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Terrell TX? I grew up in suburban Dallas, and there are a fair amount of things to do. We often went south of Lake Ray Hubbard and camped next to the creek / outlet. There were enough woods and little hills ... |
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Re: 6 L / Qt Aluminum pot Group Bath. Actually, it's an ideal size for a trek of 12, but I haven't found any. Existing 8 qt pots seem to be thicker than the 4 qt pots & much heavier. |
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6 L / Qt Aluminum pot Has anyone heard of or seen a lightweight 6 Litre or Quart Aluminum pot? I can find 4 and 8 but would like a 6. Thanks, Mike |
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15% off 1 entire order @ backcountry.com I received a card from backcountry.com for 15% off 1 entire order. I won't be able to use it but hope someone can. It says enter this code at checkout 2SP-1-ASNVQ Good luck, MikeB |
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Tulsa Phil on the trail Phil, we're headed out this afternoon. Will see you on the top of Mt. Phillips. Mike |
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Re: Re: Does anyone actually think that industrial civilization is sustainable? Hi Miguel. Happy weekend / July 4th. I was speaking of the human race. When countries / civilizations step out of line, others often replace / supplement them. There are too many vested inte... |
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Spice Wheel found Thanks, looks like a hybrid approach is going to work. Thanks! |
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8X Spice wheel We're a little short on time, but need a wide variety spice wheel with salt, pepper, etc spices for a trek starting this coming weekend. Does anyone has any suggestions on where we could find ... |
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Fire in lieu.. Richard, were you in my same troop? We didn't sleep either, then it started raining and everything got wet, killed the fire. Same for you? If it was a Les Stroud situation, then you have ... |
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Nice Fly setup We're going with an Oware 10 x 10 Pyramid, 1 center pole (2 hiking poles velcro'd) and 7 stakes. We'll see how it goes. |
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... |
