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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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Stateoregon
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: World's Lightest Canister Stove with Auto Ignition
When I first turn on a conventional canister stove, I'll turn it up to a reasonable level. Then, after a minute or so, due to evaporative cooling inside the canister, the pressure will drop,...

In GEAR » World's Lightest Canister Stove with Auto Ignition
March 30, 12:25pm
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: No cheating
Good link I think Caroline is maybe several levels more advanced seamster than me : ) If you don't want zipper to seperate, like the bottom of a jacket, just cut off zipper, melt edge, se...

In GEAR » Tayloring rain gear
March 30, 9:47am
Re: Tayloring rain gear
If you want to make the legs shorter just cut them off? Or hem them - fold over twice and sew a row of stitches to hide the raw edge.

In GEAR » Tayloring rain gear
March 29, 9:18pm
Re: Re: Re: Re: World's Lightest Canister Stove with Auto Ignition
That makes sense that turning it down improves efficiency I wonder at what point it's too low? It's constantly loosing heat, so the longer you take to boil, the more heat you're los...

In GEAR » World's Lightest Canister Stove with Auto Ignition
March 29, 1:09pm
Re: Source of info for sewing a cuben tarp?
suluk 46 http://www.suluk46.com/RandD%20-%20RD7%20Cuben%20Fiber%20Tarp.html some people tape the two pieces together, then run a row of stitches down the middle. Where the stitches are you have...

In Make Your Own Gear » Source of info for sewing a cuben tarp?
March 29, 10:34am
Re: Re: World's Lightest Canister Stove with Auto Ignition
It seems like the stove has little to do with efficiency - it just lets out fuel. Maybe if there was too much or little air or the burner could cause incomplete burning. The windscreen, pot, he...

In GEAR » World's Lightest Canister Stove with Auto Ignition
March 29, 10:30am
Re: Re: older platys fit
and, you can just line up the Platy with the Sawyer bottle and eyeball the thread size. It's easy to see if it's different. Sawyer - good - 1/8th inch (4/32nd) Platy - bad - 5/32nd i...

In GEAR » Sawyer squeeze filter container alternatives
March 29, 9:10am
Re: MYOG Shelter
Yeah, nice! Innovative and creative ideas on bpl. Now, if you would just put a blank line between each picture in your source I could see it better : )

In Make Your Own Gear » MYOG Shelter
March 28, 9:13pm
Re: #5 Red Separating Water Resistant Coil?
owfinc.com, thru-hiker.com, extremtextil.com?

In Make Your Own Gear » #5 Red Separating Water Resistant Coil?
March 28, 1:30pm
Re: Windscreen
Thread about windscreens http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=31119

In GEAR » Windscreen
March 27, 11:44pm

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