sort of hard to read

Nixon All Black Naughty Watch - Women's

Nixon All Black Naughty Watch - Women's

Rating for this product: 4 September 23, 2004

The face of this watch is one of those where it is a little hard to read accurately. is it 5:20 or 5:25? Other than that, the band and and watch are both high quality. My wife has very small wrists and the band still fit here, which was surprising.

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great light weight summer / fall bag

The North Face Cat's Meow Sleeping Bag: 20 Degree Polarguard - 2003 Model

The North Face Cat's Meow Sleeping Bag: 20 Degree Polarguard - 2003 Model

Rating for this product: 4 September 23, 2003

The bag packs small, and is lightweight, and keeps you warm as rated. That was the main thing for me. I used to live in a colder climate and carried a -40F bag that was way overkill for California summer/fall backpacking. It was too hot, heavy, and didn't compress well. I used for the first time last weekend, and slept in 35-40F with light-weight long underwear tops and bottoms, under a tarp, and got hot occasionally. No complaints so far.

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great light-weight alternative to tents

MSR Bug Hut 2 Mesh Shelter

MSR Bug Hut 2 Mesh Shelter

Rating for this product: 4 September 23, 2003

The bug hut is essentially a minimalists tent: it has no fly, is mostly mesh, few stakes, and not terribly sturdy. This is certainly not for winter use. It does not hold heat and would not hold up to significant wind. Rain / moisture will pass right through the mesh body. That being said, it is very light (to carry). It packs into a pretty small space. It keeps the bugs out and gives the security of a tent enclosure. Also, provides great views of the night sky, and fresh air. In my opinion, a better experience than being trapped in an almost air-tight tent :) Also, it is reasonably priced- less than most bivy sacks, and it holds two people.

One complaint, the first time I used this, I put it down in an area that had a few small plants on the ground. I pulled out most of them, but when I got in the tent, I noticed one small stub was nearly poking through the tent floor, and I'm sure it would have if I had not noticed and got out and ripped it out all the way. Nothing about this tent is sturdy. It is made for light duty. Remains to be seen how it will hold up after multiple uses. Also, I slept in this with one person, but two large people would be pretty cramped. I think two small - medium size would be okay though.

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solid bag

DAKINE Messenger Bag - 800 cu in

DAKINE Messenger Bag - 800 cu in

Rating for this product: 4 September 23, 2003

Bag feels heavy duty and solid. Comfortable as can be expected from a shoulder bag. Fairly nice arrangement of pockets. One complaint: it would have been nice to have a strap-mounted cell-phone case, to avoid digging through the bag.

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solid product

Polar S120 Heart Rate Monitor Watch

Polar S120 Heart Rate Monitor Watch

Rating for this product: 4 August 18, 2003

I read a lot of reviews that said this monitor was very hard to use/the user interface was poor/the manual was lacking. Aafter purchasing the watch, I don't know what the complaints were about. People, this is a watch, not Windows XP. What were you expecting? Context sensitive help? Anyway, I did not find it hard to use, and the manual was adequate. The watch works well for what is was designed for. And unlike a lot of other polar monitors, it actually has watch functions like stopwatch and alarm. A lot of the more expensive models were lacking these. You can wear this as your daily watch as well. The watch is comfortable on your wrist. It is lacking a light, and I'd wished for that a few times.

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