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Monty Montana (TarasBulba) - BPL Lifetime Member
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All Forum Posts by Monty Montana
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Esbit or Alcohol? I have several different stoves (esbit, alcohol, gas canister, multi-fuel & wood gassifier) and I find that I don't really have a favorite, because I let the hike determine the stove that I... |
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Re: Cold Hands Having cold hands can put a damper on things in a hurry, and it always seems that they just don't want to warm up! In addition to the many insightful suggestions above, I will add a couple: ... |
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Re: Yaktrax on ascents and decents? Hi EJ! Sorry for not being timely with my reply...got caught up with the demands of work, etc. The yaktrax work admirably well for me on standard regulation trails of, I'm guessing, 30% or le... |
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Any Plans for Testing Other Stoves ? Roger, well done! I have a couple of the stoves tested in your article - the MSR International and XGK - but seldom use them because of the weight. However, when I forgo an alcohol burner for a g... |
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Smoke and fumes I can't stand the smoke and fumes emitted after a candle is blown out, as it seems to hang in the air forever. Then I noticed that the wick glows long after the flame is gone, and the gasified... |
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Yaktrax Beginning this winter I used the regular Yaktrax on dayhikes here in the Cascades, and I found them to be a terrific improvement on that occasional stretch of trail that has iced up. As soon as th... |
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Re: Poncho Vs. Rain Jacket For years, not being able to afford quality WPB rain gear, I relied on a poncho. This was in Montana which experiences a much drier clime than the Pacific NW, and using a poncho was the perfect c... |
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Re: looking for good, light trailrunners Two trail runners that I use are the Teva X-1C, which have mesh panals and weigh 24 oz, size 10.5, and the Keen Humbolt (11) which weighs 2 oz more but feels so comfortable because of the roomy toe... |
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Re: You know you've hit bottom when.. Yup, I've done some spectacularly jackass things trying to get lighter. Once, when I was a teenager, I had this brilliant idea on how to go winter camping using my Dacron summer bag (during th... |
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Re: Planning on going with Brunton crux for first stove-Recommendations for cooking pot? I have a Crux, and it's great! I have to agree with the above comments, especially the one about pot diameter. I started out using a tall narrow Ti pot that was 3.75"d, and the flames ca... |
All Reader Reviews by Monty Montana
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Klean-Strip Green Denatured Alcohol This review isn't about an actual alcohol stove, but rather about the fuel that all these stoves use. For the vast majority of the alcohol fuel enthusiasts the fuel of choice has been a denatured... |
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MSR Titan Kettle Even though I already have a couple of pots, I decided to pick up the Titan last spring. Two things I appreciated right away were the lid handle, which can lock in the upright position so fingers don... |
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Snow Peak Mini Solo Ti Cookset It's been about three years now since I picked up the mini solo, and it has served me well. I started out by using it with a Brunton Crux stove, which stows nicely inside along with a canister. ... |
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Superfeet Performance Green I bought my superfeet several years ago when they first came out after reading a review in Backpacker mag. Even though I thought the price exorbitant, I willingly coughed up the green with a prayer t... |
