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Jonathan Ryan (Jkrew81) - BPL Professional Member
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All Forum Posts by Jonathan Ryan
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Re: 10% off Alpacka Rafts "sigh" still too expensive for me. Maybe Santa will get my letter this year. |
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Re: Wonderland Tr Umbrella Freindly great feedback, thanks guys. Have any of you felt any altitide affects along the trail. I did not think any point was above 7000 feet. Last summer my wife and I felt it pretty bad on the JMT (ab... |
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Wonderland Tr Umbrella Freindly Hello, my wife and I are planning a trip to do the Wonderland next year. I am pretty sure the weather out there will be very similar to what we have here in New England, mild and wet. Is the rou... |
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Re: Winter Backpack Recommendations Another Pinnacle vote. My winter base is around 16lbs and it always seems to do the trick. The simple, clean and mesh free design do a great job deflecting snow when walking under low branches or... |
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Re: Thoughts on barefoot running... Great topic. I have tried barefoot running a few times and while I did not stick with it, I do feel I gained a better sense of proper running form. With a midfoot strike and landing with my knee&... |
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Re: GoLite Footwear Competition and Fire Reviews Read "Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen" and then try some Inov8's. |
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Re: My customized MLD 2009 revelation That pad sleeve is awesome! That should be a standard option MLD packs as it would make that far more versatile. |
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Re: Re: My Best Gear Ever plain and simple standard 8x10 flat tarp 20 Degree quilt breathable bivy frameless pack trailrunners everything else is just white noise! |
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Re: You sir, are a dumb$$$ Nice going Jimbo! Nothing like emptying your "Platypus" on a disrespectful jerk who apparently is more important than the rest of us. |
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Re: Re: Re: Shoes "Jonathan Ryan is a Whites guy and I don't think he uses replacement insoles in his Inov8s." true that! No insoles on this end in the Whites. I like them as they are. |
All Reader Reviews by Jonathan Ryan
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Six Moon Designs Europa First off I must say that for the vast majority of my trips I strongly prefer a tarp/bivy combo. But for those times when I need a full tent, the Europa has always worked pretty darn well for me. Wh... |
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Golite Umbrella 3 Months ago my wife and I were walking the Wilderness trail out to our car on a rainy Sunday morning. As we walked down the trail we were approached by a traditional packer wearing a kilt (yes a mal... |
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Therm-A-Rest Ridgerest While this is def not a highly coveted drool inducing piece of kit, it is one of those items I never realized how much I depend on. Being 6'4" A torso sized pad is just not enough for me. B... |
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Arc FlashLight Arc AAA I am actually pretty surprised that no one has submitted a review for this little beauty. As far as lighting goes I am pretty sure this is the most versatile light sources I own. I have carried it o... |
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Vargo Triad As others have stated, this thing is terrible. It has a great look to it that seems to promise functionality but once you go to use it you will find the opposite. Get a Caldera Cone instead!!!! |
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Inov8 Flyroc 310 As a trail shoe I do not think it gets much better than the Flyroc's. With their forefoot space, amazing trail feel and fast drying mesh they are pretty close to perfect for New England trail run... |
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Backpacking Light STIX (2008) All in all a great trekking pole. It is durable,light and very stiff. I have taken several dives on them and they have held up very well. My only complaint is that the tip and grip area are not repl... |
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Mountain Laurel Designs Zip As other users have stated this is a great pack. For 90% of my hiking this is my goto pack. From DIAD hikes up to several days out this is a great size pack with loads of utility and great functiona... |
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Rocky Rocky GTX Socks So I bought these socks close to a year ago and I have been very impressed with their performance. In warm weather they are certainly not needed but once temps dip into the 30's I use these snows... |
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Integral Designs eVENT Rain Jacket So I bought this jacket several months ago and have been amazed by it. Normally I would use gear for over a year or till it wore out before writing up a review, but this one could not wait. While eV... |
