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Re: Philmont commissary
Number of food pickups AFTER leaving HQ, 2012 treks treks with 2 pickups: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 18, 19, 20, 27, 31 treks with 3 pickups: 7, 8, 12, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25,...

In Philmont » Philmont commissay
May 14, 2:14pm

Re: Rehydrating meat
I did chicken and rice from babelfish's you tube page. As you could probably guess, the chicken was impossible to rehydrate I haven't tried ground chicken but sliced chicken and ham make...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Rehydrating meat
May 13, 7:55am

Re: Adventures in Laminating Silicone-Impregnated Fabrics
Tz wins the Miracle Max award for reviving a mostly dead (as opposed to completely dead) thread:-) I have not paid attention to the orientation of the weave at all. It might make a difference b...

In Editor's Roundtable » Adventures in Laminating Silicone-Impregnated Fabrics
May 08, 9:11pm

Re Terror
"After this gets out, it's going to be a great time to be a nature-loving Arab in the USA." That's what I thought too. Seems to me that folks intent on profiling might want ...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Terrorists Settings Fires in the Forests?
May 04, 7:28am

Re: Will Rietveld returns!
Great news! Like Miguel, I found Will & Janet early in the quest to lighten the pack. Thanks for sharing this Eugene.

In On the Web » Will Rietveld returns!
April 30, 8:54pm

Re: Neoair with a quilt
My experience mirrors Ken's. At 30F I begin to notice a chill from below with an original neoair.

In GEAR » Neoair with a quilt
April 29, 10:22am

Re: "Are you a seasonal hiker?"
I have a friend who is a seasonal hiker, but not in the sense the question was asked. His camping season starts in October and finishes the following April (he does not like mosquitoes and/or sw...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Are you a seasonal hiker?
April 28, 7:48pm

Re: FS: 2 WSR lineloc buckles
PM on the way

In Gear Swap » FS: 2 WSR lineloc buckles
April 28, 3:04pm

Re:Winter Hiking
Don't forget that the shorter days bring their own issues too. ... I don't know how those folks in Minnesota do it. You have to be resigned to shorter travel days and doing part of camp ...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Are you a seasonal hiker?
April 28, 8:25am

Re: Re: healthiest backpacking breakfast?
Here's a different paradigm: Use the spiffiest whole-grain, organic, macro-biotic, dolphin-safe oats you want and. . . . bake oatmeal cookies. At home. Put in raisins/craisins if you want some ...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » healthiest backpacking breakfast?
April 27, 9:59pm

All Reader Reviews by Jim Colten

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TarpTent
My entry into the world of tarping was with Hernry's orginal squall. Later that year the Cloudburst was introduced. I contacted him about an idea of converting my squall to use an arched front p...

In 1 - COMPANIES (Customer Service)
December 30, 11:04am

Thru-Hiker.com
1) good products 2) friendly and useful help before ans after sale 3) great customer service I'd rate Thru-Hiker a 6 if that was an option

In 1 - COMPANIES (Customer Service)
December 01, 8:10am

Minibull Designs Pocket Puck
Hector, I had similar experience .... but only the first time I lit it. Since then I've been giving the pocket puck about 15-30 seconds more warmup time and it has always stayed lit. There is a...

In Stoves - Alcohol
October 16, 6:04am