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Watch as compass. This was an old skill I learnt as a boy scout many years ago but it does litle more than give you a general direction of travel. If you needed to hit a water source, shelter, resupply point etc in... |
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Watch as compass. This was an old skill I learnt as a boy scout many years ago but it does litle more than give you a general direction of travel. If you needed to hit a water source, shelter, resupply point etc in... |
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Growing Food on the Trail? Thanks Patti for the update on the yogurt experiment. Also, Johns input re the snails and the idea of harvesting them, i.e. setting them up for eating on your return trip. With John and Patti combi... |
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The Most You've Paid? I paid US $700 for a Garmin Handheld GPS unit. Definately my biggest outlay but I use it all the time, so I don't regret the expense. |
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A light lunch? Patti, I have done the pasta thing numerous times. Using pasta such as found in pasta snack meals that you can buy in the shops work on the principle of add hot water, wait five minutes then eat. F... |
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Uses for Socks and Shoes!!! Use one of the spare hiking socks you carry as a sack to keep you titanium mug in. The springyness of the material will keep the lid and whatever bits and pieces you have inside. Use your spare ... |
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A light lunch? The company "John West" sell foil packets of tuna with varying flavours, for example "Tuna with lime juice and red pepper." The foil packets do not need to be kept refridgerated, are less than a ce... |
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Growing Food on the Trail? Thanks everyone for contributing. I was surprised by Ricks comments about the sprouting packs of twenty years ago. Also, particularly surprised by Patti's idea of making yoghurt on the trail. That ... |
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Growing Food on the Trail? Thanks for the mention of Campmor.com. The cards at $8.99 look pretty good. Unfortunately, Campmor do not ship to the United Kingdom which is where I am based. I will have to hunt around on the int... |
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Growing Food on the Trail? Instead of "Growing Food on the Trail" I should have named this thread "Food Growing on the Trail" !!!! Thanks Cat for your input. It seems the beans take a little more effort than i imagined. Whil... |
All Reader Reviews by Scott Ashdown
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Montane Featherlite I have two of the Montane Featherlite shirts one of which I have owned now for about two years. These things pack up so small I always have one with me when I go out, whether its stuffed in a pocke... |
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Sunday Afternoon Adventure hat Ditto to everything Douglas Frick said. This hat has offered me the best protection from the sun to date. I haven't had it long but am already impressed by the coverage it offers. Definitely will ... |
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Bozeman Mountain Works Torsolite Pad Well, I've taken my BMW Torsolite on a few backpacking trips now, in that never end search for the perfect nights sleep for the least amount of weight. It is true to say that this pad is nice and t... |
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FlexAir Pillow Dual Compartment Ultralight I bought one of these pillows with a bit scepticism. However, I have to say, it performed better than I expected. You get all the usual problems associated with air pillows in terms of getting the ... |
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Silva Type 54 Compass Having looked for a a good compass over a long period of time, I evenutally settled for the Silva Type 54. The compass it's self is a base plate type compass so it's ideal for taking bearings direct f... |
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Kelly Kettle I totally agree with Ryans comments above. I have owned a Kelly Kettle for a few years now and use it in a base camp type set up. It is supremely fast in boiling water and the chimney effect makes it ... |
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Stratus Trailstove The TrailStove by Stratus is a straight forward wood burning stove. I purchased one about a year ago or so and looked forward to the weight savings I would make by not having to carry fuel with me. Th... |
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ThermoJet MicroLite I have purchased several types of soda can stove over the years and whilst they all have there strengths and weaknesses, this is by far the alcohol stove set up I use the most. This openjet stove, is ... |
