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Kevin Egelhoff (kegelhoff) - BPL Forum Member

My Locale Southern Cal
About Me Hiking for about 10 years now. First started carring a 80+ pound pack and now I'm down to about 18 lbs. for a five day trip!
CityEncinitas
StateCA
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All Forum Posts by Kevin Egelhoff

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Re: Re: Best 15-20 Degree bag for the Weight? WM UltraLite? Hummingbird? Others?
I'm the same size as Alex and I also think the WM Ultralite is an excellent bag. I have about 6 Down sleeping bags and this is my #1 choice for a sleeping bag in sub 30 temps.

In GEAR » Best 15-20 Degree bag for the Weight? WM UltraLite? Hummingbird? Others?
October 13, 12:05pm

SteriPen
Chris, Check your PM's. Thanks Kevin

In Gear Swap » Packs & Steripen fs
October 09, 10:00am

Re: Re: No noise
Our group of (6) using 3 large Gossamer Gear Polycro gound sheets (2 people on one large sheet) have over 60 nights using these in our Mids for the last 5 years and I have never heard anyone compla...

In Make Your Own Gear » Ground Cloth for a Pyramid...Need Advice
September 15, 5:36pm

Ultralight tent poles.
On the tent poles, contact Grant at Gossamer Gear. He has some new parts that make a super light yet stiff pole that was designed specifically for Mids and shelters. He doesn't show them on h...

In Make Your Own Gear » Cuben Mid Tent
August 23, 9:49pm

Re: Re: Re: Progress?
Hey Guy, Been a BUSY year! I quit working on this project as I felt the carbon just ended up being too stiff and didn't flex enough side-to side. After attending the OR show for the first ti...

In Make Your Own Gear » Lighter Carbon Back Stay - version 2
August 12, 9:50pm

Tent Pole Parts will be avaialble VERY soon!!!!
I have received a few emails from people lately BUT I'm not able to reply to some people ... Not sure why and sorry if you didn't get a response. I tried ....... Quick update after tal...

In Make Your Own Gear » Homemade light-weight tent pole. Any ideas?
July 11, 8:13pm

Bonding a carbon tube to carbon sheet
You have a lot of choices in the glue. The glue we use for high peel strength and is pretty easy to obtain is: 3m Scotch-Weld Epoxy Adhesive in either DP-100 (3-5 min. worklife and fast cure) o...

In Make Your Own Gear » Carbon Board and tube
June 30, 12:40pm

Re: Thanks
I think you are REALLY going to like the Mariposa Plus!

In Gear Swap » WTB MLD, ULA, or GG pack
June 22, 12:45pm

Re: Re: Re: Re: Superlight Adjustable Carbon Pole.
Sid, Knowing Grant, he will make these super light so I don't see them using the shock cord ?? Even if he did, the way they are designed it could easily be removed. The first round of test...

In Make Your Own Gear » Homemade light-weight tent pole. Any ideas?
June 18, 11:27am

Re: Re: Re: Light tent pole
Grant has come up with a great idea in being able to have lots of options on this adjustable pole. JUST GUESSING ... I would say you can use different lengths and options to go as low as 22.5&quo...

In Make Your Own Gear » Homemade light-weight tent pole. Any ideas?
June 17, 10:21am

All Reader Reviews by Kevin Egelhoff

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Cloudveil Peak Pant
I also love these pants and now own two pairs. The are tough, fit great, are very light and keep me comfortable in temps. from 30° to 70° and keep light moisture at bay. They also dry very quickly. ...

In Clothing - Wind & Soft Shell
May 11, 9:31am

Gossamer Gear
I just ordered some more items and Grant has the BEST customer service going. Wish ALL companies were this good!

In 1 - COMPANIES (Customer Service)
May 04, 12:34pm