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Re: Chicago Cubs Reveal New ‘Wrigleyville’ Nike City Connect Uniforms

twoeightnine — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 10:41:51 -0000

Baseball in Chicago is one of the rare places where there's an intracity rivalry. Where's there's an actual geographical divide between fanbases. The Southsiders vs Northsiders.

That's why for the City Connect jerseys we at Nike gave you the Southside and the.... Wrigleyville.

Re: The MSR Guardian Purifier Water Filter is Hands Down the Best on the Market for Biketouring, Bikepacking, and Bike Camping

twoeightnine — Mon, 10 May 2021 14:26:54 -0000

It's self cleaning. You never have to backflush or scrub.

Re: Spirit of Adventure

twoeightnine — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 15:16:34 -0000

A lot are around Moab. Any time you see the mountains in the background those are the La Sals. Definitely a few spots near Goblin Valley. The "lake" is the rest stop on the westbound side of I-80 across the Bonneville Salt Flats.

Re: Cooper Bates, Co-founder Hint Mint

twoeightnine — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 14:43:46 -0000

FYI. You can't just plug "anything with a ground that you plug into a wall" into the Yeti. It's 110 and the majority of your plug in appliances require 120. You have to upgrade to the Lithium to get 120.

Re: 12 Pieces Of Gear I Wouldn’t Go Without In The Andes – Ryan Wilson

twoeightnine — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 21:35:01 -0000

I've had both the NeoAir and the Sea-to-Summit and highly recommend the Sea-to-Summit. It's not as warm but it's warm enough (and you can always
add to your sleep system.) My problem with the NeoAirs is they're all too thick for their widths. If you're at all broad shouldered your arms will hang completely off the sides and at least in my case I woke up every morning with them asleep. They just hang too far below your chest/back.

The other benefit of the Sea-to-Summit is the valve. I've never had an inflatable pad inflate or fully deflate as fast as it. It takes just seconds.

Re: Kyle From Outer Shell’s Mikkelsen Drop Bar MTB

twoeightnine — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 17:00:05 -0000

I think his wife does most of the actual welding but he explains to her exactly what he wants done. That was a couple years ago now so he might even be in better shape now. Dude's an inspiration.

Re: Kyle From Outer Shell’s Mikkelsen Drop Bar MTB

twoeightnine — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 22:48:54 -0000

Holy crap. A just posted a photo about the time I met Bernie Mikkelsen
in Yosemite 4 days ago. Nice to see his work out there. He's an amazing
guy.

Don't want the photo to take up space here so you just have to delete the space.
https://www.instagram.com /p/Bca60lahGyB/

Re: The Best Trekking Poles

twoeightnine — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 10:53:31 -0000

"our favorite poles all used twist locks paired, perhaps, with one locking mechanism near the top"

This is such a confusing statement and not true. A twist lock is a locking
mechanism and does just that. You twist a section of the pole to lock it
into place. A system that is disappearing not only because it can
easily fail while in use but also wears out over time and you can't
repair it yourself. The only one that does this is the Gosammer Gear to
cut down on weight. The rest use flick locks. You took a picture of
them.

Flick locks also make adjustments super easy and quick,
something you should do if you're going up or down steep sections of
trail.

"Despite all the arguments against the need for a highly collapsible
portable pair of poles, maybe there’s a particular scenario you’re
dealing with."

Like traveling? Not everyone lives in California. If you are flying and only
taking a carry-on (or smaller checked bags) the only pair listed here
that will fit in your carry-on is the Black Diamond. (Source: two years
as the camping and action sports sales lead at REI where it was our most
common question regarding trekking pole selection.) Z-poles are the
only style of poles that collapse enough to fit in a small suitcase.
Exception: Some pairs allow you to completely slide the lower section
out which gives you the extra inch or two you need to fit them in your
bag. The problem with this is that you need to be extra careful of the
plastic bits on the end of the removed piece. If they break, your pole
is broken.

Re: AHL News: Rocket logo revealed; Devils on the move

twoeightnine — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 11:37:41 -0000

Should have just gone with the crest on the front and the flame on the sleeve under the player's number. The R logo is atrocious.

Re: Clean/Dirty Half Cube Packing Organizers

twoeightnine — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 01:00:36 -0000

From personal experience, living out of a backpack for 8 years and working at REI, I'd stay away from the Specter bags. The zippers have a tendency to fail. They're super delicate and can't be repaired. The regular Pack-Its feature better construction. And while I do love Eagle Creek's quality for most people the off-brand ones available on Amazon and E-Bags work just as well for cheaper.

Re: Mike’s Velo Orange Piolet is Loaded for Fun!

twoeightnine — Fri, 06 May 2016 22:41:53 -0000

Patagonia Arbor Pack

Re: Rose Eveleth, Journalist

twoeightnine — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 10:56:09 -0000

That Spot headlamp has been replaced with a new one. It ups the brightness to 200 lumens but most importantly for $8 more is completely waterproof. It changes from an IPX4 rating to IPX8.

Re: Giveaway: Limited Edition Ultimate Ears Speaker Designed by Artist James Reka

twoeightnine — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 10:49:46 -0000

Conner Youngblood - TXTN

Re: The Friday Find: Ursa Major Giveaway

twoeightnine — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 11:38:07 -0000

Love to slather myself in myrtle.

Re: Color Washed and Cold Nights: New Years in Death Valley

twoeightnine — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 00:20:19 -0000

Darwin Falls. A waterfall in the driest place in America. Dante's View to see the entire Valley and if you're lucky the highest and lowest points in the contiguous states. Wild Rose for the kilns and former work camp.

Re: Color Washed and Cold Nights: New Years in Death Valley

twoeightnine — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 22:12:08 -0000

The last night I spent in Death Valley featured winds so strong that they literally lifted my tent with me in it off the ground and rains that moved my trailer a handful of feet... wouldn't trade that experience for anything. Same thing for the day it hit 125 degrees.

Re: The Amazing Warranties Of The Outdoors Industry

twoeightnine — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 17:43:37 -0000

Bought my first pair of Farm to Feet and love them but the sizing seems off. I'm a 13 so I bought the XL. Unfortunately that puts the heel cup/color too far up on my ankle.

Re: The Amazing Warranties Of The Outdoors Industry

twoeightnine — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 23:45:27 -0000

Arcteryx is great. Had an Alpha LT (that I bought off ebay) delaminate on me after 5 years of use. It was discontinued so they sent me the replacement model, Alpha AR free of charge. When I disliked the fit of the new one they told me to send it back and pick anything of a similar price. The entire time I emailed with one guy assigned to my case and knew the ins and outs of it.

Re: The $3 Million Messenger Bag

twoeightnine — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 16:46:44 -0000

Hope it's better quality than their Capture camera clip. Had mine break while walking, dropping my expensive DSLR into Sylvan Lake in South Dakota. Never got a response from Peak when I complained.

Re: Long Sleeve Sun Protection: Patagonia Capilene Silkweight Base Layers

twoeightnine — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 21:47:31 -0000

You can still find some of the old made in the USA stuff floating around ebay and thrift shops/gear exchanges in outdoorsy towns. Grabbed a few things for a couple bucks last year at one in Bishop, CA.

Re: New Balance Custom Sneaker Giveaway

twoeightnine — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 12:42:25 -0000

That second pair is beautiful.

Re: Delicious: 10 Small Food Brands ‘Fueling’ Outdoor Play

twoeightnine — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 15:53:35 -0000

Be careful with the Bobo's. I bought a box of them and a handful of them had grown mold.

Re: Get Pitted, So Pitted on the White Rim! – Kyle Kelley

twoeightnine — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 10:00:15 -0000

Please tell me you stopped at Milt's afterward.

Re: Via Ferrata

twoeightnine — Tue, 12 May 2015 17:11:14 -0000

Correction, the Via Ferrata isn't a trail either. It's a style of trail where you're clipped into and protected by a steal cable. He rode the via ferrata Benini, Vidi and Oris.

Re: Rand Paul’s Terrible Horrible Totally F*cked Up Day

twoeightnine — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 18:56:37 -0000

I'd totally expect someone writing on the internet about "Mad About You" to accidentally paste

“shop Aldi for 39 cent Fine Feline Entrée cat food” into their post. Actually, I'd be surprised if they didn't.