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    Got you. Yes, we know how to enjoy each other...

    Got you.
    Yes, we know how to enjoy each other...
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    Now I'm not sure whether my explanation used the...

    Now I'm not sure whether my explanation used the wrong wording, or I didnt get your joke, or it was no joke at all?
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    Noisy Airpad - problem solved

    In preparation for the upcoming trip tp Portugal, I putting all our stuff together and do a quick testrun of several items.

    Me and my wife will bring my MSR Hubba Hubba NX, and an Exped sleeping...
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    Thanks for mentioning this, I didn't know such...

    Thanks for mentioning this, I didn't know such repair kits exists.
    Will get one or two sets, mostly because repairing Zippers is one of the more common chores in family life.
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    Thanks for publishing the link, Walter!...

    Thanks for publishing the link, Walter!
    Christine here provides one of the best real-life experience you can get.

    There is one issue I have again and again, Christine is mentionig: Zips.
    Zippers...
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    I'm not what you call a Thru Hiker, but I do hike...

    I'm not what you call a Thru Hiker, but I do hike since about 5 decades.
    At the beginning of my hiking career in the mid-70ies we didn't have any decent gear at all. The best suitable for real...
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    I apologise if, what was meant as a joke, came...

    I apologise if, what was meant as a joke, came out offending.
    Seems that everybody has to carry a burden, be it small or big.
    I wish you all the best and happy trails!
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    Started reading "As I get older..." and look at...

    Started reading "As I get older..." and look at your signature, 35yrs?
    No pee bottle mentioned in your setup, so guess you're not "old"?

    For winter and other questionable conditions, I'm using...
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    You could also carry it Papillon/Dega-style...

    You could also carry it Papillon/Dega-style
    GD&R...
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    Puuhh... Hopefully my downmat holds a bit better!

    Puuhh...
    Hopefully my downmat holds a bit better!
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    CCF only is for younger people only, IMHO. On...

    CCF only is for younger people only, IMHO.

    On my first travels in the late 70s, I was lucky to carry a large piece of plastic so have an, if very thin, layer between my sleepingbag and the...
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    I've had another Thermarest ProLite+ delaminate...

    I've had another Thermarest ProLite+ delaminate just recently. A brand new one that didn't get used too much.
    It delaminated right on the foot end (just like another one last year), so I guess it...
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    Oviously, this varies greatly with each country...

    Oviously, this varies greatly with each country and region.
    Here in Austria, we still use cash everyday and physical cards for shopping. Rarely anyone uses the smartphone.
    But in some eastern...
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    May I add: For safety reasons, I usually stash...

    May I add:
    For safety reasons, I usually stash some of the money in various places, like in a zipped compartment of the thigh pocket, various places inside the pack, and even some deep inside the...
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    My long-term experience in travelling is: A...

    My long-term experience in travelling is:
    A fanny pack provides no security against thieves and robbers, and is prone to being forgotten&left sometimes somewhere.
    A moneybelt is about the best when...
  16. Thread: 2024 Goals

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    First time in life, I've got a longer list for a...

    First time in life, I've got a longer list for a year of hiking:

    - We started 2024 with an overnighter in the tent atop a small mountain overlooking our town, so we got a decent look of all the...
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    When I got the replacement cord for restringing,...

    When I got the replacement cord for restringing, they told me to cut it to a legth "one pole segment shorter than total". It comes down to about 80%, like you said.
    When doing this job the first...
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    The benefits of quitting smoking has been pointed...

    The benefits of quitting smoking has been pointed out by most people here. In addition, it propably helps to know that the human body is able to recover over the years to the state of a non-smokers...
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    Last time I carried one and actually needed it...

    Last time I carried one and actually needed it was back in the mid-80ies doing trips in the Middle East.
    Since then I never came again across a can needing a separate opener.
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    Santa was here and brought us something, straight...

    Santa was here and brought us something, straight from the USA:
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    Well thats something! All the best and lots of...

    Well thats something!
    All the best and lots of love to you.
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    Santa hasn't been here so far, but I'm going to...

    Santa hasn't been here so far, but I'm going to present our daughter, having been my partner at the Arctic Circle Trail, a voucher for joining me at the Hardangervidda loop in 2024.
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    Years ago when we started growing pumpkins (or...

    Years ago when we started growing pumpkins (or squashs) the next year there grew by itself a hybrid that looked like a zuccini and tasted like a pumpkin.

    We stopped harvesting seeds for re-use,...
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    Welcome to our country! As to the pumpkin soup...

    Welcome to our country!

    As to the pumpkin soup leather, the more recently processed food, pumpkin soup and lentil soup, was more like shards, not leathery in any ways.
    I think it would need some...
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    As a non-native speaker (writer) I must confess...

    As a non-native speaker (writer) I must confess that I really miss many words and expressions, especially of American English.
    Friends here are British expats and if I ask them about words from the...
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