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Re: Next REI 20% Sale Also, sign up for backcountrystore.com newsletter. Labor Day weekend might be one of those times they send a coupon code for 20% off everything (not just one item). |
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Supermarket Cantene I've been scanning the supermarket shelves for a light, foldable/rollable, wide-mouth bottle to reuse, similar to a Platy or Cantene, and found these. For $5.50 (on sale from $7), you get a 1L ... |
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Re: Neck Knife Conundrum You may also consider the new KA-BAR BK14 BRAT, a cross between the Izula and the Becker Necker. Here's a picture and some info from Doug Ritter's site (scroll down to KA-BAR): Becker BK14 ... |
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Re: Pillow woes I've tried almost as many combinations as you, with similar results. This is what works for me as a side sleeper: A foundation using a Thermarest Seat, 3 oz. A REI Travel Pillow on top, 4.9... |
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Re: Boiling 8 oz. 2X vs. 16 oz. 1X Good discussion. I ran some tests. Before I go into the results, I spoke to a mechanical engineer, and his feeling was that as long as the surface area and energy was the same, the difference b... |
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Re: Time for an UL Pack? Thanks for all the advice everyone, much appreciated. |
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Time for an UL Pack? Been tweaking my summer list, got the base weight down to a hair under 15 lbs. (from 18, I think). I then noticed that 3 lbs. 2 oz. of that is my Gregory Z Pack! So swapping that for a nifty UL... |
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Re: boil times.. I guess the question "boils down" to this: are alcohol stoves typically optimized for 16 oz, and is the efficiency (with less volume) and inefficiency (with more volume) linear from this ... |
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Boiling 8 oz. 2X vs. 16 oz. 1X Assuming alcohol stove, 14-16 oz boiling water for meals, same vol. for hot beverage (using separate larger cup). Boil 8 oz, pour out, refill, boil next 8 oz. Assume 16 oz pot and 8 oz pot are the ... |
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Re: Bugs "Does anyone make a side entry bug shelter? (apart from the MLD Mid designs)" Not that lightweight, but the Integral Designs Bugabivy has a right-side zipper. Packed at about 16 oz, bu... |
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