FWIW I picked up a 2-pk of Coast (brand) headlamps at Costco that had green and red lights, as well as a 3-brightness setting white (which was also able to be focused broad or narrow). 53-405 lumens...
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FWIW I picked up a 2-pk of Coast (brand) headlamps at Costco that had green and red lights, as well as a 3-brightness setting white (which was also able to be focused broad or narrow). 53-405 lumens...
TW, I guess you view this just as the cost of doing business, or rather, the price to pay for comfortable sleep? I would get so tired of it. I try to adapt to just CCF. Sometimes it's OK, other...
Those bear boxes or cabinets seem pretty secure, but it's got to be expensive to equip designated sites with those things. I'd think a cable system would be much less costly to set up, and would...
Your first claim is false in each case.
But it's true, I and my fellow Americans can and should eat healthier, and that would likely reduce the incidence and severity of the first two diseases...
How do you know this? And how do you square this with the fact that almost all states have continuing medical education requirements for physicians to be licensed?
I'd also opine that when...
Chattanooga area, 0.48" since August. Squarely in the middle of a swath of D4 exceptional drought on US Drought Monitor's maps. Scary.
IIRC, someone over at backpackinglight.com forums did some testing that indicated the additional warmth wasn't even half that much. I think the conventional wisdom is that the weight of the liner is...
TIL I was supposed to store the tent loosely, not in its stuff sack Storing it dry is not enough. So ... it's on me.
Oddly, I have some other PU coated gear (a tarp, a WPB bivy) of roughly the...
one year follow-up ...
The seam tape on my trekking-pole supported tent is peeling extensively. To me this was notable because this tent apparently used PE (polyether urethane) coatings, not PU...
Quick update - to complement my 0.7L, 10cm IMUSA pot, I acquired it's larger brother, the 1.25 qt / 12 cm pot. Great price at a certain florida-based online retailer, though with shipping it was...
The REI Stuff Travel duffel is 9 oz and claims 50L. It packs quite small too.
shoot, they're currently out. Well, IKEA may have something similar. Point is, there are duffels out there that are...
Thanks, russb, succinctly put and probably right. I guess based on my experience at home I'm just going to make a point of avoiding salsa and things that are made from the same main ingredients. And...
What foods/drinks would you NOT prepare in an uncoated aluminum cookpot? Specifically I have a 1.5 qt Mainstays grease dispenser, that comes with a handy strainer and separate lid.
Speaking of...
Yes, I can think of a variant that, if valid and available, is ideal in an outdoor situation.
My grandfather told a story of cutting his finger deeply with a carving knife as a kid; his mother...
Daybreak, I'm getting a "server error" for your last link.
w/r/t PCT bear hangs, try tossing it underhand. At your age you might remember Rick Barry, NBA player who shot free throws underhanded. Once known as "granny style". He had a remarkably high success...
One of my hiking buddies passed along to me a Sawyer Squeeze (full-size) that she replaced because it wasn't flowing well anymore. I came to learn that she had backflushed with tap water, not...
I'm as thrifty as they come and no food snob, but I failed to find it adequately palatable. Perhaps I'd have to have the hunting hound dog / turnip experience described upthread in order to change my...
The (PU?) coating on my nearly-25-yr-old TNF Thin Air Alpine pack started to "turn" recently, which led to its retirement. I had acquired a Kelty Trekker to take its place, and it's ready to move...
Martin's 10%. It has much less of an unpleasant odor. Some of the others you might find in an ag store have quite a petroleum smell, and basically you'd have to leave your hiking clothes in the...
No experience with Lyme, but have long had bad knees (since HS in the 1980s!) and likely suffered a herniated disc in lower back (didn't get an MRI; doc said treatment would be same regardless)....
Another vote for gutter spikes, at least as far as camping. They can be a bit sharp so I carry them in a home-made cordura pouch. For backpacking, I could see relying on my J and Y stakes, and their...
I second the importance of such a feature, having experienced battery run-down a couple times (in 10 yrs). However I'm not a fan of rechargeables unless they're easily and economically replaceable....
Tipi, if it's not too late, check HSN and QVC for pre-paid phone specials. You can often get a year's service and a phone for well under $100 shipped. Historically, I've been able to roll my unused...
I think that would vary wildly based on time of year (weather, which will affect how much insulation you'll need), resupply options (how many days of food do you need to carry at a time), location...