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Keith Selbo (herman666) - BPL Forum Member
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Never had a quilt The pad is so much more versatile. If you go to ground or have to sleep in a shelter as is required for transiting the Smokies, the pad works. I use a three quarter length Neo-air under my torso ... |
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Re: @ Keith Here's the link. They call them convertibles instead of glo-mits in the UK. http://www.outdoordesigns.co.uk/products_gloves_fujiconvertible.html |
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My three Sawyer squeeze water filter: light, no waiting, lasts forever. 2K miles and counting with no regrets. The bags that come with it were practically useless to me. Recommend replacing them with sod... |
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Re: Re: A couple of things David, Glad I could help especially because your findings are particularly interesting. The findings of other experimenters I've read have been most notable for their imprecision and have g... |
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Yeah but ... There will be radiant transfer, but based on the results we've seen so far it is certainly not the dominant mode and likely doesn't justify painting the bottom of the pot black. |
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A couple of things The guy at minibull design tested blackened vs natural pots and found no significant difference in boil times. That made sense to me because the hot gasses from the flame contact the pot directly,... |
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Re: Re: Two things "What diameter rope are you using that mice can walk up it? I'd suspect some 2.2mm dyneema arborist rope rated to around 600lbs would serve both your pack weight and your food well." ... |
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insights Cola mentioned knots so tight it takes pliers to untie them. The solution is not to use knots, but lashings. One lashing technique is demonstrated in the Hennessy Hammocks web site instructional ... |
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Two things I have personal experience with letting the tail rope hang all the way to the ground. It makes a fine mouse ladder. Now I coil up the end so it dangles a few feet above the ground. I've fo... |
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so was their toe protection adequate? The toes look like they have just about as much protection as the New Balance trail shoes I hiked in over Pennsylvania's famous rocky AT last year. My toenails have grown back, thanks. I h... |
All Reader Reviews by Keith Selbo
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Black Diamond Spire Elliptical Trekking Poles Twist locks are so 1950's. That's the reason why I bought these poles. I was tired of twist locks jamming, slipping, failing, and once even splitting a pole. The snap-on clip locks are the bes... |
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Gossamer Gear Lightrek Plus Poles Good God these poles are light! Strong too. No problems for me whatsoever so I'll just address some of the issues noted above. No Straps. My wife likes to have straps too so I took the strap... |
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MSR Mini-works It's not a 5 because it's heavy (about a pound). Otherwise, this is a great product. It filters quickly, it's easy to tell if the element is worn out or damaged or simply needs cleaning.... |
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Sawyer In-Line Filter I've used this filter (this is the 0.1 micron version) in a gravity configuration with two platy bags similar to the arrangement shown a photo in one of the above reviews. I should point out that... |
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Marmot Atom I haven't spent the night in this bag yet, but I wanted to make a statement about it. Almost all the vendors I looked at list the Atom regular size as a 1 lb. bag and the long as a 1 lb. 5 oz. ba... |
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Western Mountaineering Alpinelite This is my first 20 degree bag. It is not, however, my first 20 degree RATED bag. I've spent some cold nights in the 30's in some other 20 degree bags. I've had this one down to 21 de... |
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Equinox Silnylon Poncho I own the 8 oz. short version. What I like most is the 8 oz. The airiness is also superb. My only other experience with ponchos were rubberized military versions and those cheap vinyl ones both of ... |
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GossamerGear Mariposa I have to qualify this review by saying I've only owned one other pack, a 65 liter Marmot internal frame pack, so I don't have a lot of experience. The Marmot was heavy and by my third day on... |
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Hennessy Hammock Hyperlite Backpacker Price: $229.95 Weight: 1 lb. 10 oz. I was sold after watching the videos and reading the specs. At 1 lb. 10 oz. there are very few fully enclosed tents that can compete on a weight ... |
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MSR XGK EX I've retired my XGK from backpacking -- it's too heavy, and too noisy (REALLY noisy)-- but it still does duty every winter. I have a plane and the engine requires pre-heat to start reliably i... |
