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Re: Lack of traction
I am using the Tubbs FLEX TRK this season as our Japan Alps alpine terrain is "unkind" to aluminum framed/plastic decked snowshoes. Lighter weight than the Lightning Ascent even with thei...

In Winter Hiking » Snow conditions make challenging use of snow shoes
April 01, 8:54pm
Re: Efficiency?!?
"The Soto demonstration did nothing to demonstrate efficiency. As the canister cools you do not need to adjust the Soto, but you do need to adjust the non-regulated stove. That is the advantag...

In GEAR » World's Lightest Canister Stove with Auto Ignition
March 31, 8:35pm
EBay Patagonia Encapsil ("Dry Down") Parka
So 0153 medium sold for $1194. Now there is another medium 0144 starting at $999 http://tinyurl.com/cyd77gv

In GEAR » NEW Patagonia Encapsil ("Dry Down") Parka
March 31, 8:21pm
Re: Re: Just use your pack liner?
"A pack liner would work. Just cut the corner, and the nozzle from an Instaflator would install easily. I'm sure you could work something up with other nozzles too." Yeah, like the...

In GEAR » XTherm: use the included pump sack or lungs?
March 31, 8:06pm
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: WTB: 30" Snow shoes with Televator
"The Lightning ascents arrived today, a cracking deal for 150$" Ouch! Looks like Amazon has the 30" yellow for $120 and the 25" for $108 now.

In Gear Swap » WTB: 30" Snow shoes with Televator
March 31, 7:07am
Re: Re: Re: How do you seal the cut xtherm?
I suspect Thermarest is not using direct heat at all but sonic welding in their manufacturing process.

In GEAR » NeoAir XTherm Shortened?
March 28, 4:40pm
Re: Re: Re: Re: World's Lightest Canister Stove with Auto Ignition
BTW, there was another interesting "feature" example shown in the catalog where they have side-by-side pics of a common needle valve stove "accidently" tipped over on its side e...

In GEAR » World's Lightest Canister Stove with Auto Ignition
March 28, 4:27pm
Re: calculations
The Endurance coating is fairly water/moisture resistant. Maybe more importantly for some, is the rather "dull" finish and hand as opposed to the regular Quantum GL's glossy look and ...

In GEAR » Warm downjacket for the "waiting time" (photographer)
March 28, 2:36am
Re: World's Lightest Canister Stove with Auto Ignition
Don't know if this has been posted before but I saw this pic in the 2012 SOTO Japan catalog. It is a cutaway of the micro regulator valve. Typical needle valve for comparison .

In GEAR » World's Lightest Canister Stove with Auto Ignition
March 28, 1:22am
Re: Re: Re: Re: WTB: 30" Snow shoes with Televator
Just a heads up that Sierra Trading post has some pretty good deals on the Atlas 12 series and Aspect along with the Tubbs Xpedition and Flex TRK models today. All these have heel lifts too. Us...

In Gear Swap » WTB: 30" Snow shoes with Televator
March 26, 7:29pm

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