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    USGI 10 oz melamine cup (The ugly, indestructible...

    USGI 10 oz melamine cup (The ugly, indestructible brown ones.)
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    Chris Buerk? Chris Burke? Chris Buker?

    Chris Buerk?
    Chris Burke?
    Chris Buker?
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    Those 18%-cotton socks aren't going to kill you,...

    Those 18%-cotton socks aren't going to kill you, not unless you happen to choke on one of them
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    Buy her a gallon of wolf urine

    Buy her a gallon of wolf urine
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    BLACKHAWK! CQB / Rigger's Belt MIL-STD-858...

    BLACKHAWK! CQB / Rigger's Belt

    MIL-STD-858 certified belt. PIA-H-7195 buckles and adapters. 1 3/4" Type 13 webbing (7,000 lb tensile strength) and Type 12 liner. Sewn with #5 nylon cord on a Class...
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    Some of the newer generation ECWCS stuff is great

    Some of the newer generation ECWCS stuff is great
  7. I hiked a couple of hundred miles section in...

    I hiked a couple of hundred miles section in Tevas back in the late '80s. I probably wouldn't do it again. It's not that they were torture devices or anything, just that I'm no longer an...
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    Commenting on dick. Also, cawk Vacation in:...

    Commenting on dick. Also, cawk

    Vacation in: THREE... TWO... ONE...
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    So you quickly hike a mile or so up the trail...

    So you quickly hike a mile or so up the trail only to find him nowhere in sight.

    As you shrug and turn to hike back to the shelter, he's standing right behind you. The woods are suddenly quiet....
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    I can teach you how to turn hitchhikers into...

    I can teach you how to turn hitchhikers into ghosts. I’m just five hitchhikers away from a free sundae at Baskin-Robbins.
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    Now, don't be killin' yellow jackets. The rest of...

    Now, don't be killin' yellow jackets. The rest of the wasps (and hornets) and bees can suck it
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    On a geologic time scale, only the carbide tips...

    On a geologic time scale, only the carbide tips of your trekking poles will remain
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    WASP Injector Knife - gas injection knife - canid...

    WASP Injector Knife - gas injection knife - canid exploder

    This cutting tool injects a freezing cold ball of compressed gas, approximately the size of a basketball, at 800 psi (nearly instantly)....
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    ITT: Cognitive bias. "Fair" does not exist

    "Just-world hypothesis." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.. 04 Oct 2012. Web. 05 Oct 2012. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just-world_hypothesis>
  15. Good ol' raisin and peanut allergies. Also,...

    Good ol' raisin and peanut allergies. Also, anaphylaxis
  16. Of the five organisms constituting normal...

    Of the five organisms constituting normal perineal flora, I think a few of them are light-sensitive. Much like Mogwai, bright light (especially sunlight) will kill them
  17. Be sure to tell them that "real backpackers"...

    Be sure to tell them that "real backpackers" don't carry a trowel and how many just leave a logjam right in the middle of the trail. It's more realistic
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    I left my stakes pounded deep into the chests of...

    I left my stakes pounded deep into the chests of the undead. Thanks to WhiteBlaze, I now use titanium bicycle spokes and monofilament fishing line. I'm fanatical like that
  19. Camera flash is bad for the gooch flora

    Camera flash is bad for the gooch flora
  20. "Boots in the field..." Yes, we need more...

    "Boots in the field..."
    Yes, we need more skills/preparedness challenges here on WhiteBlaze.

    While I do own the item linked to, admittedly, I've never started a fire with it. However, as a...
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    This one's lighter (5.5 grams): http://www.bestglide.com/fresnel_lens_firestarter.html

    And yes, it'll start a fire
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    -70°F wind chill. The Black Mountains. Winter, a...

    -70°F wind chill. The Black Mountains. Winter, a few years back
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    Notice that I used the word amoral, not immoral....

    Notice that I used the word amoral, not immoral. I'm pro-big business
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    Corporations are amoral legal entities. Morality...

    Corporations are amoral legal entities. Morality rarely, if ever, factors in
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    I'm not a religious man, but I think everyone...

    I'm not a religious man, but I think everyone should read the Bible at least once
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