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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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BackpackingLight.com Premium Membership Your '5' is gracious but I'm giving BPL.com a '3' for now. If you pay $25, or $5, or $100, it doesn't matter. The product quality needs to be exceptional. Customer service to date has been serio... |
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USGI Trioxane Solid Fuel Tablets Keep in mind my comments are given in context of backpacking and challenge the notion that these tablets are suitable for boiling small water volumes, a claim found on the Internet here and there by h... |
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Gossamer Gear Nightlight Torso Just ... three ... more ... inches ... of length ... And this may be the torso pad of choice for the ultralighter if the bulk is OK with you. For a foamie, maybe the best comfort out there? S... |
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Salomon Tech Amhibian There are a lot of people who really like these shoes for hiking. I love them...for hanging out in a canoe...but if I'm doing any kind of meaningful mileages on the trail, forget it. In concept, th... |
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Big Sky Products Evolution 2P Consider the features: 2 doors 2 vestibules double wall carbon poles silnylon fly plenty of interior storage pockets 3 lb 1 oz. Easily almost a pound or more lighter than the next compet... |
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Beyond Backpacking by Ray Jardine The book is probably more responsible for generating enthusiasm of the current lightweight movement than any other volume. That's a five star task. Minus a star for doing so at the expense of an in... |
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Golite Jam I'm a Gust/Jam fan. The Gust, with its huge side fins, can really allow you to crank the load into your lumbar, which greatly increases its load carrying capacity. Same with the Jam, and the latter is... |
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Stephenson 2R I would agree that the 2R is a very strong tent if properly set up. The exposed panel that is not supported by structure - i.e., the double wall section - needs to be extremely tight to resist a lot o... |
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MSR SimmerLite It's still the lightest white gas stove on the market, and the bottom line is this: you can't melt meaningful quantities of snow (2+ liters at a sitting, as you might need to do 2-3x/day for drinking ... |
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Black Diamond Ion The Ion suffers from short battery life (where battery life is the amount of meaningful light you can get out of it) and outdated bulb technology. Form factor is ok, but the light isn't very stable on... |
