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My 'kitchen' consists of a 48qt Action Packer, ice cooler and one of those dinky roll up tables, 2 7 gal water jugs, and a small tupperware container. Action Packer: two burner Coleman propane stove, gas canisters, propane lamp, nested pot set, stove top espresso do-hinkus, paper towels and dry...

I don't buy it myself. If you believe in layering, then it is just another type of layering. Consider when you are outside in short sleeves. The air around you is an insulator, a bad one, but an isulator. Put on a long sleeve shirt and you are warmer. Put on a down jacket and you are...

As I understand it, there is no uniform testing. It is based on the quality of the down (or other insulator) and how much is in there. Every company has a bit different method. Partly this is due to how different people are, I am a warm sleeper whereas my wife is the opposite.All you can...

Don't under estimate the power of testing your gear in your backyard (if you have one). My daughters love to set up the tent in the backyard and for us to sleep there. It is also a way to get used to your tent and how to set it up. You can also test it in the rain w/out dire consequences...

An interesting thread. I have come to believe that the issues with driving in washes really comes down to numbers. A vehicle every day or two will really have very little impact to wildlife (assuming no loss of fluids and crushing of plants). Most traces of impact will be washed away with the...

This is a very timely thread for me. I am signed up to test on 1/5/06 :gunt: I have no idea what I am going to get though and stay in budget. I am also saving up for a touchscreen computer screen for the LC. What to get screen for the nav system or a radio? Decisions. Ross

Pasquale, Duuuudddee, I can't wait that long. :jumping: :jumping: :jumping:. I am hoping to get my cowbell(s) from Kurt installed around the new year. I'll let you know how it goes though. Enjoy Baja. Ross :jumping: :jumping: :jumping:

Hey desertdude, I wanted to update you on the new version of MacGPS Pro. It is a vast improvement over previous versions. I just got an update that allows for the stitching of maps. I don't know how well this works yet, but that would fix my last complaint w/ the software. The new GUI...

www.campmor.com http://www.sierratradingpost.com/ http://www.rei.com http://www.rei.com/outlet/index.html www.ems.com (expensive mountain sports) These are the places I look online for outdoor gear. I am not a fan of synthetics, I must admit I do not have any direct experience with sythetics...

This was simply to show how 'concentrated' a popular area can become. So if you can hold it and maybe do your business a mile or so from the high usage areas you would be doing the area a good turn. The last best practices with regards to pooping in the desert was to use shallow cat holes...

Thats funny DD, I finally quite trying to be a boyscout and carry a small amount of white gas to get campfires started. I have a whisperlight, esbit and a propane coleman. When fully loaded with the family I have to take the coleman. I would love to take a grill, but that would mean the...

I went on a Grand Canyon Field Institute wilderness studies class some years ago. We were going through some of the side canyons in the west end of the GC. We did this excerise where everyone took two bricks outside (9 people) and then placed them in a 1/2 acre plot. We had no clue what we...

Chuck lent me his study guide book. I have now gone through it once. I am going to sign up for the test that is offered down here in Tucson 1st week in December. I think reading parts of it again I should be able to pass no problem. I may tank on some of the more electronic/antenna questions...

Ed, I don't know the answer, but if noone knows the answer here I suggest going over the ih8mud site. Very good place for that kind of info. Ross

My view on GPS units is greatly swayed for how I use it. This may be long and bit thrown together (disjointed). I need something that has a good antenna, simple, weather proof, run on alkaline batteries, b/w screen, WAAS (for when those stations come online in the continental interior), at...

Well, money was an object for me w/ the CB. I also didn't want permanent mounts either. I went with the Wilson 'lil wil'. It may not be as good as the 1000 or 5000, but I was happy with its performance this past weekend. I did sometimes have problems hearing people this weekend...

That is the one. It takes about 15 minutes to get all four of my 285's from ~22psi to 38psi and then I give the compressor about 5 minutes to cool down as it gets very hot. Not as fast a CO2, but takes up less room. It is new to me so I don't know about longevity. Kevin Patterson loves...

These are some great pictures. I thought I had a great trantula shot until I saw the one with, I mean on Chuck. Ross

We had a great time. The girls were so disappointed that I didn't win anything. Now I get to tell them I did win the Bonus Questions. They will be soooo excited. Thanks to Scott and Chris and all the other helpers for a super great time. I hope we can do it again. Ross ps, sorry to hear...

No, I was in a bit of a rush to get rolling. Borrowed the Belkin from work. Tried to find the correct drivers for a Mac. I couldn't even find them for a PC. I then had to order the Keyspan. I don't recall if there was a Garmin adaptor at the time I was doing this about 3 yrs ago. Good...