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Mar 4, 2010 at 4:28 pm #1581879
I agree with Michael above – I like to support what I enjoy.
Just about everything I've bought in moving to UL over the last few years was based on the BPL articles and the reader reviews. That information has saved me a lot of money testing out gear myself. The BPL members are also great about answering questions and giving opinions on gear, philosophy, places to go, etc. I think it's well worth the membership cost to support the BPL community.
Mar 4, 2010 at 4:29 pm #1581880Eddy,
You might not be aware, but there are some reviews in the past that did not require a subscription.
See the article above.
If anything it will give you a little taste of how the articles are written.
-Tony
Mar 4, 2010 at 4:30 pm #1581881I joined 1 1/2 years ago and found the first year's subscription extremely helpful for the article archives. There are lots of good ones from prior years, particularly the ones on technique (such as the ones about techniques for cold, wet weather). I didn't really learn a lot of new things except that it added organization and some new concepts to what I was doing already. I trimmed about 3 lbs. off my base weight, but have since added half of them back because I need them for my personal comfort level. Still, that's 24 oz. that I no longer have to carry!
I've found very few of the current articles to be of interest. However, I did renew last fall because I was offered a half-price renewal. I may not renew again. And I have this prejudice that information offered on the internet should be free, although I do make small donations to the free sites that I use a lot. Despite that, I strongly recommend getting a one-time membership for access to the archived articles. Even the oldest are well worth while.
Mar 4, 2010 at 4:33 pm #1581886I'm working on a personal "Best of BPL" for my blog right now, and on preliminary draft, the vast, vast majority of the articles are by Roger Caffin. His work alone is worth the membership cost.
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