The 422 I have is brown in color, I also have one a little larger #433 I think that is grey colored.
They both work well, they simmer almost as well as a canister stove. But they are heavy, they...
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The 422 I have is brown in color, I also have one a little larger #433 I think that is grey colored.
They both work well, they simmer almost as well as a canister stove. But they are heavy, they...
The handles on the Thermette are it’s problem. They are little more then coat hanger wire. Also they are way too close to the body of the Thermette to not get burnt fingers.
I made a new handle...
It should be made clear what a Kelly Kettle, Ghillie Kettle, Thermette and Eydon Kettle are. They are made to boil water, they are not stoves. Most of these kettles can also be used as a stove with...
Taking a lantern that has an open flame into an outhouse that probably is off-gassing methane gas. :eek:
No thanks, I’ll use a flashlight…
Tooooo much information...:eek:
I have a Thermette, it shares a lot of the same pros & cons.
But it’s big, 5 inches round and 15-inches tall. (3 pounds) But it has a base and a fire ring pot support that allows it to be used as...
You have propane and butane mixed up. Propane works well when it’s cold, butane doesn’t.
Alcohol better then propane in the cold??????? Don’t think so:-?….
Wouldn’t leather gators protect you from snakes? In today’s world we make a lot of things out of synthetic materials (nylon and the like) but I would hazard a guess that back in the cowboy-day’s...
What may be heavy in the summer may not be so heavy in the winter when conditions are much harsher. Clothing, bags, more fuel needed for the stove. It all can be minimized in the summer, but going UL...
Get an external frame pack for winter use and bungee it on the bottom. External frame packs can be had for a very good price. I see them all the time at The Good Will and garage sales for under $5.00...
I don’t take a walk around the neighborhood without my Swiss Champ SAK, I surely would not hike without it.
Among all the things on it includes scissors, they work good for this.
Wrong how???
I use my propane grill in the winter and it works well. I also use to have a butane backpacking stove that worked poorly in the winter unless I slept with it in my sleeping bag.
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I made that post as a joke; I didn’t think it was a valid idea…
Maps & signs mounted all along the way would go a long way toward making it look a lot less like a wildness area.
Just have a sign every few miles with a map on it and an arrow pointing & saying “you are here.”
I still have a Coleman 2-mantle lantern that gets some use. But I bought 3 generators for it a few years ago and I will use it till the last generator is clogged up and then toss the lantern.
I...
I like white gas stuff, (My Sveas are great stoves) but I don’t buy any Coleman white gas items any more. I got tired of replacing generators that clog up every few years. I know someone will post...
LNT on the AT???
4,000,000 + people walk some part of the AT, I don’t think anyone can reasonably expect 4-million + people to leave no trace that they have been there.
Not to say...
I do use the camera specific software and it does it all. I plug it in and turn the camera on and it’s all transferred to a folder with the date of transfer and then it wipes the memory card clean (I...
I have a point & shoot Fuji and the software with it is super easy to use. Just plug the camera into the USB cable and it transfers over to the hard drive in seconds.
Buy a button compass that can be pined or clipped onto clothes (I’ve seen them for sale for $4.00.) Hook it to your coat or pack. It for all practical purposes it weights nothing. A button compass is...
Without mentioning the name of a company, has anyone (a third party that bought used gear) really felt a company owed them a repair and did not give it to them? Or at least gave some discount.
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I like my homemade copy of the Woodgas stove (a lot like a Zip stove) I may have a different opinion of it if I had to use it every day for months. I suspect that after a few months an alcohol stove...
I agree!
I think people generally get this entitlement attitude where they expect others to jump when they have any problem. Never really willing to look at it from a realistic viewpoint.
Dry cleaning solvent is nasty stuff, it cost me more to get rid of 5-gal of it then it does to buy it new. It’s hazardous material. And dry cleaning is about the poorest cleaning method there is. It...
I have several of the 4 oz Nalgene bottles. Gander Mountain had them last fall. Give them a look if you want more of them.