Hello Lance,

Welcome to BackpackGearTest. Thank you for your Owner Review, your initial edits will follow. They will take the following format;

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Ray

***LOCATION: Dallas, TX

EDIT: please spell out the state for the benefit of our international readers

***I started backpacking about 5 years ago and my experience consists of 1-2 week long trip per year.

Edit: I think you mean one or two week-long trips per year

***I have completed multi-day hikes in Colorado, Texas, Tennessee, California, and Chile in which the terrain ranges from desert to mountains and the temperatures range from 15 F to 105 F.

EDIT: you need Metric conversions for all measurements, weights, distances, temps, etc. Here is a great conversion tool:
http://www.backpackgeartest.org/convert.html

***Manufacturer: Hennessy

EDIT: it is Hennessy Hammock

***Measured Weight: 2lbs. 14.5 oz (1320 g)

EDIT: need a space after the 2

*** Entrance to the hammock is a slit in the bottom of the hammock that seals together using velcro

EDIT: Velcro (with a cap as it is a trademarked name)

*** Both the rain fly and the hammock have guide lines that are attched to tent stakes,

EDIT: attached

***Weight limit: 250 lbs.
Suspension system: 10' long 1600 lb. test polyester rope - 42" long x 2" wide
nylon webbing straps called "tree huggers"
Hammock dimensions: 100" x 48"'
Hammock fabric: 210 D oxford nylon
Canopy dimensions:

a parallelogram with - short side - 58" -
long side - 87" -
short diagonal - 85"
long diagonal -130"
Canopy fabric: 1.9 ounce polyurethane coated nylon or polyester ripstop
Mesh: 1 ounce 20 D polyester No-See-Um netting

Packed size: 7" x 10"

EDIT: you need Metric conversions for all measurements and weights. Please go through the entire review to look for the rest

***Setup is pretty easy, but requires the user to tie a know

EDIT: knot

***Hennessy used the seemingly more convenient strap that is used by Eagles Nest Outfitters, which uses looped tree straps and carabiners to attach it to the
tree.

EDIT: you aren't reviewing a hammock from Eagles Nest Outfitters and should not speculate as to their set-up or parts. Please keep it just to the Hennessey

***Once inside, it is difficult to situation your self in your sleeping bag,

Edit: yourself

*** Once situated, its great,

EDIT: it's

*** it means I had to re situate.

EDIT: resituate

*** Just to see how it would hold up, my grilfriend

EDIT: girlfriend (or is she a short order cook?

*** It prevents me from using the hammock as a leisure hammock on a nice sunny day, but you can't have the best of both worlds.

EDIT: "but I can't have the best of both worlds" Remember that we keep the reviews in the first person. Who knows, maybe someone has a hammock that they CAN use both way, right?

***Hammock has a string that stretches atop the hammock and keeps the bug net high above you, but also has a storage pouch for your headlamp, keys, etc.

EDIT: same thing here. Here is my canned explanation.
Projection

"When you tighten the laces on the boots, you pull the shoestrings in an out and upward motion. Then you tie it with a double knot and you are ready to go down the trail."

This is a very common way to write, but in doing so we just said what "other people" would do, not our self. This is projecting our thoughts onto the reader. We do not know how other people tie their shoes. We keep away from "you" and "your" in our writing.

We are writing a review of "our" gear based on "our" experiences. So we need to keep it in the first person. Here is how it should look;

"When I tighten the laces on the boots, I pull the shoestrings in an out and upward motion. Then I tie it with a double knot and I'm ready to go down the trail."

*** There was also ice forming on the rain fly when in the morning,

EDIT: delete "when"

*** It is easy to set up and great if you don't have room, moticvation, or proper terrain to setup a tent.

EDIT: the "you" thing again, and it is "motivation"

***Integrated bug net is much easier than seeting up a separate bug net

EDIT: setting

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Hi Chad,

Thank you for your Owner Review, you know the drill now.

EDIT: must be changed
Edit: should be changed but will be left to your discretion
Comment: just that or something to think about

When you have made the changes you can post it here:

http://tinyurl.com/ydjo2ko

Make sure to highlight the Owner Review button.

Ray

***but which also packages a wide range of applications to its user.

Edit: how about, "but which also boasts a wide range of applications for its user"

*** The levels are cycled through (in the above order) by simultaneously pressing the button.

EDIT: delete "simultaneously" as you would need at least one more button to push at the same time to use that word. Try "repeatedly"

***High: Burns 50 hours and at a range of approximately 42 m (138 ft)
Medium: Burns 90 hours and at a range of approximately 31 m (102 ft)
Low: Burns 146 hours and at a range of approximately 23 m (75 ft)
Blink: Burns 96 hours and at a range of approximately 31 m (102 ft)

Edit: I don't really care, but I try to stick with either metric first or Imperial first. All you other numbers and temps are `merican, so you may want to start with your ft followed by m

***I have carried this headlamp with me on a total of 6 backpacking trips totaling 17 days and nights.

Comment: not to be a pain, but do the days and nights really total the same? Most trips have one more day than they do night. An over-nighter is one night and two days of hiking. 10 over-nighters is 10 nights and 20 days. I usually list the things that I use at night (lamps, sleeping bags, tents by the nights. See what I am getting at?

***I have used the headlamp on everyone of those nights.

EDIT: every one

*** The conditions have ranged form rainy and cool

EDIT: from

*** Then, shortly after I headed back out with my wife to bring in the New Years.

EDIT: (move the comma and add an apostrophe) Then shortly after, I headed back out with my wife to bring in the New Year's.

*** While on our trip over New Years

EDIT: New Year's

***The first time I carried it with me on me and my sons trip to Big Hill Pond State Park I almost forgot I even had it.

Edit: I had to read that about 5 times to get what you were trying to say. How about,
The first time I carried it with me was on the trip with my son trip to Big Hill Pond State Park. I almost forgot I even had it with me.

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Ray,

Thank you for the edits. The corrections have been made, the old review gone, and the new report uploaded in it's new home.

Til next time.....
Chad

--- In BackpackGearTest <at> yahoogroups.com, "Ray" <rayestrella <at> ...> wrote:
>
> Hi Chad,
>
> Thank you for your Owner Review, you know the drill now.
>
> EDIT: must be changed
> Edit: should be changed but will be left to your discretion
> Comment: just that or something to think about
>
> When you have made the changes you can post it here:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/ydjo2ko
>
> Make sure to highlight the Owner Review button.
>
>
> Ray
>
>
> ***but which also packages a wide range of applications to its user.
>
> Edit: how about, "but which also boasts a wide range of applications for its user"
>
>
>
> *** The levels are cycled through (in the above order) by simultaneously pressing the button.
>
> EDIT: delete "simultaneously" as you would need at least one more button to push at the same time to use that word. Try "repeatedly"
>
>
>
> ***High: Burns 50 hours and at a range of approximately 42 m (138 ft)
> Medium: Burns 90 hours and at a range of approximately 31 m (102 ft)
> Low: Burns 146 hours and at a range of approximately 23 m (75 ft)
> Blink: Burns 96 hours and at a range of approximately 31 m (102 ft)
>
> Edit: I don't really care, but I try to stick with either metric first or Imperial first. All you other numbers and temps are `merican, so you may want to start with your ft followed by m
>
>
>
> ***I have carried this headlamp with me on a total of 6 backpacking trips totaling 17 days and nights.
>
> Comment: not to be a pain, but do the days and nights really total the same? Most trips have one more day than they do night. An over-nighter is one night and two days of hiking. 10 over-nighters is 10 nights and 20 days. I usually list the things that I use at night (lamps, sleeping bags, tents by the nights. See what I am getting at?
>
>
>
> ***I have used the headlamp on everyone of those nights.
>
> EDIT: every one
>
>
>
> *** The conditions have ranged form rainy and cool
>
> EDIT: from
>
>
>
> *** Then, shortly after I headed back out with my wife to bring in the New Years.
>
> EDIT: (move the comma and add an apostrophe) Then shortly after, I headed back out with my wife to bring in the New Year's.
>
>
>
> *** While on our trip over New Years
>
> EDIT: New Year's
>
>
>
> ***The first time I carried it with me on me and my sons trip to Big Hill Pond State Park I almost forgot I even had it.
>
> Edit: I had to read that about 5 times to get what you were trying to say. How about,
> The first time I carried it with me was on the trip with my son trip to Big Hill Pond State Park. I almost forgot I even had it with me.
>

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Andrea,

Well done. Just a few edits, in the standard format. After revising you may upload to http://tinyurl.com/ydcakmp
Don't forget to delete your Tests/OR folder copy.

Cheers, Richard

<<Sea to Summit Sn240 Pack Cover [Title]>>
EDIT: This must be exactly as the manufacturer has it: SeaSn240 Ultra-light Siliconized Cordura® Pack Cover. As in your product details.

<<The pack that I have is quite long, but not very deep. >>
Comment: A photo would help here.

<<Sea to Summit has two websites; the North American one, and the
everywhere else one. >>
Edit: everywhere-else one [with a hyphen]

• New Members 9

Thanks for the edits Richard. I dug out my camera and added a picture. Uploaded and deleted the report. See ya next time!
Andrea

--- In BackpackGearTest <at> yahoogroups.com, "richardglyon" <montana.angler <at> ...> wrote:
>
> Andrea,
>
> Well done. Just a few edits, in the standard format. After revising you may upload to http://tinyurl.com/ydcakmp
> Don't forget to delete your Tests/OR folder copy.
>
> Cheers, Richard
>
> <<Sea to Summit Sn240 Pack Cover [Title]>>
> EDIT: This must be exactly as the manufacturer has it: SeaSn240 Ultra-light Siliconized Cordura® Pack Cover. As in your product details.
>
> <<The pack that I have is quite long, but not very deep. >>
> Comment: A photo would help here.
>
> <<Sea to Summit has two websites; the North American one, and the
> everywhere else one. >>
> Edit: everywhere-else one [with a hyphen]
>

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Hi Chad, here are your edits in the standard format: EDIT is a required change, Edit a suggested change or request for clarification, and Comment a comment, with no change required. After revising please repost here, with REPOST, the product name, and our name in the subject line, and with an html copy in the Tests/OR folder. Cheers, Richard

<<PRIMUS DRENNAN UNIVERSAL WINDSCREEN >>
EDIT: Delete the "Universal Drennan," here and elsewhere in your report. Primus sells it as "Windscreen," so that's what you must use.

<<Initially I have obtained slightly heavy gear, but I am making efforts to go lighter.>>
Edit: This would read better if you deleted "have." First clause talks about the past, second clause about the present, so I'd use past tense, then present.

<<When Primus designed this windscreen, they did so with a purpose. A purpose to increase the stoves efficiency by using this windscreen in conjunction with the stove. >>
Edit: Consider making this one sentence (rather than a sentence and a fragment) by changing the period after "with a purpose" to a colon.
EDIT: stove's efficiency [with an apostrophe]

<< The windscreen is built by using three, smooth, light-weight pieces of aluminum, and six rivets. >>
Edit: The comma after "three" isn't necessary.

<<The left and right sides (two thicker, gray-colored pieces) of the windscreen is simply held together in the middle>>
EDIT: are held together ["sides" takes a plural verb]

<< I have carried it with me on day hikes, overnight trips, three day trips and even on a 5 day trip.>>
EDIT: Either "three-day trips" or "three one-day trips," depending on what you mean.
Edit: Here and elsewhere consider writing out single-digit numbers ("five-day" instead of "5-day." Some places you do this, others not.
Edit: 5-day [or five-day; either way with a hyphen]

<<I have used this windscreen while cooking dinner for my wife and I, on a warm summer evening (around 90 F or 32 C) at an elevation of 4,450 ft (1356 m) atop a windy mountaintop, as well as breakfast for my son and I, >>
EDIT: my wife and me
EDIT: my son and me

<<The temperatures dipped to around 20 F (-7 C) and we had snow, ice, and even some slight winds (around 10-15 mph or 16 - 24 kph). >>
Comment: At that temperature I'm not sure I would characterize those winds as "slight!"

<<I have also used the windscreen while at some local campgrounds and even while camping on the land behind my parents house.>>
EDIT: parents' house [plural possessive]

<<I have used this windscreen with only one stove, the Optimus Crux>>
Edit/Comment: I'd identify the stove you used earlier in your report, for clarity. I do think it's proper to provide the detailed description of the stove here.

<< The windscreen came packaged inside a tiny gray box (as seen in the picture at the beginning of the report) which displays the windscreen attached to the Primus ExpressStove and fuel canister on one side, and a picture of the windscreen nested around a fuel canister on another. There are various types of information such as weights, measurements and a brief description of the windscreen printed at various places on the box as well. Inside the box, the windscreen was simply wrapped in a clear plastic bag.>>
Edit: This isn't necessary; consider deleting it. This used to be (but no longer is) required for Test Reports, and doesn't really add to anything about performance.

<< On a good note, I have not had to provide any type of maintenance to the windscreen in any way. >>
Edit: Consider deleing "in any way" as redundant.

<< It is hard for me to say if I would recommend this windscreen or not, as it's pros and cons are pretty close.>>
EDIT: its pros and cons [possessive pronoun - no apostrophe]

<<For complete information go here: Product Safety Information>>
EDIT: The only link allowed is to the manufacturer's home page, so revise the text and remove the hyperlink.

<<3. Its costly.>>
EDIT: It's costly [It is - with an apostrophe. Or you could say "Its cost."]

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Richard ,

here is my updated report:

windscreen <http://tinyurl.com/ybw2rl9>

PRIMUS WINDSCREEN
By: Chad Poindexter
OR
March 22, 2010

TESTER INFORMATION

NAME: Chad Poindexter
EMAIL: chad (DOT) poindexter (AT) yahoo (DOT) com
AGE: 32
LOCATION: Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, USA
GENDER: M
HEIGHT: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
WEIGHT: 200 lb (90.70 kg)

I am a fairly new hiker and have hiked in the Great Smoky Mountains
National Park, on the Appalachian Trail in Georgia, and at a few state
parks in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Alabama. I initially obtained
slightly heavy gear, however, I am currently making efforts to go
lighter. I love my tent and appreciate a warm drink in the morning, as
well as a warm meal at night. So far my distance has averaged around 10
mi (16 km) per day, depending on terrain. My wife or my son typically
tag along with me on my hikes.

PRODUCT INFORMATION

<<IMAGE GOES HERE. ALT TEXT = "IMAGE 6">>
Manufacturer: Primus AB
Year of Manufacture: 2009
Manufacturer's Website: <<HYPERLINK GOES HERE -
"http://www.primus.eu/Templates/Pages/Default.aspx?SectionId=6720" LINK
TEXT = "www.primus.com">>
MSRP: (US) $15.00
Listed Weight: 2.1 oz (60 g)
Measured Weight: 2.3 oz (65 g)
Listed Dimensions: 3.9 in x 3.0 in (100 x 76 mm)
Measured Height: 3 in (76 mm)
Width varies. Attached to a gas canister the diameter is 4.6 in (117
mm).

The Primus Windscreen (hereafter referred to as the "windscreen") is
actually a part of the Primus lineup. While the windscreen is able to
adapt to almost any cartridge-mounted gas stove on the market, it was
built exclusively for the Primus ExpressStove. When Primus designed this
windscreen, they did so with a purpose; A purpose to increase the
stove's efficiency by using this windscreen in conjunction with the
stove. What does this mean? It simply means a faster boil time which
equals less fuel consumption which in the long run enables the stove to
be more environmentally friendly.
<<IMAGE GOES HERE. ALT TEXT = "IMAGE 1">>
As seen in the picture above, the windscreen is rather simple in design.
The windscreen is built by using three smooth, light-weight pieces of
aluminum, and six rivets. The left and right sides (two thicker,
gray-colored pieces) of the windscreen are simply held together in the
middle by a single thinner silver piece of aluminum using 3 rivets per
side (6 total rivets). This silver piece of aluminum in the middle that
holds the two sides together is what allows the windscreen to flex, or
to open and close. This flexing is what allows the windscreen to fit
around the lip of a gas canister. At the bottom of the windscreen is a
small hole (almost a complete circle) which fits around and attaches to
the lip of most fuel canisters. Also, located along the bottom of the
windscreen there are twenty individual slits (ten to each side) which
are cut out to allow air to flow up to the stove. There is a red and
white colored Primus logo with their name imprinted on one of the sides
of the windscreen.

Since this windscreen was originally designed to fit the Primus
ExpressStove (which has three arm supports), there are two notches cut
into the top of this windscreen. These notches will line up with the arm
supports on the stove. However, the 4.6 in (117 mm) diameter of the
windscreen will still allow many other stoves, whether with three or
four arm supports, to work fine in conjunction with the windscreen.
Another great thing about this windscreen is that it is very easy and
convenient to store. Just flip it upside down, flex the windscreen open,
and secure it around the lip of the fuel canister. Done, and simple.
(All of this can be seen in the pictures above.)

FIELD USE

This windscreen has been with me the better part of the last year and I
have used it in conjunction with my stove a total of 30 + times on
backpacking trips alone. Quite a few other times while car camping and
even around my home with the kids (they enjoy cooking on my backpacking
kitchen, it's fun)! I have carried it with me on day hikes, overnight
trips, three-day trips and even on a five-day trip. I typically cook for
only two people, but have at times cooked for up to four people.

I have used this windscreen while cooking dinner for my wife and me, on
a warm summer evening (around 90 F or 32 C) at an elevation of 4,450 ft
(1356 m) atop a windy mountaintop, as well as breakfast for my son and
me, in an empty parking lot, at an elevation of 700 ft (213 m) on a cool
and breezy morning (around 30 F or -1 C) at the trail head just before
we hiked out.
<<IMAGE GOES HERE. ALT TEXT = "IMAGE 7" IMAGE CAPTION = "Breakfast on a
cool & breezy morning at Sipsey Wilderness">>
Most recently I have used the windscreen with my stove while at a
shelter on the summit of Mt. LeConte, some 6,593 ft (2010 m) up. The
temperatures dipped to around 20 F (-7 C) and we had snow, ice, and even
some slight winds (around 10-15 mph or 16 - 24 kph).

I have used the windscreen while backpacking at Big Hill Pond State Park
in Tennessee, Sipsey Wilderness in Alabama, on the Appalachian Trail in
North Georgia, and in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in
Tennessee. I have also used the windscreen while at some local
campgrounds and even while camping on the land behind my parents' house.
I have used the windscreen in temperatures as low as 10 F (-12 C) to as
high as around 90 F (32 C). The strongest winds I have used the
windscreen in were occasional gusts of around 20 mph (32 kph).

I have used this windscreen with a handful of different gas canisters,
all of them with complete success. Here are the canisters I have used
the windscreen with:

8 oz (113 g) Mountain Safety Research (MSR) fuel canister
4 oz (113 g) and 8 oz (227 g) Jetboil Jetpower fuel canisters
4 oz (113 g) Snow Peak Giga Power fuel canister

I have used this windscreen with only one stove, the Optimus Crux. The
Optimus Crux stove is similar to the Primus ExpressStove in that is has
three arm supports as well. Because of this, the Optimus Crux's arm
supports fall right in line with the two notched areas located at the
top of the windscreen. The arm supports on the Optimus Crux stove do not
extend out past the diameter of the windscreen, but rather come just to
the inside edge of the windscreen. However, the Optimus Crux stove does
stand 0.25 in (0.64 cm) taller than the windscreen allowing the cook pot
to sit atop the stove rather than directly on top of the windscreen. All
of this is to say that the Optimus Crux stove looks right at home inside
this windscreen. ***(See note at end of report on gap width between the
windscreen and the pot.)

I have used 2 different cook pots in conjunction with this setup
(Optimus Crux stove and the Primus Windscreen). The GSI Dualist 1.8L (61
fl oz) cook pot and a Backcountry.com 700 ml (23.7 fl oz) titanium pot
(as seen below).
<<IMAGE GOES HERE. ALT TEXT = "IMAGE 2">>

MY NOTES

Once I recieved the windscreen in the mail I unpackaged it and
immediately pulled out my stove and fuel canister so that I could
assemble all the pieces together to see how they fit, and of course to
try it out. And just as I had suspected, it was simple, there's no other
way to put it. I screwed my stove to the fuel canister, then I flexed
the windscreen open, placed the opening at the bottom of the windscreen
around the lip of the fuel canister, and let the windscreen close back
around the lip of the fuel canister. Done.
<<IMAGE GOES HERE. ALT TEXT = "IMAGE 3">>
First, my beef with the windscreen:

The windscreen does a fine job at blocking very light to light winds,
but even in these winds the entire set up must be turned so that the
closed side of the windscreen is into the wind. Due to the design of the
windscreen, one side of the stove is always open to the elements,
leaving only one side actually being shielded from the elements. (This
leaves me to wonder how much wind is this windscreen actually blocking?)
Due to this design, if the wind changes once I start cooking I have to
try and balance my whole set up (while it's cooking) and turn it or I
have to constantly sit in front of it and try to block the wind with my
body, or whatever I can find. Also, even if the wind is blowing against
the closed side of the windscreen there is still a large enough space
between the top of the windscreen and the bottom of the pot in which the
wind can easily blow through and steal away the heat from the stove.
However, I cannot say that the wind has ever blown the flame on the
stove out though, with or without the windscreen. (***Again, see note
below on gap width between bottom of pot and top of windscreen.)

However, just by sheer design, I understand that some wind is being
directed away from my heat source (stove) as a result of this
windscreen. Also, by design, I can see how some of the heat will be
reflected back up towards the bottom of the pot due to the cup-like
shape at the bottom of the windscreen. With this in mind, I believe that
my stove, in conjunction with the windscreen, is working at least
somewhat more efficiently than if the stove were operating on it's own.
Can I tell the difference whether by boil times or by fuel savings? No.
I have always used this windscreen while I am cooking, even if it feels
like there is no wind.

So, at a weight of 2.3 oz (65 g) and with the ability to store the
windscreen right around my fuel canister (which happens to go inside my
cook pot along with my bowls, cups, lighter, and stove) I have no reason
not to carry it, and for that matter use it. Since I am not 100 % sold
on the fact that the windscreen works as well as I would like it to, I
take other measures when preparing my food, such as finding a place that
isn't as windy to cook or even trying to wait a little while for the
wind to die down some before cooking, to help maximize the overall
efficiency of my stove. I do plan on playing around with some other
ideas to help improve the performance of this windscreen, but for now I
will continue to carry it the way it is.

On a good note, I have not had to provide any type of maintenance to the
windscreen. It is a very easy piece of gear to own. It does not get in
the way and it makes for a good conversation piece when brought out. On
a little more serious note, since the windscreen attaches at the lip of
the canister, it separates the canister from the stove. Another way to
put this is, the windscreen separates the flame from the potentially
explosive canister. While the canister is still able to absorb some of
the heat coming from the stove, the windscreen actually creates a
partial barrier which reflects some of the heat back up towards the pot,
limiting the amount of heat that actually reaches the canister.

So, while there are definitely slightly lighter, and much cheaper
(homemade) windscreens out there to be had, I have this one, the Primus
Windscreen. Now that I have it I will use it, but if I ever come across
something else more adequate I will probably go with that. It is hard
for me to say if I would recommend this windscreen or not, as its pros
and cons are pretty close. I will just have to let my report speak for
itself.

***NOTE:***
A Product Safety Information (PSI) sheet regarding this windscreen has
been recently released from Primus. Since this windscreen has been on
sale, according to the website, and even printed directly on the box the
windscreen came packaged in, was this: "This windscreen fits Primus
ExpressStove, Primus MicronStove Ti and most other cartridge
stoves." This is now considered wrong according to Primus. The PSI
now states that the minimum distance between the top of the windscreen
and the bottom of the cook pot MUST be at least 0.5 in (11 mm) and MUST
have a flame that is directed upwards to the pot and not out towards the
windscreen. For this reason, the Primus MicronStove Ti was removed from
the list of stoves that this windscreen is compatible with. Also, at the
moment the windscreen has been removed from the shelves and is being
repackaged with the up-to-date information and is also now being
packaged with a small instruction booklet. The website has also been
updated to reflect this new information.

THINGS I LIKE

1. It packs away small and easy.
2. It's simple to use.
3. It fits with my fuel canisters and stove.
4. It keeps the canister from overheating.
5. While not the lightest, it is pretty light.

THINGS I DON'T LIKE

1. One complete side of the windscreen is left open to wind.
2. Wind can easily seep between the top of the windscreen and the bottom
of the pot.
3. It's costly.

SIGNATURE

<<IMAGE GOES HERE. ALT TEXT = "IMAGE 4">>
Chad Poindexter
"Stick"

This report was created with the BGT Report Generator.
Copyright 2010. All rights reserved.

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

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Hello Andrea,

Thank you for your Owner Review, excellent job and great usage. Your edits will follow. They will take the following format;

EDIT: must be changed
Edit: should be changed but will be left to your discretion
Comment: just that or something to think about

Once you have addressed the edits you can upload it to:

http://tinyurl.com/y86tl7v

Ray

Note: as I started going through this I found that this model is no longer made. A few places still are selling it so I am going to go ahead with it, but know that the powers that be may pull the review.

*** Lowe Alpine specifies that it fits torso lengths 15-22 in (38-56 cm) and has a load zone (the maximum load at which the pack can be comfortably carried) of 25-30 kg (55-60 lb).

Edit: you should pick a type of units to lead off with and stick with it for the entire report to help it flow. Either metric first with (Imperial) or vice versa

*** the tube of a hydration bladder can be fed through a port on the wearer's right side which is labelled with an H2O symbol.

EDIT: labeled

***The women's-specific shoulder straps (narrower than a men's pack)

EDIT: narrower than men's packs. Or, narrower than a man's pack

***I have used the pack cover several times as a quick transport down a snow field, since I don't like going downhill and sliding seems like way less work than walking.

Comment: you are forever Glissade Girl now

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Thanks Ray! I thought that for sure there were a million and one things that I'd missed. I have a few comments:
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Note: as I started going through this I found that this model is no longer made. A few places still are selling it so I am going to go ahead with it, but know that the powers that be may pull the review.
>>>>My first thought was "ha ha, it's April Fool's Day." Until I checked the website...it appears that Lowe Alpine released their Spring 2010 packs and did some redesigning. I should have finished this review a month ago when I was last working on it. Well, it was good practice, even if it does get pulled.

*** the tube of a hydration bladder can be fed through a port on the wearer's right side which is labelled with an H2O symbol.
EDIT: labeled
>>>>I didn't change this. Canadian spelling is with 2 Ls (same with travelled), and the English (Canada) setting in MS Word auto-corrects labeled to labelled.


***I have used the pack cover several times as a quick transport down a snow field, since I don't like going downhill and sliding seems like way less work than walking.
Comment: you are forever Glissade Girl now
>>>So I'm lazy and happier sliding on snow than walking...it's quicker than walking anyway. 2 reviews in a row about using a pack cover as a toboggan...but I don't own any more pack covers, so that should be it for a while. =)

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--- In BackpackGearTest <at> yahoogroups.com, "ringrat55" <amurland <at> ...> wrote:

> >>>>My first thought was "ha ha, it's April Fool's Day."

No, I don't play games on the site. It will most likely stand.

> >>>>I didn't change this. Canadian spelling is with 2 Ls (same with travelled)

That is fine. I have a bunch of Aussie buddies and am used to it, but never ran across the "ll" there. No problem.

> ***I have used the pack cover several times as a quick transport down a snow field, since I don't like going downhill and sliding seems like way less work than walking.
> Comment: you are forever Glissade Girl now
> >>>So I'm lazy and happier sliding on snow than walking...it's quicker than walking anyway.

No negativity implied. I wished mightily that I could have glissaded last Saturday, but as it was all ridge route it would have been hard to do. You still are Glissade Girl though...

Very nice job on an intricate piece of gear.

Ray

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