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Mark Verber (verber) - BPL Lifetime Member
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All Forum Posts by Mark Verber
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Re: light packs with frames Personally, a number of the packs mentioned I won't want to use over around 25lb. The suspension starts to degrade above that. As you say... you could put up with if for a couple of days as y... |
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Re: What's your light or UL internal FRAMED pack? I am using the 46L Gossamer Gear Gorilla with stays and a foam sit pad as a frame sheet ... love it. --Mark |
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Re: Re: People over-react and under-react to potential dangers Slightly off track, but just read this today and though people on thread might find this interesting. Study looking at Hikers in Whites and the Ten Essentials. --mark |
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Re: Considering external frame I have friends who still love / use their A16 external frames that were made in the 1970s even though all the rest of their gear has gone ultralight. They love the ventilation, the carry comfort, ... |
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Re: Sell old gear? > But they are my friends...We have a history... Maybe give them to someone you have checked out very well I think of the movie Toy Stories III. The toys loved Andy, but more than anything ... |
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Re: Patagonia Houdini - wrist cuffs I also found the wrist cuffs for the 2012 to loose. I was going to alter it, but after losing a bunch of weight there were other sizing issues so I sold it. I tried the 2013 Houdini... cuffs stil... |
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Re: tee > I have the lightweight Nike shirt that runs 3.7 oz hmm... we must have different body chemistry or maybe I just too sensitive. I can get maybe 2 days with my Nike running shirt before my ... |
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Re: How long do you hold on to extra gear you don't really use? My rule of thumb is that if I haven't used something in a year, and don't have a specific plan to use item in the next year then I will either put it in my "for others" box, given... |
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Re: Lightest truly low-odor synthetic tee for summer heat First questions... are you sure you shirt is 150 g/m2 and what color is it? I ask because my 150 g/m2 is as light (weight wise) as any of my synthetic tech-tees, and I find it almost as cool wear... |
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Inov-8 TrailRoc 150 A few years ago I posted that I was using a somewhat minimal Inov-8 Flyroc 310. In the last year I have tried several pairs of the TrailRoc line, finally settling in one the most minimalist, the T... |
All Reader Reviews by Mark Verber
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LuxuryLight Modular External Frame Backpack I tried one of the very early versions of the LuxuryLite packs. This was a very cool pack and I loved the "recliner feature". Alas, I never got fully comfortable with the pack, though I sh... |
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Down Works (Santa Cruz, CA) Nick and Shelley are great. The are extremely careful in the products they select and have the best collection of ultralight gear I have seen in brick and mortar store. They are knowledge about mater... |
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Mountain Laurel Designs The product design and quality is first rate. Ship times are accurate, and Ron is easy to work with. For example, I ordered a superfly but then had second thoughts about the options I had selected. Ro... |
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Ion alcohol stove 2006 model Unfortunately, this stove is no longer sold by sgt rock. The ion was my primary stove 2005-2009. It is the most alcohol efficient stove I have used, consistently boiling 16oz of water with just <... |
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Watchful Eye Designs Aloksak I used Aloksak for a year or two: both storage and the odorproof bags. I was disappointed with these storage sacks. First, getting the seal shut is very tricky. While I can seal traditional ziplock ba... |
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MSR - Easton 6" Tent Stake, aircraft aluminum There are lighter stakes. There are more durable stakes. There are stakes which have better holding power or are easier to use in X conditions. All that said, I have found the Easton 6" stakes ... |
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Photon Freedom Micro (White) Originally I rated this as a 5. I still think it's the best of the button lights that use small watch batteries for power. That said, I have concluded that the rapid falloff of light output once... |
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Princeton Tec EOS This is about the current generation Rebel LED based EOS. It has a new lens which gives a bit more spill, while preserving pretty good throw. It's also twice as bright as the original EOS with th... |
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Petzl Zipka I own both the original Zipka and the '06 Zipka Plus with the upgraded (brighter) LEDs. It's a very cute product. Each of our cars have one in the glove box because they are very useful. ... |
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Black Diamond Ion The Ion is wonderfully compact and light... but I have to agree with the Ryan's complains. The light isn't as bright and has less throw than a Photon button light! I find that it doesn't ... |
