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Re: Cooking technique question... Esbit stoves work very well cooking for one person if you are using the boil and soak cooking method. My longest solo outings have been 3 nights but I didn't come home thinking that esbit cooking ... |
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MYOG Ti Esbit stove Thru-hiker not only sells Ti, he has wing stove instructions template included. Says it weighs in at 0.3oz, which would be approx 8.4grams But after materials cost+shipping and the cost of a ... |
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Shoulder Straps? We don't need no stinkin shoulder straps! I doubt she said it quite like that but If the load is light enough you could always go Grandma Gatewood style: Or back to Dale's single strap idea ... I've hiked many a mile with day hike s... |
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Re: Pack strap construction - question for the gurus Gossamer Gear's make your own G4 instructions point you to Quest Outfitters for materials. They sell a wide variety of stuff including foam for shoulder straps and hip belts. Thru-Hiker sells p... |
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welded stainless steel mesh I'm not finding sources of "welded stainless steel mesh" in small to moderate quantities. Anyone out there know of any. This is basically "hardware cloth on steroids" .... it's been used for p... |
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sewing machine advice for Ryan Ryan, The previous advice in this thread says most of what you need to know. A well tuned up older machine that does straight and zig-zag stitches is what you want. Here and at thru-hiker fo... |
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Re: Re: Bill's SUL Gear List Ryan, I'm gonna fork this thread over to MYOG to talk about getting sewing machines. See ya there. |
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Re: Lack of Winter Camping experience However, I agree regarding the food, and that was why I said 1.5- 2 lbs per day, certainly feel 2 lbs is much more appropriate. Our beloved lab rat will do as he pleases but I'd be packing 4000 ... |
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Re: BobG's SUL Winter List Jim-- i think wood fires above timberline are unconscionable. No argument there ... I didn't cue into above treeline as being part of the deal. Living 1000 miles from the nearest treeline makes... |
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Re: New Winter SUL Gear List I've used esbit on solo "shoulder season" trips (cold temps but pre-snowfall) for a few years but no way I'd plan on using esbit to melt snow. BTW, are wood fires considered out of bounds for this? |
All Reader Reviews by Jim Colten
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TarpTent My entry into the world of tarping was with Hernry's orginal squall. Later that year the Cloudburst was introduced. I contacted him about an idea of converting my squall to use an arched front p... |
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Thru-Hiker.com 1) good products 2) friendly and useful help before ans after sale 3) great customer service I'd rate Thru-Hiker a 6 if that was an option |
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Minibull Designs Pocket Puck Hector, I had similar experience .... but only the first time I lit it. Since then I've been giving the pocket puck about 15-30 seconds more warmup time and it has always stayed lit. There is a... |
