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Hanging food to prevent Mice/Rodents from pillaging If your bag isn't too large, the top of a 2-liter plastic Coke bottle above the bag will help and it's super light weight. Keep the cap and it can be used as a water scoop as well. |
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Re: How effective is Tulle against mosquitoes? I use tulle bugnets on my hammocks and it works great for mosquitoes and black flies. I am told that it doesn't work as well for no-seeums. But, I soak my tulle in permethrin so that pretty we... |
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Re: Is all weight equal? - Trekking Poles ... I will never hike in the mountains without my poles, but I find them to be just extra gear on the flat land hikes so I leave them at home then. As to swing weight, that's very important. I f... |
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Re: Good softshell choice? For the eastern US (where I hike), I just don't think soft-shells are the answer. I wear an appropriately thick wool base layer and them pack a second, lighter weight wool layer, a wind shirt a... |
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Re: O Canada! What an adventure! Thank you for sharing it in such a personal way. |
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Re: Ken’s Hood - A simple, easy to sew project – with instructions I love it! I'm going to make a second layer, a little larger than the first, and fill the space between with some Primaloft insulation that I have laying around, along with some M90. Thanks Ken! |
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Re: the only piece of gear youll ever need If they put these up for sale on a bushcraft forum, betcha they could sell more of them than even the Chinese could make! |
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Re: Field Testing Air Permeable Waterproof-Breathable Fabric Technologies Part 3: Discussion, Conclusions, and Performance of Individual Jackets I've been fondling (over the internet) the Backcountry Stoic Vaporshell even before this article came out. Now that the article has given me the confidence to pull the trigger - Backcountry no... |
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Re: Gaiters versus matchup My wife and I have the OR Cascadia gaiters and use them for X-country skiing and for snowshoeing and also with Kahtoola Micro-spikes. We are very happy with them. My only comment would be to siz... |
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Re: Vargo Ascent or Crevice Stakes? I ordered a set of Vargo's Ascent stakes and quickly abandoned using them. The top part, above the notch for the guy line, bends over with the slightest pressure used to push the stake into th... |
All Reader Reviews by Michael Davis
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Backpackinglight Thurofare Pant I love everything about these pants! They are so light it literally feels like I'm not wearing anything. My size large weighs 4.1 oz. They have features that count but not ones that don't. ... |
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Big Agnes SL3 While there's no tent that works for all purposes in all environments, IMO this is the perfect tent for summer, or year round in Florida. It's a free standing, double wall tent, but the inner ... |
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TNF Diad In summary, a well designed, lightweight, but not spartan, rain jacket. The jacket is a 2008 product in TNF's Flight Series. In men's size large it weighs 8.9 ounces. I am 6'-1" a... |
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Silva Type 54 Compass This Brunton 54LU compass is also the called the Silva Explorer 54. Brunton USA and Silva of Sweden are the same company. The product is manufactured in Sweden. I am extremely pleased with the Brun... |
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Icebreaker Tech T Lite Superfine 140 I am completely sold on Icebreaker's Tech T Lite 140 gm/m2. This shirt is pure comfort on 90+ degree, hard vertical hiking trips! I've tried poly, nylon including Columbia, Railriders, etc. Al... |
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Pacific Outdoor Products Insul Mat Max-Thermo Both my wife and I have the Max Thermo 3/4 length which weighs 15.0 oz on my scale. It has synthetic insulation inside the air chambers. It's construction is robust. I've never had a failure o... |
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Trail Designs Caldera Stove While I've always loved the lightweight factor of cooking with alcohol stoves, they consistantly detracted from the overall enjoyment of the outdoors. Fiddling with rickety pot stands, warped fly-... |
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MSR Wind Pro This is the stove that I go to when the weather dictates that water comes from melting the solid form. At 10.2 oz, including stuff sack, it's one of the lightest options to get the Btu's for w... |
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Gerber EVO Titanium-Coated Serrated Knife 2.8 oz This is a great knife if you are looking for something more substantial than a razor blade but lighter than a Bowie knife. I know many people prefer a razor blade or ripping out a pair of sizzors f... |
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SteriPen Adventurer At 3.6 ounces on my scale, it's lighter that pump filters (1 lb.+/-)and lighter than my ULA Amigo gravity filter (9.6oz). However, pre-filtering is required, through a bandana or coffee filter, et... |
