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I have 2 of the Ravpower 10k banks that apparently they don't have now... I was going to point you to those as they weigh 205 grams or 7.23oz each....

The nitecore looks great, I like that if you only need one for a shorter trip you can do that or 2 for longer trip.

I had a battery fail on a trip once, so I started carrying some small generic 2200mah battery packs. They weigh 2.2oz each and will recharge my phone...

My youngest son had this and would get a lot of ankle and knee joint pain when hiking with me. It made sense to me that a million years of evolution...

Just another data point; my Anker 6700 mAH can charge my phone from roughly 25% to near 100% twice, and I get 3-4 days of phone use (pics, guthook,...

Time is going by fast :D You did a great deal of testing with the Inferno and the no spill Starlyte XL3 I ordered more of the lids that were used...

When I prepare meals, they can't cool down fast enough for me :D I heat my water to approx 180* and dump it into a ziploc with MountainHouse goodness...

Use the phone as you would on the trail for 10 days. That will give you a good idea of exactly how much power you actually need. 10K would enough for...

Nope, its about 20 miles before you hit Monson NOBO. The AT crosses the Kennebec very close to Caratunk.

Nope. It's a ways south of the HMW and starts the section just before.

Unless it rains a lot, which it can do in April.

Contact Rambunny and Aqua at Atkins, Virginia, for guidance. Weather should be very nice.

Wow, I forgot I had done that test! Too bad it did not include how it might affect the rate of cooling which would have been nice to know. :o We...

Yes, the vienna bites are more popular, shoulda said those originally :-) Check Familyy Dollar also...maybe Dollar Tree has them.

LOL - why would you need to 'stay in a shelter most of the time'? Thanks for the link though. Another option to consider.

I've been eyeballing the enlightened equipment recon bivy for a long time: https://enlightenedequipment.com/recon-custom/ I'm not a huge bivy fan,...

Nice - I must have skimmed right over that one. Unrelated... Just checked the Dollar General website and they're not showing any 9.25 oz Vienna...

A breeze is just a breeze........windscreens have always been recommend when using any kind of stove to prevent loss of heat. The keep the heat...

At first I thought this thread was about something else. For years my wife was an avid USFSA ice dancer. Her group - mostly women - did a lot of...

Is that from the BPL thread? If so, I did read through that and appreciated all the testing that had gone on. In particular, the point that in...

About 6 weeks ago, I had to do a shallow river crossing in AL's Sipsey Wilderness. Though temps were in the 30s, the trails there are much gentler...

I quote Gary Dunckel: After Gary did more testing he came back 5 days later with this comment: So that was some results of cozy, no...

Borah gear makes two styles with some options to slightly customize.

Interesting. I've noticed very little heat escaping around the sides of the pot with this setup.

With my experience, it's not so much the high output as the output around and up the sides of the stove. So, a higher output burner with a narrower...