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Eric Fredricksen (efredricksen) - BPL Lifetime Member
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Re: Reconsidering the pillow There are a few sub-ounce pillows available from BPL such as this one. I've got one en route but I haven't tried it yet. I also thought of using a (I'm guessing 6"x9" or so... |
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My mournful volcano kettle So I put together a kelly kettle type thing. I never would have thought it was a good idea but I was inspired by zelph's ring of fire which I wouldn't have thought was a good idea either. ... |
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Re: Re: Wood stove bulk No problem with the hijack. I've been spurred by your setup to think about an internal-chimney beercan cookset, which I'll experiment with once I figure out how to cut nice circles out of t... |
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Re: Re: UL pocketknife - what blade do you carry? I have a Benchmade 530 and just a couple packing days' experience with it. Its a really cool knife and feels very sturdy to me. I didn't chop any trees down with it though. (Works great on ... |
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Re: Tarp/Bivy vs. Tent How's that sportsman's blanket work, Michael, if it rains? Do you tuck your head under? And doesn't water find a way to flow in? And surely you need pretty warm weather for such a se... |
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Caldera keg weights (Sorry - double post. Was getting an error page when saving.) |
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Caldera keg weights I've got a Caldera keg (I think I ordered it the first day it was available), and I was wondering what the individual weights were too. My kitchen scale is accurate (hopefully) to the 1/8 oz, b... |
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Re Volcano kettle Do you have details, Rog? Sounds pretty cool. I wasn't even aware of the volcano kettle concept. You must be using some beercan-heavy design to get it so light. |
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Stakes You could use tent stakes (with some holes a little higher) but it wouldn't save you much, and probably would not keep the pot as well centered as the compression-fit support ring. |
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Boil time I boiled 2 cups from 22°C in just under 9 minutes with no wind. Burn time was maybe another minute with 1/2 fl oz of Crown denatured alcohol from REI. Note that it does boil over the sides a... |
All Reader Reviews by Eric Fredricksen
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Montbell UL Down Inner Jacket Fit is a bit loose around the body for a large, I think; other than that the amount of warmth it provides for so little weight is lovely. (And there I am wearing it in my avatar picture.) |

