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Granola/Energy Bars without Chicory Root ProBars. Organic whole food, very tasty, around 400 calories per 100 gram. The 'whole food' thing makes them not boring, because the ingredients are recognizable and no two bites are exactl... |
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Hydration bladder hose taste Try diluted white vinegar, pushed into the hose and left for a bit before rinsing with clean water. |
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Contact lenses: a friendly warning (that has nothing to do with hygiene). I wore 'high permeability' contacts every day for many years and tended to leave them in for a few nights at a time when sleeping outdoors. I just used eyedrops and never had a problem. The... |
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Re: CCF pads +1 for Ridgerest SOLite, the compressibility of the little ridges makes it unlike any other CCF I've slept on, much more cushy than the egg-crate foam. |
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Stream crossing horror stories No personal horror stories, thank the trail gods, but I'll share this post I came across just yesterday, even though it may not be quite what OP has in mind: http://outbounddan.hubpages.com/... |
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probably tried this too I'm sure you've seen/tried this, but -- the underlay foam that has a mylar sheet bonded on one side? I've successfully made a winter sitpad/tent floor R-booster out of this stuff. T... |
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Re: Re: Fleece reconsidered - in your pants Justin: I'm sorry, yes, hence the weight/thickness ratio, some water beading without DWR, some stretch without lycra, also softness and half-decent compressibility. Compared to my Polartec 200 ... |
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Re: Fleece reconsidered - in your pants Hi Justin: the MEC pants are not a grid fleece. It's stretch-woven 100% polyester, 'furry' both sides, at least 1/4" thick. No membrane, highly breathable on its own (300 CFM). 245... |
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Enjoying Continuously Wet Weather Coastal eastern Canada reporting in. The cliche is true: with few exceptions, there's no such thing as bad weather, only bad gear. In fact, there's a special kind of joy (you may rememb... |
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Fleece reconsidered - in your pants For example, MEC's Watchtower pants, thick snug leggings of fuzzy unfaced fleece (not at all like sweatpants). They've been ideal as a seasonal midlayer, in cold rain, in camp and as sleepw... |
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