Brooks Range Rocket Tent
Brooks Range Rocket Tent And now, for something completely different: The Brooks Range Rocket Tent is the lightest mountaineering tent I've ever seen other than some…
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Stories, experiments, and lessons from the backcountry. Browse the posts or look for a favorite place or piece of gear.
Mount Timpanogas, Everest Ridge
Everest RidgeMount Timpanogas, UtahMay 28, 2010 Mount Timpanogas A cool, snowy spring made for a very nice snow climb at the end of May.Everest Ridge on Mount…
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There are times when I wonder if I have something of a stove fetish. Actually, I think that the reason I own so many stoves is that I…
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Ortik Heat It
Ortik Heat It6.4 ouncesUS Distributor Rock Exotica ( www.rockexotica.com ) Ortik Heat It (left) MSR Reactor (right) Ortik is a small company based in…
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The MSR Reactor and the Jetboil Personal Cooking System
Ultra-efficient Cooking Systems Jetboil in hanging mode Jetboil Personal Cooking System: 15.1 ounces (1 liter pot) I've used the Jetboil stove system for several years, and…
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Butane/Propane Cartridge Stoves
Butane/Propane Cartridge Stoves The Double and Single Burner X Stoves Coleman Xtreme and Xpedition (Single burner Xtreme is 10.8 ounces) (Double burner Xpedition is 25.3 ounces) The…
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Alcohol and Wood Burning Stoves
This page deals with stoves that burn either alcohol (sometimes refered to as methylated spirits) or burn wood, or burn both alcohol and wood. Although at first…
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Mount Ypsilon, Y Couloir, RMNP
Mount Ypsilon, Y Couloir Rocky Mountian National Park July 12, 2008 It was hot in Boulder; over 90 degrees and sunny. However, my friend Christian was…
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Other Sites with Information about Vintage Outdoor Gear Compass: A terrific site that charts the history of outdoor gear, and many of the influential…
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White Gas and Multi-fuel Stoves
The Optimus Nova and Explorer: Two Multifuel Stoves from Sweden Optimus Web Site HERE Optimus Explorer Stove Optimus No. 11 Explorer 14.5 ounces (includes stove and tool. Fuel…
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Puffy Jackets
One of the things I've learned over the years is to never go into the wilderness without a puffy jacket. Puffy jackets keep you warm when you're…
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