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wow, just found it
I would love to hear others reviews. I am looking at the 25" ones and the weight is the same as the Neoair trekker and all season (25 ounces). R-value is in-between the two and priced half a...

In GEAR » REI Stratus inflatable pad
March 20, 5:39pm
Re: Thought about this some more...
Ok, this is what happens when you ask a nerd a question. I made a little write-up on how to calculate maximum stress on a tent pole. A note about engineering analysis. I am a mechanical engineer...

In Make Your Own Gear » Calculations for Tent Poles
March 14, 4:55pm
Thought about this some more...
I thought about this some more. I was spending a lot of time thinking about boundary conditions that should be used to solve the equation. Then it struck me, most tents have a series of clips or ...

In Make Your Own Gear » Calculations for Tent Poles
March 08, 2:40pm
How mathimatical are you?
I haven't looked at this stuff since I was an undergrad, but this is the beam equation: Most undergrad textbooks assume small deflections so the bottom right side of the equation is negl...

In Make Your Own Gear » Calculations for Tent Poles
March 07, 3:44pm
Re: re
"....Also, I'm almost positive the word "midget" isn't used in polite conversation for people with dwarfism anymore." Indeed and dwarfism isn't either.

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Midget backpackers?
March 06, 4:17pm
Why not?
I don't see any reason you can't treat water in a bladder.

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Water Treatment
February 15, 12:12pm
Re: RE: durability of O.P. Saks?
"....Would black bears be more or less likely to be able to smell the remnants of food vapors on your clothes than grizzlies?" The way I understand it, bears have a sense of smell much...

In GEAR » durability of O.P. Saks?
February 14, 11:17am
try 'em both out at a store...
At 6' and 160 lbs you don't sound that big, so your reduced volume would probably allow you to fit more comfortably into the regular. However if you have broad shoulders, the reg. might be...

In GEAR » Two questions about Western Mountaineering bags
February 09, 9:49am
Liquid
Every time I have seen my Indian friends cook with it it was liquid. The first time I saw it, my friend said it was "ghee, but you know it as butter oil." I said I had never heard of ei...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » ghee
February 08, 1:51pm
competition
Nice! At the very least it will give steripen some competition which should drive it to improve its product. I don't like that it appears to only work with the bottle it comes with

In GEAR » Camelback All Clear UV Purifier
February 07, 3:36pm

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