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Western Mountaineering, Granite Gear Sale
Hey, gang- Well, I still work in outdoor retail. I wanted to let everyone know that the store I'm at--Ann Arbor Bivouac--has limited quantities of the following on sale: Western Mountaineering sleeping...
MSR Simmerlite Non-Hair Removing Techniques
How can I get my Simmerlite going without burning off my thigh hair or patches of my eyebrows. It is clean with positive easy shaker movement. I always have a big flareup...
Which stove do you use most?
Hi Bearpaw! Question for you. Do you only use snowpeak canisters with your snowpeak gigapower stove? Or do you consider your snowpeak gigapower interchangable with most fuel canisters? There were some posts...
Cold Meals
I am doing a quick 3 day, 2 night trip next week. I wanted to leave the stove behind and eat cold food for dinner. Anyone got any good suggestions for meals?...
MSR Reactor vs. Jetboil tests
If anyone's interested trailspace.com just posted some head to head tests between the new MSR Reactor and the Jetboil PCS/GCS in terms of speed, fuel consumed and performance in the wind. The...
Wanna Cuppa ?
Here's a photo of what I now use for a cup. Bought it in a supermarket I think and only just noticed it's made by Nalgene (are they still famous?). It weighs...
Where Do I Put My Waterbottles When Backpacking?
Companion forum thread to: Where Do I Put My Waterbottles When Backpacking?What’s the best way to store water bottles while backpacking? You’ve got some options, but the answer depends on what you...
Why and How to Organize and Pack Backpacking Gear on the Trail and in Camp
@Karen- well it's 0nly two small chores- roll the pad and stuff the sleeping bag back into it's dry bag, but it helps get out of camp a wee bit quicker :)....
Confession: I'm not an ultralight backpacker
Ultralight gear allows me to take multiples of a lot of things. For example, I can bring two sleeping bags for the weight of just one, so I do, and I'm rarely...
Converting integrated stove/pot to remote canister (JetBoil, MSR WindBurner...)
Has anyone successfully converted an integrated stove-pot system, such as JetBoil MiniMo, MSR WindBurner or Reactor, to run with a remote canister? Even better, has anyone been able to add a pre-heat...
Help me beet the cold (it's not even 'that cold' but for me it seems to be)
I do not hike in ultra cold temps about 30F is the limit and maybe a little lower overnight as I live in Australia BUT I have ALWAYS had trouble managing my coldness...
Esbit burner testing
Roger, am I to be forced to apply an adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system merely to advance thinking in this area? So much negativity! (I mean from various contributors). This is symptomatic of...
Esbit burner testing
Yes, Matt, you are pretty well stocked up for now. What I did with mine was to repackage 5 boxes into 5-packs, as I had mentioned. I then vacuum-sealed the other 5...
3d printed plasticap
Several stove makers have found that, energy drink cans, with the twist off aluminum caps, easily adapt to re-sealing the stove after burns to save the fuel without having to drain it...
Liquid calories vs food calories?
For the sake of science I am seeking advice on calories. Let's say on a trail day I have 500 calorie breakfast of oatmeal. Then a 500 calorie lunch of rice, veggies,...
First Attempt: General 3-Season Gearlist
Gear List: This is not for any spacific location. I was trying to put together a "grab-bag" gear list that will work for any 2-3 day weekend camping trip. I live in...
To freezer bag or not to freezer bag
When I entered into the world of backpacking in 2001 and started my first forays into the backpacking forums, I read about freezer bag cooking. I was immediately enamored by the idea...
Smoking and hiking…
I switched to American spirits about a year ago, from newports, thought i was doing myself a favor (lol) then one day i came upon this: http://whyfiles.org/183smoking/2.html looked up the nicotine percentages...
Nano Material from Feathered Friends
I just bought a new sleeping bag from Feathered Friends and decided on the "Nano" material. I was convinced by the sales person that it was about as waterproof as Epic, but...
Army:”Micropur and Sweetwater best”
Lately I have just been using the Sweetwater purifier on its own. Is this useless for the particular purifier since the filtration is part of the two-step process? I don't like to...
