. Ed. I found this book at the U.S. Forest Service office for the Shasta-Trinity Forest in Mt. Shasta, CA. It is a great introduction to the topic with a good blend of scientific and technical info mixed w... |
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BackpackingLight.com The Gear Shop is great. They send emails when you order to confirm, and let you know when the gear and order is shipped and complete. The gear arrives quickly and is exactly what it is described as.... |
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Adventure Medical Kits Heatsheets Emergency Bivvy This was actually my first bivy sack. It worked when tested and I ended up giving others to friends to put in their cars. 
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Lazr NANO Titanium Tent Stakes I also just bought these and tried them out. The previous reviewer is correct about being careful in using them. You can see them and read about them at: http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/b... |
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Feathered Friends Rock Wren II (P-BPHAL shell, no longer made) I got this bag through a referral here on the member forums to someone who wanted to sell a Rock Wren by Feathered Friends. I was looking for one in the used gear market because it is a kind of '... |
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Northern Lites Snowshoes Elite Racers 20" x 8" 34 oz. These snowshoes rank in the top items I ordered last year, while I learned about and tried out gear to go from heavy or normal weight, to Light, and now to a solid UL packing and trekking system. Fro... |
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OR GoreTex Bivy, outdated not made any longer This gets a 5 even though it is outdated because for what it is at its weight (created in the early 1990s mind you), at around 1.5 lbs. or 24 oz. (with pole and netting), and for what it does and what... |
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Jif Extra Crunchy Peanut Butter After checking out the organic peanut butter, with oil the on top because it separates when sitting, I decided the best alternative was a jar full of calories which would stay in its original conditio... |
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NEOS Trekker overshoe I first read about these here at BPL. My quandary was whether to wear heavy insulated snow boots for getting around the neighborhood, and then, if I was going snow shoeing and backpacking what would ... |
