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Aug 25, 2011 at 7:13 pm #1278516
The article is titled Go Farther, Faster With These Ultralight Essentials … I always get suspicious when I see the word Essentials
But some of the suggestions I can definitely live with:
- Golite Shangri-la 3 … the little brother of the Shangri-la 4+ that housed 5 of our scouts at Philmont in 2010
- 22 gram Baladeo knife
- size small RidgeRest Solite pad …. not for this old neoair addict but at 9 oz and an r-value of 2.8 it has a legitimate place in a UL kit
- last but not least, a frameless Granite Gear Virga pack … great bang for the buck and weight for anyone who doesn't have all low volume gear
Sep 4, 2011 at 9:03 am #1775910I thought that was a semi decent article as well. Good pack recommendation for sure.
Sep 19, 2011 at 1:40 pm #1780920I own the 22g Baladeo, and I don't think it's an adequate Scout knife. It's light, indeed, but the minimalist design limits durability, utility and creates issues for how it's stowed/carried.
I love the knife, but it's not all-arounder.
Sep 29, 2011 at 8:06 pm #1785064Finally got my copy today in the mail and that was the first article I read. Interesting, I guess I was hoping for a bit more but it was a good list of stuff to invest in. I hope they continue to do that and even do similar articles in Boy's Life.
John
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