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Re: Re: KT-26s
Hi Roger, I'm curious to buy a pair of KT-26s lured by your references both on BPL and your Bushwacking site (which I've appreciated for many years). I haven't found a source of KT-...

In Editor's Roundtable » New Balance MT875OR Joggers Review
April 14, 9:00pm
Sleeping on concrete
Here's a statistical outlier: I sleep a lot on concrete floors (weird layovers at work). Just a closed cell Ridgerest cut to torso length for padding and insulation (1/2 inch thick, 30 inches...

In GEAR » Im Soooooo Stifffffff amd Achy :(
July 24, 9:34am
Rayway Pack
Martin, Is the Rayway pack still available? Please PM me. No PM on your profile.

In Gear Swap » Sleeping Bags & Packs, mid, pots
May 30, 7:21pm
Methanol + kids and camping
Tony wrote: >A good document to read on Methanol >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanol Seems methanol is widely used as a fuel in motor sports. I haven't seen a lot of obituaries...

In Editor's Roundtable » The Performance of Alcohol Fuels for Backpacking Stoves
Part One: Three Straight Alcohols and Alcohol Blends
May 08, 2:16am
A caution about methanol and kids
Although I'm now attracted to methanol as a stove fuel, I might not use it when camping with children. Adults would probably observe poison warnings (I label all my fuel bottles boldly) but a ...

In Editor's Roundtable » The Performance of Alcohol Fuels for Backpacking Stoves
Part One: Three Straight Alcohols and Alcohol Blends
May 07, 5:17pm
Re: Re: Re: Re: Sunnyside
Though denatured alcohol bothers me (see my post above), I've found Sunnyside the least objectionable of the ones I've used. Burns clean and the odor is not as strong as others I've tr...

In Editor's Roundtable » The Performance of Alcohol Fuels for Backpacking Stoves
Part One: Three Straight Alcohols and Alcohol Blends
May 07, 11:03am
Methanol convert?
I've used alcohol stoves for many years, from Trangias to cottage industry stoves to homemade ones. But what's always bothered me is the fuel itself. Denatured alcohol (at least in Califo...

In Editor's Roundtable » The Performance of Alcohol Fuels for Backpacking Stoves
Part One: Three Straight Alcohols and Alcohol Blends
May 07, 1:31am
Handwashing vs. alcohol gels
Alochol gels are no substitute for hand washing, though if you can't wash they're better than nothing, especially if you know their limitations. The "gold standard" for cleanli...

In GEAR » How much hand Sanitizer must be carried?
May 01, 6:24pm
Re: Sublite features - request for feedback
I vote yes for a mesh door and a rain porch on the Sublite-Tyvek, the same features as on the Sil. I vacillated between getting the Sublite-T and the Sublite-Sil and in the end bought neither. ...

In GEAR » Sublite features - request for feedback
December 22, 8:54pm
Are the Sublite and Sublite Sil designs different?
Are the Sublite Tyvek and Sublite silnylon designs different? Henry added two pictures on the Sublite Sil page showing features not shown on the Sublite Tyvek page: a roll-up flap on the rear and...

In GEAR » Tarptent Sublite Silnylon Now Available
November 14, 8:57pm

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