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Steve Rowe

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Super comfortable

Mountain Hardwear Talus Pack Pant - Men's

Mountain Hardwear Talus Pack Pant - Men's

Rating for this product: 5 January 26, 2009

Like the other reviewers, these are very comfortable pants. The reverse zipper arrangement is a little awkward at first but now I am used to it.

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Almost perfect

ACR MicrOFix 406 GPS PLB

ACR MicrOFix 406 GPS PLB

Rating for this product: 5 January 26, 2009

I purchased this just prior to my first solo backpacking trek. It gives piece of mind to both yourself and your family just in case something goes wrong. I hope to never use it but it will be there should the need arise. I rate this almost perfect because this particular unit unlike the other ACR PLBs does not float. It could also stand to be a tad lighter but I am sure that this is limited by the available battery technology.

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Snow Peak GigaPower Stove, Titanium Manual Ignition

January 13, 2009

The Snowpeak manual titanium stove is listed at 3 oz. The weight of the standard Snowpeak stove is listed at 3.25 oz. It was my understanding that the advantage of titanium was a weight savings. At a cost difference of $25 for 0.25oz, this is $1 per 0.01 oz. What am I missing here?

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Excellent poles

Black Diamond Trail Back Trekking Pole

Black Diamond Trail Back Trekking Pole

Rating for this product: 5 January 7, 2009

I was going backpacking with my son on the Knobstone Trail in Indiana and he indicated it would be a good idea for me to get some trekking poles (something I have never used before). We set out on Dec 21st with the temperature at 15F and wind blowing at 25mph. Slick leave covered trails on inclines proved the value of these poles. They held solidly, and were easy to adjust but not as easy as my son's Leki poles. However, as the day wore on and the temps got colder, it became evident that the Black Diamond flick lock was superior to the Leki. By the end of the first day, one of my son's Leki poles would only lock at the fully extended or retracted position. At the beginning of the next day with the temp at 0F, one of my son's Leki would not lock in any position and the other pole would only lock in the fully extended position. The BD flick lock never had a problem locking in any position.

It was just dumb luck that I got the BD poles since they were on sale and I was suffering from the sticker shock at getting completely outfitted for a winter backpacking over a 2 month period. I honestly just bought the least expensive trekking poles I could find that appeared to be reasonable quality. The bottom line is I would buy these poles again without any hesitation as they far exceeded the performance of the more expensive Leki trekking pole.

On another side note regarding Backcountry, the poles initially shipped were a set of BD ski poles. The return and replacement of the poles with the correct units were done expeditiously and very professionally. Thanks Backcountry.

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Simple, light, and very bright

Petzl Tikka Plus Headlamp

Petzl Tikka Plus Headlamp

Rating for this product: 5 January 7, 2009

This is a great headlamp, simple controls, lightweight and a lot of functionality. Well worth the money.

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Long and light

Backcountry.com Long Handled Spoon

Backcountry.com Long Handled Spoon

Rating for this product: 5 December 29, 2008

The best feature is the length which enables reaching all the way down in a freeze dried pouch without messing up the outside of your gloves. Its a spoon and it works - other than that there isn't much more to be said except that it is light.

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Light but fuel cannister won't fit inside

Backcountry.com Titanium Pot w/ Lid - 700ml

Backcountry.com Titanium Pot w/ Lid - 700ml

Rating for this product: 3 December 29, 2008

This is light and does the job but don't expect a MSR fuel cannister to fit inside.

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