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Re: Re:The highest Aluminum poles attract lightning?? I believe in the simplest form for calculating where lightning might strike, the tallest typically gets hit, typically regardless of the composition. (IF you're really interested, somewhere on the... |
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Catalyst Weight & water shedding Thanks for the update Brian. Overall, it looks good, well made, trying to figure out how to pack it compared to my external frame. I really like the stiffness of the dual framestay, and the w... |
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ULA Catalyst Has anyone else out there received a ULA Catalyst? I just received mine. It looks well made, but the weight came in at 53.6 oz (with dual framestay, hydration and stuff pockets, hand loops and bo... |
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Silk long johns or Silk bag liner? I'm looking for some warmth insurance for a higher altitude (7-10K ft) summer hike in NM. I'm looking at a 5 oz silk bag liner vs. 8 oz silk long johns. Any suggestions? Thanks, MikeB |
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Re: $$$ If you use 3.0 kg, the 106.8 oz looks less. If you use "less than 0.5 stones", it looks tiney <;-> |
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Re: Re: fording rivers..crossing creeks You indicated you added a short piece of cord so they don't fall off. Any pics or can you tell us where / how you attached each end? Thanks, MikeB |
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Re: GPS for under the trees The state of the art for sensitivity is the SIRF III GPS chip set, which powers the new generation of the ultrasensitive units. One of those is the Garmin GPSMap 76CSX. I just got one, it's 7.... |
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Re: coatings and boiling water in a paper cup Boiling water or hard boiled eggs in a paper cup is a common Boy Scout competition. It works because water absorbs the heat from the cup bottom and walls well before it gets to 451F, the temperatu... |
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Re:^2 Lightweight gear for Scout troop Ditto again. I'm also an Eagle Scout and Scoutmaster, and remember many years ago "Being Prepared" meant carrying everything you may possible need, or someone else may need. At the time, we were ... |
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Re:^5 catenary curves I've worked with a fair number of different curves in the past, and wouldn't get too hung up on a precision catenary curve for any particular gear implementation: Wind, uneven ground, fabric tensi... |
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... |
