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    Wanting everyone to use highfalutin' terms all...

    Wanting everyone to use highfalutin' terms all the time?

    We actually have a case study before us where great risks were undertaken in multiple regards, without an airbag pack. Risk homeostasis...
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    The compensation has to be greater than the...

    The compensation has to be greater than the mitigation for your statement to hold up, in terms of math. The best numbers in terms of existing studies of the issue suggest that airbag packs still...
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    But, it actually will provide mitigation in part....

    But, it actually will provide mitigation in part. Similar to seat belts.

    For someone who has already been in two slides (and I presume this means he has been caught in two?) and therefore is in...
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    The Level 1 is an interesting thing, because...

    The Level 1 is an interesting thing, because without his changing peer group it might not offer much mitigation.

    Basically airbag packs for many people may be the single strongest mitigation...
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    You factor in physical fatigue on top of an...

    You factor in physical fatigue on top of an incredibly emotionally intense and negative experience. Certainly even in situations like people losing partners to something like BASE jumping, similar...
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    Plus there are a number of different ways to...

    Plus there are a number of different ways to scratch the same itch. A good test is, Could you be happy in Oklahoma?

    Yes, dirtbikes.

    You can also be miserable riding dirtbikes in Oklahoma,...
  7. The whys here are pretty simple. If you have...

    The whys here are pretty simple. If you have read the full report and still don't see the flags present, then going through some refresher study could help more than focusing on one specific event. ...
  8. The CAIC in particular gave pretty detailed...

    The CAIC in particular gave pretty detailed analyses a few years ago, but for multiple reasons went to much shorter. Honestly, there aren't too many new knowns in this area, and most accidents...
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    It's one of those things where it looks like a...

    It's one of those things where it looks like a dorky sport and, on trying it, you realize the dorks doing it regularly are pretty tough and/or have a high capacity to forget bad experiences. ...
  10. Thread: Tenkara

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    Fall protein stocking time is here for the fish,...

    Fall protein stocking time is here for the fish, time for the 20' for line control.
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    Something for the legs, and building the aerobic...

    Something for the legs, and building the aerobic base, are going to be the ticket. In LA you have a lot of hills, ranging from the beach to the mountains just outside town. And the ocean. ...
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    One issue that could be more squarely addressed...

    One issue that could be more squarely addressed is the inability of the average larger group to adhere to safe travel protocol. Another factor that tends to go with the larger group is treating...
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    Yes. Plus it's harder to have a bad day on a...

    Yes. Plus it's harder to have a bad day on a bike.
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    In terms of the current change of climate being...

    In terms of the current change of climate being normal, or not, we don't even know what the distribution of change has been since the last ice age. As far as whether the change is "different," yes...
  15. Thread: Tenkara

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    Pretty much true. But, a 14.5' nymphing rod can...

    Pretty much true. But, a 14.5' nymphing rod can be very nice.
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    They actually had an Epic forum get-together at...

    They actually had an Epic forum get-together at Jackson where they took a large, inexperienced group sidecountry with only the leader of the group, and possibly one other member, beeping. Obviously...
  17. Thread: Tenkara

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    Tenkara actually can be used for most types of...

    Tenkara actually can be used for most types of casts, but on streams the real advantage is the line control, relative to western gear. Sort of like tight line nymphing for all sorts of flies. But...
  18. Thread: Pike Help

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    You don't say what waters you're fishing? In Oct...

    You don't say what waters you're fishing? In Oct in general on a lake in MN if you have a boat you should target green weedbeds and my advice would be tarpon flies, which ones really won't make a...
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    Over time the tendency is then to make the...

    Over time the tendency is then to make the insurance mandatory and or make everyone cough up the 10k. Whether that is a bad thing I guess is a judgment call.
  20. You can research what got goldens stocked. Often...

    You can research what got goldens stocked. Often goes with what you're looking for.
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