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Re: Fast Stash Looks good, just too bloody heavy. I am making something similar for use without the inner "tent"... just a tarp. A UL bivy + tarp should weigh much less than 2#14! Wow. |
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Re: Re: Re: "You guys are a lot nicer than the folks over at WhiteBlaze" Yes, without a longish period of training and more real experience he is doing great. As they say, "Learn by doing" ...not the easiest, but he is doing OK, so far. As long as he keeps on... |
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Re: Re: No real chance Ya gott'a give him his due...he IS learning... He can easily average 37mi per day, can't he? |
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"The Initiative...12,500 miles, one year, will he do it?" This year has been good so far in New York. Not a lot of snow, no bad storms, and no cold weather. It is building, though. The next week, or two will really tell. He should be flying down if he can... |
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Re: 8x10 silnylon tarp I would go the other way, ie. 5x8. The shorter seam will cause less interuption of the material, less loss, and assuming it is seam sealed, can go either way while setting it up, assuming you got ... |
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Liquid calories vs food calories Well, I am not a nutritional expert. But I have done some study. Generally, there is no difference. Calories are calories. Whether you get them from carbs (starches and sugars) or proteins (me... |
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Water filtering and activated charcoal Douglas, I am a scientist. (Though, I am retired.) Ha ha,Holiday Inn Express?? Nope, never been there. Feel free. Nobody ever needs to listen to me, anyway. Only 2 in 3 get sick... |
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Re: Oxygen and water Actually, I believe Trangia recomends adding a small amount of water to the fuel to reduce the soot. |
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Re: Re: soot This is probably just poor air flow. Often caused by the pan too close to the flame. OR, wind screen too tight. Proof (60%-95%) souldn't bother things. Have you ever lit a shot of bourbo... |
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Water filtering and activated charcoal I spent several hours searching about, and found this on this web site: http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=3601 Not exactly scient... |
All Reader Reviews by James Marco
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Klymit Inertia X Frame I picked up a Xframe (full size) a couple weeks ago. I took it out for 5 nights last weekend with my daughter, Brenda. I had a good trip but was unimpressed by the pad. I tried various techniques with... |
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gossamer murmur I have used the old GG G5 pack for well beyond a servicable lifetime. Patching, reinforcing, and repatching...it finaly died and I replaced it with a 2012 Murmur, one of the first off the production l... |
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Trail Designs Caldera Stove Great little piece of gear. Light, easy to use, miserly on fuel. Keeps the heat in on the pot and does a great job of boiling water. I will complain that it does not let enough heat out sometimes...... |
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Thermarest Neo-Air The NeoAir is a good pad, with a fantisticcall price. I have a medium which just fits me at 5'9". I usually inflate this fully while setting up camp, giving it a couple of breaths before slee... |
