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10-16-2012, 03:01 PM
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#111 | | Senior Member
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[QUOTE=ponderosa;74422]Sorry about that! It's minimus.biz
Hi...
Interesting site...thanks. (But BODY POLISH...??). 
"Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness." Seneca | 
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10-16-2012, 10:55 PM
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#112 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by ponderosa  Busy day tomorrow, so I'm going to post this now while I'm thinking about it.
Minimus.biz is a great web resource for backpackers. They carry tiny, shelf stable, portable packets and containers of every imaginable condiment, sauce, spread, dressing, & beverage you can imagine. Get single servings of steak sauce, maple syrup, salad dressing, tabasco, etc. They also sell first aid supplies in small quantities, and all kinds of travel sized items. Need a tiny tube of sunscreen or little bottle of contact lens solution? Get it here. | Thanks ponderosa, I just added this site to my favorites. I'm pretty sure I'll be buying from them sometime in the future.
I never met a dog I didn't like............................ Gun control means using two hands | 
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10-16-2012, 11:27 PM
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#113 | | Senior Member
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Tip#15 10/17/12---- Organize your pack and pack it the same way each and everytime you go out. You may have to move things around a bit till you find the best system of packing to suit yourself but once you do you will be glad. This will streamline camp set up, which means you might beat that storm brewing in the distance, or if there is no storm you might get a little more time to explore your surroundings.One other advantage to this method of packing is that when you are packing up it will be easier to make sure that you do not forget anything.
I never met a dog I didn't like............................ Gun control means using two hands | |
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10-17-2012, 03:56 AM
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#114 | | Senior Member
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Oct 17 For years, I carried a terry cloth golfing towel due to the numerous stream crossings and alpine marshy meadows I encountered. For one drying, it worked okay but took a long time hanging outside my pack to get dry again. I then discovered the microfiber towels distributed by the big outdoor companies. My first was a large by MSR but to the expense of (I think) about $14 dollars. These towels absorb well and dry quickly, great for backpacking in wet conditions. I since have found packets of these towels at automotive supply stores as well as big box stores that are much cheaper and work just as well.
When hiking in areas where stream wading and marshy meadows occur, be sure to take along water shoes and a couple of these towels.
If PRO is the opposite of CON, what is the opposite of Progress?
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10-17-2012, 11:11 AM
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#115 | | Senior Member
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A small pocket survival mirror can come in handy as a means to signal for help. Air Canada helps find troubled yacht off Australia - Yahoo! News
Efficiency: When in doubt, empty your magazine!
"If you become involved in a crisis situation, you will not rise to the occasion but, rather, default to your level of training." | |
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10-17-2012, 01:26 PM
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#116 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Liberty, N.Y. Lower Catskill Mountains. Posts: 2,295
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[QUOTE=oldsarge;74463]A small pocket survival mirror can come in handy as a means to signal for help.
Hi...
You're quite right about a signal mirror.
A good story about how it saved that guy. Thanks.
"Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness." Seneca | |
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10-17-2012, 04:29 PM
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#117 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: w pa. Posts: 339
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An old cd makes a good signaling mirror. You can even sight through the hole in the center. Don't forget a pack of handiwipes, many uses.
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10-17-2012, 04:51 PM
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#118 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Liberty, N.Y. Lower Catskill Mountains. Posts: 2,295
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Hi...
October 17
(tip #768)
When campfire smoke stays close to the ground, there's a pretty good chance that you're in for rain.
"Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness." Seneca | |
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10-17-2012, 11:33 PM
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#119 | | Senior Member
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Tip #16 10/18/12----Safety Tip today. Do not use stones from a continuously damp or wet area, to build your fire ring. Water inside of the stone can turn to steam and built up pressure until the stone explodes. Peices exploding off of an exploding stone can injure, maim, and could even kill, anyone sitting near it.
I never met a dog I didn't like............................ Gun control means using two hands
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10-18-2012, 01:15 AM
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#120 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Idaho Posts: 3,773
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Oct 18 Air expands and contracts quite a bit with temperature variations. A lot of people blow up an air mattress and later that night, think the mattress has a small leak because the air has cooled and contracted and their mattress looks like a limp noodle. I have found with my Big Agnus insulated air core mattress, it is best to blow it all the way up during the day and not adjust it until after I have layed on it a few minutes after going to bed. This allows my body heat to affect the air compaction. At this time, lying on my side, I slowly let air out until my hip touches the ground. This gives me a great night sleep without overinflating and rolling all over the place or underinflating and sleeping on the hard ground all night.
With my thermarest, I let the pad self-inflate and resist the urge to give it a puff or two extra and about bedtime, it will be just right.
If PRO is the opposite of CON, what is the opposite of Progress?
Your beliefs do not make you a better person, your behavior does.
Last edited by Grandpa; 10-18-2012 at 01:18 AM.
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