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Conversion factors, have I got conversion factors
Jeremy is right, 10 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm is a liter. A 40 liter pack might measure something like 20 cm deep x 80 cm tall x 25 cm wide = 40,000 cubic centimeters. Except a bag stitched from those s...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Max calories, minimum space?
February 18, 10:07am

Measuring Pack size
If you use only hard objects to measure volume you will under-measure the pack: You'll measure a 40-liter pack as 35-ish liters. Or less If you use 40 liters of loose lentils or rice, you&#...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Max calories, minimum space?
February 18, 9:56am

Re: Re: Re: Hardest Hikes
>"There is one more to add to the list. Death Valley, Telescope Peak the hard way. You start from Shorty's Well, which is -250 feet and go up to the summit at 11,049 feet." Heck...

In Philosophy & Technique » Women and men on the trail
February 17, 9:44pm

Re: Re: Hardest Hikes
Ken: Thanks for the link. Interesting that none of the more iconic (WHitney, Half Dome, Basic GCNP to the River) trips made it. Rightfully so, as they are all easier. And while Rim to Rim com...

In Philosophy & Technique » Women and men on the trail
February 17, 7:12pm

Re: Re: Re: Thermometers
>"Could the probe thermometer double as a fever thermometer? Easy enough to check at home. Take your temperature throughout the day with your probe thermometer. If is it within a range...

In GEAR » thermometer
February 17, 7:03pm

Re: Re: has anyone tried to dehydrate syrup
>"I'm not aware that there is any way to get the water out of syrup except by cooking it out." There's an off-the-grid producer of birch syrup in Alaska that uses a reverse ...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » has anyone tried to dehydrate syrup
February 17, 12:21pm

Re: Re: AcuRite $6 Thermometer
Interesting: Due to federal restrictions, this item cannot be returned by air mail. Customers in Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico and other overseas locations can return this item to a Walmart store....

In GEAR » thermometer
February 17, 12:15pm

Re: on being a philosopher ...
What we said in the College of Chemistry at Berkeley was, The Chemical Engineers just want to be Chemists. The Chemists just want to be Physicists. The Physicists just want to be Mathematicia...

In Pre-Trip Planning » The begining of the rest of my life.
February 17, 12:08pm

Bob Gross
>"Why hasn't Bob Gross responded to this thread yet? That is what I want to know." Right now, he's probably baking some Indian soap root for 12 hours so he serve it with the...

In Pre-Trip Planning » The begining of the rest of my life.
February 17, 12:03pm

Re: Re: The begining of the rest of my life.
I'll chime in here with my fellow R2R2Rers, Eugene and Craig, (although they were in better shape for the event): People do this. I know people who have done this and people who are doing t...

In Pre-Trip Planning » The begining of the rest of my life.
February 17, 12:00pm

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