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Cheap Cold weather camping gear for warm weather Scouts We're taking some warm weather Phoenix AZ based scouts cold weather camping in Flagstaff next month, where the average low is likely to be 15 to 20F degrees. A few of us have bags that are good to... |
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Re: FREE ECO BEAR BAG LINE What's the address? |
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Any idea how you change out pole tips? I need to change out the tips on a pair of SWIX Carbon poles. straight out pulling the tips doesn't seem to work. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks, Mike |
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Any idea how you change out pole tips? I need to change out the tips on a pair of SWIX Carbon poles. straight out pulling the tips doesn't seem to work. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks, Mike |
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Re: $300 New Marmot Helium Long LZ Sold. Thanks for any interest, Mike |
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$300 New Marmot Helium Long LZ I bought a new Marmot Helium Long, Left Zipper 2 weeks ago, have not had a chance to use it, still in the storage bag. Yours for $300, paypal preferred, I'll pay shipping in lower 48. Certified... |
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Primus 2245 Lightweight Lantern Isopropane Used twice screw-on isopropane lightweight lantern, works well. Weighs 165 grams. Yours with shipping in the lower 48 for $35. Case is included. Thanks, MikeB eaglemb@earthlink.net |
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$300 New Marmot Helium Long LZ I bought a new Marmot Helium Long, Left Zipper 2 weeks ago, have not had a chance to use it, still in the storage bag. Yours for $300, paypal preferred, I'll pay shipping in lower 48. Certified... |
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Re: FS: Cloudburst 2 Hi Andy, I'm interested. Can you take paypal? If not, what would work for you? Thanks, MikeB |
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Re: Cougar Perimeter Fence or other ideas The electric fence requires a battery, and with a few $$$ exceptions, they're all going to be pretty heavy if you're going to run them for very long. There are products built that deter dogs, by... |
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... |

