Flash Reviews No. 3

Ryan, any chance we will get a follow up review on the MLD Trailstar that you started?

2.8oz , and just to hold a filter …

there's Got to be a cooler way to do this.
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for 2.8 oz i could have a tiny little stove that i can run inside the tent, and have my coffee .. in bed !
i could just drop a screen into the cup to contain the grounds (mostly)
can't we all just wake up and have a snort of kahlua ?

great reviews !
i like this " shorter and more of them " format.

v.

"Too bad a robust nylon isn't available that has a black outer face and a bright yellow inner coating."

Xpac fabrics can be had with a black outer face and a light grey inner nylon. So this would be waterproof plus provide the desired contrast for locating a lens cap.

Has anyone come across the Soto Helix mentioned here?

http://velo-orange.blogspot.com/2014/10/soto-coffee-filter.html

Collapsible and 45 g = 1.6 oz. $20 from V-O.

This should be an easy DIY from a spool of stainless wire, and probably even lighter, if not as pretty.

"We have scheduled the TrailStar's long term review for February 3 – we are reviewing both sil and Cuben versions and we'll tie both long term reviews up then!"

That's great. Looking forward to it.

Another option is http://www.montbell.us/products/disp.php?p_id=1124510

Zpacks can do a variety of belt and shoulder strap bags in any colour cuben you like.

I use two of their shoulder pouches to hold a 1 litre PET water bottle in each. This counter balances the pack by 2kg – better posture – and you can see how much water you have left. Need to loosely loop string over the bottle ends and tie them to the pouch to stop the bottles falling out when boulder hopping though.

I have two belt pouches one for my GPS and PLB the other for my Zpacks cuben waterproofs – tops and bottoms combined screw up into a ball about the size of a tennis ball, I store them in the pouch with my tiny bird-watching binoculars. I always seem to need to get to both my binoculars and my waterproofs in a rush.

I also use a GSI Ultralight Java Drip coffee filter – has little legs to clip onto the top of my pot/cup – weighs about 12 grams (< 0.5 ounces) costs $10 – $15 on Ebay.