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Gary Dunckel (Zia-Grill-Guy) - BPL Lifetime Member
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Ruta Locura Also, Josh Leavitt of Ruta Locura makes a great titanium grill that will work well. Much lighter than the Purcels. |
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Grill for Ti-Tri Rocco, after I e-mailed you, I went to check out how the Zia mini grills would work with your 1.3 L Evernew (in the photo, Dale's was the 900 ml Evernew). I don't think the mini grill will ... |
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UL shovel Steve, I've been thinking along the same line as you. I have one of Rob's new Mega Dig trowels, which I plan to use to scoop campfire coals under my Zia grill. I wonder if a simliar, but mu... |
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Re: Additional policy for Gear Swap forum? Bob, maybe it's the Idester, or T-funk, or maybe Ken being tricky with the avatars again? You have to watch those silly boys, you really do... |
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May Zia products sale Hi all--I wanted to announce that I am having a sale on my Zia products during the month of May. 10% off everything. So the prices will be: Full size grill--$45 (normally $50) Mini grill cus... |
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Adding a bail I would suggest you not use type 5 (6Al-4V) titanium alloy, as it is harder to bend. If you use any CP (commercially pure) titanium rod (types 1-4), it will be easier to work with. Go with a diamet... |
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Favorite wide pot? MSR Titan kettle for my alcohol cone clone, and for my 2 person canister boils. SP 600 for my single guy canister boils. Firelite 550 for my solo Esbit setup. Titanium screens included with each se... |
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Backpacking Grills Keep in mind that Lawson's grills will be bulletproof, and for a very, very long time. Those lighter disposable grills will be, well, disposable. Maybe even before you intend for them to be so. |
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The Worst Kind Of Tent Question I agree that a bigger tent would be better for your "yard camping" stint. Maybe try to score an REI Base Camp 6 at their next garage sale? Plenty of room for a cot, and even a desk and an... |
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Improvised esbit stove One thing to consider--that setup positions the bottom of the JB pot 2" from the top of the Esbit tabe. The optimal tab-to-pot distance is between 1.25"-1.75". So, for better efficie... |
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Jetboil Personal Cooking System Mountain House's Pro Pack meal bags fit perfectly in the PCS cup. After adding the boiling water to the bag, stirring it up, and resealing it, you can empty the remaining water from the PCS, drop ... |
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Hilleberg Akto I agree that the Akto is a very strong and high quality 4-season solo tent. But I must add an anecdote to illustrate the what I feel is the tent's main weakness. In early October of '06 we wer... |
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Salomon Tech Amhibian What the previous posts have neglected to mention is that the Amphib is perhaps the lightest (24 ounces/pair)"running shoe" that can be taken on a standard extended backpack trip (not fast packing) fo... |
