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Re: A desert crossing...Carts
I could see it working well enough for much of the open desert I know. With a light load .... sure. With 300kg (661 lbs) of liquid, far from sure.

In Pre-Trip Planning » A desert crossing
September 17, 9:00pm

Re: Midwest GGG Beaver Creek Valley MN State Park
Josh, Thanks for arranging this!

In Hiking Partners / Group Trip Announcements » Midwest GGG this fall
September 17, 7:16pm

Re: Camp Site Midwest GGG
If the site will hold six four person tents it will most likely only hold six solo tents maybe we should opt for the big site just in case? Then again we could always get a few extra sites if neede...

In Hiking Partners / Group Trip Announcements » Midwest GGG this fall
September 16, 8:52pm

Re: Midwest GGG Beaver Creek
Now that my Oct schedule seems to be set I can finally say ... Count me in, both nights.

In Hiking Partners / Group Trip Announcements » Midwest GGG this fall
September 16, 8:04am

Re: hmmm
"didnt skurka use a synth quilt, and mr jordan as well" No to the first. Yes to the second Ahem, from Skurka's gearlists: * Alaska-Yulon trek: a down bag for winter (Golite A...

In GEAR » 20 degree wet weather clothing, again?
September 12, 5:18pm

Re: WTB: Down Quilt around 30 degree
I don't have one but many many folks love Tim Marshal's quilts

In Gear Swap » WTB: Down Quilt around 30 degree
September 10, 6:10pm

Re: MYOG Trailstar-ish shelter
very nice! One of the advantages of MYOG is tailoring to your own needs/wants. You wanted smaller and lower. I have material for a trailstar-ish shelter for winter use and am leaning towards sli...

In Make Your Own Gear » MYOG Trailstar-ish shelter
September 07, 9:10am

re: falcon
I'm gonna go with a Cooper's Hawk but it would help if there was an object of known size in the photo. Granted, we don't have Prairie Merlins in MN but from photos I see they have mo...

In Chaff » What killed this hawk?
September 06, 11:36pm

Re: Midwest GGG
Beaver Creek Valley State Park has been mentioned more than once and its location is relatively central to the northern midwest. There are three primitive group sites, two handle up to 15 people,...

In Hiking Partners / Group Trip Announcements » Midwest GGG this fall
September 06, 9:57pm

no one size fits all answer: Freestanding tents
This is yet another discussion that makes the case that there is no single good solution to many (most?) backcountry camping needs.

In GEAR » Free-standing vs. Non-Free-standing Tents (both opinions wanted)
September 05, 7:15am

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...

In 1 - COMPANIES (Customer Service)
December 30, 11:04am

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

In 1 - COMPANIES (Customer Service)
December 01, 8:10am

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...

In Stoves - Alcohol
October 16, 6:04am