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Mike Clelland (mikeclelland) - BPL Professional Member

My Locale The Tetons (via Idaho) About Me I divide my time between doing cartoon drawings at my desk in Idaho, and sleeping outside in the mountains. A few years back Don Ladagan called me up and asked me to draw instructional cartoons for his excellent book LIGHTEN UP! He was quite an inspiration, and I embraced his simple teachings. From that point on I became a weirdo zealot for a lighter backpack. In 2005 I spearheaded the very successful lightweight program at the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS). Presently I’m working at Backpackinglight’s Wilderness Trekking School. Country USA My Website URL http://littleboingmarks.blogspot.com/ My PDF Gear List 8 pound base weight

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All Forum Posts by Mike Clelland

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	cooking I have a long history of cooking in the Fry-Bake from my tenure at NOLS. I feel like I've a achieved a sort of mastery with this thing. I feel like I have perfected baking no-yeast muffins a...	In Editor's Roundtable » Lightweight Fry Bake Gear and Technique (Video) May 04, 10:35am
	fear not Oh fear not - I have GOBS more tips - just tips without cartoons!	In Editor's Roundtable » Ultralight Tip of the Week March 15, 4:26pm
	update on these TIPS We've covered ALL the tips with illustrations. THere are LOTS more tips in the book, but they don't have a cartoon. So - We can either REPEAT the tips with cartoon, or just post tips wit...	In Editor's Roundtable » Ultralight Tip of the Week March 15, 4:09pm
	LIGHTEN UP / ULTRALIGHT TIPS LIGHTEN UP by Don Ladigan is an excellent primmer to ULTRALIGHT TIPS. They are sort of meant to be purchased together, but they certainly stand alone too. ULTRALIGHT TIPS is dedicated to mor...	In Editor's Roundtable » Ultralight Tip of the Week January 27, 3:11pm
	Do the best you can! REPLY TO SCOTT: =================== What I usually say is to put the first few wiping "stones" into the hole, and then toss the other ones "out of the system" I try and to...	In Editor's Roundtable » Ultralight Tip of the Week January 09, 10:44am
	In the Grand Canyon There is a lot of sandstone in the desert southwest. This is pretty good. Smooth stones will show up in the natural washes. That said, many of the pants tend to be prickly and not at all appropr...	In Editor's Roundtable » Ultralight Tip of the Week January 02, 4:11pm
	sizes Reply to Thomas =========== About the size of the bear spray can. I have recently seen a slightly smaller sized can, so you would save a few ounces. I would be very concerned about the small...	In Editor's Roundtable » Ultralight Tip of the Week December 21, 8:17pm
	bear hang art The PCT method is (very) clearly drawn in the book. -	In Editor's Roundtable » Ultralight Tip of the Week December 14, 5:42pm
	cord lengths I only advocate the TWO cord system for teams with REALLY BIG LOADS of food. Like a team of 3 for a 10 day trip. All other hanging can be done with ONE cord and NO carabiners. THe BIG LOA...	In Editor's Roundtable » Ultralight Tip of the Week December 14, 11:55am
	bears I've camped a lot of places. In the tundra of Alaska there are NO trees and REALLY BIG Grizzly Bears - and I've never carried a bear canister. You just pile the stuff someplace near c...	In Editor's Roundtable » Ultralight Tip of the Week December 14, 11:43am

All Reader Reviews by Mike Clelland

	Review	Category
	Jolt Gum My review: 4 (out of 5) this stuff works as advertised! I used JOLT gum as a coffee substitute on a few camping trips. If I do NOT have coffee in the morning, I get horible migranes and fixat...	In Foods - Energy Bars, Gels, and Drinks March 07, 7:10pm
	Evernew Titanium 4 liter pot Evernew Slick Non-Stick Titanium Pot - 4 Liter --------------------------------------- This thing is big. I work for an outdoor school and guide services. I purchased this thing specifically for mon...	In Cookware - Titanium October 01, 11:57pm

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