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Backcountry Gadgets
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I use a G1000a every night on my bed stand. You can discern some slight static or dirtyness at all times. It does good at Am Fm and the shortwave is good for its size. At 8 or nine ounces, I really wouldn't carry it.
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Off Topic: All-in-One
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I agree... Sounds like an invitation to ask which investments the poster recommends. They may be trying to generate interest is a specific stock so they can profit on it (demand runs up a stock price artificially then people who instigated the demand
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Off Topic: All-in-One
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There are already other Mosques in the Ground Zero area. What bothers me about the argument against this new one is the somewhat arbitrary distance it is based on. About two blocks. Would two blocks plus 30 feet be OK? How about three blocks? Where d
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Backcountry Health & Safety
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I couldn't get past that this even happened in "Blewett Pass" Seriously? Blewett Pass? MNS
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Support Requests & Suggestions
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Wes, did you know this board has a Buy and Sell forum? And it has a board policy about who can post there?
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Trip Plans, Reports & Inquiries
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Originally Posted By: oldranger I am from DFW myself, long ago, and the best day in my life was the day DFW was in my rear view mirror. That was the start of my outdoor involvement, an essential part of my life ever since. I graduated from UTSA an
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Trip Plans, Reports & Inquiries
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Am looking for a trip already planned for this Labor Day weekend I can join -or- find some interested folks to create our own. Located in the triangle area. I'm experienced, have taken wilderness first aid and used to lead sierra club multi-day backp
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Lite Gear Talk
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I'm actually gearing up to start hunting for small game, after not having hunted anything since half my life ago. I've had my eye on either something minimalist from CRKT or a 2.5-3" fixed knife from Benchmade. Anything longer than 3" feels
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Trip Plans, Reports & Inquiries
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So i'm looking at this area for a hike next month. Have 4 days set aside and want to do something that would start/end on the Big Creek Trail and the Baxter Creek Trail and would perhaps stretch out as far as encompassing TriCorner Knob but at the v
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Backcountry Beginners
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I thought I was the only one who used a paper bag for the sooty pot/pan. I slept my best in a flannel lined, Sears bag. I started out with a borrowed pack and stuff from my slim belongings as a community college student, cowboy camping and a piece o
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Lite Gear Talk
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I don't know if anyone has said this but SlingLite is the brand it weighs a little under a pound i think. Folds flat and hooks easy to the back of your pack, first time I saw it I was a Philmont. I got to sit in it and man it was comfy.
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General Discussion
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I tried making on for my dog, he is a pit bull mix with a basset hound; bow legged in the front pigeon toed in the back and too lazy to be aggressive. I may have done it wrong, I thought no one maybe one before and designed it after saddle bags. I kn
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General Discussion
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Silnylon poncho/tarp tent. Sleeping pad (http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-1-5-Self-Inflati...=item53e33a89d4) Great pad I have one. Food dehydrator and vacuum sealer Pot and spork Hammock if not a pad, I like the Grand Trunk, I have one that weighs 12oz and t
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General Discussion
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I use REI desert gaiters. They keep the crud out and aren't noisy.
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General Discussion
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I saw a bunch of videos on youtube demo'ing the various packs. Search for sandsarchery. My son just used a really large one on a long backpack trip - I was impressed with the construction and utility. Unfortunately I don't remember the model.
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General Discussion
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My perl looks like C code - at least that is what I'm told =). I took Fortran and Quick Basic in High School - and one of my earliest memories of my father was going to work with him when he was called in for emergencies - he was a Main Frame operat
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General Discussion
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Sew a pocket in your ground sheet for the bag from your knees or hips down. Then another pocket at your head to keep the pillow (down jacket in a bag) from moving up off the pad.
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General Discussion
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So many nice places, so little time.
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General Discussion
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I'm not too motivated for some reason this year, or lazy. I did six nights in the Winds with no plan driving there except for a good idea of which TH I might go in at. Same with a vacation for early Oct., might go over Kearsarge Pass on the east si
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Almost Over the Hill
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Good story!
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Lite Gear Talk
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I didn't dig way down, but saw nothing related to fabric. Would be nice to have my Hilight more water resistant.
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Almost Over the Hill
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Mouse awsome reply! Cant put a price on sleep. I have avoided the neoair and have a full length prolight. When temps dipped in the smokies to below 12 degrees I could feel when my feet slipped off the pad. The cold penitrated. If my prolight puncture
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Off Topic: All-in-One
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Best wishes, Jim! Let us know how things work out! Quote:I am trying to learn what a retired person does with his time This retired person goes backpacking!!!
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Long-Distance Hiking
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That's correct, there is no chance for fishing. You will not pass a single stream along the entire AT in the park. All the water sources are springs. The upside is that there are some excellent ridge views. Shuckstack firetower is worth the .2-
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General Discussion
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Paul, since you don't like this electronic device, why not suggest everyone else ride the Segways and you jog along with the water. You must be very lucky to know someone that will take you on such a fine trip.
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