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Here's the scoop
I use the lower half or so of a 1 quart plastic milk container. It's super light, flexible for scooping or pointing to pour, but sturdy enough to hold itself open. I carry it either as a &quo...

In GEAR » Real newbie Sawyer question
May 17, 3:19pm
An epic documentary :)
Rocco, I want to check it out, I really do! Sixteen minutes of vid is too much for me, though. I have the attention span of a squirrel in that Over the Hedge movie. :) Can you boil down &q...

In GEAR » "Fireballs" Ultralight 2g Cotton Ball Fire Starters
May 15, 7:18am
Re: First compass
I suggest you snag a Silva Guide/Huntsman (color is the only difference between these models). It's a very lightweight sighting compass with adjustable declination. It floats if you drop it i...

In GEAR » First compass
May 09, 6:23pm
Re: Better than Gatorade Bottles
Absolutely. I was in Thailand and a sissy gave me a bottle of Powerade to slake my cravings. The bottles, it turns out, are pretty nice. I am not without standards, however, and draw the l...

In GEAR » Best water bottle with wide mouth and light?
May 09, 5:26pm
dead
Ah, no: you see pale, white bodies strewn about open space, soaking up this novel "sun thing". Some are bloated. :)

In Chaff » Dead or sunbathing? Wisconsinites can't tell....
May 09, 8:08am
Re: "Mountain SuperUltraLight Backpacking
I like the introduction, and can't wait for the rest of the series.

In Editor's Roundtable » Mountain SuperUltraLight Backpacking – Going SUL in the Mountains with Adequate Shelter, Insulation, and Rain Protection. Part 1: Concepts and Scope.
May 08, 11:49am
Bag, then bowl
We use a hybrid/group method for FBC: repackage or build dehydrated meals for 3-4 into freezer bags, purge and rolled for the bear canister; dump up to 32oz boiling into it, stir and insert in ref...

In GEAR » Freezer bag cooking vs. pot cooking - weight of boil-in-bag bags?
May 08, 11:39am
Re: Re: Guy on reddit talks about his Grizzy bear attack where he was blinded...
He's using a screen reader, which reads aloud the postings, and typing by touch.

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Guy on reddit talks about his Grizzy bear attack where he was blinded...
May 07, 2:18pm
The real truth
Bob Bankhead, for the win. I started to chuckle, and then scrolled, chuckled some more, scrolled... finally broke down and laughed out loud. Some beautiful photos earlier in this thread, btw.

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » What's so great about the JMT?
May 07, 7:29am
Re: Re: Re: Re: Thinking about buying moccasins as a camp / small stream shoe?
Tom, are the croc-offs you picked up from Walmart the ones that look like mine, above? If so, it sounds like they've made them even lighter. Not bad. (I dug up my weights and inserted it, abo...

In GEAR » Thinking about buying moccasins as a camp / small stream shoe?
May 07, 7:21am

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