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  1. Thread: Sleeping Pillow

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    Can we still say "Consider a hammock"? I have...

    Can we still say "Consider a hammock"?

    I have liked those "disposable" blow-up-with-a-straw pillows, used them for many years. The smaller ones are still around widely but the large size are...
  2. Thread: In camp shoes

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    I use mesh shower slippers like these...

    I use mesh shower slippers like these.

    The best of them (which I can't find anymore unfortunately) have a decent textured slip-resistant bottom and are available in large enough size; you need XL...
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    Search for a "3F UL GEAR pedestiran silicon...

    Search for a "3F UL GEAR pedestiran silicon coating inner ultra light summer outdoor camping tent" on aliexpress. A bit heavy, mostly because the Chinese makers use silnylon rather than Cuben fiber,...
  4. I split them into three but typically add a...

    I split them into three but typically add a little dehydrated beef or sausage or freeze-dried chicken and a little extra spices. Used to add dried shrimp & clams to the chowder but I think MH...
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    For that kind of weight you can get something you...

    For that kind of weight you can get something you can sit up in, get some gear inside, a lot more flexible. A zpacks hextarp or a 3FUL "summer tent". Others as well.
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    I am a longtime BRS-3000T fan, but even I would...

    I am a longtime BRS-3000T fan, but even I would draw the line at a knockoff of such a rock-bottom minimalist piece of gear. Hey, I have my standards!

    Unless it were lighter.
  7. Thread: Deep winter bag

    by Wil
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    It is a good useful notion as a reference point...

    It is a good useful notion as a reference point to start with. But the variance is not necessarily linear and certainly the trend for most people would be an increasing % of variance as the temp...
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    The net-uppers slippers that I've mentioned from...

    The net-uppers slippers that I've mentioned from time to time over the years (originally from Sprint Aquatics but now from various other sources not, unfortunately, including the Mens XL size any...
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    I just bought a pair of these and they are mens...

    I just bought a pair of these and they are mens large. Brand name Jantzen. Only a fraction of an inch shorter than my old Sprint Aqua XLs. More significantly the upper elastic is looser and they fit...
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    I like Tyvek. But my ground sheet of choice is a...

    I like Tyvek. But my ground sheet of choice is a painter's drop sheet kinda plastic, the lightest, 3 or 0.3, I can't remember.

    I put a dab of tape folded over in each corner and paper-punch a...
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    To the inquiry as to whether I'm talking about...

    To the inquiry as to whether I'm talking about avoiding the road walking that includes a brief stretch in the Highland Pond Preserve: Yes. I actually worked on a route that cut into the Pond path as...
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    These are my choice. ...

    These are my choice.
    ...
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    There are no boundary markers on these routes....

    There are no boundary markers on these routes. There are no "no trespassing signs." The one such sign I mentioned was in an area I said I was NOT recommending, further East of my route.

    There are...
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    I'm testing the waters here; readership changes...

    I'm testing the waters here; readership changes and maybe there is interest without my getting dumped on for advocating anarchy.

    I have shared my no-road-walking connector between the Mattabessett...
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    I think the "all thumbs down" he's received is an...

    I think the "all thumbs down" he's received is an appropriate rating. Unfortunately the thread title remains (right near the top of a google search on packs customer service, damaging a top-flight...
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    I've been away from Connecticut this Winter,...

    I've been away from Connecticut this Winter, coming back in a week. I've heard there's been lots of precipitation and the water sources are probably flowing well on the Mattabesett and Metacomet (the...
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    Regrettably, most of the denatured alcohol you...

    Regrettably, most of the denatured alcohol you find in hardware stores and Home Depot/Lowes. etc. is mostly methanol these days, in itself a nasty chemical.

    Kleen Strip makes a "green" version...
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    Days from civilization and way above any hope of...

    Days from civilization and way above any hope of finding wild ones, dried onions are priceless. Anything more than a dayhike and I've got I've got bags of dried onions, red & green peppers and...
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    I do onions at 130F and I wouldn't expect a total...

    I do onions at 130F and I wouldn't expect a total failure at 140, though I would never actually do such a thing. But 150 is just too high, no matter what some directions told you; that's cooking the...
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    Find them OK? 37286

    Find them OK?

    37286
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    The Sprint pool slippers mentioned about 10 posts...

    The Sprint pool slippers mentioned about 10 posts and 6 years back were the best! If anybody ever finds a source for those, PLEASE share. I've been keeping my last pair going for about a year now and...
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    Offshoot!? Watch your tongue.:) I've been hiking...

    Offshoot!? Watch your tongue.:)
    I've been hiking the Mattabesett Trail off and on for 50 years; the NET is barely an adolescent. Offshoot indeed.




    You don't start getting into the classic...
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    Stake down your poly groundsheet

    I like very thin poly for weight; it's tougher than it seems.

    I put a dab of tape in each corner, doubled over so it grabs on each side of the corner. Then I paper-punch a hole through the tape. I...
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    Typo: that's Route 154.

    Typo: that's Route 154.
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    Avoiding Road Walking-Connecticut New England Trail

    I have learned (or re-learned) my lesson and will not publish any detailed routes for my road walking bypasses.


    But for those with whom I’ve shared the route to avoid road walking in Connecticut...
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