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Will use SteriPen Prefilter
Hi Rick, Forgot to mention that I'll be using a SteriPen Prefilter first (to remove the particles). I'd sure like to use the carbon filter after the SteriPen prefilter but before the St...

In GEAR » Use Carbon Filter before or after SteriPen?
March 19, 12:01pm

Use Carbon Filter before or after SteriPen?
I'm thinking of adding an activated carbon prefilter to my water treatment for the remote possibilty of herbicides and pesticides. I found one from Katadyn, and in-line version that you splice ...

In GEAR » Use Carbon Filter before or after SteriPen?
March 19, 11:30am

Re: Re: Advantages of SteriPen Adventurer over Classic?
Thanks for the input, everyone.

In GEAR » Advantages of SteriPen Adventurer over Classic?
March 15, 9:22pm

Advantages of SteriPen Adventurer over Classic?
Is there any significant advantage of the Adventurer over the Classic (besides size and weight)? I know the prefilter won't fit the Adventurer (if you need to invert the water bottle), and I kn...

In GEAR » Advantages of SteriPen Adventurer over Classic?
March 15, 2:05pm

Re: WP/B Bivy Modification
Good advice from everyone. Even after the mod I'd still have a heavy klunker of a bivy; better to make my own. I'm about a year away from tackling the "from scratch" project, but ...

In Make Your Own Gear » WP/B Bivy Modification
February 21, 10:20am

WP/B Bivy Modification
Has anyone every tackled converting (butchering?) a WP/B bivy (like the REI Minimalist Bivy or MHW Conduit SL Bivy) to replace most of the top panel with piece of Quantum or Epic fabric? It wouldn&...

In Make Your Own Gear » WP/B Bivy Modification
February 20, 5:03pm

Re: Binoculars
In addition to the other excellent advice, I'd avoid the super-compact and light (4.5 oz.) "opera" binocs like the Minolta UC and Pentax FB series as these lack proper eye-cups for us...

In GEAR » Binoculars
February 14, 11:15am

Re: (2) ID SilPonchos combined - Does this leak?
Merely connecting the two long sides of two 5x8 PTs will leave a gap of about 1.5". Rain will fall in between, but perhaps straight down: there's more coverage with two PTs, but not as muc...

In GEAR » (2) ID SilPonchos combined - Does this leak?
February 07, 8:00pm

Work in progress
Hi Rick, Thanks for the input! The Fenix lights are regulated, and--so I've read--run pretty much within the 100-80% range, then flatline quickly without any twilight mode. The runtime numb...

In GEAR » Calculating No. of Extra Batteries
January 22, 4:00pm

Calculating No. of Extra Batteries
Ok, so I was thinking about how many extra Li AAA batts. to bring for my Fenix L0D light on a given trip. Has anyone done this before in a spreadsheet for any kind of light? I've taken a stab a...

In GEAR » Calculating No. of Extra Batteries
January 22, 2:34pm

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