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are tech toys spoiling the wilderness experience?
As a community I fear that we're losing an essential component of the wilderness experience by bringing technological doo dads along on hikes, not because they're needed, but, frankly, because we're anxious...
StoveBench: A Stove Testing Protocol for Comparing the Performance of Backpacking Stoves
Jon, Dan. Yes. Those are a couple of the things that happen with a single calculated value and strictly testing on high. Here is a brief of my main objection: I believe...
Ditching freezer bags requires a pot upgrade
I've been considering ditching freezer bags and rehydrating/eating from the pot, but that means I need a larger pot. It must be able to house 1 of the the smaller 100g/110g/4oz canisters like...
Weight of Nalgene "Ultralite" 1L (for Steripen folks)
Since I am a happy Steripen user, I've been wanting a lighter 1 liter wide-mouth bottle ...so I ordered one of the new "ultralites", and my kitchen scale says: Ultralight Nalgene -...
Tried to hit the SUL target for my coockit but fell short, ideas on....
....a lighter insulator. I have a cut up and re-sowed wine bottle cooler for my Fosters Pot (thanks Dan) insulator so my coffee/tea stays warm for a little longer in cooler temps....
Western Uplands Trail Algonquin Park
Last weekend I hiked the Western Uplands trail in Algonquin Park. I hiked it in a counterclockwise direction completing the blue, yellow and red trails. I had my dog Rambo with me...
Smoking fish on the trail?
I've been compiling fish recipes and came across this youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTMKVeLc1Gg In which the author hot smokes quite a bit of fish over a fire in a pot. Has anyone ever...
My Caldera Clone
Patent law is a complex area in most countries, presumably also in the US: personally I wouldn't be commenting on it or making any presumptions about enforceability or legality of a patent...
Steripen Prefilter Question
I've read up and down through all the Steripen threads, but I am stilling having some issues with using it. Briefly, I recently bought the pen to replace my Katadyn Hiker when...
A little help please
Since this is my first post I will give full disclosure: In my 18 years of backpacking I have always thought the ultratight crowd was kind of crazy. :) Not really crazy...
New filter invention
http://news.stanford.edu/pr/2010/pr-nano-pure-water-083110.html The scientists on BPL need to get to work on a prototype for us. =P What I like to see is the fusion of a pump filter and UV technology --...
What's your menu for a day?
I'm curious what your menu looks like for a day of hiking. For me it's usually like this. Breakfast: Granola + Nido or a Clif bar or homemade equivalent Lunch and dinner:...
Fall Ozark Gear List
I just realized I've reached the point of gear boredom, and need to spend some more money. I thought I would put my gear list up for critique and see if you...
dropper bottles
Any chance the small dropper bottles will ever be manufactured with transparent/translucent plastic to be able to keep track of how much fluid is left? Colored tops are ok and would help...
MYOG Inverted Downdraft Woodgas Stove – My Attempt
Brad - I lit my stove both ways, that is, starting at the bottom and adding fuel or adding fuel and lighting it on top. It works better slowly adding fuel (every...
Anyone tried this pocket stove?
This stove needs air! I was testing it today and tried 3 different setups. First I tested it as I have before- on top of an inverted tin can with my Heiny...
Comparative Fuel Efficiency and Carry Weight for Six Lightweight Backpacking Cooking Systems: Part II
Companion forum thread to: Comparative Fuel Efficiency and Carry Weight for Six Lightweight Backpacking Cooking Systems: Part II Calculating Fuel Usage, Carry Weight Analysis, and Cost/Efficiency Considerations Hi Roger, Yes excellent point....
Windscreen BRS300
I made a 1.2oz wind screen to use with the BRS3oo I'm using at the time. I made it like a guy on U-Tube but I added the 3 foldouts at the bottom...
My 2013 Top Ten List of Adventurers Doing Things Outdoors (*usually with a backpack on)
#1. Brendan Swihart, http://outlivingblog.wordpress.com What else is there to say about Brendan? There is an honesty to his photographs that resonate with me, particularly of the beauty and challenges of living and...
The Silly Stix are back!
I want to announce that my Silly Stix are finally back in stock and ready to ship. For those that don't know about them, they are 9" long rods made of .125"...
