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chemicals...
The trouble I have with iodine or chlorine is I don't like drinking poison. If it kills all the bugs in the water it sure as heck will kill your stomach flora too. I don't drink chlor...

In GEAR » water conundrum
June 12, 6:23pm
Or not...
Or you could simply not bother to treat yer water at all... I never have, save maybe to use a bandana to catch the big chunks, and have never had any trouble at all. Then, late last year my wi...

In GEAR » water conundrum
June 12, 4:13pm
+1 snow stake
I love my 9" aluminum snow stake. It weighs the same one ounce of that fancy titanium trowel, digs very well indeed, makes a fantastic heavy-duty stake for anchoring my Rainshadow 2 in soft s...

In Gear Lists » Getting realllly close....... Any feedback appreciated
June 03, 2:31pm
confession time...
We’re doing gear confession, eh? OK, my turn. Hi, I’m Bob and I’m a “heavy-holic”. I’m trying to reform myself, really. I’ve read Ray Jardines books and hung out here on BPL, ...

In GEAR » Gear Confessions
May 24, 3:12pm
ridgeline chafe
I still have one of my tarps set up in the woods near my home. It has suffered damage but not from the cords. I've had trouble with both my duct tape tie-out and the double sided tape that com...

In Make Your Own Gear » Polycro Tarp Tested!
May 21, 1:01pm
ridge line
I just add washer-grommets right in the center of the tarp where I want the ridgeline to go, and pass a Loooong cord through 'em. The grommet goes through the tarp itself. I use a long cord...

In Make Your Own Gear » Polycro Tarp Tested!
May 21, 12:48pm
Bears and guns and pepper spray, oh my!
I would have told you "Only if you are experienced with a heavy handgun". I agree that unless you know what your doing with one you may be better off with the spray. Maybe. And I agre...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Guy on reddit talks about his Grizzy bear attack where he was blinded...
May 08, 2:49pm
nah
Nah, heavy traditional camper has .44 magnum and blows bear away.

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Guy on reddit talks about his Grizzy bear attack where he was blinded...
May 08, 1:06pm
Thermarest Down Coupler or Ray Way
Heh, I know what you mean, its hard for me to sneak out without my wife! She insists on tagging along. For a long time we used the old “Thermanest” sleep system which was a single long, rect...

In GEAR » Couples gear
May 07, 3:25pm
RCA
RCA makes mp3 players that run on a single AAA batteries for about half that price. I get about 20 hours run time or more if used intermittently. Available at Walmart. Some of the really basic ...

In Gear Deals » Iriver T60 MP3 player, uses AAA battery
May 03, 5:09pm

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