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Ryan Jordan (ryan) - BPL Staff
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All Forum Posts by Ryan Jordan
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SUL and Rain Dale -- My camp on that trip was a dry bed of pine needles under a spruce tree. It rained 2.5 inches that weekend. SUL is still about skill -- with a bivy, I opted out of expansive views o... |
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SUL is so fun This is super fun. Because we all have different approaches that we can learn from, but we all pretty much agree on the same things: seek simple, go light, take less. I love that. Erik: the b... |
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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,... |
All Reader Reviews by Ryan Jordan
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Leukotape P Sports Tape I'm with Al. There is no competition here. Anybody still using duct tape is living in the dark ages. Leukotape P is breathable, stretchy (and thus, form-fitting), and most important, resilient. I put ... |
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MSR Titan Kettle Also one of my favorite pots. I like the fact that the lid is very tight because I don't have to carry a stuff sack to contain my cook kit in my pack; however, the tight lid makes it hard to check the... |
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Princeton Tec EOS Few headlights really jazz me up. This is one of them. Even though it's now more than a year old, its ruggedness, light quality, and battery miserness remains outstanding. It's also really easy ... |
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GoLite Virga My Virga is the pre-production model, I think the same one Don had; 6 oz jacket, no pockets, straight hem, 2 layer fabric. I think the production model will be 2.5 layer and have a pocket. I used i... |
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Sierra Designs Isotope Waterproof is a stretch, you can read about that in our review here. In ... |
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Coleman Exponent Xtreme Stove A serious competitor to the Simmerlite, because of its fuel efficiency and cleaner burning (better for tents, vestibules, snow caves, etc) for melting snow in the winter. There is still some question ... |
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Last Breath: The Limits of Adventure by Peter Stark Last Breath, told from the perspective of the first person in extreme physiologically stressful situations (hypothermia, dehydration, etc.) is incredibly engaging: it puts you smack in the middle of t... |
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Golite Hex 3 I use the Hex 3 for two applications: 1. Family camping. 2. Winter ski trips as a shared shelter. For #1, we often use the enclosed Nest (car trips) and I made a velcro netting perimeter we use... |
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Kelly Kettle The recent review of the Stratus Trailstove motivated me to post a review of a simil... |
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Montrail Hardrock The Montrail Hardrock is the logical successor to the Vitesse II, which will likely be discontinued soon. I think the Hardrock has advantages over the Vitesse: - better underfoot protection; - ... |
