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Purple mushrooms I have heard a cute story that the New Zealand purple mushrooms are magic and that if you see one you will find what you are looking for. So far when I have seen one I have been looking for the tra... |
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Tarps and Nepal Ryan On my last couple of trips to Nepal I have used just a tarp (3 m x 3 m) for 3 of us or an Oware 11 x 11 foot Pyramid for 5 people. Very light. Generally Nepalese campsites are open grassy yak... |
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Re: Ultralight Knives and Other Sharp Things I use the Victorinox Signature; like the Classic but with a pen instead of the toothpick. I use the scissors most, especially for trimming nails, but the blade is nice for real food like onions, ga... |
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Permethrin and merino durability Great article, nice to see solid measured numerical results. The permethrin works well on merino. I haven't noticed any change in performance or feel of the fabric. The icebreaker skin weight... |
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Re: Anti-Lightweight prejudice? Yes the first time it happened to me I was astonished. Smart, experienced. technically minded people, who I had backpacked with before - who were angry my gear was so light. I still don't really un... |
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Mesh pockets Macpac 35 Amp has tough mesh pockets. I Love them. Mounted on bungees on your belly they don't interfere with my thighs when stepping up like most hipbelt mounted pockets. Review to be published soon. |
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Top Down Only Bags? I reviewed the Pod30 and I really like it. I have used lots of top bags and this is my favourite. It is well designed without cold spots and good for me (warm sleeper) at its temperature rating wit... |
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vapr bivy performance/zipper Jerry I damaged the zipper the first night I used it. I unzipped it until just the little metal tip at the start of the coil was joined, but nothing was zipped up. At some point in the night with ... |
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Vapr Bivy vs Bibler Winter Bivy I have used the Bibler extensively over the last couple of years. Recently I lost it and replaced it with the Vapr because it is lighter. I found the Bibler great and rarely had significant issu... |
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Tarp condensation and wind There was a lot of really interesting stuff in Mariah's article. I always assumed that wind reduced condensation because it carried moist breath away from the tent. This interestingly showed that t... |
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