Comments for Backcountry Beacon http://backcountrybeacon.com Gear Articles for Gearheads Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:04:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 Comment on Full Mental Jacket | Choosing Your Ideal Ski Touring Shell by Ski Jackets Women http://backcountrybeacon.com/2011/02/full-mental-jacket-choosing-your-ideal-ski-touring-shell/comment-page-1/#comment-430418 Ski Jackets Women Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:04:02 +0000 http://backcountrybeacon.com/?p=10116#comment-430418 You lack some fashion. ;) Head over to our place You lack some fashion. ;) Head over to our place

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]]> Comment on How to Make a Ski Pole Mount for a GoPro for Under $1 by Mark http://backcountrybeacon.com/2011/03/how-to-make-a-ski-pole-mount-for-a-gopro-for-under-1/comment-page-1/#comment-430378 Mark Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:14:09 +0000 http://backcountrybeacon.com/?p=10335#comment-430378 Simply awesome, thanks for sharing this! Simply awesome, thanks for sharing this!

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]]> Comment on Creating the Carabiner: A walk through Black Diamond headquarters by jason http://backcountrybeacon.com/2009/05/creating-the-carabiner-a-walk-through-black-diamond-headquarters/comment-page-1/#comment-429757 jason Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:42:52 +0000 http://staging.backcountrybeacon.com/?p=340#comment-429757 this really helped with my engineering project, great web page. this really helped with my engineering project, great web page.

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]]> Comment on Trip of the Month: US Virgin Islands – St. John by Tony http://backcountrybeacon.com/2010/03/trip-of-the-month-us-virgin-islands-st-john/comment-page-1/#comment-429097 Tony Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:42:11 +0000 http://backcountrybeacon.com/?p=2053#comment-429097 Just my two cents worth having just returned from Cinnamon Bay a week ago. We were surprised that our campsite was up a "goat path" on a hillside in the jungle. There were no breezes and it was quite unpleasant. I am a seasoned camper and found the sites to be poor except for the ones near the beach which are nearly impossible to get since they are squatted on by people staying for months and are "reserved" in advance even though there is no official policy for reservations. It's an insiders game. Overall the campgrounds were kept clean, but lacked attention. There were signs of differed maintenance and a lack of concern by employees. The beach was nice, but beyond that it isn't much to look at. People with mobility issues should be aware that there is a relatively steep hill leading into the beach/campground area from the parking lot. We did switch to the cottages which were nice enough, but if we were to do it again we wold rent a cottage elsewhere. Just my two cents worth having just returned from Cinnamon Bay a week ago. We were surprised that our campsite was up a “goat path” on a hillside in the jungle. There were no breezes and it was quite unpleasant. I am a seasoned camper and found the sites to be poor except for the ones near the beach which are nearly impossible to get since they are squatted on by people staying for months and are “reserved” in advance even though there is no official policy for reservations. It’s an insiders game.

Overall the campgrounds were kept clean, but lacked attention. There were signs of differed maintenance and a lack of concern by employees. The beach was nice, but beyond that it isn’t much to look at. People with mobility issues should be aware that there is a relatively steep hill leading into the beach/campground area from the parking lot.

We did switch to the cottages which were nice enough, but if we were to do it again we wold rent a cottage elsewhere.

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]]> Comment on Shoulder Dislocation Relocation DIY: How to fix yourself in the backcountry by Bobby http://backcountrybeacon.com/2010/04/shoulder-dislocation-putting-things-back-together-in-the-backcountry/comment-page-1/#comment-429081 Bobby Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:02:10 +0000 http://backcountrybeacon.com/?p=3142#comment-429081 Dislocated my shoulder about 8 months ago playing soccer (of all sports). I'm definitely not trying to recommend doing it yourself over going to the hospital, but i waited 4 hours in the emergency room and then got scolded for not being able to move my arm in order for them to get blood (eventually they realized i had another arm). Doctor finally came in and it took him 3 extremely painful efforts to pop it in. Only the 3rd effort was a technique listed above (90-degree arm fly), so i'm starting to think that most emergency room physicians dont have this kind of training for some reason. Anyways, it's happened six times since and i dont have the patience or the pain tolerance to wait 4 hours and pay money for shoddy work, so I've done it myself and have found the "Reach for the Sky" technique to be my favorite. Simply involves reaching the dislocated arm straight up in the air. If it doesnt relocate on its own then might need a small yank upward from the other arm. Happened 3 days ago at work, took about 15 seconds to pop in, been icing it, now it feels completely normal again. This injury definitely sucks, but not panicking in that split second when it pops out is the best thing to do. No clue if that was helpful, but i like this website, so figured i'd give my thoughts. Dislocated my shoulder about 8 months ago playing soccer (of all sports). I’m definitely not trying to recommend doing it yourself over going to the hospital, but i waited 4 hours in the emergency room and then got scolded for not being able to move my arm in order for them to get blood (eventually they realized i had another arm). Doctor finally came in and it took him 3 extremely painful efforts to pop it in. Only the 3rd effort was a technique listed above (90-degree arm fly), so i’m starting to think that most emergency room physicians dont have this kind of training for some reason. Anyways, it’s happened six times since and i dont have the patience or the pain tolerance to wait 4 hours and pay money for shoddy work, so I’ve done it myself and have found the “Reach for the Sky” technique to be my favorite. Simply involves reaching the dislocated arm straight up in the air. If it doesnt relocate on its own then might need a small yank upward from the other arm. Happened 3 days ago at work, took about 15 seconds to pop in, been icing it, now it feels completely normal again. This injury definitely sucks, but not panicking in that split second when it pops out is the best thing to do. No clue if that was helpful, but i like this website, so figured i’d give my thoughts.

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]]> Comment on How to Make a Ski Pole Mount for a GoPro for Under $1 by Joao Pedro http://backcountrybeacon.com/2011/03/how-to-make-a-ski-pole-mount-for-a-gopro-for-under-1/comment-page-1/#comment-428716 Joao Pedro Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:18:42 +0000 http://backcountrybeacon.com/?p=10335#comment-428716 Do you think, I can go diving with it? Do you think, I can go diving with it?

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]]> Comment on Waterproof Ratings Demystified by Bob http://backcountrybeacon.com/2010/04/waterproof-ratings-demystified/comment-page-1/#comment-427767 Bob Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:51:23 +0000 http://backcountrybeacon.com/?p=2670#comment-427767 Awesome! Thanks for taking the time and explaining this! Awesome! Thanks for taking the time and explaining this!

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]]> Comment on How to Make Your Own Funbox and DIY Jibs by Aspen Nolan http://backcountrybeacon.com/2010/02/how-to-make-your-own-funbox-and-diy-jibs/comment-page-1/#comment-423483 Aspen Nolan Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:33:33 +0000 http://backcountrybeacon.com/?p=1324#comment-423483 Really enjoyed this blog post. Fantastic. Really enjoyed this blog post. Fantastic.

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]]> Comment on Top 5 Colleges if You Want to Ski (and get a decent education) Part II by Jason http://backcountrybeacon.com/2010/10/top-5-ski-colleges-private/comment-page-1/#comment-423223 Jason Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:28:44 +0000 http://backcountrybeacon.com/?p=7147#comment-423223 I don't mean any disrespect, I'm sure these schools would be a ton of fun for any skier/rider, but it is crazy to have 3 out of the top 5 schools be from the east coast — if you think the mountains are the same, you have never seen mountains. Also, to not even have a school from Colorado on the list is insane — I'm from Oregon, but Colorado has literally anything you can dream of from a skiing perspective. Colorado College, DU, Colorado School of Mines are all great schools from an education standpoint as well... CU Boulder is probably your best bet, but I believe it is a public university. I don’t mean any disrespect, I’m sure these schools would be a ton of fun for any skier/rider, but it is crazy to have 3 out of the top 5 schools be from the east coast — if you think the mountains are the same, you have never seen mountains. Also, to not even have a school from Colorado on the list is insane — I’m from Oregon, but Colorado has literally anything you can dream of from a skiing perspective. Colorado College, DU, Colorado School of Mines are all great schools from an education standpoint as well… CU Boulder is probably your best bet, but I believe it is a public university.

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]]> Comment on The Hone Zone: Confessions of a Training Junkie by Eric http://backcountrybeacon.com/2012/01/the-hone-zone-confessions-of-a-training-geek/comment-page-1/#comment-423123 Eric Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:26:55 +0000 http://backcountrybeacon.com/?p=12514#comment-423123 Honor thy KB swing Honor thy KB swing

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