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Roger Caffin (rcaffin) - BPL Staff

My Locale Wollemi & Kosciusko NPs, Europe
About Me Research Scientist. Been walking all my life, mainly off-track - we don't have 'trails' here, and I always go with my wife. Summer and winter, lowland and highland, Australia and Europe. Forced into UL gear by heavy packs and increasing age. :-)
Example Gear List at http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/caffins_4_month_gear_list.html

BPL email: roger@backpackinglight.com
CitySydney
StateNSW
CountryAustralia
My Website URLhttp://www.bushwalking.org.au/FAQ/

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All Forum Posts by Roger Caffin

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Re: Re: Re: Butanol
> I'm so dumb, I'm still holding out for isopropyl alcohol (which has a very high heat content). :) and generates a lot of toxic byproducts as it burns. Cheers

In Multiple Use Gear » Let Us Drink to Ethanol!
April 25, 3:51pm
Re: Question for Stove Gurus
I think Jim covered it. Cheers

In GEAR » Question for Stove Gurus
April 25, 3:49pm
From Nick
Dear all, I can't see the comments from my account but here are some replies to comments I received through Roger: Mary, Tad, Karl-Johan, Amy: thanks and glad you enjoyed reading it. W...

In Editor's Roundtable » Backpacking: Baby on Board - Part 2: Trekking with a Toddler
April 25, 3:23pm
Re: Another failed design
> WHY do some tent designers continue to make tents that will let rain or snow directly > into the tent when the door is opened???!! Simple: they are designing for customers who only go ...

In Editor's Roundtable » Integral Designs Traverse 2 Review
April 25, 4:37am
Re: Re: ID T2
> Roger's tents are perfect, of course. I will wait to see what commercial production > does to them though. The contract stipulates that Easton cannot use my name unless I approve of t...

In Editor's Roundtable » Integral Designs Traverse 2 Review
April 25, 4:36am
Re: Losing the occasional feather from my quilt?
Ignore. A few feathers out of the million or so in there won't matter much. Cheers

In GEAR » Losing the occasional feather from my quilt?
April 24, 3:55pm
Re: hat
Whipper snipper cord is usually a co-polymer. Much tougher and more flexible than nylon and Delrin. Cheers Edit: weed eater, string trimmer, whatever. As Steven said.

In Make Your Own Gear » Stiff reinforcing for hood brim
April 24, 3:49pm
Re: Re: Bonding ALU rods into ALU tubes - What adhesive?
> Can you braze/solder it? Braze aluminium? If only. And the heat would destroy the temper. > the preparation of the surfaces is critical It helps of course, but really you want a desig...

In Make Your Own Gear » Bonding ALU rods to tubes - What adhesive?
April 24, 2:40am
Re: Re: Tents
> At the very least they are wind tunnel tested True, but the results were not what I would call encouraging. A bit shaky! Cheers

In GEAR » Two new tents and two new packs
April 24, 12:51am
Re: Bonding ALU rods into ALU tubes - What adhesive?
If you are breaking the superglue bond then you should reconsider the design. I was repairing an early proto pack in the Pyrenees for a few weeks, until I finally figured that one out. Once I reco...

In Make Your Own Gear » Bonding ALU rods to tubes - What adhesive?
April 24, 12:47am

All Reader Reviews by Roger Caffin

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Skinny Skis, Jacksons Hole XC Skis
My wife and I had to re-equip with new XC skis, NNN-BC bindings and boots this year. We found several companies which could supply the models we were looking for and ship overseas (to Australia), and ...

In 1 - COMPANIES (Customer Service)
October 28, 3:08pm
Darn Tough Vermont Socks Customer Service
I got a pair of the DTV boot socks in a BGT Test. I gave them hell for four months. It didn't seem to have had any effect on them. Roland B is a very helpful guy too.

In 1 - COMPANIES (Customer Service)
May 06, 3:53am
Coleman Exponent Xtreme Stove
I have been using the Xtreme in the snow for many years. I have never ever had any problems with it. It lights and runs completely reliably. It will run down to -26 C (-15 F) because the gas mix in t...

In Stoves - White Gas
October 24, 4:17pm
Snow Peak Gigapower Ti
I've used mine for ... many years now. I was initially irritated by the valve off position, but then I wondered: It is otherwise superbly made: what if the valve position is deliberate? Why would th...

In Stoves - Canister
December 29, 10:04pm