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jerry adams (retiredjerry) - BPL Lifetime Member

My Locale Oregon and Washington
About Me I started hiking about 45 years ago. My first backpack was 40 years ago. I currently try to do one backpack trip of 5 nights every month (which can be tricky in the winter) 20 to 50 miles. Mostly I stay around Mount Hood, Columbia Gorge, Mount Adams, Goat Rocks, and the Olympic Peninsula. In recent years I have shifted to lightweight - my pack weight without food and water is about 15 lb (7 kg). I make a lot of my own gear - silnylon tarp-tent, bivy, synthetic bag, simple bag style pack. My sleeping pad is a Therm-a-Rest air mattress.
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Re: Re: Is this stove - windscreen setup safe?
First picture - in addition to running stove slower, maybe cut off the bottom a little so it doesn't go down so far? My version goes just a little below the flame. My logic was to get it to f...

In Make Your Own Gear » Is this stove - windscreen setup safe?
May 21, 9:41pm
Re: The Case Against Wood Fires
At least don't run your wood stove way damped down. Better to run it hot with lots of air flow and then let it burn down with just coals, then throw some more wood on it if you must... Go...

In Philosophy & Technique » The Case Against Wood Fires
May 21, 9:57am
Re: The Case Against Wood Fires
I think they're more talking about people heating their house with wood fire Campfire - stay up wind of fire. If you're in a campground with many other people with campfires, then peopl...

In Philosophy & Technique » The Case Against Wood Fires
May 21, 8:50am
Re: Re: Fabric questions
I saw some fleece that has a Schoeller Nanosphere coating http://www.shelby.fi/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1408 365 g/m2 = 15.4 oz/yd2, like a 400 weight fleece, 69 Euros/meter so it...

In GEAR » Fabric questions
May 20, 11:57pm
Re: Fabric questions
Can you buy Schoeller Nanosphere fabric anywhere? How much does it weigh? Anyone actually use it?

In GEAR » Fabric questions
May 20, 11:35pm
Re: Re: Pyramid Tarptent with Removable Floor
"Any that did fly in congregated near the peak" +1 to that maybe you could have a cone shape that lets bugs out but not in, like yellow jacket traps but they just flit around up ...

In Make Your Own Gear » Pyramid Tarptent with Removable Floor
May 20, 7:18pm
Re: Re: Is this stove - windscreen setup safe?
"It appears that the windscreen is snugly in contact with the pot, eliminating the chimney effect to let the heat escape upwards (and warming up the sides of the pot as it does)." thus...

In Make Your Own Gear » Is this stove - windscreen setup safe?
May 20, 5:09pm
Re: Re: unsafe
Yeah, one of Roger's articles said that if the canister gets warm to touch it's too warm and there's a chance it will burst. I never noticed my canister getting warm when I did the s...

In Make Your Own Gear » Is this stove - windscreen setup safe?
May 20, 5:02pm
2013 EWG sunscreen guide
EWG came out with new version of sunscreen guide http://www.ewg.org/2013sunscreen/ Sunscreens are not effective at preventing skin cancer and ageing "Broad spectrum protection – Almost...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » 2013 EWG sunscreen guide
May 20, 10:21am
Re: Re: Pyramid Tarptent with Removable Floor
I camped somewhere that had a lot of mosquitoes My pyramid has a 2 inch gap at the bottom and no floor For some reason, I got no bites inside When I was walking around I had to constantly ...

In Make Your Own Gear » Pyramid Tarptent with Removable Floor
May 20, 9:48am

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