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Watch the power consumption
To go more than 14 days you need to be sure you get one the doesn't have have a color screen or backlight. Also ,if you can find one without wifi or any other wireless feature. Many phone a...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Books on the trail
October 16, 11:49pm
Re: Canister stove question
Nothing wrong with carrying a spare in case it falls out of the stove or gets damaged. The o-ring size is 5/16" ID 7/16"OD 0.07" cross section (according to http://www.bushwalking.o...

In GEAR » Canister stove question
October 15, 9:06pm
Re: Re: Re: Winter stove update
the key reason these stove work at very cold temperatures is that the fuel is heated by the flames before it is sent to the jet and burner. As to the Gunk problem I have only seen one report of th...

In GEAR » Winter stove update?
September 30, 11:32am
Re: Winter stove update?
MSR now sells the Wisperlite universal that run on white gas or inverted butane canisters. Kovea also sells the Camp 5 that can also run on inverted butane canisters. Both have preheat tubes so t...

In GEAR » Winter stove update?
September 30, 12:15am
Re: Bookstores and Backpacking Books
I don't know about Barnes and Noble but on Amazon I did a search on Hiking ( I limited it to electronic books) and got 1600 hits and the first page didn't have any survival books.

In Chaff » Bookstores and Backpacking Books
September 17, 8:28pm
Re: Caution!!! ASOLO sole degrades
My brother had it happen a couple of years ago and then this year a friend had it happen. Both were during hiking trips. I have also seen comments about this on the REI web site and others. It wo...

In GEAR » Caution!!! ASOLO sole degrades
September 17, 12:10pm
Re: polyester vs. nylon bottoms
from a search of the web: "Nylon has by far the greatest moisture absorption (from 2% to 9%). Polypropylene absorbs none whatsoever, and polyesters typically absorb less than 1%." a...

In GEAR » polyester vs. nylon bottoms
September 14, 7:38pm
Clean it so it doesn't smell.
If you clean it properly there will be no food or food smell on it. A bear will have no interest in it if it doesn't smell like food. So I just leave it next to the bear canister. It has neve...

In GEAR » pots in bear country
September 11, 4:09pm
Re: dabearz
"it seems from the many threads on BPL that canisters work, except in the instances when bears make off with them. Maybe they can be secured somehow against this." I have never heard o...

In GEAR » Opsack + bear canister to avoid bear run ins and to increase safety.
September 08, 11:30pm
Re: Safe swimming-distance from lake-outflux?
There is no way to know how far away from the outlet you have to be. It all depends on the current of the water below the surface which may be faster than at the surface. Cold water causes yo...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Safe swimming-distance from lake-outflux?
September 03, 12:43pm

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