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All Forum Posts by Larry De La Briandais

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Re: fire!
"Great video Larry! Really captures the mechanics, and how darn annoying the learning process is." Thanks, a lot. That was the "story" I was trying to tell and I'm glad ...

In Philosophy & Technique » Bow Drill Fires!
November 08, 10:22am

My observations
The beard stubble definitely sounds like too much pressure. Brown sounds like not enough speed. I found that if I pushed too hard I couldn't get the speed high enough, or I would start polish...

In Philosophy & Technique » Bow Drill Fires!
November 04, 9:42pm

Teaching myself to use a fire bow
Here is a link to a short (5 mins.) of me teaching myself to use a fire bow. How did you carve the "hole" in the rock?!? I would have loved to use a rock, but couldn't figure ou...

In Philosophy & Technique » Bow Drill Fires!
November 04, 8:50am

Everyone is different
What works extremely well for one person can be a disaster for someone else. There is NO WAY I would like any real distance or carry any real weight without boots. In Yosemite I had to stop and t...

In GEAR » Maximized walking/hikinbg shoe design
September 14, 11:36am

It all depends on the activity
I think one of the impediments to adopting UL concepts is that many different types of activities are all lumped into one category called backpacking. There are at least three quite different acti...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » UL Backpacking Presentation
September 13, 3:29pm

Baby-bel cheese
"Baby-Bel makes at least three kinds of cheeses that are pre-wax coated and sealed and will last for many days on the trail." We took these to Yosemite and when we opened them they wer...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Cheese - blocks vs. shreds
August 24, 2:41pm

Sciatic Nerve
Although yours is probably not the same, I have the same problem. Mine is from issues with my sciatic nerve. Ibuprofen (or any anti-inflammatory) makes it better. The numbness in my big toes is ...

In GEAR » No feeling in big toes
August 24, 11:26am

Item number
I can't find it online. I'll try and look at mine and see. Next time I'm in REI (Sunday at the latest) I'll look if I can't find anything on the one I have.

In GEAR » Is there a Nalgene adaptor cap
August 23, 5:26pm

Hip-belt position and angle
"need to have my hip-belt a bit higher along my back than I first assume. The front sits lower below my belly. There is a bit of a downward slope between back and front..." I use to also...

In GEAR » Pack fit: slowly slides down back
August 23, 5:22pm

REI
REI carries a cap and hose/bit valve to turn you nalgene bottle into a hydration system (I have one). It will work with the semi-hard bottles, you just need to blow air back into the bottle every ...

In GEAR » Is there a Nalgene adaptor cap
August 23, 2:54pm

All Reader Reviews by Larry De La Briandais

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Campsaver.com Retailer
I purchased the Vargo canister stove from them at a GREAT price. They had such a run on sales because of the low price that is was sold out. They left me a personal phone message letting me know tha...

In 1 - COMPANIES (Customer Service)
December 07, 3:07pm