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Re: Datrex, Mainstay, SOS, etc. > if one could stomach these for the length of a backpacking trip, That could be difficult - unless you were somewhere like the Antarctic. A diet of lard and Dehi mashed potato has been used th... |
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Re: Lightest white gas stove? > down to say around 0 F or so maybe you can take your chances. Below that, weight > becomes irrelevant , it has to work. Yeah! The Print mag had an article on Skiing in Finland which emp... |
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Re: Re: Re: Silnylon as VBL Wrist and ankles - don't make them too tight. 1 mm hat elastic isn't bad, but make the tubes large and carry spare elastic. Close, but not tight. Neck opening - I think you may need a gu... |
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Re: Silnylon as VBL Yes, of course you can use silnylon. But a word of caution about making 'pygamas': make them very loose! I make my own 'liner pygamas' out of 8 mm silk. The first pair I made wer... |
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Re: Re: floorless shelter techique > Unless you can sleep for 14 hours straight, :-) Walk (ski) hard all day, have a large hot dinner, have a nice comfy mat and bag ... no problem! Cheers |
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Re: Pitching a Tent in the Rain > does anyone have much experience pitching a tent in rain? As far as I can see the Walrus tents look as though they are meant for pitching in fine weather. Any tent which has the poles sleeved... |
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Burns Hi Art > Mr. Caffin mysteriously trying to connect my opinion with a certain predestination > to fall into the fires of Hell, Whee! That has to be one of the better out-of-context extrap... |
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Remaining Battery life The relative battery curves are shown here: The vertical scales are the same but note the difference in the horizontal scales. At low power the Lithium battery curve is very flat - but usable ... |
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Re: Re: Re: Rasant 120 & 75 Hi Miguel My pleasure. Hi Bender I use a #60 sharp with Rasant 120. Many How-To books or advice columns will say to use #70 or #80, but that is going overboard on the safety side (ie don't... |
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Re: Re: Re: An inverted canister stand for a MSR Windpro Hi Mark Yes, I could see the offset. :-) My comment was for others who might want to copy. A neat job. Welcome to the stove hackers club. Cheers |
All Reader Reviews by Roger Caffin
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Skinny Skis, Jacksons Hole XC Skis My wife and I had to re-equip with new XC skis, NNN-BC bindings and boots this year. We found several companies which could supply the models we were looking for and ship overseas (to Australia), and ... |
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Darn Tough Vermont Socks Customer Service I got a pair of the DTV boot socks in a BGT Test. I gave them hell for four months. It didn't seem to have had any effect on them. Roland B is a very helpful guy too. |
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Coleman Exponent Xtreme Stove I have been using the Xtreme in the snow for many years. I have never ever had any problems with it. It lights and runs completely reliably. It will run down to -26 C (-15 F) because the gas mix in t... |
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Snow Peak Gigapower Ti I've used mine for ... many years now. I was initially irritated by the valve off position, but then I wondered: It is otherwise superbly made: what if the valve position is deliberate? Why would th... |
