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John Frederick Anderson (fredfoto) - BPL Forum Member

My Locale Spain About Me I was born in Philadelphia, USA, in 1964, and have lived all over the world including India, Africa, the UK and Australia, where I worked on a cattle station in the Kimberley before starting work as a photographic assistant in 1988. I started working as a freelance photographer in London in 1991, worked in India and South East Asia for two years in 1998/9, then lived in Bristol for three years between 2000 and 2002 completing a Master of Arts. I have been based in Barcelona, Spain since 2003. City Barcelona Country Spain My Website URL http://www.fredfoto.net My PDF Gear List Gear List 2010

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All Forum Posts by John Frederick Anderson

	Post	Forum » Thread
	"Yoga poses for on the trail" Learn the sequence called Surya Namaskara and do this before you set off every day and you will be good to go. I do it every morning, five times, hiking or not. It streaches every muscle in your b...	In Philosophy & Technique » Yoga poses for on the trail April 01, 3:46am
	"You know you're an ultralighter when..." ... Everything fits in a Golite Ion.	In GEAR » You know you're an ultralighter when... February 02, 9:48am
	Packrafting, Kickstarter and BPL So, let me get this straight. RJ is asking members etc of BPL to fund his packrafting movie mega production which, looking at the schedule, seems it will keep him from paying much attention to BPL ...	In Chaff » Packrafting, Kickstarter and BPL January 17, 12:44pm
	Newtown While the thread itself did't change my opinion, I decided not to apply for an advertized position in the USA, and this decision was reinforced and consolidated by contributions and opinions ex...	In Chaff » Newtown -- Who Here Changed His (or Her) Mind? January 17, 12:33pm
	2013 2012 was a no over night hike year for me due to vast amounts of work, health issues, totally redecorating the appartment, lots of international travel, and general exhaustion when I had time off. ...	In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » 2013 Plans December 30, 4:47am
	Newstart Thanks Miguel, muchas gracias! Scott, I suggest you ask yourself how many things you do every day, every year are things you ACTUALLY CHOSE to do. Most societal behaviour is controlled by very fe...	In Chaff » Newtown December 22, 1:47am
	Newstart I think ALL Americans of all colours, ages and creeds, should be forced to carry sub-machine guns around all day. Eventually they would all kill each other and then the country could be invaded (ag...	In Chaff » Newtown December 21, 1:03pm
	"Packing for India in Dec/Jan" Take a daypack with the necessities, and travel light. You can get everything you need except shoes sometimes, in India. I lived out of a backpack in India for a year, going lighter every week unti...	In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Packing for India in Dec/Jan November 20, 12:57pm
	"Solomid/inner tent vs Gatewood cape/net tent" I use a MLD Solomid and a SMD Serenity net, or a MLD superlight bivy with my trekkeing poles. Works great. I can also use the Serenity in my Golite ShangrLa 3 to good effect, or under a 8x10 tarp. ...	In GEAR » Solomid/inner tent vs Gatewood cape/net tent July 21, 2:39am
	GoLite Ion Alternative North Face Verto 26. This and the Ion are my only two packs.	In GEAR » GoLite Ion Alternative July 14, 3:18am

All Reader Reviews by John Frederick Anderson

	Review	Category
	Mountain Laurel Designs SoloMid Cuben MLD SoloMid Cuben Review I like my SoloMid, especially the weight, but it is a compromise, but a compromise that specialist equipment requires the user to understand and live with. I have the yell...	In Shelters - Tarps & Floorless August 23, 4:00pm
	Golite Ion Golite Ion Review I know you can't buy this any more, but it really deserves a 5 out of 5 as it is easily the best pack I've used for UL adventures, if you can get all your gear in. It is ...	In Backpacks - Frameless August 23, 3:48pm
	ULA Circuit Circuit review: I've used the new Circuit for only day hikes so far, with all my 3/4 day gear (weight: ± 9 kg, including 1.5l of water- about 20 lbs) to see how it was, and it has been really ...	In Backpacks - Internal Frame May 17, 1:49am

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