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    104x58

    I use a poncho that is 104"X58" and it works great. However, I think the 80" is too short.
  2. Thread: Life with Poncho.

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    Tips?

    I have had my Gatewood in some heavy rain and wind. It works great as a shelter and as rain gear. I carry a drop stopper jacket to wear around camp for warmth and to give me something to wear if I...
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    What kind of Coleman?

    Coleman has a standard canister that should be compatible with the Pocket Rocket.

    The Coleman PowerMax canister is a liquid feed canister, but the Pocket Rocket is not designed to vaporize the...
  4. Bottom is most important

    No experience to back that up, but Ed Speer does put more insulation into the bottom of the PeaPods. I have always used the Arc Alpinist inside the hammock because it weights about the same and has...
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    insulation

    Insulation is a combination of clothes, over/under quilts and closed cell pads. Worn is expedition weight long underwear, wool socks, light balaclava. The bag is a Nunatak Arc Alpinist with the...
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    nest

    I am in the front range, but camp mostly above 10,000 ft. The Nest is just barely adequate for 3 season above 10,000.
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    extenders

    Long Tree Huggers often are needed here in the Rockies. A 7mm kernmantle rope about 3' long tied to the tree hugger loops with a slipped sheetbend make very good extenders. It seems the tree...
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    Banned for life

    I was banned from his site. My life as been better for it. Thank you, Wingfoot.


    "Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is...
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    Separate

    I use a Campmor Ultralite Extension Poncho/Tarp for the fly, and it also is my rain gear. It is carried in an outside a mesh pocket.

    The nest and sleeping bag are stuffed in a trash compactor bag...
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    Consumer review

    When I opened my 3 season set I said "My, now that is GREEN!" My wife asked "What did you expect when you ordered something from Peter Pan?" :jump

    The product was delivered quickly. The...
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    staying warm in a hammock

    I slept in my hammock over the weekend with an over night low of 27.5 degrees.

    Worn was expedition weight long underwear, fleece socks, REI Sqall hat. I had gloves, a light balaclava and an...
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    more Colorado is awful

    Great pictures Mags. There are only two attractive women in Colorado and you are hiking with both of them.

    I did see an attractive woman in the Devils Thumb snow field on July 17. LemStar flew...
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    Colorado is awful

    We are snow bound most of the year. The roads are awful. The cost of living is high and taxes are some of the worst in the nation. It is about a 2 to 1 ratio of men to women. A really bad place....
  14. grieving

    There are several phases to the mourning process. The process is very personal and not everyone goes though all the phases or in the same order or even spends the same amount of time in each phase. ...
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    political humor

    If intelligence was the trait we most desired from our leaders then we could just give an IQ test and forget all these messy elections.

    Steven Hawking for President!!!!!!

    What I value most is...
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    it is not about you

    Both my parents are gone now, but they worried about me all the time. I came to accept the worry as an act of love.

    With teenagers I like to have the odds in my favor - 2 adults, 2 tenagers...
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    Poll: Kelly kettle

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    The stove I would like is a small Ti Kelly Kettle at a reasonable weight that would also burn alcohol.

    http://www.kellykettle.com/default.htm

    I would use it with alcohol for nordic ski...
  18. Thread: spork vs spoon

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    Permaware Spork

    Metal spoons or forks act like a heat sink and steal warmth from the drink or food. Metal also limits eating from the bag.

    The company that sells Permaware sporks for 65 cents charges an...
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    Poll: stove

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    Each of my alcohol stoves has a problem.

    Trangia - too heavy.
    Brasslite - unstable.
    antigravitygear - requires priming.

    $20 to someone that has contributed as much as you have to the...
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    Mean?

    I think the name Wingnut is mean.

    I prefer Uni-hiker because it is very descriptive. :clap
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    yeti?

    Yetis live in Asia. Sasquatch live North America.

    Sounds more like cousin Jeb. He was probably out Jackalope hunting. Good eating, but hard to skin with the antlers.
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    insult?

    I was banned from his site for an "I told you so" and not an insult.

    I wish him well and have heard good things about his book. He is hiking again in 2005. Maybe that will mellow him out.
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    I agree

    OldTangoFive,

    I knew my post would get me banned, but I did not see the experience and and knowledge at his site that WB has. It could be considered a letter of resignation because I have no...
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    another perspective

    Disclosure: I have been banned for life from WingFoot's site.

    While rasing our daughter we always emphasized that being talented in one area does not give you insight into other areas. Smart...
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    pack volume

    I prefer a large pack. You have more options. The sleeping bag does not need to be compressed as much and your pad packed inside or outside creates a variable volume pack.

    MountainSmith packs...
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