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I use grain alcohol to sterilize water all the time. Put it in a dish below your pot of water; ignite and PRESTO!

The Lake-shore house has a more than adequate resupply in the upstairs. I surely wouldnt go all the way to greenville to get some lipton noodles and instant potatoes. they also have some basic gear...

I wonder if they have a work for play program?

if your creative you can cook most anything on a alcohol stove. I regularly cook eggs, pancakes and even do some steam "baking" on my alcohol stove. but mostly its instant potatoes, pasta, lipton...

I had great results with my I-touch on the trail last summer. light weight, quick to charge and I could upload my movies to the internet when I stopped in town. plus all of the other things that...

I'm guessing that the "outdoor" industry is like the bicycle industry (and most others for that matter). Where a couple of companies make most all of the "different" brands, label them and ship...

7lbs is a lot of pack to lug around. Is it a HUGE PACK? YES. Is it a couple pounds heavier than you probably need? YES. Will it determine whether your hike is successful or not? NO. if you can...

I'm in northern Kentucky (Ft. Wright) yourself?

Leaving nobo at the end of August with my wife. looks like we'll be running into a few other forum members out on the trail.
-kreate

+1. the PT Byte SUUUUUUUUUUUCKS. for me its not the pattern or even brightness, it seems to suck down the batteries like no other. I do however like the PT Remix.

I'll use my supercat with the GSI Dualist every now and again. the larger pot is nicer for making actual food in. I guess it depends on what type of meals your are planning on making. I usually...

super cat is a fine stove. have you experimented with a tealight stove at all? I used one on the AT this summer with a MSR Titan with satisfactory results. I was going to use the Supercat but the...

Wornoutboots -just noticed that your in Covington, im in Ft. Wright. huh small world.
-kreate

I think your right that the whole setup gets hotter as it burns longer.

Got bored tonight and decided to make a video on cooking eggs in a one egg wonder on a tealight stove. worked out well and the setup is fairly light. hope you enjoy.
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Honestly, regular running shoes should be just fine. its all about fit and if your feet are hamburger because you started out in a pair of shoes that caused blisters it wont matter what kind of...

In all of my tinkering with alcohol stoves I have come to realize that the pot is more important than the stove. using the proper pot for the stove is very important. at the end of the day whether...

it takes about 1.5 gallons of petroleum to make 1 gallon of Ethanol and about 2 gallons of petroleum to make 1 gallon of gasoline. and it takes a gallon and a half of ethanol to equal the Btu's in a...

check out "Native" brand food. they have different levels (1-4) that you can adjust based on your dogs activity level. I feed level one in the summer when my dog isn't very active (24% protein 14%...

Go for White house landing, its very nice and so is the guy who runs it they had a tons of stuff on their resupply cabinet (as much stuff any hiker could want) Jo mary is 9 miles off trail and when I...

I'll see you out on big K Ill be climbing on the 30 th as well!

on my way!! leaving on the 1st from big K so don't run out of pancakes before I get there!
-kreate

July 1st ish looks busy for SOBO thru's. this should be fun!

starting SOBO on July 1. glad to hear I wont be the only one out in the 100 mile.

KILT!!!

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