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  1. Not to knock our hard-working brethren at TSA,...

    Not to knock our hard-working brethren at TSA, but once they confiscated my bottle of dandruff shampoo, but examined and repacked my razor with it's enclosed Wilkenson Sword double edge blade intact.
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    I have that now. it just doesn't heat and/or...

    I have that now. it just doesn't heat and/or cool on MY schedule.
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    my worst - in fact I'm embarrassed to admit it.

    actually it wasn't my intent to use for backpacking, but the Bunton Glorb was the most memorable of my questionable purchases. butane, with one of those slightly Coleman style socky mantles that...
  4. the above are both good. I reversed this course...

    the above are both good. I reversed this course several years ago, Metro from Arlington VA, to Union Stn, then train to Harpers Ferry (then I walked back home.) Ironically, I had a choice of MARC...
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    You might also try those wite-out pens, I got...

    You might also try those wite-out pens, I got two-fer something, and they write in - well, white-out. Excellent on dark fabric. you can 'dot' it or draw lines, or whatever. mostly i used the...
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    I think I used

    one of those ball-point white-out pens.
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    in response

    Last Fall I hiked about a third of the C & O from HF to downtown DC. turns out it probably would have been better had I gone the other direction. The rules say you can hike and camp there free, but...
  8. After years of regaling my kids with the tales of...

    After years of regaling my kids with the tales of how we used to have to walk five miles to school, and five miles home, uphill both ways, in snow, with my sister on my shoulders, last week one gave...
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    along time ago, in a land far away...

    my wife and I were camping in the pre-Spring. we expected cool, and I just barely talked her into zipping the two mummy bags together. Well, cool arrived as COLD and she just lay there miserable and...
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    Rock, thanks

    you saved me from having to look up the correct spelling of the correct woid.!
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    Wednesday!

    Wednesday!
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    Now THAT was good!

    Now THAT was good!
  13. Thread: Ray-Way quilt

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    I have one. Love it. only problem is that being...

    I have one. Love it. only problem is that being synthetic, it doesn't pack so well. takes up so much room when it's not keeping me warm. My wife doesn't like it 'cause it's so slick and keeps...
  14. Thread: Smoke free

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    the following from krewzer struck a chord with...

    the following from krewzer struck a chord with me.

    "...An odd thing though, I used to have this recurring dream that I'd accidentally smoked a cigarette and would have start all over again...
  15. Rock, outstanding piece! the following...

    Rock,

    outstanding piece!

    the following caught my eye, and i had to to check REIs web site.

    http://www.rei.com/outlet/index.html - REI’s clearance sale site. REI even has "Member Sales"...
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    AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(is that 10 yet?)

    AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(is that 10 yet?)
  17. Thread: Hammocks..

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    I'll chip in here. I use the Hennessy, and while...

    I'll chip in here. I use the Hennessy, and while it does have sort of tie offs on both sides, they're elastic and don't seem to do a lot to stop the sway. Or maybe I should describe it as more of a...
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    Movin' on

    Steve is now in Valley Grove WV. 399 mi fm NYC.


    http://thefatmanwalking.com/page/65313/index.v3page;jsessionid=1vh9bvcw1g30y
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    Point made to me by the ticket agent at DC

    I'm not thoroughly versed on the subject like dovecote, great information, by the way, but the one time I took the train to H.F. I asked the agent at Union Station which was line I should ride, and...
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    I'm certainly no authority, but couldn't the...

    I'm certainly no authority, but couldn't the reason be that they knew the Russian govt would deny them permission if they registered before arriving?

    easier to beg forgiveness that ask permission.
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    Yup, Strother Martin, I think. and I'm sure I...

    Yup, Strother Martin, I think. and I'm sure I don't know what the post is about.
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    Don't know who I'm quoting here, but...

    One of the best quotes I've seen here on Whiteblaze about hiking alone on the AT is like driving alone on I-95. you really aren't.

    It was so priceless, I'm embarrassed that I can't remember who...
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    Maybe you and I don't shop in similar areas, but...

    Maybe you and I don't shop in similar areas, but it's been my experience that Farmers Market are anything BUT cheaper.

    Don't get me wrong, I shop 'em anyway, because often the quality and...
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    Poll: I can see it now...

    Hark back to the early days of the river runners on the Colorado River. and Look at it now. licenses, permits. Fact is you can't float your own boat, can you?

    Research will show that the weight...
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    Maybe I'm keyboard deficient, but when I clicked...

    Maybe I'm keyboard deficient, but when I clicked on this link, I got automotive "stuff"

    However, in the same vein, I bought and assembled the Ray-way backpack in about two or three days,...
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