Comments for HikeClimbSurfRun http://hikeclimbsurfrun.com Adventure recreation and outdoor pursuits. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:35:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on World’s strongest skateboard infused with carbon fiber, made in the U.S.A. by Clint Anderson http://hikeclimbsurfrun.com/2012/01/worlds-strongest-skateboard-infused-with-carbon-fiber-made-in-the-u-s-a/#comment-657 Clint Anderson Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:35:46 +0000 http://hikeclimbsurfrun.com/?p=1771#comment-657 One more important detail.... We used a 2000 Audi A8. It weighs about 5000lbs. Not An SUV but still pretty big. One more important detail…. We used a 2000 Audi A8. It weighs about 5000lbs. Not An SUV but still pretty big.

]]> Comment on World’s strongest skateboard infused with carbon fiber, made in the U.S.A. by Clint Anderson http://hikeclimbsurfrun.com/2012/01/worlds-strongest-skateboard-infused-with-carbon-fiber-made-in-the-u-s-a/#comment-656 Clint Anderson Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:31:27 +0000 http://hikeclimbsurfrun.com/?p=1771#comment-656 Thanks for the positive article!!!!! Wait until you actually skate one. All of our models will be out soon, within weeks. We are making sure we are ready for what we hope is good demand. Thanks for the positive article!!!!! Wait until you actually skate one. All of our models will be out soon, within weeks. We are making sure we are ready for what we hope is good demand.

]]> Comment on Opponents of backcountry use fees in Great Smoky Mountains National Park are wrong by Craig Rowe http://hikeclimbsurfrun.com/2011/12/opponents-of-great-smoky-backcountry-fees-are-wrong/#comment-650 Craig Rowe Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:03:05 +0000 http://hikeclimbsurfrun.com/?p=1634#comment-650 You did some commendable work in going after the documents and I'm glad you didn't pay what they were asking. That was way too much. If this is what the people want, then I hope the fees are not implemented. I maintain they could do some good. However, it's clear the park service did a poor job in stating its case and managing the process with its most important stakeholders: the U.S. taxpayers. You did some commendable work in going after the documents and I’m glad you didn’t pay what they were asking. That was way too much. If this is what the people want, then I hope the fees are not implemented. I maintain they could do some good. However, it’s clear the park service did a poor job in stating its case and managing the process with its most important stakeholders: the U.S. taxpayers.

]]> Comment on Opponents of backcountry use fees in Great Smoky Mountains National Park are wrong by John Quillen http://hikeclimbsurfrun.com/2011/12/opponents-of-great-smoky-backcountry-fees-are-wrong/#comment-648 John Quillen Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:40:47 +0000 http://hikeclimbsurfrun.com/?p=1634#comment-648 The results of the public comments are in, and, as expected, in overwhelming opposition to a Smokies Backcountry Tax. Read results at www.southernforestwatch.org.. Thanks, John The results of the public comments are in, and, as expected, in overwhelming opposition to a Smokies Backcountry Tax. Read results at http://www.southernforestwatch.org..
Thanks,
John

]]> Comment on Z Board weight sensing skateboard rolls into CES by Ben http://hikeclimbsurfrun.com/2012/01/z-board-weight-sensing-skateboard-rolls-into-ces/#comment-625 Ben Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:17:49 +0000 http://hikeclimbsurfrun.com/?p=1733#comment-625 Great blog post! Electric Skateboards are awesome - we can all agree on that. As you saw at CES, the ZBoard's footpads are infinitely variable, allowing the ZBoard to cruise slowly with a friend walking, or to speed up past bicyclists, depending on the weight the rider puts on the front foot pad. The experience is truly unique and a total blast once you get the hang of it. Great blog post!

Electric Skateboards are awesome – we can all agree on that. As you saw at CES, the ZBoard’s footpads are infinitely variable, allowing the ZBoard to cruise slowly with a friend walking, or to speed up past bicyclists, depending on the weight the rider puts on the front foot pad. The experience is truly unique and a total blast once you get the hang of it.

]]> Comment on Z Board weight sensing skateboard rolls into CES by Craig Rowe http://hikeclimbsurfrun.com/2012/01/z-board-weight-sensing-skateboard-rolls-into-ces/#comment-624 Craig Rowe Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:13:53 +0000 http://hikeclimbsurfrun.com/?p=1733#comment-624 Hmm ... can there be room in the market for both versions? It appears that it may come down to preference, like hard tails vs. FS in mountain biking. Hmm … can there be room in the market for both versions? It appears that it may come down to preference, like hard tails vs. FS in mountain biking.

]]> Comment on Z Board weight sensing skateboard rolls into CES by ILAN http://hikeclimbsurfrun.com/2012/01/z-board-weight-sensing-skateboard-rolls-into-ces/#comment-623 ILAN Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:07:54 +0000 http://hikeclimbsurfrun.com/?p=1733#comment-623 your feet are better used for carving/steering than speed control...trying to carve and step on a button at the same time is awkward at best...having to move your feet around the deck to accelerate and brake takes away from the natural carving experience of riding a conventional skateboard. Also Z Board's controls are just buttons that you are stepping on, not weight sensors..their video shows a graphic of leaning forward and backward to accelerate and brake, but in reality you are just stepping on one large button to accelerate and another large button to brake... your feet are better used for carving/steering than speed control…trying to carve and step on a button at the same time is awkward at best…having to move your feet around the deck to accelerate and brake takes away from the natural carving experience of riding a conventional skateboard. Also Z Board’s controls are just buttons that you are stepping on, not weight sensors..their video shows a graphic of leaning forward and backward to accelerate and brake, but in reality you are just stepping on one large button to accelerate and another large button to brake…

]]> Comment on Opponents of backcountry use fees in Great Smoky Mountains National Park are wrong by L. Perry Fuqua http://hikeclimbsurfrun.com/2011/12/opponents-of-great-smoky-backcountry-fees-are-wrong/#comment-622 L. Perry Fuqua Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:57:03 +0000 http://hikeclimbsurfrun.com/?p=1634#comment-622 My brother is a wildlife biologist with TWRA specializing in migratory waterfowl. He is not in enforcement unless he needs to be: as in he sees an obvious violation of federal migratory bird hunting laws. Leniency is the golden rule with wildlife - innocent until proven guilty. And it's pretty obvious when leniency does not apply, for example three duck hunters are hunting ducks from their boat on a National Wildlife Refuge and these hunters live only a few miles from the infraction. However it will not be that simple when it comes to a backpacking camper being in the wrong campsite when the "ranger" checks his/her camping permit. Christina, I salute you and applaud you for putting yourself on the front line in the park system to protect our common investment in public lands. You are correct about the crime, and it will most likely escalate in the near future since people are becoming more and more desperate for food and money ("Resource" is how Don Sheldon put it). And thank you Christina for signing your name to your comments, because some NPS employees don't and would never want their true identities known for 2 reasons especially: the public response and the responses from the higher-ups in the NPS system who monitor performance appraisal. OK, now back to the "real issue" regarding the proposal to charge camping fees for backcountry campsites in GSMNP: who should really pay to hire Rangers? And probably more importantly - why are more rangers needed to patrol the backcountry in the first place? At this point I am tired of typing and am also being called off to another issue, so I would love for you - Christina - to respond with your thoughts on the two questions I just laid out in this comment box, and I sincerely hope you are still following this more than a month after your last post. Thanking you in advance. I admire your dedication to your work and think you might should run the whole kit-n-kaboodle if you are as passionate about human rights as you are about protecting the public lands! Sincerely, LPF My brother is a wildlife biologist with TWRA specializing in migratory waterfowl. He is not in enforcement unless he needs to be: as in he sees an obvious violation of federal migratory bird hunting laws. Leniency is the golden rule with wildlife – innocent until proven guilty. And it’s pretty obvious when leniency does not apply, for example three duck hunters are hunting ducks from their boat on a National Wildlife Refuge and these hunters live only a few miles from the infraction. However it will not be that simple when it comes to a backpacking camper being in the wrong campsite when the “ranger” checks his/her camping permit.

Christina, I salute you and applaud you for putting yourself on the front line in the park system to protect our common investment in public lands. You are correct about the crime, and it will most likely escalate in the near future since people are becoming more and more desperate for food and money (“Resource” is how Don Sheldon put it). And thank you Christina for signing your name to your comments, because some NPS employees don’t and would never want their true identities known for 2 reasons especially: the public response and the responses from the higher-ups in the NPS system who monitor performance appraisal.

OK, now back to the “real issue” regarding the proposal to charge camping fees for backcountry campsites in GSMNP: who should really pay to hire Rangers? And probably more importantly – why are more rangers needed to patrol the backcountry in the first place?

At this point I am tired of typing and am also being called off to another issue, so I would love for you – Christina – to respond with your thoughts on the two questions I just laid out in this comment box, and I sincerely hope you are still following this more than a month after your last post.

Thanking you in advance. I admire your dedication to your work and think you might should run the whole kit-n-kaboodle if you are as passionate about human rights as you are about protecting the public lands!

Sincerely,
LPF

]]> Comment on Z Board weight sensing skateboard rolls into CES by Craig Rowe http://hikeclimbsurfrun.com/2012/01/z-board-weight-sensing-skateboard-rolls-into-ces/#comment-621 Craig Rowe Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:23:37 +0000 http://hikeclimbsurfrun.com/?p=1733#comment-621 Sounds like another worthy contributor to the board market, to be sure. I wonder though, is the foot control more apt to appeal to purists than a hand-held control module? I haven't had a chance to ride a Metroboard. I can say the Z-Board handled quite well, very authentic. Thanks for sharing, I'll check it out. Sounds like another worthy contributor to the board market, to be sure. I wonder though, is the foot control more apt to appeal to purists than a hand-held control module? I haven’t had a chance to ride a Metroboard. I can say the Z-Board handled quite well, very authentic. Thanks for sharing, I’ll check it out.

]]> Comment on Imus Maps, not surprisingly, hits the big time by Craig Rowe http://hikeclimbsurfrun.com/2012/01/imus-maps-not-surprisingly-hits-the-big-time/#comment-620 Craig Rowe Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:20:53 +0000 http://hikeclimbsurfrun.com/?p=1686#comment-620 I agree. There is nothing I can't find with a good paper map or atlas, multiple copies of which are crammed in every pocket of my truck. I catch hell from some friends about not adapting to a GPS yet. Now, I have no real issue with a GPS, I just love looking at maps because they show everything else that's out there, not just a 2 x 3 view of your world. We live in a place much larger than that. I agree. There is nothing I can’t find with a good paper map or atlas, multiple copies of which are crammed in every pocket of my truck. I catch hell from some friends about not adapting to a GPS yet. Now, I have no real issue with a GPS, I just love looking at maps because they show everything else that’s out there, not just a 2 x 3 view of your world. We live in a place much larger than that.

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