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Re: Waterproof pants?
I'm looking at a similar decision (we're hiking around Peru's Cordillera Blanca this October). The question I face is do I: 1. Rely on whatever DWR is present on my REI Endeavor hik...

In GEAR » Waterproof pants?
July 30, 9:57pm
Re: free online topo maps?
Give this one a try: http://caltopo.com/

In Chaff » free online topo maps?
July 12, 6:15pm
Re: Re: Permethrin negatives....
(There actually is one other agent out there that's meant to be applied to skin and that might have decent efficacy and probably is less neurotoxic than DEET, but I forget what the name of it i...

In GEAR » any permethrin users out there?
July 11, 12:05pm
Re: Scurvy
There was some incidence, but from a quick perusal it doesn't seem to have been a significant issue. Keep in mind that this was a century after Trafalgar, when the Royal Navy first started iss...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Polar Explorers Died of Starvation
July 06, 1:21pm
Re: 90s Fashion
Come to think of it, I'm not actually bothered by the color Clay's original post mentioned. Small accents in a brighter color, like Ken's electric green tree frog or a brightly colored...

In GEAR » Patagonia Hoodini : Almost, but no cigar.
July 04, 3:29pm
Re: Re: Houdini Colors
A worthy attempt Brian, but I don't think I would have had the color blindness necessary to wear something like this back in the 90's. I fear that with the current fall line, the "Sti...

In GEAR » Patagonia Hoodini : Almost, but no cigar.
July 03, 12:09am
Can we build it?
Given the current size and power draw of GPS chips (about 7x7mm), it seems it might be possible to embed a chip, antenna, battery, and e-ink display into something similar in size and shape to thos...

In GEAR » Smallest simplest GPS receiver
June 29, 12:46am
Re: UTM
I'm pretty sure you should be able to configure the Foretrex models to display UTM. If your map is to a common scale, you can use a UTM grid reader to easily get more precise coordinates, or...

In GEAR » Smallest simplest GPS receiver
June 29, 12:12am
Re: It sounds like SPOT did just what they said they would do.
This: "IMPORTANT NOTE: Even if SPOT cannot acquire its location from the GPS network it will still attempt to send a distress signal – without exact location – to GEOS, which will stil...

In GEAR » Another Data Point for Those Considering SPOT (vs PLB)
June 28, 1:33am
DEET percentage vs. duration
IIRC, the benefit of increased DEET concentrations is in duration, rather than effectiveness. (This will determine how often you re-apply; durations listed on the package are probably optimistic.)...

In GEAR » DEET - How much for high Sierras mid-late July?
June 26, 12:58pm

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