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Ryan Jordan (ryan) - BPL Staff
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All Forum Posts by Ryan Jordan
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bikeraftfishpacking @DaveC: 36/18. I like it for dirt roads, and allows me to commute reasonably. I have to walk up some hills with it, though, and the kids smoke me on the downhills of course. I'm looking for a S... |
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Seasoning oil Ed, good comments, and concerns. Free radicals released from oils can be caused by excessive heating. This is the "bad" part (carcinogenic) of oils, especially "dry" oils (th... |
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How Safe Is Your Food? Investigating the effectiveness of odor-proof bags Companion forum thread to: How Safe Is Your Food? Investigating the effectiveness of odor-proof bags |
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Pack-and-Paddle Wilderness Route Planning: Predicting Stream Flows Companion forum thread to: Pack-and-Paddle Wilderness Route Planning: Predicting Stream Flows |
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Re: Spring Raftpacking (and Packrafting) @T.L. - I rarely take gloves backpacking between about April and September unless I'm doing a high mountain trek, so any gloves I take for whitewater packrafting are always with an eye towards ... |
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Winter Firebuilding Techniques (Video) Companion forum thread to: Winter Firebuilding Techniques (Video) |
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Re: Re: Packrafting and Kickstarter JoshP: no sweat - drop me a note via the BPL contact form. - RJ |
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Packrafting and Kickstarter Josh wrote: "Seems odd that all this coincides while Ryan trying to get his Kickstarter going. Just saying." Really? I thought that would be a strategic and intentional thing to do,... |
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packrafting, backpacking, and bacon BPL's Mission Statement since '07 is "To promote multi-day, backcountry travel in a self-supported ("backpackable"), lightweight style." Occasionally we'll pop ou... |
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photos Detective Cas, good work. The tele shots were made with the Leica 90/2.8 Elmarit (not EXIF-coded). The NEX7 is a nice all-round camera, but suffers from rapid overheating when shooting video ... |
All Reader Reviews by Ryan Jordan
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Inov8 RocLite 315 A beauty of a shoe that solves the mesh upper durability limitations of the Terroc 330, but not the lug-popping-off durability limitations of the soles. Of all of the Inov8 shoes, these are my favorit... |
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Inov8 Terroc 330 - Men's In prepping for a trek in Alaska last June, I spent the entire spring "training" and hiking 20-30 mile days. These were one of the shoes I wore the most. I love the comfort, profile, stability, feel, ... |
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Frogg Toggs Rain Suit You'll fit in at a bass fishing tournament or AT shelter, but woe is he who goes clubbing in a set of these. Fashion aside, the fit is fair, but the comfort is terrific - a truly "breathable" water... |
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Smartwool Shadow Hoody A wool hoody. How about that! My all time favorite base layer garment style. The Shadow has thumbcuffs, which is great for cutting the chill when using trekking poles on a cold morning - and you ei... |
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Integral Designs eVENT Shortie Gaiters Not a 5, because of the lack of decent seal around the shoe. More durable than light stretchwoven gaiters like REI Spring gaiters, but at the cost of breathability. I use these for fall rain and snow ... |
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Montane Lite-speed The strengths of the Litespeed are its breathability (Microlight, which feels more breathable than Quantum and some other wind shirt fabrics), its long length, and hood. I washed it in detergent to... |
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Garmin Foretrex 101 I removed the strap, use Li AAA batteries, and I have a 2.5 oz replaceable (vs. rechargeable) battery operated GPS unit designed with an outdoor (vs. training) interface. That makes it the lightest... |
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Brunton Watchband Compass Model 9068 First, an apology to the members. I'm sorry for bringing these things into the BPL Gear Shop. I assumed, wrongly, that the Brunton quality found in their precision instruments, would be transfer... |
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Brunton 904x Series Keyring Compasses There are several models in this series. The 9040 is the standard model, the 9041 is luminescent, and the 9045 has a thermometer. My favorite is the 9040. Black in color so it's easy to read in bri... |
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Hydropel Sports Ointment The product itself is a runaway "5" but I have to downgrade it to a "4" for its lack of packaging options. The 2 oz tube is just too much for a weeklong trek or less. I repackage it in a balm jar for ... |
