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Re: Re: Individual servings or pack in bulk?
Sarah: Interesting point about packing separately to maintain the flavor:oats ratio. And yes, I am adding some nuts and soy milk powder... My anal tendencies *so* like the idea of individually prep...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Individual servings or pack in bulk?
July 11, 9:38am

Individual servings or pack in bulk?
I'm repackaging my food for the JMT and am wondering whether it's best to package for individual servings or in bulk. Space is a primary consideration (as is weight), as I need to get 10 da...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Individual servings or pack in bulk?
July 10, 7:47pm

Beauty supply store? Amazon?
I just bought a few .5oz "Japonesque" dropper bottles through Amazon (and paid more for shipping than I did the bottles). Looks like they are from a beauty supply company - you might have...

In GEAR » Where to buy dropper bottles
July 10, 6:20pm

Will practice :)
Thanks for the continued input! Though each "strike" produced a few sparks, based on the comments, I think I may have been too light-handed/timid with my new fire starter. There definitel...

In GEAR » Mini bic & Light My Fire questions
July 10, 12:45am

Thanks!
Thanks for your input. I think I'll just stick with mini bic(s) for primary and back-up. They are light weight, and I am already an experienced user ;) If my memory serves me right, I've re...

In GEAR » Mini bic & Light My Fire questions
July 09, 5:06pm

Mini bic & Light My Fire questions
How many uses in a mini bic? For 4-5 day trips, I generally pack whatever partially full bic(s) I have lying around and they do just fine. But I'm about to do the JMT (longest leg will be 9 ...

In GEAR » Mini bic & Light My Fire questions
July 09, 2:11pm

Follow up ?s
Duane: you said you can fit 8 days of food in a lg. canister. How much food/day is this? Nathan: By any chance do you have a menu you could share (for longer trips)? I need to pack ~10 days o...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Yet more bear canister questions/discussions...
July 08, 11:35am

Me thinks not.
Doing trail work, I am often a sitting target (literally) for mosquitoes in the Sierra. They LOVE me, and they drive me crazy. So, although I'm trying to eliminate chemicals from my life, two s...

In GEAR » Is Permetherin beneficial in the Sierras?
July 06, 11:04am

Purchase made :)
Thanks all, for your input. I went with the 30% overfill. Even though I'm 5'5" and size sm, I also went for the wide, 6' long version. All these "extras" will certain...

In GEAR » EE Revelation X 20* quilt - 30% overfill necessary?
July 05, 3:39pm

Re: Re:EE Revelation X 20* quilt - 30% overfill necessary
Generally, when I was cold in my Marmot bag I was in my Big Agnes Copper Spur UL2 & probably on a Thermarest ProLite (short length w/clothing under lower legs and feet). For my upcoming trip (w...

In GEAR » EE Revelation X 20* quilt - 30% overfill necessary?
July 03, 9:25pm

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