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Ya'll are looking at this from entirely the wrong perspective.

It's not stuck. It is a redneck anti-theft mechanism. I bet when they walked away from this jeep they knew it would still be there...

Get Mount Roger Outfitters (or maybe Lone Wolf) to drop you off at Fox Creek and walk the 42 miles south to Damascus. I've done that section several times and will probably do it again this year....

There are a couple of ladies working in the Raleigh and Cary REI's that have extensive hiking experience. If you are lucky enough to be there when they are working, they could help. I can't remember...

blackmath,
Finding outdoor women is easy. All you have to do is get engaged or married to a non-outdoor woman first. Then on every single backpacking trip after that you will run into women who...

As I sat waiting for a traffic light to change this morning I saw an unfamiliar can sitting on the edge of the street. It was the same diameter as a 3 oz cat food can but much taller. For a moment I...

Are you really sure you want to do this?

You will not be able to stop at one stove. Then the second stove will lead to the third. The fourth stove will incorporate all the things you learned...

LIhikers,
I've had my MSR 15+ years and can honestly say I don't know how much fuel it uses either. Just like you, I fill up the bottle before a section hike and forget all about measuring the...

Thanks to each of you. I can definately use the pointers.

I've been using a good kitchen scale to weigh the components, a thermometer to measure the water temperature start to finish, the same...

I have, without a doubt, the coolest professor in the history of night school; she is allowing me to do a research paper on backpacking stoves. It will be in the compare and contrast format with the...

I think I've found another possible container for the entire stove. Clorox sells a cylinder with 75 wet disinfecting wipes; the empty container is a perfect fit for the burner and pot. I'll weigh it...

Zelph,
I received the stove today and it is in a word INCREDIBLE! Your description is 100% accurate. I boiled two cups of 38 degree water in 4.5 minutes with 16 ml of 91% iso alcohol. I poured the...

Fox Creek VA to Damascus VA. Approx. 42 miles. Great scenery. Mount Rogers will motivate you to hike more. Multiple opportunities to catch a ride if needed. Damascus is a great place to finish a...

I can make a zombie's eyes water, so I'm not worried about bears. Buzzards won't even circle overhead.

Zelph,
If we hadn't told them any difference the auction might have set precedence for all your future stoves sales! You could be the next undiscovered modern artist; every home in upper Manhattan...

That would still be cheaper than my last MSR burner, pump, and fuel bottle!

Add $1 to his bid :)

$12 plus shipping!

Thanks. All ideas are appreciated.

I have a short hike in planned. There will be plenty of time for "scenery" breaks; right now I'm scheduling one mile per hour over a flat ridge top trail. I'll...

Ladies,
Please forgive me for intruding into your forum, but I need advice. My sweetie has agreed to go on her first backpacking trip and I want to make it the trip of a lifetime. She has car camped...

Thanks guys. The 91% Iso alcohol is always plentiful in the small bottles, but I haven't mastered mixing the water in the right ratio to prevent sooting yet.

I can't believe I didn't discover...

After reading the Homemade Gear section, I made and tested several alcohol stoves. I am confident they will cook as well on the trail as they do in the back yard, so now I'm ready for my next section...

Ok, such a polite request can't be ignored.

The rally point in N.C. is on Curtis Creek. Just hike upstream the watchers will see you first and guide you in. There's room in the cave for...

Casey is correct. That entire area is a dead spot for Alltel (I know you didn't ask about Alltel). I lose coverage south of the NC/VA line.

Don't worry. Its taken care of.

The aliens I met at Thomas Knob Shelter one cold November night told me they would come back and save all the backpackers. They promised a reunion with Elvis, a...

You didn't get the memo with the rally points and gear list already.....;)