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  • Matus: @swissiphic - My words. But this is probably the result of the hunt for ISO...
  • Lou2: The Look is just a rebadge. Started a while ago. We covered in at least one...
  • VT skier: Anyone have a problem with the Anti Friction Device , mounted on the ski br...
  • See: I agree— no disclaimer needed (especially after all this discussion). Sorry...
  • Lou Dawson 2: Bruno, thanks. I'm glad you've got a sense of the mission here, nearly 4,00...
  • Equilibrium: Brent, Do you still have the carbon cylinder. I am in the USA and would l...
  • Justin: I mentioned the Look bindings in an unrelated post, but this is much more r...
  • Bruno Schull: Hi Lou--I don't really think the disclaimer is necessary. Anybody who has ...
  • swissiphic: I don't know...with all this incremental weight creep and complexity increa...
  • Lou Dawson 2: See, yeah, wasn't so much making excuses as I was simply setting everyone ...
  • Aaron Mattix: I'm stoked on this simply for the fact that it sheds light on the under-rep...
  • See: Point taken, Lou— the Lance analogy was not fair, but that’s what the “they...
  • Lou Dawson 2: Fox, the book's destinations by intent are not all that exciting, they're m...
  • Lou Dawson 2: Guys, while I've been blessed to acheive my life dream of making a living a...
  • See: Except he didn’t admit it until everyone already knew....
  • See: I gotta say, Lou, that your “they all do it” response to Howard’s point reg...
  • Fox: HI - excited to have another adventure reference. Can you discuss locati...
  • Lou Dawson 2: Thanks Torquil. Lou...
  • Torquil: I see they didn't bother changing the brake plate so its easier to get to t...
  • Lou Dawson 2: test...
  • Kevin Woolley: I'm not a blogger or a professional guidebook writer, but I enjoy high qual...
  • Lou Dawson 2: TMS, RV 10 at your size sounds about right? Good to hear it's working. Help...
  • Lou Dawson 2: Fair enough. Happy to get your opinion. As for writing PR, in the third...
  • Howard: Lou, you will justify in your mind the reasons that guidebooks and blogging...
  • TMS HAWAII: I'm 6'2" and 220 lbs, I use the Radical FT and run the tension @ 10. I feel...
  • Henrik: Thanks for writing endless awesome advice to all us novices! I'm extreme...
  • David: Waiting for your 2017 take on the Superlite 2.0!...
  • Mitch R.: Thank you! This is dream come true for this moderate backcountry skier! W...
  • Lou Dawson 2: Todd, yeah, T20 adjustment is new. Good to hear you're able to run RV 8,...
  • Lou Dawson 2: Can't believe I messed that up, space case! Fixed now. Thanks for the help....

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