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Re: Newbie Questions
Bobb - here are my thoughts: 1) You should not be cold like that. My feeling is that If am ever cold while I am out in the mountains, one of two things is going on: I've blown it; Or I'm i...

In Editor's Roundtable » Camping in the Snow
March 07, 5:53pm
Re: Re: epic?
DK - how much have you got, what color, what weight? I might be interested.

In Make Your Own Gear » Uses for Epic?
March 06, 1:22pm
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: canister stoves in cold weather
Stuart - If I could get those canisters it would change the numbers somewhat - although not perhaps that much since I based my numbers on 450gm canisters - and the issue of having to take another c...

In GEAR » How much White Gas for snow camping
March 06, 12:53pm
Re: Uses for Epic?
I made wind pants out of EPIC that I use for backcountry skiing. Great for that use. Windproof, water resistant enough for snow, breathe really well. Lighter than gore-tex pants would be, breathe b...

In Make Your Own Gear » Uses for Epic?
March 05, 6:09pm
simple procedure
Now that my son is in college my gear buying guidlelines have become much simpler: 1)Ogle new gear. 2)Remember size of tuition check. 3)Sigh and turn away.

In Philosophy & Technique » What are your guidelines for buying gear?
March 05, 6:05pm
Re: Re: Re: Re: canister stoves in cold weather
Stuart R says: "If it's only 10 or 20F below freezing then an inverted canister stove is definitely easier to use and lighter." Not always lighter. I've done some testing and c...

In GEAR » How much White Gas for snow camping
March 05, 5:58pm
depends
There are definitely different interpretations on this depending on the jurisdiction. You should check with the powers that be in the specific park/national forest/etc that you have in mind.

In Philosophy & Technique » Is a tiny wood-fuelled stove a campfire?
March 05, 11:12am
my usage numbers
The conditions you mention in your original post seem similar to what I usually experience on my spring Sierra backcountry ski trips. I use an MSR Simmerlite. My cooking style is very simple - I on...

In GEAR » How much White Gas for snow camping
March 02, 4:54pm
Re: New 2013 Tarptent Models
Oh man, oh man. Fly only finally! If I could only get them in a bright color.

In GEAR » New 2013 Tarptent Models
March 01, 7:29pm
Re: Strength training to lighten the load
Strength training is most definitely useful. Back in the day when I was young(er)and strong(er) I did lot of weight training. When I went backpacking in those days the weight really didn't matt...

In Philosophy & Technique » Strength training to lighten the load
February 25, 6:38pm

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