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Re: Re: Reverse engineering a tarp That's identical to a 1960's vintage official BSA Explorer tent without the door flap. |
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Re: Re: Welding / Gluing There are many advantages to gluing, and the adhesives that are available can glue everything from your fingers to commercial / military aircraft fuselages and many things in between. You might ... |
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Re: An Unusual Stove Looks heavy. |
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Re: Reverse Gear List Southern Arizona in the summer, Pikes Peak in the winter, or somewhere else in the spring? |
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Re: canister test someone? The answer is, I suspect, it depends on the container and circumstances. I've seen the bottom of one 'poochied" out from being too warm (in a car in Phoenix in the summer) and the sea... |
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Re: Re: Vargo Titanium 0.9 L pot w/ Ti spoke handle Good questions: ..."make sure you get the 2 attachment points exactly opposite each other." Pretty easy, you can be off and the pot will tilt in a proportional amount to how much your ... |
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Re: QUAD question I have a similar headlamp, and use lithiums, and haven't noticed any problems. There are minor differences between lithium and alkaline batteries: A fresh lithium runs 1.8 V, a new alkaline ... |
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Re: ULA Amp and new SUL pack availability Any weight projections on the ~4,000 cu in. 5 external pockets model? Thanks, MIkeB |
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What I learned Have fun with each new opportunity, there are incredible experiences out there Don't forget common sense / your brain and that from fellow hikers First Aid and safety items have (or shoul... |
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Would you walk past? After watching the "Everest" series, where in one episode, numerous climbers went right past another hiker in mortal peril without stoping or offering aid, I'm wondering: If you we... |
All Reader Reviews by Mike Barney
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MSR Pocket Rocket This is a pretty basic stove that is simple to operate. It's lightweight and reasonably efficient. We used 3 of these on a 10 day hike with 10 people and they worked well. The stove is reas... |
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Light My Fire Spork I like the LMF Spork, but it's almost too flexible. I can agree with many if not most of the comments above, and have had one break. When you use it to stir something very hot, it gets soft and ... |
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Garmin Rino 120 GPS and FRS / GMRS Radio Great Idea, lacking implementation.The premis of the Rino family is that it would be great to know where others are via GPS location. Great Idea. This is accomplished by using FRS radio frequencies i... |
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Marmot Helium (long) I had this bag for a short period, but really liked it. It's so warm, that it was almost too warm for me above freezing, but a very comfortable bag overall. It fits me (6'1") well a... |
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Atkinson's Chick-O-Stick Crunchy Peanut Butter & Coconut Candy I really like the "Chick'O's", they do pack significant energy in a small package, and the taste is very good. They don't break as easy as some, and have a similar texture in h... |
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Jolt Gum I guess if I was going to give this a really fair shake I'd have consumed the whole pack. Unfortunately or fortunately 1/2 a piece was more than enough. The taste isn't there, and I do have ... |
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Big Agnes We had a short term need for a bag and pad we could use at Philmont, and the Scout was on a budget. We looked around and called Big Agnes. They had a demo bag come in the next day, and they called b... |
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WalMart Walmart really does have nice people in their outdoors department at our local establishment, who know a lot about the Coleman lanterns and stoves and shotguns / rifles and ammo and really try to hel... |
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Tarptent Cloudburst The Cloudburst 2 was my first tent from Tarptent. I like the design, and it holds up well in rain and wind. It sleeps 2 comfortably and sets up pretty easily with as few as 3 stakes. It weight a ha... |
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Sling-Light Chair w/ body and kneck rest I purchased 2 of these initially for a 2 week hike. In the store, it seemed like a pretty good idea during a quick checkout. It's less than 2 lbs, so one of the lighter camp chairs available. It do... |
