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Re: Sources of 1/8" foam? You can get 1/4" foam at any Clark Rubber shop, in the form of very cheap camping mats. They may or may not have thinner foam. I imagine you could get such mats at places like K-mart, Target... |
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Re: There is an excellent canister stove comparison on here... Well, searching on Stove and Caffin will get you more than a few hits! 6 part series on CO emissions starting here: http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/stoves_tents_carbon_... |
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Re: Exped Synmat UL 7 felt "cool" under hips at 5-8 deg C UL 7 plus 1/8" foam mat (GG?) down to -7 C. We were warm. The secret is to NOT camp on a hard smooth surface. If you camp on a lumpy surface (oh the horror!) you can always find somewhere b... |
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Re: stakes suitable for very, very hard compacted dirt surface. Ti wires with a hook which goes over the wire, plus a rock (for pounding). Cheers |
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Total scam Oh, there is no doubt at all that 'coconut water' is a total scam. The way the labeling has been done shows that. The lawyers must have had a field day creating that. Mind you, one has to w... |
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Re: Sleeping bags and top quits/under quilts have MAJOR room for improvement. Hi Franco > Here is an example A good example of 'fine weather' in the Australian snow fields... Location? Cheers |
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Re: Sleeping bags and top quits/under quilts have MAJOR room for improvement. Hi Kevin I see you are from Norcal. That's fine, but there are other places with MUCH worse weather. > some vendors have taken this approach but I haven't really seen it work out w... |
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Re: Re: TNF Refuses to Sign Bangladesh Factory Safety Accord > being told they must pay $500k plus comply, well, that's another thing. I wonder who collects the money? The Bangladesh government maybe? I wonder whether the workers would ever see 1c.... |
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Re: New cordage resource Caution: stuff like Vectran is enormously strong, but suffers UV damage (and heat damage) and is very hard to tie knots in. Similar problems with Kevlar, Spectra etc. On the other hand, Dacron i... |
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Re: Re: Re: an alternative > The chemistry gist is that different thickness/viscosities of silicone formulas are > not simple additions of mineral spirits. Any thinner you add will alter the chemistry > and result... |
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 ... |
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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. |
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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... |
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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... |
