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Ok, so, Back to Bear Safety.... Thanks to David for an interesting article. www.bearsmart.com is the non-profit website where a number of governments have pooled their bear safety resources. There is a super film 'Stayin... |
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EB Base Layers Review Will: Thanks for the review! Given that the garment is made in Canada, I got to thinking that the fabric resembles that in the Mountain Equipment Co-Op's Expedition Weight baselayer-long-und... |
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Fisher Space Pen refill with gaffer tape on thumb area... All: I use a Fisher Space Pen ink refill---not the whole pen, and just wrap adhesive tape around the barrel to make it thick enough to grip comfortably. In my experience they write on most, but not... |
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offer by private e-mail underway! See private e-mail. Cheers All! |
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Grid North, True North, Declination, UTM Grid on all topos in Canada All: I should have pointed out that we like compasses with built-in declination, as all Canadian topo maps are printed with a 1000 Metre Universal Transverse Mercator Grid, and a handy arc showing ... |
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Fine portrayal of decision-making in changing conditions... Kevin: Thanks for sharing your inner world of decision-making on your trip. It is a complex world of shifting variables---I found your use of IRIDIUM SATCOM for updated weather forecasts interestin... |
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Suunto MC-2G or Ranger Decl., why we carry compasses... Roger: I think the declination thing was answered with the excellent photo above---thanks all---both the Suunto MC-2G and the Silva or Brunton Type 15 (Ranger) compasses have a separate clear basep... |
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Compass Considerations for the Canadian North... Thanks to Roger for a great review! I admit that I often leave a Suunto MC2-G compass at home and rely on the one in my Doug Ritter survival kit---a quality 'button compass'. Having ... |
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MSR Denali Tails experiences Jim: While I mostly use mine without the tails, as I live in a subarctic semi-desert, we have had a bunch of Pacific Lows sweep through, and lots of deep new snow, about 60cm in total depth, in the... |
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T-rest field trial at -40C/-40F Donna: I am reluctant to lose a night's sleep in a field trial of gear, so I usually just try to do an outside nap; for me -40C or -40F requires 2 full-foam (no coring out) foam T-rests, LE (5c... |
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Arc FlashLight Arc AAA In the Northern Canada this is a superb everyday carry light, as it is as bright as a conventionally-bulbed 2AA Maglite, lasts longer, and is waterproof to at least 3M and much lighter! I got mine ... |
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Trail Designs and Titanium Goat Ti-Tri Hi all! I bought the Ti-Tri to use for long-range bike touring + hiking to replace a much-heavier MSR Whisperlight with the 350ml bottle, in all but full-winter situations. I managed to melt snow a... |
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Trail Designs Customer Service All: The cones do seem a great design, and I am after Tri-ti one to fit my Snow-Peak Ti Solo pot. However, I have not been able to raise the Trail Designs people at info@traildesigns.com twice now ove... |
