Roger Caffin
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Make Your Own Gear: Snow Stakes Revisited
After using the original snow stakes in extreme conditions, the design has been enhanced to extend the life of both your snow stakes and your guylines.
Make Your Own Gear: Silnylon Mountain Poncho
This silnylon mountain poncho covers both you and your pack against some of the worst weather, allows ease of movement on mixed terrain, and isn't prone to condensation.
Track Notes for the GR52 in France
Roger Caffin leaves the GR5 behind and takes the GR52 to the Mediterranean Sea.
When Things Go Wrong
Roger Caffin shares his adventure in misadventure.
Track Notes Part 2: GR5 in France
Part two of Roger Caffin's GR5 trek in France.
New Balance MT1110GT Joggers SpotLite Review
Totally synthetic, good soles and a XCR membrane for wet weather use, plus a range of widths, including really wide.
Stoves, Tents and Carbon Monoxide – Deadly or not? Supplement 2: Primus Express and EtaExpress
Measurements of carbon monoxide levels produced by the Primus Express stove and EtaExpress cooking system.
Track Notes Part 1: GR5 in France
Roger Caffin shares his notes on trekking the GR5 in France.
Coleman Pack-Away Lantern Spotlite Review
A compact LED lantern, lighter than canister lanterns and fairly bright, but not yet perfect.
GSI Outdoors Cascadian Cup SPOTLITE REVIEW
Strong polypropylene, will not burn your lips, twelve fluid ounces capacity, 1.7 ounces weight and $1.75 USD: it can't be too bad!
GSI Outdoors Cascadian Bowl SPOTLITE REVIEW
Strong polypropylene, almost twenty-four fluid ounces capacity, 1.55 ounces weight and $1.50 USD: it can't be too bad!
MYOG – A Winter Canister Stove using your Summer Upright Stove and the Brunton Stove Stand
The Brunton Stove Stand is a nice bit of engineering, but is it really of any use? Oh yes: it can be turned into a neat winter stove with just a little DIY effort.
Stoves, Tents and Carbon Monoxide – Deadly or not? Supplement 1: The MSR Reactor
Roger Caffin revisits the carbon monoxide emissions performance of a production model MSR Reactor stove.
Master Index to ‘Stoves, Tents and Carbon Monoxide – Deadly or Not?’ Series
This page is the Master Index to the series on ‘Stoves, Tents and Carbon Monoxide - Deadly or not?’. It lists all the files in the series and all the stoves tested, with links to the appropriate files.
Make Your Own Gear: Titanium Snow Stakes
Lightweight and stable titanium snow anchors that are easy to make
Make Your Own Gear: Shell Top
In "Notes from the Field - Bushwhacking Shell" I discussed commercial shirts and a shell top I make for myself and my wife. Instructions for making my design are given here.
Stoves, Tents and Carbon Monoxide – Deadly or not?
Part 6: Measurements on Liquid Fuel Stoves
A range of liquid fuel stoves are surveyed at different power levels to assess their carbon monoxide emissions.
Post-Trip Assessment of Lightweight Gear for Long Distance Hiking
The gear list we took to France for 3 months is evaluated after our return
Make Your Own Gear – Trousers
In ‘Notes from the Field - Bushwhacking Gear - Trousers’ I discussed commercial trousers and some I make for myself and my wife. Instructions for making my design are given here.
Coleman Powermax Fuel Adapter Spotlite Review
An adapter to allow you to use your Coleman Xtreme stove in winter with screw-thread canisters rather than the hard-to-find Powermax canisters.
