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silk
Habotai silk is supposed to be about 0.5 oz/sq yard. I'll bet it's more comfortable than cuben.

In GEAR » Cuban Fiber underwear
May 08, 8:14am
methanol inhalation toxicity
DISCLAIMER: I am not an industrial hygenist or toxicologist. I've sent an email to US OSHA to ask what they think of using methanol or denatured alcohol in camping stoves. I've done a b...

In Editor's Roundtable » The Performance of Alcohol Fuels for Backpacking Stoves
Part One: Three Straight Alcohols and Alcohol Blends
May 07, 7:07pm
Methanol toxicity, inhalation and skin
According to the MSDS I've seen methanol is toxic by inhalation or absorption through the skin. I don't think inhalation is going to be a problem -- just don't spill your fuel bottle i...

In Editor's Roundtable » The Performance of Alcohol Fuels for Backpacking Stoves
Part One: Three Straight Alcohols and Alcohol Blends
May 07, 9:03am
Bleached Polar Bears
A bleached bear would be a polar bear, right? Bleach and ammonia are pretty irritating to human nasal passages (and lungs). For animals like bears and dogs, they'd probably be painful. My ...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Bleach and bear country
May 05, 9:01am
Bleach and soap and bears.
Bleach seems more likely to repel animals unless it has fragrances added. Soap with fragrance may well attract bears and other animals. Even toilet papers that have fragrance added might attr...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Bleach and bear country
May 04, 9:23pm
Silk as inner tent?
I haven't used it, but Habotai silk can be as light as 0.5 oz/square yard. Perhaps it would be suitable for an inner tent with the structure strength being provided by a silnylon or cuben out...

In GEAR » The (disappointing) State of the Market in Lightweight Double wall tents....
April 29, 9:04am
RE: Tyvek mono-pole tent project
Very nice jotaro. How did you do the Dyneema gridstop reinforcement at the top? Any pics of the reinforcement? --Walter

In Make Your Own Gear » Tyvek mono-pole tent project
April 28, 8:08am
Travel to high altitude with pre-existing lung disease
The following article reviews research on altitude and lung disease. The good news for me is that asthma actually improves for many people at altitude. For me the biggest problem would be traveli...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » What would you do if your doctor said no backpacking?
April 28, 8:00am
sweater
I've taken good pictures with a 300mm lens (35mm camera) supporting the camera on backpack plus sweater. I'll be getting my first camera with image stabilization tomorrow. The posted id...

In Photography » cool idea which can replace your tipod
April 28, 7:44am
camera choice.
I just went through looking for a new digital camera. One thing that I wanted was RAW mode (unprocessed image data better for processing on a PC). The cameras that looked good to me that weren...

In Photography » Recommendation on camera lighter and less expensive than Panasonic LX3?
April 27, 7:49pm

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