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Mark McLauchlin (markmclauchlin) - BPL Lifetime Member

My Locale Western Australia
About Me Avid hiker and light weight gear nut.
CityPerth
StateWestern Australia
CountryAustralia
My Website URLhttp://lightweighthikersblog.blogspot.com/
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All Forum Posts by Mark McLauchlin

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Re: There Ought To Be A Rule
@franco - SNAP, thats a good one, showing my age now

In Chaff » There Ought To Be A Rule
August 28, 6:02pm
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: There Ought To Be A Rule
This is how mad they can get....I work for a global company who has an internal search web application called "CHAOS" (it too is an acronym, but telling you would tell you where I work). ...

In Chaff » There Ought To Be A Rule
August 28, 2:15am
Re: Any takers
Sorry mate, don't have that sort of cash or the gear you are looking to swap. It doesn't snow here. Cheers Mark

In Gear Swap » F.S. Iridium 9500 Sat Phone
August 04, 5:40am
Re: Go to go
Hi Stephen, What do you think reasonable price would be? Give us some ball park figures to work with. Cheers

In Gear Swap » F.S. Iridium 9500 Sat Phone
August 01, 5:51am
Re: Wetfire failure
No probs John, let us know how you get on. Cheers Mark

In GEAR » Wetfire failure
July 31, 2:47am
Re: Wetfire
Sounds a bit weird, perhaps you do have a dodgy batch. Are they dry? They should feel oily. Are they brittle? They should be like a warm biscuit (making some now), easy to break but still soft. ...

In GEAR » Wetfire failure
July 31, 2:27am
Re: Wetfire failure
Will wait..... :)

In GEAR » Wetfire failure
July 31, 2:14am
Re: Wetfire failure
Trick for me when lighting was to scrape a little bit off with your firesteel and place that on top, try to strike that directly. Cheers

In GEAR » Wetfire failure
July 31, 2:12am
Re: Wetfire failure
Hi, Take a look at my youtube videos on the wetfire, below for you; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-Cd47kCtAI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMjHHlGzB2g http://www.youtube.com/watch?...

In GEAR » Wetfire failure
July 31, 2:03am
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Imminent severe cold to hit Australia?
I'm on the West Coast of Aus, the image below shows ice on my shoes and the grass while out on a recent hike. This is a first ever for me and I have lived here my whole life (32 years). Chee...

In Chaff » The Carbon Flame War
July 31, 1:38am

All Reader Reviews by Mark McLauchlin

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Ray Way quilt one person - standard
I purchased the Ray Quilt after reading several reviews on the internet and felt at the time for the money this was a good choice in my UL attempt. I found the hardest part of the project, like oth...

In Sleeping Bags - Quilts & Top Bags
March 17, 6:18am