Category: Tech
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Gear spew
By my standards I’ve been rolling gear this year. Some of it has been/is really good, if not especially compelling. Below are some review notes, updates, and MYOG stuff. Feel free to ask for details. Astral Nova PFD: On its way back to REI. After the Middle Fork trip I found it on sale and…
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TrailLite Designs Bandoleer pack review
Back in the spring Thom Darrah at TrailLite Designs offered free review prototypes of a new superultralight pack to members. I was fortunate enough to be selected. Unfortunately, our late winter and training for the Classic didn’t let me use it too much. The Bandoleer pack is an exacting, specialized tool. It is designed for,…
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1/3 of a Jam (this one’s for you, Eric)
With huge photos for maximized investigative ease. Eric was disappointed to learn, back in July, that I was using a commercial pack for the Classic. He surely knows that the mind, once enlightened, can never rest. And he is thus not surprised by the developments detailed herein. I really like a lot about the Jam. …
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TrailLite Designs Ebira review (and some extras)
Quite a few months ago, Thom Darrah at TrailLite Designs sent me this, free and unsolicited, to review. Fishing season has taken quite a while to get going, but the last few weeks have been exceptional and my Ebira has gotten a ton of use. It’s a simple idea: a shoulder sling/pouch for a tenkara…
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LaSportiva X Country v. Crossleather
Shoes, my unending obsession. M and I have an ongoing debate over who is more discerning, her and her heels or me and my trail runners. I obviously think the labor of 30+ mile days dwarfs bizarre fashion artifacts, however anatomically barbaric. Top to bottom: brand new X Country, 7 week old Crossleather, 11 month…
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Paddles
Top: 200 cm all-‘glass Aquabound Shred (40 oz); Bottom: 210 cm ‘glass and carbon Werner Shuna (30.8 oz). I got a new paddle, and it’s amazing. The Shuna was supposed to maybe, just make it in time to go to Alaska, but a train deraillment in the Twin Cities (seriously, it said so on the…
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This video sucks (Classic post-game)
Damn you Luc! You beat me, and get better footage! In truth, even after the rain let up late on the third day I kept the camera stowed. Didn’t have the will to get much with it, sadly. These things never come close to doing what they’re meant to, but this one is table scraps…
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Classic Packs
Most of the packs from the race start, minimal editorialization. Ken from Kenai’s MYOG pack. Golite Gust. Rob of Team Heavy’s Exos. Chris’ Granite Gear Blaze AC 60. Don’s Mariposa Plus. Mike Martin’s NRS. John Sykes’s MEC rucksack. Luc’s CAMP pack. Tyler’s Black Diamond. Todd’s Vapor Trail (worth noting that these were the four that…
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A silly season
As evidenced by the lack of big-wordy posts since the weekend before last, not much has been going on lately. Final arrangements for Alaska, putting things in order at work, and resting have been the order of the day. I’ve been really hungry all week, and assuming that it’s not all due to nerves, and…
Bedrock & Paradox 
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