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Re: Jetboil in the wind: Doing the Jetboil Shuffle
"Another side benefit, filling the jetboil with clean snow was as simple as shaking it off the tree branches into the cookpot. This could be done, little by little for better efficiency withou...

In GEAR » Canister failure: has this happened to you?
April 10, 12:16am
Re: Bearikade and the Grizzly Question
The bearvoult canister was defeated by one bear that figured out how to open it. It's the only canister that has been opened by a bear manipulating the latch. That bear then taught her cubs h...

In GEAR » Bearikade and the Grizzly Question
April 09, 9:58pm
Re: Re: Re: Water treatment
"If the hollow tubes are full of water but the rest of the filter is empty which you can do by shaking it out, and it freezes, the tubes will just stretch with no problem. When you backwash th...

In GEAR » Water treatment
April 07, 11:38pm
Re: HiVent
"HI-Vent is created by applying a polyurethane coating with a special DT print matrix which acts as a dry-touch, half-layer coating" .polyurethane wpb fabrics are cheep and frequently ...

In Make Your Own Gear » Bivy Material Suggestions???
April 07, 1:34pm
Re: Windscreen lower seemed to help
"And best of all, the flame wasn't affected by the wind and no little whippy sounds of turbulance like before." Wind affects two areas of the stove. 1. Wind blows the flame to...

In Make Your Own Gear » RFC: Upright Canister Windscreen Design
April 07, 12:40pm
Re: Water treatment
"Inline filters seem a bit unwieldy" Unweldy in what way. I started using a inline filter last year and haven't had any issues with it. Simply remove the bladder cap (which has t...

In GEAR » Water treatment
April 07, 11:48am
Re: eVent
"I have an REI Kimtah eVent parka. No pit zips but it doesn't seem to need them." That has been my experience with a WestComb event jacket I got last year. ON my old gortex jacke...

In GEAR » Searching for a WPB Jacket
April 03, 7:26pm
Re: Re: All single AA LED Flashlights are regulated
"Regulated output regardless of batteries is a must, I wasn't aware that all AA lights were regulated, but I am aware that most AAA headlamps are not." Another thing about LEDs is ...

In GEAR » Light Geeks: Best (High End) Regulated Headlamp
March 31, 1:46pm
All single AA LED Flashlights are regulated
All white LEDs need about 3 volts to function. The AA battery puts out 1.5 volts. In order to get the AA valtage to the 3 volts requires a DC to DC converter is required. All DC to DC converters...

In GEAR » Light Geeks: Best (High End) Regulated Headlamp
March 31, 10:29am
Re: LifeStraw Filter - User Experience?
I don't have it but I see several issues. 1. It does not have a fitting on the input side. There isn't any easy way to connect a a hydration bladder tube to it. 2. The other en...

In GEAR » LifeStraw Filter - User Experience?
March 28, 9:39pm

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