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How to Confess Your Sins
That high time in our service when we read the Scripture is upon us. Will you stand with me? I want to real Psalm 51, the Psalm of Confession, proper for us to consider as we come to the Lord's Table.
Psalm 51, "Be gracious to me, oh God, according to they loving kindness, according to the greatness of thy compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin, for I know my transgressions and my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only I have sinned and done what is evil in thy sight so that thou art justified when thou doest speak and blameless when thou doest judge. Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity and in sin my mother conceived me. Behold, thou doest desire truth in the innermost being and in the hidden part, thou wilt make me no wisdom. Purify me with hyssop and I shall be clean. Wash me and I shall be whiter then snow. Make me to hear joy and gladness. Let the bones which thou has broken rejoice. Hide thy face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, oh God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from they presence and do not take thy holy spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of thy salvation and sustain me with a willing spirit. Then I will teach transgressors thy ways and sinners will be converted to thee. Deliver me from blood guiltiness, oh God, thou God of my salvation. Then my tongue will joyfully sing of thy righteousness. Oh, Lord, open my lips that my mouth may declare thy praise for thou doest not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it. Thou art not pleased with burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit and a broken and contrite heart, oh God, thou wilt not despise. By thy favor do good to Zion. Build the walls of Jerusalem. Then thou wilt delight in righteous sacrifices, in burnt offerings and whole burnt offering. Then young bulls will be offered on thine alter."
I have found, in my own life, as a Christian, not particularly as a pastor or a preacher, but in my own life before the Lord as a Christian that Psalm 51 is a place where you go very frequently because once you understand the scope, the intent, the content of this Psalm, it provides a pattern for confession, for repentance, for penitence.
You go back to it again and again and flow through the marvelous, marvelous truths of this great psalm. And if I can deliver enough of it to you to make it the point of contact for your own confession in times of repentance, then it will serve you in a marvelous and blessed way. By way of introduction, the church, the true church, the church of Jesus Christ is the one and only organization where members meet regularly together to acknowledge themselves as miserable sinners. That's certainly a very important part of our church life.
The true church of Jesus Christ, in a sense, is obsessed with sin. In face, I believe the more mature a Christian is, the more mature a church is, the more obsessed with sin it is. I don't believe you grow spiritually out of that obsession. I believe you grow spiritually into it.
Churches which talk of good things only and never or rarely speak about sin or confess sin are not mature. They're immature. Individuals that talk little about sin, talk mostly about good things are not filled with the attitude of confession and repentance, are not mature Christians, they are immature. Not holy but usually unholy.
You go back to the Old Testament, you meet a man by the name of Isaiah who was the best man in his nation, the spokesman for God, a truly holy man. And when he worshiped God, he said of himself, "I am a man with a dirty mouth. I dwell amidst a people of dirty mouths."
In other words, here was the most mature man, the best of men, who saw himself as a wretched sinner. He said, "Woe is me. Curse me. Condemn me. Punish me for my sin, oh God." You come to the New Testament, the best of men again is the apostle Paul, and you find Paul crying out, saying, "I am chief of sinners and there is in my flesh a law or a principle of sin that runs contrary to everything I know and love and believe to be right and good." He always acknowledged his sin. This is that mark of maturity. This is the mark of spiritual virtue. This is the mark of Godliness. This is the mark of holiness, a shallow, insensitive, immature person would never be able to write Psalm 51. It flows out of the life and pen of one who loves God deeply and hates sin fiercely, even the sin that he sees in his own life.
So any person who really knows God in a deep way, who genuinely communes with God, who is truly filled with the Holy Spirit, who spends time in the word of God is deeply troubled about his or her sin. And there is a certain obsession about it. He longs to confess, longs to repent, longs to enjoy forgiveness, longs to enjoy restoration.
Such a man was David. Not a spiritual novice, but spiritually mature. A man, it says, after God's own heart. A man who pursued the heart of God, who pursued the will of God. A man who hated sin, even his own sin. That's the kind of man we want to lead us into confession - a man who did sin, but hated it, a man who was obsessed with his own guilt and wanted deliverance from it. He is the man who can teach us about matters of confession.
This Psalm then, Psalm 51, which is before us, bears the mark of deep guilt. It bears the mark of severe remorse over sin. And it reveals the nature of true penitence, true repentance and true confession. True confession is, if it is to be a part of our lives, to be carefully understood. And so if we are to understand what it means to confess our sins, we come to a Psalm like this in order that we might learn.
Now let me give you a little bit of the background, if I might. David had problems with his own simple flesh. They showed up in a number of ways and because there is probably more written about him in the Old Testament than anybody else, we know more about his sin. It isn't that he was worse than anybody else, it's just that the record is so full that we have much to read about his sinfulness. But among the categories of David's sinfulness was a certain propensity toward lusting after women. He had a problem with that. When he wanted a woman, he usually took her, whoever she belonged to, and he was usually in a position to take what he wanted.
Behind Psalm 51, we find David at the Apex of his kingdom. He is at the height of his power and popularity, prestige, prominence. He is at the height of God's blessing on his life. And it was at that time of the greatest blessing, the greatest personal glory, that he became infatuated with a beautiful woman by the name of Bathsheba. She was the wife of one of his military officers by the name of Uriah. And he was so enamored with her that he determined, first of all, that he would indulge his eyes by gazing upon her from the roof of his kingly palace, watching her bathing in the sun. And then he wanted her to the degree that he made sure he got her and he made her pregnant. He sought to somehow solve the unbelievable complexity of his problem now that he had engaged himself in sexual activity with a woman not his wife, made her pregnant by arranging to have her husband lead a suicide squad into battle, have everybody around him retreat and then he would lose his life. And that is, in effect, exactly what happened. Uriah led a suicide squad into battle. He was cut off from his support and he was killed. Conveniently wanting to carry the charade on further and somehow forget his intrigue, he proceeded to marry his widow who was already pregnant with his child.
Some historians, who study Old Testament history would say that that is the point at which the beginning of the dissolution of the kingdom of Israel began. The seeds of the breakup of the kingdom are often dated from that very event. Not only that, but God was offended and God took action. God took the life of that little baby born of that union. And from David and Bathsheba were born four other sons, heart wrenching, heartbreaking sons, troublesome sons who brought immense grief to the heart of David.
But beyond the terrible tragedy in his nation, the death of the child, the heartbreaking experience with the four sons born of that union was the tremendous trauma and obsession with his own sin that plagued David, literally plagued him. In fact, it so plagued him that it oozes out of his pen as the Psalmist again and again going back for example into Psalm 31:10 we read from David, "For my life is spent with sorrow, my years with sighing, my strength has failed because of my iniquity and my body has wasted away." Whenever David was going through difficulties, suffering deeply and greatly, he went back to this moment of sin with Bathsheba and the terrible pain and grief that it brought his life.
If you go to Psalm 32 and you look at verse 3, he says, "When I kept silent about my sin, when I didn't confess, when I didn't acknowledge it, my body wasted away." Physical effects of guilt. "Through my groaning all day long, all day in sorrow, all day in groaning out of guilt. Day and night thy hand was heavy upon me. God was pressing down the guilt. "My life juices," he's talking here about saliva. It's left his mouth dry. He's talking about blood, another one of the life fluids, which of course the whole circulatory system would be affected by sin. It affects the heart, how it pumps. The very fluid that causes us to be able to send nerve signals through the body was affected as well. All his life fluids were drained away as with a fever, heat of summer. It was a terrible guilt that he felt.
In Psalm 38 we find again the cry of his heart over his sin. "Oh Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath. Chasten me not in they burning anger. Thine arrows have sunk deep into me. Thy hand has pressed down on me. There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation. There is no health in my bones because of my sin. My iniquities are gone over my head. I'm drowning in them. A heavy burden, they weigh too much for me. My wounds grow foul and fester because of my folly. I'm bent over and greatly bowed down. I go mourning all day long. My loins are filled with burning. There's no soundness in my flesh. I am benumbed and badly crushed. I groan because of the agitation of my heart." This is a man in deep pain. It just comes out over and over, the confession of a man who loves God, hates sin and has become obsessed with his iniquity.
Now when you come to Psalm 51, it's the most penitent of all, the most expressive of the pain of his sin and the most clearly a plea for forgiveness. There are four things he pleads for. Four things, you might want to note them for future reference. Four things: one, sin has made him dirty and he wants to be clean. Sin has made him dirty and he wants to be clean. Two, guilt has made him ill and he wants to be healed. Guilt has made him ill and he wants to be healed. Three, disobedience has broken friendship with God and he wants to be restored. Disobedience has broken friendship with God and he wants to be restored. Fourthly, rebellion has put him under judgment and he wants to be pardoned. Sin has made him dirty and he wants to be clean. Guilt has made him ill and he wants to be healed. Disobedience has broken friendship with God and he wants to be restored. And rebellion has put him under chastening and he want to be pardoned. These are what he pursues in the Psalm.
Now, if we're going to properly confess our sins and we believe, follow the pattern of David, we have to view confession in three ways. We have to look at sin, we have to look at God and we have to look at ourselves. And that's what he does. Threefold view. He views his sin properly, he views his God properly and he views himself properly.
Let's first of all look at his view of sin in the first five verses, noting in verse 1, "Be gracious to me, oh God." Stop at that point briefly. What they says is the first thing you need to recognize about sin is it deserved judgment. It deserves judgment. Sin deserves judgment. If you're going to truly confess your sin to God and be penitent and repentant, you have to acknowledge that you deserve to be judged and that's what that prayer implies. "Be gracious to me, oh God," simply means don't give me what I deserve. Don't give me what I deserve. Give me grace overlook what I deserve. Sin deserved judgment by God who is holy and just and righteous. Sin deserves its wages, death and hell. David is admitting, "I know what I deserve. I know what my sin calls for. But God, be gracious to me." Grace means I don't get what I deserve.
Even now, when in Christ, you and I as Christians are forgiven our sin still deserves judgment even though we've received full forgiveness in Christ, we don't deserve it. When we come to the Lord to confess our sin, we have to acknowledge that what we ask for is grace. What we ask for is mercy because we deserve judgment. You must recognize it. You must recognize that any sin you commit is worthy of the judgment of God unto death and eternal hell. David understood it and he pleaded for grace.
Secondly, if we are to have a proper view of sin, we realize it deserves judgment. Secondly, we also realize it appeals to love. It appeals to love. We have to plead for love. We have to appeal to the love of God to overlook our sin and give us grace. And so he says, "Be gracious to me, oh God, according to thy loving kindness, according to the greatness of they compassion." He's pleading for tenderness. He's pleading for kindness. He's pleading for compassion. He's pleading for sympathy, great sympathy that will flow out of the love of God. There's no other appeal we can make but to God's love. We remember, don't we, the Scripture says God is love. God so loved the world. God who is rich in mercy loved us. Herein is the love of God that while we were yet sinners, and so forth. God loves us and it is to that that he appeals. Oh God, according to thy loving kindness, thy compassion, tenderness, gentleness. That's the appeal.
It's reminiscent of Lamentations 3:22. "For the Lord's loving kindnesses indeed never cease, for his compassions never fail." How wonderful it is that God is a God of love. The sinner comes. He knows his sin deserves judgment. He knows his sin must appeal to love, to God's love.
Third thing - in having a proper view of sin, you must recognize that sin produces guilt. Sin produces guilt. He feels it. Look what he says in verse 1 at the end. "Blot out my transgressions." That's one way to say it. Here's another way. "Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity." Here's another way. "And cleanse me from my sin." Three ways he said the same thing. "Blot out my transgressions." That's one word for evil. "Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity." That's a second word for evil. "Cleanse me from my sin." That's a third word for evil. He uses all the words for evil. And he is implying the comprehensive problem that has fouled his life from which he desperately wants deliverance because it has made him blood guilty. He is really guilty before God. The one whose sin leaves such a deep, deep stain is the one who feels that only a total cleansing will suffice.
So, as you come to confess your sin, you recognize that it deserves judgment, that it requires love and that it alleviates guilt.
There's a fourth element that I see in his view of sin, and this equally important to the others. Verse 3 and 4 tells us that he realizes that sin must acknowledge full responsibility. True confession realizes I deserve judgment, realizes I can appeal only to God's great love, realizes that I bear guilt from which I need relief and realizes that I am fully responsible for my sin.
Look at verse 3. "For I know my transgressions and my sin is ever before me. Here is the proper attitude of a penitent, nobody to blame but me, the personal pronoun twice, my sin, my transgressions. Not your fault, God, not the fault of the people around me, God, not the fault of the system in which I live, God, not the fault of demons and Satan, God. My sin, my transgressions. And there is true penitence.
If you come to God and you say, "I know my sin deserves judgment. I appeal to love and I need relief from guilt, but God, I mean, after all, look at the people around me who made me do this." Or, "Look at Satan and how powerful, or the world system", or "God why did you ever let me get into that situation?" Then there's no true penitence.
True penitence embraces the fact that this sin is nobody's fault but mine. Mine. Furthermore, in verse 4, he takes it to its logical conclusion. "Against thee, thee only, I have sinned." Not only are you not responsible for it, but I have done it against you. I have defiled you. I have blighted you, blasphemed you and done what is evil in your sight. You hate sin. You're never responsible for it. And no circumstance which you allow ever brings blame on you for it. So I've sinned against you. And when I've done what is evil in your sight, notice the end of verse 4. "So that," and this is what he's driving at, "you are justified when you speak and blameless when you judge." What is he saying? He's saying, "Look God. I have done it. It is my responsibility and my responsibility alone and totally, so that if you react against it with certain words or with certain judgment, you have no blame for such is a holy reaction." That's his _____. He's exonerating God from any culpability when God strikes against him in chastening. This is a true penitent. This is a true penitent. Adultery, murder, he has committed. Yes, it's against men in some sense, but that pales into non-importance when he sees it for what it really. It's my sin against God. Violence against his holy majesty, rebellion against his will, disobedience against his word, blasphemy against his holy name. It's an affront to God. It's an attack on God.
2 Samuel 12:13, David went to Nathan after the sin and he said, "Nathan." He said, "I have sinned against the Lord." That's right. And Nathan says to him, "Yes, and God will forgive you, but God took it personally. And so he's gonna kill your son. Yes, God took it personally, your baby will die." David immediately went into fasting and prayer and prayed for the sparing of the life of the son. The son died anyway. David washed his face, came out and said, "I prayed, God didn't say yes, it's over and done, God has punished me, I accept it. I accept it." God bears no blame for David's sin and therefore, God bears no culpability when he strikes out in chastening against the sinner.
We cannot blame anyone else for our sin. We cannot blame Satan for our sin. And we cannot minimize our own responsibility to any degree and still have an honest confession. When you truly confess and acknowledge your sin, then you say to God, in effect, "Go ahead and chasten me. You have every right to do it. And I cannot impugn your holy character. You've only done what I deserve." That gives glory to God.
One final and fifth concept is in David's mind as he assesses sin. He looks at sin in true repentance and he - he says that the right view of sin, the true view of sin, includes the knowledge that fifthly, it proceeds from your nature. It proceeds from your nature. Verse 5, "Behold I was brought forth in iniquity and in sin my mother conceived me." What's he saying? He's saying, "Look, I'm a sinner from the start." He's not coming to God with this kind of confession, "Lord I've sinned, but you have to understand, this is not typical of me, Lord. I'm really a wonderful guy. This is very abnormal. This is a very unusual experience. I don't know that I'll ever have to come back and do this again, Lord, if you'll just cover this one, I may not be here again." No, no, no. He's not trying to convince the Lord that he's something better than the way he behaves, he comes to the Lord and says, "Lord, I'm doing this because I have a disease called congenital depravity. It started at my conception and I've been this way since then. And I'll be back, Lord, probably later today with this whole deal 'cause I got a fouled up nature." And who can make the clean out of the unclean and a leopard can any more change his spots than you are able to do good who are accustomed to doing evil. You can't change your nature. Admission that you're congenitally wicked. "In my flesh dwells no good thing," said Paul. I war with it all the time. I have no capacity to change my nature. Now this is a truthful assessment David has made about sin.
This is exactly where true confession starts. I deserve judgment, point one. Two, I plead for love. I need deliverance from my guilt. I accept full responsibility and I can't help it. I can't change myself, oh God. That's a broken and a contrite heart isn't it. That's the stuff that a broken and a contrite heart is made of. That's where confession starts - the proper understanding of sin. Secondly, proper understanding of God. You have to also understand God.
Look at verse 6. Several attributes of God are in David's mind. "Behold, thou doest desire truth in the innermost being and in the hidden part thou will make me no wisdom." What's this? He says, "God you're holy. You're holy. You're not interested in external ceremonies. You're not interested in religious ritual. You're interested in the heart, the innermost being, the hidden part. You're concerned about the inside."
As the Old Testament and the New both say, "Be ye holy, even as I am holy." True confession, see, recognizes God isn't after some external behavior. God isn't concerned that you just look good on the outside. God is after pure desires, a pure heart, holiness on the inside, only that pleases him. True confession acknowledges God's high standard of holiness, that God wants holy longings, holy motives, holy desires, a pure inside.
Second attribute of God is God's power and I love this. I just love it. He acknowledges the power of God to do what he can't do, that God is powerful enough to change him, to cleanse him. Look at verse 7, "Purify me with hyssop." That was a bush used to sprinkle blood and water in purification ceremonies. "Purify me with hyssop." Now notice this confidence. "And if you do that, I'll be clean. Purify me." Then he says, "Wash me and if you do that, I'll be whiter than snow." That's right. In other words, "God, I know you are powerful enough to change me, to cleanse me, to wash me."
I mean if you come to God and you say, "Lord, I need cleansing and I need forgiveness and I'm not too sure you can handle it. This sin is more, maybe, than you can handle. Lord, I don't know if you've got the power to clean up this mess. This is a major mess. I'm not sure you can handle this one." No. The Psalm, it says, "Look, if you purify me, I'll be clean. And if you wash me, I will be whiter than snow. That's how powerful you are." Some doubt God's power to cleanse and change their sinful habits. David didn't doubt it at all.
Third thing about God that he affirms is God's goodness, just God's goodness. In verse 8, "Make me to hear joy and gladness. Let the bones which thou hast broken rejoice." He knew God wanted him happy. God is a good God and God receives pleasure when his children rejoice. That's his goodness. That's his goodness. He had received God's chastening for his sin, but he knew that God wanted to relieve the burden. Hebrews 12 says that God chastens us for awhile in order that he might give us a peaceable fruit of righteousness. But God is good and he wants his children happy and thankful and joyful, rejoicing. David knew that. "Lord, I want you to give me joy. I want you to give me gladness. I want you to make me rejoice."
Do you believe in that kind of God? When you go to confess your sin you go to a holy God, you go to a powerful God who can make you clean. You go to a God who is so good he wants you to be restored because he wants you to be rejoicing.
There was another attribute of God that David knew about and that was God's forgiveness. Verse 9, "Hide thy face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities." He knew that God was a forgiving God. Who is a pardoning God like thee? None, the prophet Micah says. He is confident that God forgives the true confessor. He knows that if you confess your sins, God is faithful and just to forgive your sins. He knows that. That's not just a New Testament truth. That's the character of God. "For thou, Lord," he says in Psalm 86:5, "art good and ready to forgive." He knew God was good and wanted him rejoicing and God was ready and eager and able to forgive him. He also knew that God was faithful. God was faithful.
Verse 10, "Create in me a clean heart, oh God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from thy presence. And do not take thy holy spirit from me." He's confident in God's faithfulness. If you ask God for something, he'll give it. If he promises he'll be with you, he won't leave. If he gives you his spirit, he won't take him back. Here is his trust in what I love to call the sovereign faithfulness of God. Not only is he faithful to what he promises, but he is sovereignly able to complete and accomplish what that faithfulness demands. He knew God was faithful, that God would give him a clean heart if he asked, that God would renew that steadfast spirit and not take away his presence and not remove his spirit. God had made a covenant with him. God had said, "I'm going to make you one of my own. I'm going to give you my spirit. We're going to have a relationship. And if you come to me, I'll reaffirm that relationship, I'll be faithful to it. You might not always be, but when you come back, I'll be there. I'll be there."
What is it that we need to understand about God when we come to confess our sins? That God is holy, that God is powerful, that he's good, that he's forgiving, that he's faithful.
Lastly, the penitent sinner needs to understand something about himself - something about himself. He needs to understand that he's significant to God. That's right, significant. You say, "You mean us?" That's right. You're significant to God. He saved you for a purpose. The reason you're alive is so that he can find some purpose for you, use you. Otherwise he could just take you to heaven.
And what is that purpose? Well, go back to verse 12. "Restore to me the joy of thy salvation. And sustain me with a willing spirit." Lord make me like you want me, "A spirit that's willing to do your will, full of the joy of my salvation." That's what happens when you get cleansed. Why? "Then I will teach transgressors thy ways and sinners will be converted to thee."
Number one, Lord I gotta take a look at myself because I'm important for the sake of sinners. That's point one. For the sake of sinners, I have to teach them your ways and I have to see them converted to you and I can't do that unless I have the joy of my salvation and a willing and obedient spirit. Lord, you have to do your work in me so that I'm useful for sinners. God wants you to confess your sin, your friend for the sake of sinners so that you can be useful to sinners.
Secondly, not only for the sake of sinners, but are you ready for this - for the sake of God himself. You say for the sake of God, what do you mean by that? Look at verse 14. "Deliver me from blood guiltiness, oh God, thou God of my salvation." Why? "Then my tongue will not only teach transgressors and convert sinners, but then my tongue will joyfully sing of thy righteousness." What does this mean? Then I could worship you. Then I can adore you. Then I can praise you. Then I can glorify you. So he says in verse 15, "Oh Lord, open my lips that my mouth may declare thy praise." Thy praise. For you - you don't delight in sacrifice, or I would give it. That's just external. You're not pleased with a burnt offering that's just on the outside. What you want is a broken spirit, a broken - a contrite heart, oh God, you won't despise.
And the second point is this, "I've got to get my life right so my relationship to you is right, so I can praise you and so that you'll receive me and you'll delight in me and you'll respond to me and I'll be giving you what I want and our fellowship will be sweet." So we might say confess your sin for the sinner's sake and for God's sake and thirdly, for the sake of the saints. Where's that? Verse 18 and 19, here he begins to intercede, "By thy favor, do good to Zion. Build the walls of Jerusalem." He's praying. He's praying here.
Then - then you will delight in righteous sacrifices, not just external ones. And then burnt offering and whole burnt offering will please you and then young bulls will really be offered on your alter. In other words, revive your people, build your city, build your nation. Lord, restore it all, the walls of Jerusalem, Zion, your people, the righteous sacrifices, oh God, bring a revival. That's what he's saying.
And Psalm 66:18 says if I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not what? Hear me. So David says, "I gotta get my life together for sinner's sake so I can teach transgressors your ways. I gotta get my life together for God's sake so that I can praise and adore him and enjoy communion with him. And I gotta get my life together for the saints' sake so that I can intercede for their spiritual good," the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availing much.
When I come to confession at the Lord's table to confess my sins so I don't participate unworthily, it means I have to see my sin as worthy of judgment, desperately in need of love, producing painful guilt, being my own responsibility and flowing out of my fallen flesh.
I have to see my God as holy, powerful enough to cleanse me, good so that he wants my joy and rejoicing, forgiving so that he will not look on my iniquities and absolutely faithful to the promise of the relationship which we have had since I came to know him. And then I look at myself and see the importance of recognizing that my life needs to be right, my sin confessed for the sake of sinners, for the sake of God, for the sake of saints who need my prayers.
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Support, education and advocacy for recipients of implantable cardioverter defibrillators.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
The battery life of my cardiac device
4 comments:
You can get reports from your doctor's office like you mentioned if you had a Boston Scientific OFF through Latitude. Also, Boston Scientific devices tell you monitoring voltage AND longevity remaining based on current settings. Very easy at a glance to figure out how long you have until a gen change!
- June 8, 2011 at 7:54 AM
- Hugo Campos said...
@Anonymous 7:54 AM — Maybe so. But no manufacturer makes this information conveniently available to patients. I find that objectionable.
- June 8, 2011 at 8:05 AM
i have received unnecessary shocks caused by negligence and when i ask for the cause they told me my icd does not record this information!!??
- September 2, 2011 at 4:05 AM
Has anyone had there leads changed because of the recent recall? I just found out that I am on the recall list and my battery will need to be changed within the next 6 months. Is it best to wait out the battery and possible shock or tear from a loose lead? Or is it better to have everything changed out as soon as possible? I can't find much information on dangers of changing out a lead.
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It seems the latest trend these days for firearms manufacturers, licensee manufacturers, or sometimes totally independent entities is to provide realistic replicas of modern combat/tactical firearms in .22LR versions, especially since centerfire ammunition has been in short supply or so expensive that actually shooting any of it is cost prohibitive. Therefore shooters have been turning to the modern wave of "understudy" firearms to be able to have something they can actually shoot, in a realistic replica version of the gun they would really like to be shooting.
This has resulted in the introduction of some outstanding firearms that at first glance can't be distinguished from their full power siblings. I can't really say full size, as these are full size weapons, mimicking the weight, balance, ergonomics and handling of their full power relatives. And usually, not only is the ammunition for them much less expensive, but so are the guns themselves, being rimfire, blowback versions of the "real" thing.
Now, this has been a great thing, especially for those of us who remember the first of the .22LR "replica" (boy was that term a stretch) AR-15s from companies like ERMA. Their gun had about as much in common with a real AR-15 as the toy Mattel M16 rifle from 1969 did. This new generation of replica guns is outstanding and long overdue. But one of the best of this new breed isn't an AR-15 or MP-5 replica. It's a 1911, one very nicely done by German Sport Guns in (you guessed it) Germany, and imported by American Tactical Imports: the GSG-1911.
To put it mildly, this is a great pistol for anyone seeking a .22 for whatever reason. It is a 1911 after all (albeit with a few design modifications). As such it has so much more to offer over standard .22 pistols that look like, well, standard .22 pistols, especially considering its price. Even the Ruger .22/45 — which has a grip frame designed to feel like a 1911 — isn't a 1911.
It still clearly looks and handles like a .22 target type pistol, its grip only feels a bit like a 1911, but it certainly doesn't look like one. The GSG-1911 IS a 1911, and as such it offers the shooters all the shooting advantages of its full power relatives without the recoil. And believe me, although they won't admit it, there are plenty of folks out there that would like to shoot a 1911 without the noise and recoil of the .45 ACP round. So let me detail what those advantages are, particularly in terms of this particular 1911.
GSG-1911 Construction
In terms of construction, the GSG-1911 does exhibit some differences as compared to a true 1911. First, the slide of the GSG-1911 is aluminum and the frame/receiver body of the pistol is cast Zinc #Z410 (Zamak), which gives it a heft that totally absorbs the miniscule recoil of either standard or high-velocity .22LR rounds, making it an ideal gun for new shooters. While some of you may be put off by a 1911 frame that is constructed of zinc as opposed to aluminum or steel, you won't know it is zinc by the appearance, which is a pleasant matte gray. It took me awhile to figure out what the frame was made out of. I finally emailed the factory. You won't recognize it as Zamak, at least externally. Where you will notice the Zamak construction — if you are a 1911 aficionado — is in terms of weight distribution.
The GSG is grip heavy, enhanced by the light weight of the aluminum slide. Here's the thing though — because of the materials used in its construction, you can purchase this pistol for about $339 retail. Sure, they could make the frame out of steel, but that would shoot the cost up by at least $200 a copy. Considering the low pressures involved with the .22LR cartridge, there shouldn't be any significant wear and tear on the frame. The slide is marked .22LRHV but the owner's manual advises that the gun is set to work with either standard or high-velocity rounds. For what I envision the uses of this pistol are, I would stick with HV loads when running it. The grips are nicely checkered walnut colored wood of the traditional Colt style "Double Diamond" pattern. They are held in place by flathead screws.


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The North Face Mountain 25
When the high-alpine expedition you've planned calls for gale-force winds with a high probability of blowing snow, consider the two-man, four-season Mountain 25 tent by The North Face. Structurally, the Mountain 25 is designed like a Quonset hut with six strategically placed helix poles for a formidable frame, and it's even dubbed by one TNF pro-staffer as "a virtual bomb shelter." There's a nylon ripstop canopy to keep it weather tight, and a polyester ripstop fly with 1500 mm polyurethane coating to keep your team and all your gear dry. A durable denier and nylon-taffeta tape-sealed floor with a water-resistant 100,000 mm polyurethane coating prevents seepage or rivulets from forming on the inside. The DAC Featherlite NSL aluminum tent poles were designed to withstand incredible tolerances and slide through the tent's sleeves without a hassle.
- Polyurethane (PU) port window, cold-crack tested to -60°F
- High-low venting
- Compatible with square gear loft
- DAC stakes with pull cord
- Two opposing zip-close doors with overhang vestibules for easy escape and entrance
- No-trip reflective, cam adjustable guylines made of unbreakable Kevlar
- Glow-in-the-dark pull tabs on zippers
The Mountain 25 replaced the The North Face Mountain 24.
|Trail Weight
8 lbs 8 oz / 3.85 kg
|Floor Area
32.5 sq ft / 3 sq m
|Total Weight
9 lbs 15 oz / 4.52 kg
|Fast Pack Weight
6 lbs 11 oz / 3.02 kg
|Vestibule Area Front
8 sq ft / 0.7 sq m
|Vestibule Area Rear
3 sq ft. / 0.3 sq m
Canopy 40D 240T Nylon Ripstop/20D Polyester ?No-See-Em? Mesh, Fly: 75D 185T Polyester Ripstop Coated With 1500 Mm PU, Floor: 70D 210T Nylon Taffeta Coated With 10000 Mm PU
A Swiss Army Knife of a tent. Throwing in my 2c for…
Source: bought via a "pro deal"
Price Paid: $150
A Swiss Army Knife of a tent.
- Can be used for the other three seasons
- Can withstand a lot more than you can
- Good use of space
- Bright interior keeps you from killing your tent mate
- Great vestibule
- A little heavy, but bullet proof
Throwing in my 2c for anyone considering this tent, although I can't speak to the new and improved Mountain 25 (since mine is probably 15 years old) I can at least sing its praises.
If you are scouring the web looking for firsthand testimony for a new, or your first, four-season tent you really can't do any better (IMHO) than this one. I'm the type of person who likes things to be multifunctional or jack of all trades, especially gear. The Mountain 25 is a VERY capable shelter from Summer in the Appalachian Mountains to Winter in the Cascades, it does its job and does it very well.
It may not be the lightest, but if you split the body and fly between you and your partner you can each carry a bag that's half the pack size of the BD Tempest, 3LBS heavier — or 1.5LBS between two — and you can set it up from the outside and not risk poking the poles through the tent floor or tent walls (if 3 LBS is a big deal, put you money to better use and join a gym).
"But I need to go super duper light, since that's what all the cool kids are doing" you say. I use to think the same thing (still kind of do) so I went out and purchased a BD FirstLight single walled, 3LB tent/bivy. A few months later I find myself perched on the side of Mt. Hood during a particular nasty winter storm. Now I'm no stranger to snow, crappy weather, suffering, etc.., but that was/is the only time in my life where I've sat fully clothed in my tent just waiting to blow away. It didn't blow away and I lived, but if it hadn't survived I doubt that I would have either.
For comparison, my partner in suffering and I found ourselves on yet again on Mt. Hood, in yet another crappy winter storm — like I said I'm no stranger to suffering, but this time with the Mountain 25 tent split between us. The winds were so strong that my buddy had to lay on the tent body to so I could thread the poles (wearing expedition mitts) through the sleeves; it's possible to set up the tent in high winds by yourself, but you need to anchor the corners out first.
Once the tent was up we crawled inside for the next two days. We cooked (in the vestibule which also housed our winter packs and boots), ate, slept, played cards, read, stared, etc... all with the confines of our happy place on the side of Hood. Not once did the tent even flinch in the wind, in fact the the bright interior color and ample livable space made the stay quite pleasant.
- I spent a week on Mt Rodgers, VA during a period of rain that was so intense my partner and I had to yell to be heard. The tent leaked not a drop.
- I lived for a Summer in the woods in West Virginia while working as a white water raft guide. The double doors, but more importantly the double mesh doors, were perfect for allowing air to circulate through the tent, keeping the bugs and unbearable humidity at bay.
- It has survived numerous sea kayaking tours throughout the East, South and Pacific NW.
Once during a week long trip through the Everglades we were hit by a storm that had straight line winds that were so strong we had to guy the tent out to the kayaks just to keep it and us from blowing away. Just imagine siting on an ideal white sandy beach in the sun looking South towards Cuba when you see what looks to be a black line drawn across the horizon with a sharpie marker — I mean black as in the absence of white — not gray/black.
Within a minute it's as if Mother Nature decided that this is the moment that she wants to rid the world of everything peaceful and nice — aka Hell followed the white horse and you were the last man standing. What do you want to retreat to, a tent that's so specialized unless at 20,000ft you're going to sweat to death and drown in your own condensation, or a tent that can hang with any tent at 20,000ft, BUT still covers your a** during all of your other mad capped adventures too?
For solo stuff there may be better options, but nothing (at least that I've found) that isn't a compromise in some way, shape or form for year round use.
At $530 bucks this thing's a bargain for what you get; think of it as the LandCruiser FJ 55 of tents, no matter what stupid adventure ideas you and your friends come up with (always after a few too many), this tent will keep up (unlike your buddies) and look good doing it!
I payed $150 through a pro-deal back in the day, but I wouldn't hesitate to pay full price today.
Don't listen to the haters!
I find it strange that some want to design this tent…
I find it strange that some want to design this tent as a lightweight expedition tent. Hate to say it but after climbing for 35 years there are times when the "lightweight" tents I have been in were not doing so well when pitched on exposed ridgelines or faces taking the full brunt of storms.
Must admit that I have an early version of this tent that comes in a little lighter, but in all the years of camping in high places my two all time favorites are the Mountain 25 and TNF Oval Intention, still have one of those also.
Please don't turn this one into a single wall lightweight! If that is what you want there are plenty on the market.
For use in high winds, cold temperatures, and snow.
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: $520
For use in high winds, cold temperatures, and snow.
- Moves well with the wind
- Multiple configurations for tie downs
- Handles cooler weather
- Heavier pack weight on extended climbs adds up
- Prone to tears in the pole guides
I have used this tent under varied mountain conditions. The tent is at its best when the winds whip up suddenly and when you get overnight heavy snow and drops in temperature. When the weather is mild or the winds are mild, the extra weight that you carry, feels unjustified.
The footprint that is made for this tent is a welcome addition when pitching the tent on rocky surfaces. Tent packs tight in a backpack.
Got some questions: How do you secure it when pitching on a rocky surface? Is the tent packing "tight" in the backpack a good thing or a con? Thanks!
4 years ago
I either find earth/dirt in between rocks to anchor or I tie lines around heavy rocks, roots, bushes or even a dwarf tree one time. Packing tight in the backpack was a good thing, because I had a little more room for my other must have items like food in particular.
4 years ago
After reading some glowing reviews on this tent, I…
Price Paid: $350 secondhand
After reading some glowing reviews on this tent, I took the leap and bought a Mountain 25. Very good decision.
I recently spent 4 days camping at 3,800m whilst climbing Mt Blanc. My girlfriend and I got caught up in a thumper storm which would have destroyed our old tent. Not this tent. She shook and groaned for most of the night, but held up perfectly. There were times when gusts were well over 150km/h. One of our neighboring tents was actually blown away (the owners were sleeping in the lodge).
I also bought the ground sheet which seems like a good extra layer to keep moisture out when camping on the snow.
Downsides, like other comments, not the lightest tent and takes some practice setting up. I would not go high altitude without it.
Ok, so TNF are big corporate #$%@holes that make gear…
Price Paid: $400
Ok, so TNF are big corporate #$%@holes that make gear cheaply in China to sell to rich urban college kids. And this tent is heavy and bulky.
Get over it and consider each bit of gear for what it is!
Can say from experience that when you are holed up in a raging blizzard this tent is the goods. The tent does what it claims it can, and is a solid and comfortable place to survive a storm. For two big guys well over 6 feet it was comfortable for three days in gale force winds and whiteout. Probably saved our lives.
The design has been refined over years and has some nice little features. Vestibule is huge and great to work in for hours melting snow (instructions say not to cook in vestibule but they must know everyone will).
Complaints? Well a spindrift collar on the small vestibule would be useful. Somehow in strong gales fine ice can work its way up under the fly and through the internal zipped up zippers in a fine mist but not enough to be of concern.
And I really would like a tent like this to be designed that could be an integrated pitch (fly and inner at once). Setting up in strong winds with numb hands is 'tiring' and you may not bother with all the fly to inner attachments when you really just need to get it up and get out of the weather.
However, from experience, even a rushed, sloppy pitch will survive some pretty nasty weather. The sleeve attachments for the poles are more mucking around than clips, but mean that once up the tent is better pitched regardless of conditions.
If you value light weight above all else don't get this tent and stay away from areas where the weather can get really nasty. Otherwise, carry something like this. You won't regret it ever once you have experienced your first storm that really needed it.
The TNF Mountain 25 is not the perfect tent for me (none are nor ever will be), but it is very good as a whole and up to everything it is advertised for. +1 to TNF, they still do make some very worthwhile gear.
I bought this tent back in 2006 and have used it twice…
Price Paid: 400
I bought this tent back in 2006 and have used it twice every year in snow conditions since.
- very strong in the wind, especially if you use all the guide points
- unlike other tent manufacturers, the tent bag actually is made to fit all the components
- bright yellow colour stands out in white out conditions
- Glow in dark zippers
- It's not the lightest tent around
- The floor isn't very waterproof if you get the spring or autumn snow/shower sort of weather
- Takes a while to set up but it's worth it!
I bought this tent at an REI garage sale for $99.
Design: A
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: Very easy after a few practice runs.
Weight: About 8.5 pounds
Price Paid: $99
I bought this tent at an REI garage sale for $99. I thought to myself for that price I had better set it up. I took it out and set it up. It was like brand new. The only problem was the window on the rainfly was almost completely detached. I took it to my local North Face store and they repaired it and shipped it back to me for free (under warranty) even though I got it used.
I just used it for the first time in the Colorado Rockies. I took it even though it was still summer. I camped at a lake at 11,897 feet. Close to treeline. At first I thought it would be too hot so I took my new REI Half Dome tent as backup.
As we hit camp the sky got really dark and nasty. We got our tents set up just in time for the rain. It rained off and on all that night and into the next day. Even though we where 4 wheeling in, each person took their own 2 person tents. I am glad I took this North Face tent. It saved my bottom. It rained so hard that all of my friends' tents got some water in under the vestibules. My tent got no water in and kept me dry and warm.
I also had more room than any of my other 2 person tents. I am 6 foot 2 inches and weigh 250 lbs. Each morning we woke ujp to frost on our tents and I was the only one with a dry sleeping bag and gear as the others had 3 season mostly mesh tents and the condensation got them.
I have to give kudos to TNF for making a bomb proof shelter. Now I can't wait to use this tent in the winter in the Rocky Mountains. My nephew and I are already planning trips above treeline, based around this tent. Can't wait to abuse it and test it's abilities.
Although I got this tent for $99 (like winning the Lotto) I would highly recommend this tent and even at full price it is worth it due to the quality and durability TNF put into this tent. Just think, your life may depend on it in bad situations. Don't skimp on your gear.
FYI, I did find the footprint at an REI store and it is a must-have. It kept water and mud off my tent floor.
I bought this tent just as the NF started to change…
Design: 4 season modified geodesic dome
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: 4 out of 5 because of the shock cord during extreme cold
Weight: about 9 lbs
Price Paid: 600.00 CD
I bought this tent just as the NF started to change its venue from a state-of-the-art mountain gear brand to its current incarnation as a provider of fashion for the college set. It had just come out on the market and I needed to replace my old VE-24 complete with the snow tunnel windows which I regret having to leave behind somewhere on the Arctic sea ice.
The Mountain tent has served me well, perhaps better than the VE-24 in that it is slightly lighter and packs smaller. Being rectangular it also fits well on narrow ledges and such; a problem with larger tents. Set up is fairly easy with cinch straps to tighten the tent and fly. The interior space is small (compared to the VE series) but livable.
It also stands up well under heavy snow and, perhaps most importantly, during high winds.
The only complaint that I can come up with is the tent poles. The elastic shock cord freezes at very low temperatures and does not retract too easy into the poll causing frustration during set up.
It should also be remembered that this is essentially a winter tent. Although I have used it during the summer months, this tent and others like it, should only be used during the winter.
Other than that, it's a great tent, designed for the worst weather and worth every penny.
I have just started backpacking/camping again in the…
Design: four season expedition
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: Make sure you set it up and are familiar with it before you set out.... one person setting up in a freezing rain storm can be trying. Once you know where all the poles go, setup is about 20 minutes.
Weight: 8 lbs 9 ozs
Price Paid: $500
I have just started backpacking/camping again in the last year after a long hiatus. I am not much for the "car camping," preferring to put everything into the pack and hike into backcountry sites at the National Parks, or into the backwoods of the interior. I still like some of the "creature comforts" like a foldable stool and table, butane lighter, a wind-up radio and MREs. I'll hike a 45-50 lb pack in and out for 1-2 day trip.
I have two 2-person tents (I find that a 2-person leaves lots of space for one); a three season for spring/summer/fall, and the Mountain 25 for the winter. I recently purchased the Mountain 25 a month ago, and so far have been in the backwoods in a snowstorm, and in a windy overnight squall of ice pellets, freezing rain, and snow, and the Mountain 25 held up beautifully. Just a shake in the morning to get the layer of ice and pellets off, and it's good to go. No leaks, no condensation.
I am very pleased with the purchase, and look forward to many years of use.
When I was shopping for a four season backpacking…
Design: Four Season Freestanding Portable Igloo
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: Rome wasn't built in a day either
Weight: 9+
Price Paid: $375
When I was shopping for a four season backpacking tent I read every review of every tent I could find.
There are a lot of reviews for the Mountain 25 and almost all of them say the same thing. This tent is all around SOLID! Weighing in at a hefty 9+ pounds it ought to be.
For use in high winds, cold and snow...this tent is amazing.
It takes longer to set up than any other tent I have experience with. This isn't a bad thing though..it's the reality of what it takes to get such a rock solid shelter.
The doors could be bigger but the weight would go up.
As is this tent has been well thought out and designed.
Clips would be nice instead of pole sleeves but that would effect stability. The venting options with the dual doors and roof vents are great. The pockets are a nice feature and the interior space and headroom is plenty enough to invite the neighbors over for a game of UNO when the weather outside is frightful. There are plenty of tech reviews and stats in other reviews so I won't go there.
This design has been around a long, long time and there are many of these tents in use today for a very good reason.
Tent makers often change their designs and don't offer the same tent years after year...that isn't the case with the Mountain 25 and many other companies have their own versions of this palace of a winter tent.
If you're in the market for a true four season shelter that will laugh at Mommy Nature...this is a good pick. If you don't go with the Mountain 25...it's still a good tent to use as a comparison to whatever you think is better.
At 10,000 ft on Mount Rainier in heavy winds this…
Price Paid: $500
At 10,000 ft on Mount Rainier in heavy winds this tent performed very well. It is a little difficult to set up in heavy winds, however very nice once set up, would recommend snow anchors rather than those that come with it. Vestibule is also a little small.
Really solid tent and just come back from the Cairngorm…
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: Easy
Price Paid: 160 Sterling
Really solid tent and just come back from the Cairngorm Mountains in Scotland where despite numerous blizzards the tent remained firm.
I set this tent up at 12,000 feet on Mount Whitney.
Price Paid: Don't Remember
I set this tent up at 12,000 feet on Mount Whitney. I experienced two blizzards with 75-85 mph winds. The tent performed awesome, barely moving during the storms. Awesome tent!!
Great Tent. I sleep cold and take this more than most…
Design: 4 Season freestanding fallout shelter
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: Give yourself a few minutes here but its worth it.
Weight: 8+ pounds
Price Paid: $250 @ Campmor
Great Tent. I sleep cold and take this more than most would. You could probably sit on the roof of this thing it's so sturdy (only kidding). With continuous pole sleeves the setup can take a few more minutes than normal but its worth it.
Bottom Line: Bombproof Indeed. Quality. Heavy for a two-person. Everest compatible!!!!!!
I bought this tent to withstand the environment up…
Design: four-season freestanding
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: Worth the setup in the snow and wind but too difficult under those conditions
Weight: 9 lbs +
Price Paid: $350
I bought this tent to withstand the environment up here in interior Alaska. It certainly does that.
The Mountain 25 is very solid, surviving many trips, some in very cold temperatures. It handles very well from 50 F to -30 F. It has shed heavy rain without leak and withstood heavy snow in Thompson Pass, Valdez, AK. (highest average snowfall in North America).
The space within the tent is one person plus gear or a comfy two persons with boot space. The vestibule is just enough room to place a stove or other gear you don't want to lose in falling snow. Again, it is built like a sub. There are no windows besides the "peep hole" on the fly. This is not a warm weather tent! Inside, I find more-than-ample room in pockets. They surround the inside of the tent. There also are two pockets above the doors.
The Mountain 25 is versatile on a mountain, like the name alludes to. When off a mountain, one may find it too heavy or too difficult to setup. The five poles required to stand the tent up are cerainly necessary when under heavy wind or snow, but not under lesser conditions. Consider another tent for "normal" environments.
The fly and vestiblule are kept in place by cords and tent stakes. I have used it many times without staking the fly down but have no choice but stake the vesibule out. The fly, in general, is very solid but time consuming to install.
Awesome winter tent! I have had this tent for three…
Design: 4
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: fairly easy
Weight: almost 9 pounds
Price Paid: Trade
Awesome winter tent! I have had this tent for three years, and I've used countless times. I've mainly used for snowshoe backpack trips. I've used it a few times in the summer, and it's not too bad. It vents well. But it's too heavy at almost 9 pounds to lug around in the summer time. There is plenty of floor space for two six-footers inside, and a nice vestibule for gear storge. A well-made tent that should last for many years!
When at altitude and exposed to serious winds it's…
Design: geo mountain
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: easy with 2 people & wind free - terrible on your own in wind!
Weight: 4.22 Kg - heavy
Price Paid: £350 discounted
When at altitude and exposed to serious winds it's impressive. However, it's heavy and like other TNF tents, trying to velcro the fly to the canopy in winds with numb hands brings tears to my eyes. I do like it, but if you're often in very windy and wet areas I would consider the TN ultra quasar, as the fly has a valance that prevents rain getting blown up the canopy.
A true 4+ season tent -- totally bomb-proof. 1st time…
Design: 4 + Season Geo-dome
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: Very Easy
Weight: 10 lbs.
Price Paid: $325
A true 4+ season tent -- totally bomb-proof. 1st time out it performed flawlessly. Weight is an issue, but well worth it when you are at 7,000 feet in the middle of January with snow and 40 mph winds. The front vestibule is very functional (especially if you dig out about an 18" pit) -- plus the tent just looks cool! Well worth the price paid. I highly recommend it.
This is a great tent for mountaineering and will withstand…
Design: Freestanding
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: not bad , it depeneds on the wind.
Weight: 9.0 ... i think
Price Paid: it was a friends but i believe $600.00 Canadain
This is a great tent for mountaineering and will withstand just about any storm. it is a bomb proof shelter and has a good quality name behind it. as for using it year round, it is to heavy for a summer tent and doesn't breathe very well. use it for what it is meant for; surviving a high mountain storm.
Simply the best tent in its field. The Mountian 25…
Design: 4 Season tent
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: Very easy. Fool proof even for use Climbers!!!!
Weight: 3.80 kg
Price Paid: £399.95 (UK)
Simply the best tent in its field. The Mountian 25 is faultless in my books. I have used a Terra Nova Quazer before this tent and I would say the Mountain 25 stands above it due to its larger storage space and lightness compared with the quazar.
Plus the gold colour is just cool!!!!!!
Think you could try something else, like the Hilleberg…
Think you could try something else, like the Hilleberg Tarra.
- bombproof
- outer inner simultaneous setup
- tunnel tent design incorprated in dome tent structure
- 2 colour choices
- quite heavy
- plastic pole holders
- metal zipper pulls that jingle in the wind
I think for those of you who have tried this tent and want a simultaneous setup, the Hilleberg Tarra would be much better.
Great 4 season tent. In the summer it can be set up…
Design: 4 season freestanding expedition tent
Sleeps: 2
Weight: 8 lbs 9 oz
Price Paid: $399
Great 4 season tent. In the summer it can be set up without the fly, or it can be set up using only the fly and the foot print.
It's too heavy though. 4 pounds could easily be saved if North Face would redesign the tent slightly. I would like to suggest:
1. Make the tent as a single wall using a 3 layer Gore-Tex Pro Shell or HyVent Alpha (the fly could be saved)
2. Move the poles to inside the tent (the 4 pole sleeves could be saved, and perhaps 2 poles)
3. Change the design slightly, so that it would pitch perfectly with 2 poles
4. Consider saving excess features such as the 4 pockets
5. Redesign the vent system to save zippers
6. Decrease the width slightly to save weight
7. Great ventilation for 4 season use
That would make it a very lightweight 4 season 2 person expedition tent. Perhaps it would be another model.
I guess TNF listened to your suggestions because they now make the Assault 2
7 years ago
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After falling below $1200/oz in late June, gold had a mini-comeback, last trading at $1316.
The South African gold miners were the only ones that failed to rally along with the price of gold. London-listed African Barrick Gold (ABGLF), for example, advanced 91% this quarter; even Barrick Gold (ABX) managed to gain 22%, despite being a chronically weak performer. The South African miners, by comparison, performed dismally: Gold Fields (GFI) lost 1% this quarter; AngloGold Ashanti (AU) lost 3%; Harmony Gold Mining (HMY) gained only 4%. Sibanye Gold (SBGL) is the only exception, gaining 54% this quarter.
It was because of the labor strikes again.
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Gold is a speculative sport and if analysts have different assumptions where they will go in the long-term, they naturally disagree on the gold miners.
J.P. Morgan thinks South African gold miners will catch up and outperform the SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD) in the next 12 months. The valuation is based on gold price of $1430.oz in 2013, flat at $1414 in 2014 and $1500/oz in the long-term.
J.P. Morgan is also bearish on the South African Rand and says the currency will depreciate more to trade at around 10.5 per dollar in 2013 and 2014 (currently 9.77) and at 5% rate thereafter. A weaker rand cuts costs and improves the miners' operating margins. As a result:
We expect Sibanye Gold (c60% potential upside), Harmony Gold (c40% potential upside), Randgold Resources (c25% potential upside) and Koza Gold (c35% potential upside) to beat the metal ETF on a 12-month view.
HSBC disagrees. It has a Sell rating on Anglogold Ashanti ($13.8 target price), Harmony Gold ($3.9 TP) and Sibanye Gold ($4.15 TP). It has a Neutral on Gold Fields ($6.2 target price). HSBC assumes gold will reach $1425/oz in 12-months but stay at $1400/oz in the long-term.
So if you have a fairly bullish view on gold AND think South African rand will depreciate more, buy those gold miners. Otherwise, dump them.


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The Department of Planning and Community Development works to facilitate services, activities and projects related to enhancing the physical, social and economic life of the City of Mount Vernon. These activities are conducted through the Department's administration of the city's Urban Renewal Agency, Industrial Development Agency, and various federal, state and locally funded community development initiatives.
Collectively, staff members work towards executing a physical and social development vision for the City of Mount Vernon as shaped by its residents, business operators, workforce, and visitors.
- Developing and maintaining a Comprehensive Land Use Plan for Mount Vernon to coordinate long-range planning for the City;
- Administering the city's Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals, Architectural Review Board and Sign Appeals Board;
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Any legally conforming building located within the City of Mount Vernon Community Development (CD) target area that contains five (5) dwelling units or more may be eligible for financial assistance. Properties located outside the CD target area may also be deemed eligible if primarily occupied by low and/or moderate income families. In general, priority shall be made available to owners of buildings that contain ten (10) or more dwelling units.
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RICHMOND — Chevron has come under heavy public criticism in the aftermath of the Aug. 6 refinery fire that injured five workers and was deemed a "near disaster" by federal investigators, but its employee safety record over the past decade has been consistently better than average, according to records from the state agency responsible for workplace safety.
Since 2002, the Chevron refinery and its Richmond offices were fined nine times by the state's Division of Occupational Safety and Health totaling $11,545, a minuscule amount for a global energy giant that reaped close to $27 billion in profit last year. The refinery was tagged with 15 violations and logged 11 complaints and six accidents that required attention from the agency during that period — not including whatever findings may emerge from the most recent fire, which sent black smoke across the East Bay and more than 9,000 people to hospitals complaining of breathing problems.
In the most serious accidents, workers suffered severe burns and lost fingers.
"Based on the evidence, Chevron has a pretty good safety record," said Cal-OSHA spokesman Peter Melton. "In comparison with other Bay Area refineries, Chevron's facility scores well."
But that's not good enough for some industry observers, who contend that refiners place profits ahead of safety, resulting in plants saddled with aging equipment that inevitably poses dangers to workers and the surrounding community.
Antonia Juhasz, an energy industry analyst who has written several books on U.S. oil corporations, said Chevron has shown a consistent disregard for safety at its Richmond refinery despite billions in annual profits.
"This is the third time since 1999 that an old, corroded pipe has caused a massive fire or explosion," Juhasz said. "And smaller incidents are commonplace at the refinery. They are literally one of the wealthiest corporations the world has ever known and yet continue to run a shoddy refinery that could and should be safer and cleaner."
Melton said the fines were all levied on Chevron as "general" accidents, the lowest level of infraction. "Significant" infractions carry larger fines, but Chevron has had none of those since 2002.
Melton said that among five Bay Area refineries, Chevron's Richmond facility ranks just below Valero's refinery in Benicia, which has the best safety record.
Five fire emergency response workers employed by Chevron were treated for minor injuries Aug. 6, and the U.S. Chemical Safety Board said more than a dozen narrowly escaped severe injuries or death after being enveloped in a vapor cloud that ignited minutes later. Investigators have said the decision by Chevron in the fall to delay replacement of that pipe is a key line of inquiry.
Melton said the fines against Chevron represent both the relatively minor nature of the accidents and rigid fine guidelines.
"We don't go in there and say you're a big corporation with lots of money, so we charge you extra," Melton said. "The penalty structures are codified in state law."
Melton said there have been 13 "significant" citations to California companies in 2012, defined as penalties greater than $100,000, an average number at this point in a year.
The most serious violation at the Richmond refinery in the past 10 years occurred Oct. 17, 2010, when a 29-year-old Chevron employee suffered first-, second- and third-degree burns to his legs and arms, according to Cal-OSHA reports. The worker was cleaning part of the fluidized catalyst cracker unit when hot oil sprayed him.
Investigators found that Chevron had no standard operating procedures for performing this duty and slapped the company with three violations and $8,325 in fines.
Three months earlier, an operator mooring a ship at Chevron's wharf lost two fingers when they got caught in a winch. In August 2011, a geologist at the company's Richmond testing laboratory nearly had his finger amputated while cleaning a drill bit. Chevron received three violations for both accidents and fines totaling $1,200.
An incident similar to the Aug. 6 fire occurred Jan. 15, 2007, when a malfunctioning valve in the same crude-processing unit allowed sulfur-containing material into a pipe not meant for it, causing it to rupture and spray diesel 15 feet high, covering three workers. All three ran, but the fuel caught fire and a 45-year-old employee suffered second-degree burns to the back of his neck. Cal-OSHA fined the refinery $185.
The other accidents involved workers exposed to hydrocarbons and benzene.
A hydrocarbon leak triggered the Aug. 6 fire that closed the crude-processing unit and drove up gasoline prices throughout California.
The fire occurred after workers discovered an old pipe — which may have been in operation since the 1970s — leaking diesel oil. They waited about two hours before deciding to remove the pipe's fiberglass insulation while the unit was still processing crude, according to federal investigators. The leak accelerated and formed a vapor cloud.
While Chemical Safety Board officials called it a "near disaster," Cal-OSHA sees it differently.
"Not a 'near disaster,'" said Cal-OSHA spokesman Dean Fryer. "A serious incident that was handled by well-trained employees."
But the fire underscores a larger issue of aging refinery facilities across the country, monitored by budget-starved government agencies, said Kim Nibarger, a refinery safety expert for the United Steelworkers union.
Nibarger said there have been 28 self-reported fires in U.S. refineries this year, on pace for the typical annual number of 40 to 45.
Chevron's fire was the 25th, with three more elsewhere over the next 10 days.
"We're talking about nearly a fire per week for years; it's out of control," Nibarger said. "What the industry needs is a federal agency solely focused on refinery safety and operations."
Chevron's Richmond refinery is subject to some of the toughest regulations in the nation. Contra Costa County and the city of Richmond adopted industrial safety ordinances in 1999 and 2002, respectively, that include regular audits of refineries.
In 2006, the county expanded its ordinance with amendments that include regular "safety culture assessments," but Richmond never adopted the amendments. The refinery sits on city — not county — land.
"I don't know if adoption of the amendments would have averted the fire," said Randy Sawyer, Contra Costa County's chief environmental health and hazardous materials officer. "But I do know it would bring overall safety at the refinery up to a higher level."
Chevron spokeswoman Melissa Ritchie said, "Chevron is proud of its overall safety record and remains committed to working safely at all times and all locations. We are determined to learn the cause of this incident so that we can take appropriate action to try to prevent something like this from happening again."
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