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Michael Wands (walksoftly) - BPL Forum Member
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Clean Esbit Pots I use Esbit tabs with a 600 Ti mug to heat my water. Hate the brown gunk that sticks to the bottom of my mug. I found the perfect method to clean my pot. After the pot cools, I rub with an alcoh... |
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"Best flashlight" Pak-Lite Bright White. Two settings - Light weight - Bombproof. Low setting will last approx. 1,200 hours on Li battery. |
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"UL Pack = Wet Back ?" In the winter I carry a G6. I have a blue pad rolled up inside to give it some rigidity. I wear a small Lowe Alpine fanny pack that carries my water right on my hips. Much more comfortable tha... |
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"WHY?" There is something primal about existing in the "Wilds" with just a few well-chosen essentials. Call it getting in touch with you inner primate. |
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"Dont wear your day clothes to bed-myth?" I always do (with the exception of socks). I wash my feet and socks before bed when possible and change into some possum down sleep socks that I keeped packed with my sleeping quilt. I sleep us... |
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"Gear list - Hello" Hello, and welcome. You carry a leatherman squirt AND a spyderco knife? Seems redundant. You also carry a shovel? I hope that you mean a trowel. I hike in sandals so I don't have a boot ... |
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"UL Bivi" I used the Montbell bag cover all of last season and loved it. I used it as my sole shelter w/o tarp. Loved it. But one evening the foot migrated off of the groundsheet onto the bare ground. Th... |
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"Water bottles for boiling" I used to have a spun aluminum bottle that I used for this very purpose. Can't find them now. Everything seems to have an internal coating that I don't trust in extreme heat. It did work... |
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"Light sheet option?" I don't know what the summer temperatures are where you are hiking, but it can still be in the 90's in Texas after the sun goes down. When that happens I use a Sea 2 Summit egyptian cotton... |
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Drinkable Light Food I love dehydrated pineapple and beef jerky out on the trail. I have found after much experimentation that it goes down much better with a little Merlot. |
All Reader Reviews by Michael Wands
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End2End Trail Supply GramWeenie My review is not quite as exhaustive as the prior review. I got the Gram Weenie and the wind shield in the mail a week ago. Intended us is to heat water for Tea, Oatmeal & Soup. Not a stove f... |
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Nunatak Arc AT I have been doing my winter sleeping in a WM Flight jacket and Montbell down pants for a few seasons now. Saw a thread on multi-use gear involving the ARC AT and the responses to my gear informed me ... |
