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    I can no longer find the original Venom cans that...

    I can no longer find the original Venom cans that had the thicker wall. Now Venom comes in regular flimsy aluminum. I had several boxes of the old ones ready for you Zelph before the divorce but yes,...
  2. Me too, Matty!

    Me too, Matty!
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    Swimming pool bleach

    I've asked this before but haven't received a satsifactory answer yet: what about swimming pool bleach? If it works, it would be the cheapest to use and the lightest to carry around since you are...
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    Reynaud'd produces those symptoms. It's from...

    Reynaud'd produces those symptoms. It's from spasms of the tiny arteries that supply your fingers with blood. Terazosin and calcium channel-blockers help.
    I have silver-impregnated inners gloves...
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    In order of preference and weight: Woodgaz,...

    In order of preference and weight: Woodgaz, Bushbuddy, Sierra Titanium, Woodgas, & Biolite. I prefer the latter two because the companies donate sales charitably. The Biolite also does...
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    Fats and proteins are essential; carbs are not....

    Fats and proteins are essential; carbs are not. Pemmican is the best food available and if Omega-3's are used during processing, you don' need anything more.
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    Purina Monkey Chow

    Purina Monkey Chow
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    Good advice. In addition, carry a roll of Coban....

    Good advice. In addition, carry a roll of Coban. At first bite, do the above and wrap the limb in Coban starting closer to the body and wrapping downwards with enough pressure to stop lymph flow but...
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    An 8 lb. tent? Shouldkve brought wood and nails...

    An 8 lb. tent? Shouldkve brought wood and nails instead?
    My biggest mistake was a plastic tube tent. In addition to being dangerous (like sleeping with a plastin bag over your head), we sweated like...
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    I use my beanie, too. Problem with that is that I...

    I use my beanie, too. Problem with that is that I usually need my head covered at the same time.
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    Same thing happened to us. Someone accidentally...

    Same thing happened to us. Someone accidentally locked our cat in the same closet we house our equipment in. The cat had no choice. I washed everything affected with detergent and a whole bottle of...
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    There are several classes of anti-hypertensives....

    There are several classes of anti-hypertensives. If you develop side-effects to a medication in a particular class, move on to a different class. Have you tried Catapres-TTS patches? Very convenient...
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    Standard grated parmesan you find in any grocery...

    Standard grated parmesan you find in any grocery store. Keeps well but gets old appetite-wise pretty fast. You can use the empty container to sprout beans. While it cannot be used in as many recipes...
  14. We need to be more specific: are we talking about...

    We need to be more specific: are we talking about a stomach flu or gastroenteritis (GE), influenza, or food poisoning? The first two are viral and can't be treated with an antibiotic. Ironically,...
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    Or, listen to sound advice:...

    Or, listen to sound advice: http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showthread.php?66861-Plantar-Fascitis&highlight=Plantar%20fasciitis
  16. Thread: Sprouting

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    Sprout on! Ignore comments from those who think...

    Sprout on! Ignore comments from those who think Corporate America (like Jimmy Johns) is to be worshipped and emulated. What you eat, like fresh, low glycemic sprouts) is up to you, not some Corporate...
  17. If you had magnets attched to a pole in each...

    If you had magnets attched to a pole in each hand, maybe you'd become a generator.
  18. Whoa... I was going to say (for me), Sgt. Rock,...

    Whoa... I was going to say (for me), Sgt. Rock, Matty, and Zelph mainly because of their practical help. Picking through Matty's musings to reach real gems sometimes took a little work but now he and...
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    I'm for volunteering disclosures as a courtesy....

    I'm for volunteering disclosures as a courtesy. But not as a mandate.
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    That may depend on where in the progression of...

    That may depend on where in the progression of the disease a person is. Or maybe not. An independent cardiologist from Milwaukee claims to haven taken insulin-dependent Type II diabeticss off of...
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    Mainly it was a warning about jeans. At the time...

    Mainly it was a warning about jeans. At the time I wrote it, I was thinking that baseball caps made of cotton have less of an impact than caps made of say, tyvek, like one of mine. My underwear is...
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    And choose items that multi-task. Logistically,...

    And choose items that multi-task. Logistically, it's less of an impact to assemble, Manufacture, and ship 1 item than 2, 3, or even 4. And I would think a natural fiber hammock beats a synthtic pad.
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    There's a short article about this in the final...

    There's a short article about this in the final edition of "the Complete Walker." Instead of a Zip Stove, I'd probably opt for this: http://biolitestove.com/CampStove.html , and use the charger to...
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    Interesting post and I hope we can learn a lot....

    Interesting post and I hope we can learn a lot. Are you interested in ANY plant that can be used medicinally or in plants that are used for specific complaints and diagnoses? For example, the tannin...
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    Or maybe some of the posters ARE doctors and want...

    Or maybe some of the posters ARE doctors and want people to be healthy despite government regulations. Maybe the best decisions about health care are made between docs and those they care about...
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