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I use to never filter or treat the water at the place I go to in the Sierras. But, I am/was probably immune to giardia. I'm fairly sure I drank giardia infected water every summer as a kid (c...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Do you filter?
November 11, 12:59pm

Re: Journey
" found it does not work when it is cold outside or the water is real cold." How cold was it, and how cold was the water? My buddies worked with ambient temps down to 40 and water tha...

In GEAR » Steripen
November 11, 11:11am

Baths
Well, personally, I think its nuts. For reference, my wife had to talk me into taking our 4 week old daughter camping in a Motorhome! It turned out just fine, but I was hesitant. One thing I d...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Thru-hiking with a 3 month old baby?
November 11, 10:31am

Journey
One of my backpacking friends has the journey. He loves his. And, if I didn't already have a filter I'd probably get one myself.

In GEAR » Steripen
November 11, 10:10am

Re: Big Agnes sleeping bag with non-BA mattresses
I have enough room to add a CCF pad in my sleeve, but I have the "classic" style bag (encampment). With the BA mummy style bag I would think you would want a mummy shaped pad. Does some...

In GEAR » Big Agnes sleeping bag with non-BA mattresses
November 09, 5:12pm

Zipped together
Most of our trips will be summer trips, so zipped together should be fine. We've slept that way once and had no problems, but it certainly was NOT cold. ;-) So, 40 degree bags okay? I'...

In GEAR » What degree sleeping bag do you need?
November 09, 5:09pm

Re: What degree sleeping bag do you need?
I'm considering the Big Agnes Yampa 40° Sleeping Bag (650 Down). They use 9.5 oz of 650 down. I know these aren't necessarily favorites here, but I love BA bags (I have an Encampment n...

In GEAR » What degree sleeping bag do you need?
November 09, 12:32pm

What degree sleeping bag do you need?
Yeah, I know, it depends. I’m trying to figure out what the degree ratings actually mean. I sleep what I consider to be about average these days. My wife, being in chemo induced menopause, sle...

In GEAR » What degree sleeping bag do you need?
November 09, 12:13pm

Re: Canister Stoves
"You can't beat this one: http://www.campsaver.com/itemdesc.asp?ic=120011" Hey, thanks, I just ordered one! :-)

In GEAR » Who Uses Canister Stoves?
November 06, 11:55am

Re: Re: Isobutane “cold” performance
"But you should be able to get reasonable performance from most stoves at a relatively low pressure - say just a few degrees above the boiling point of -0.5 C." Thanks Roger, that seem...

In GEAR » Isobutene “cold” performance
November 05, 4:20pm

All Reader Reviews by Larry De La Briandais

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Campsaver.com Retailer
I purchased the Vargo canister stove from them at a GREAT price. They had such a run on sales because of the low price that is was sold out. They left me a personal phone message letting me know tha...

In 1 - COMPANIES (Customer Service)
December 07, 3:07pm