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Re: Re: Griz in Glacier
"Also, the grassy slope next to the Granite Park chalet is considered the fairway of the big bears." Is that south of the chalet, or east of it? --B.G.--

In Pre-Trip Planning » GNP first timer...Suggestions
May 13, 2:37pm

Re: Griz in Glacier
"My only up-close-and-personal encounter with a griz was 2 years ago on the Iceberg Lake trail." Isn't that next to one of the off-trail bear management areas that is routinely clo...

In Pre-Trip Planning » GNP first timer...Suggestions
May 13, 2:04pm

Re: Re: Re: Re: Poking negative opinion never helps.....
Part of the problem is that there is no definition of what is a natural taste. So, I suggest that you try a few different commercial sports drinks first. Try to decide which flavors you prefer. Som...

In Gear Deals » Coconut water concentrate 50% off at Swansons Vitamins
May 12, 9:32pm

Re: the starch report
"The quinoa reconstitutes within 10' into something that's edible but doesn't have great texture (whole quinoa, cooked, would be much nicer)." William, I have used quinoa f...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » seeking cookless starch to go with chicken curry
May 12, 8:07pm

Re: Re: Re: Easiest way to clean Ti-Tri?
Having soot on the bottom of the pot probably has little effect on efficiency. It might help. It is more of a sign of low air intake in the burner system. However, that is the way that many alcohol...

In GEAR » Easiest way to clean Ti-Tri?
May 12, 7:25pm

Re: Balls and Sunshine Ripped-off on the CDT!!
"Most of the time Nick lives in a fantasy world. " Cameron, if you go re-read the postings, you will see that Nick said that he remembered the time when all of those good things were n...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Balls and Sunshine Ripped-off on the CDT!!
May 12, 7:05pm

Re: Hexamine
I used Bleuet for the first time one year ago. It seemed to be virtually identical to Esbit brand except for a very slight pink color to it which makes no difference in performance. I only purchase...

In GEAR » Which hexamine manufacturer?
May 12, 6:30pm

Re: Re: Re: Coghlans link thanx
"We just called them "Heat Tabs" and to be honest I only used them a couple of times." Trioxane heat tabs are OK, but not great. In Korea, we had to use those in a foxhole to...

In GEAR » Which hexamine manufacturer?
May 12, 5:15pm

Re: Briartek Cerberlink experience
It is interesting to read about the apparent problems with one product such as this. Let me comment about the apparent GPS position errors. In virtually every civilian GPS receiver, there is a p...

In GEAR » Briartek Cerberlink experience
May 12, 4:49pm

Re: Re: Re: Which hexamine manufacturer?
Most of the military stuff that I've seen was Trioxane, packaged into O.D. foil packs. It is better than nothing, but it is not as good as Esbit. I have seen hexamine round tablets sold in O...

In GEAR » Which hexamine manufacturer?
May 12, 2:05pm

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