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Gatewood cape with non-adjustable trekking pole Can any Gatewood owners comment on the feasability of using single-piece carbon fiber trekking poles for support (mine are 130 cm)? Someones stated earlier that the max was 44 inches, which would b... |
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Re: Re: Resource use of white gas vs. ethanol Definitely counterintuitive. As far as I could determine this is still the case (someone please correct me if I'm wrong), though as I noted, this might not hold true for long with sustained high oi... |
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Mountainlight series While there still seem to be plenty in online stores, the "Mountainlight" series has been discontinued, replaced by a "Treklight" series of completely different packs. And yes, Jordan, conventio... |
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Resource use of white gas vs. ethanol Ethanol for industrial uses (such as goes into denatured alcohol) is actually made by acid-catalyzed hydration of ethylene (a petrochemical), rather than fermentation of biomass. Because of the ... |
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Re: how about these from Germany Don't know anything about the pack, but Ortlieb is well regarded in the bicycle touring community for making rugged waterproof panniers (using "truck tarp" material) that stay waterproof. Some peop... |
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Sterilizing sleeping bags Ethylene oxide is pretty common and from what I understand wouldn't hurt anything in the bag. You would probably need a custom cycle to allow diffusion into such large dead volumes and that might b... |
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Re: MLD eVENT Spirit "latrine cover" . . . I like, I like. Howabout . . . "Extraterrestrial signalling device" . . . "Man-portable navigational buoy" . . ."Waterproof 3-D low-altitude kite" . . . "Weather-resistant ... |
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Balloon bed - R value? I would imagine it provides little insulation from cold ground, since the balloons are nice little convection cells. Similiar to a plain inflatable air mattress, just much lighter. |
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Re: Where to get Cuben Material Let me just nip this one in the bud: This thread was started as a compilation of all cuben-related info, including availability: http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/... |
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Re: Raingear / Poncho Advice Don't have any hard numbers, but based on relative comparisons I believe the 2-layer microporous polypropylene fabrics used in O2 Rainshield, Driducks and Drop Stoppers are actually _more_ breathab... |
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Inov8 Flyroc 310 Like the previous reviewer I switched to these from Salomon XA Comp 2s, which initially seemed ideal (well ventilated, lightweight) but picked up excessive sand through the mesh, suffered a worn-throu... |
