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Steripen I use a classic Steripen, and I too had some issues getting it to work reliably. The button is supposed to be pushed with the contacts OUT of the water. The unit blinks green slowly, and the oper... |
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Aerolite boats Another option: Aerolite boats. http://gaboats.com/ I do not own one of these, nor have I ever seen one in person or paddled one, but they are fascinating! The Sweet Pea is 8lbs! Worth a loo... |
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Glacier Peak / Stehekin Man! What memories your post has brought flooding back! I took the Lady up Lake Chelan to Stehekin about 25 years ago or so and BP'd the north Cascades (not ultralight, unfortunately.) I... |
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Titanium source Titanium Joe (titaniumjoe.com) No foil, but fairly thin sheet titanium. Worth a look! |
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Mt. Fuji Thank you all very much! I will pass this on to Scott. You guys are sort of the "old guard" of BPL, and I trust your advice and judgement implicitly. It is greatly appreciated. |
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Mt. Fuji My son (20) is traveling to Japan (Tokyo and Kyoto) in early August. One of his goals is to climb Mt. Fuji. He is in good condition and has hiked and backpacked a bit, but doesn't have much e... |
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container for Steripen Hmmm! Good idea Mark! I'll bet the fruit bag is even lighter than the half-Platy, and with an intact zip top it could be used to store stuff. It has all the advantages of the Platy, no addit... |
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Steripen container I also use a cut-off 2L Platy. It's very lightweight and collapses essentially to nothing in my pack. After sterilization, I (carefully!) pour the treated water into a 1L Platy to carry. On ... |
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LNT and TP As much as I hate to join in this fray, my 2c is that I practice LNT as warranted by the place and terrain I'm in. In much of my local National Forest there are grazing cattle. I don't wo... |
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New Garmin Foretrex models I have a Foretrex 101 that I dearly love. It does have a few shortcomings (modest sensitivity, no USB interface) but more than makes up for them with its very small size and very light weight. It... |
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Six Moon Designs Gatewood Cape I have now used the Gatewood on several trips. On one Midwest February overnight it rained copious amounts in 45 deg temps such that creeks were flooded and everything was pure mud. I stayed dry wit... |
