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Bob Gross (--B.G.--) - BPL Forum Member
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Re: Adding a bail Use stainless steel wire. I got some that race drivers use on a car as safety wire. I drilled the holes in the titanium bowl using a Dremel tool. Titanium is pretty tough stuff. Once the wire wa... |
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Re: XGK simmer - The XGK has two modes of burning: high and blowtorch. Once you've practiced with it for a while, you learn how to lower the high setting by using low pressure. You won't get a low simmer, b... |
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Re: MSR If I look in my stove warehouse, I see about six or seven MSR XGK stoves of various vintages. It is about the most easily field-maintained stove that I have ever been around. Plus, you can always f... |
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Re: JMT I agree with Paul. That stretch of trail is good and scenic, but it is not the toughest. --B.G.-- |
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Re: Wet muffin There are two basic methods for trail baking, wet (steam) and dry. It sounds like you went down the wet route, but it got too wet. Within the wet (steam) baking method, one way is to use a plast... |
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Re: Wide pot: snow peak trek titanium bowl. "The snow peak trek titanium bowl holds 20 oz (591 ml), weighs 1.6 oz (45 grams)" I've been using one of those for a couple of years. When I got it, I was shocked to find that it w... |
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Re: Meal Planning :: 42 meals packed for Alaska... Help? In many high mountain environments, it becomes impractical to fry stuff (like flapjacks), even though it might be tasty. It sounds bland, but simpler breakfasts like instant oatmeal are often the c... |
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Re: Technology "How does this thing help a rifle squad in the real world?" It would surely draw enemy fire away from the humans. --B.G.-- |
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Re: DARPA has a new piece of backpacking gear for you It seems kind of noisy. I'm a little surprised that the military would want that. I've used DARPA inventions in the past, and sometimes they are a little --out there--. --B.G.-- |
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Re: Re: Re: Shasta Circumnavigation... Snowpack? This year, there will be almost zero snow at 8000 feet on the south side. For the north side, it is hard to tell. --B.G.-- |
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