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huckleberries Huckleberries, lingonberries, bllberries, cranberries and blueberries are all in the same genus, Vaccinium of the family Ericaceae. There are between 400 and 500 species in this genus; the idea of... |
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You Tell Me...What is the Best Gear Ever??? There is a book that was published by the Sierra Club in 1952 titled "Going Light With Backpack or Burro". A lot of the items and ideas discussed here are also outlined in this book. Th... |
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Which sleeping bag should I take? You would probably be OK with the Hydrogen as long as you don't mind sleeping in a lot of your clothes. It can easily get down to 25° at night in mid-September in the Sierra above 10,000'... |
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What? "My point being that average life span and infant mortality rates say nothing about the health of their diet." Did you really mean to say this? There is literature dating back to the ... |
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Magic bullet? "I think a lot of it is due to boredom (gotta try new things/new fads), or books and websites which distort evidence to make a buck or cause a stir." I think it is that but also I thin... |
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It is really just a way of looking at things. Personally, I think assigning arbitrary weight categories to a persons base load is a little silly. As noted before, big folks will carry more weight with the same gear as us smaller people. And,... |
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Ultra Bushbuddy and JMT... Unless a stove has a shut off valve, it is considered an open fire. So, the Bush Buddy would be considered an open fire. Along the JMT, wood fires are not allowed above 10,000 to 10,500 ft depend... |
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Just use metric units. Determine the weight in grams. One gram is very, very, close to 1 cc at room temperature. Then use either 1000 gm = 1000 cc = 1 liter; or, 1 qt = 0.90808 liters ≈ 908 cc. Or use, one avoirdupo... |
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URsack in the Grand Canyon My experience has been the same as Greg's; protect your food. This is especially true in the more frequented camp areas. In my experience, Monument, Hermit Camp and Cottonwood are bad for lit... |
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Snakebites Yes, but it turned out to be a "dry" bite: no venom. The "dryness" became obvious before I got out the tourniquet, suction cup and scalpel blade that were traditional treatment... |
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Big Agnes Fly Creek UL1 Rating: rated 4 of 5 stars Design: Semi-free-standing Sleeps: 1 Ease of Setup: Moderately easy Weight: 2 lb, 3 oz Price Paid: $240 I bought the Big Agnes Fly Creek to replace a Tarptent Contra... |
