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Another Look at Dry Baking
I've had a Flat Cat Gear Epicurean Titanium UL15 Stove for almost a year an just now have gotten around to seeing what I can do with it. My regular kit is...
SHT Castle Danger to Lutsen 7/29-8/3/2014
Wednesday July 29 8:30pm—Sunday August 3 1:40pm Castle Danger to Lutsen tl;dr: SHT is great. Long days on weak feet requires tape. I still have a few things to learn. In the...
Cooking Efficiency: Leave the lid at home, bring oil
We bring lids because we know heat is lost in evaporation. But the following research article seems to explain using a thin layer of oil on the water is more efficient than...
Gear to protect against THE most deadly backcountry beastie...
That's interesting Mina--i'm also curious about sulfur as i have sulfur powder that's just sitting around. Also what could "possibly" work is diatamaceous earth (i'm not saying for people to go out...
Backpacking Patches?
I would like to find some embroidered backpacking patches to give to members of our group, to commemorate our trip this year. I have looked on EBay, etc and the prices are...
Life expectancy of down sleeping bags
During several long trips I have had my sleeping bags in constant use. Overall I have slept in each my WM Ultralight and Summerlight at least 360 days in a row. Both...
Fire Maple Pressure Cooker
That's funny, gemini's two choices are both wrong. I told gemini that it's wrong, it's 6600 feet and then it gave 5 choices all close to 6600 A.I. lies. Google steals information,...
Does a lid reduce fuel use and how to tell if water is pasturized
Actually, once Oedipus understood that his wife was his mother, he blinded himself. Not the same thing as carrying on as before. He was blind to his offence, and when saw,...
Dehydrating food for PCT - ziplock bags vs vacuum sealing
Hey folks :) I'm prepping for a 2017 PCT thruhike. I'm an Aussie and dehydrate my own food (am vegetarian so run out of options quickly otherwise). However as I'm flying over to...
Fuel in "8oz" size Isobutane canisters
I haven't used a canister stove since 2008 other than on one trip during a burn ban, but am going to be using one on a future trip and am way out...
Alternatives/Ideas for Foster's pot caddy
I have Dan’s Foster’s Pot and my bain is the protection of it. I have the ribbed model but even when I was supercareful I managed to dent it in my pack...
Packing JUST a giant bag of granola (with nuts, raisins, etc)...
For food, I usually pack 2 of the mountain house meals, one for breakfast and then dinner. Then I pack a bunch of granola bars. This has the following problems: 1. it's...
Patagonia Expedition 4 knock-off
Yes, it seems to me that I have given up on buying women's outdoor clothing. Mostly men's fit, and I have gotten some good tops from the gear trade site here...men's small....
Gear choices for Patagonia/Torres Del Paine
My girlfriend and I found out last night that we both suddenly have an open 2.5 week window in our schedules this upcoming April. Needless to say, we demand an epic trip....
New to dehydrated food...help
Hi all, I'm new to the backpacking game and would love to hear some people's personal favorite dehydrated breakfasts/dinners. I'm assuming they don't taste all that great, but the convenience is too...
why so little discussion of food
food is heavy.. and affords great opportunities to save weight for very little money (and gain health + nutrition). on a 4 day trip, the difference between an expert planner and an...
Filtering Tapeworm Eggs
Now there's an appetizing subject line. I theoretically have an Isle Royale trip sometime in my future and understand I should take these into account when treating water there. I enjoy using...
Q. soft shell vs fleece
I use a 200 weight fleece zip up for mid-layer. I love fleece and its fairly light (13.75 oz). However it's real bulky. I do not have any shoft shell experience so...
How does this sound for a food list?
hey all! I am going to be doing a summit attempt of Mt. San Gorgonio, and it will be cold(ish). This is a three day trip, with the first two days with...
How Many Canisters?
ductwork insulation like we use to make cozies on the handles to reduce the chance of burns Even better is silicone tubing threaded onto each handle - if you can. This stuff...
