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Improvising Gaiters

Posted on 03. Jun, 2009 by yoyo.

Got no Gaiters but got yourself in the need for them? my friend Yuval improvised a solution out of a plastic bag and duct-tape.
 Cut the bag along the sides, leaving you with 2 separate squares with a handle each. pull the handle under your shoe, between the two parts of the sole. rap the bag [...]

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Choosing Stoves

Posted on 31. Mar, 2009 by yoyo.

 Botane or Fuel? Or maybe alcohol? Let’s see.
What do you need? Always the first question to ask. I’ll describe the faults and fores- you decide.
 Fuel Stove Fores:

Will work at any Oxygen conditions
Easy to find Fuel anywhere- and cheap
Possible better boiling time (depends on stove and fuel)
Good stoves will run on a few types of fuel

 
Faults:

Demand [...]

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Choosing a Pack

Posted on 31. Mar, 2009 by yoyo.

 First thing’s first: Waht do you need? day trips are one thing, a few days and sleeping out is another, and more is another.
  DayPack-  should be small and convinient with enough room for food, water and some other stuff you want. about 20-40 littres. you want a daypack you can squatch down to shove in your [...]

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What to pack- The Gear List

Posted on 29. Mar, 2009 by yoyo.

A good trip doesn’t necessarily start in good planning- But it won’t hurt. the things you need change from destination to destination, seasons and of course what you plan to do. in this post I’ll write the more basic, and the less basic.
Basic thing you always use:
 Backpack- backpacks are usually divided by size. 20-40 litters are for [...]

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Tents and camp fires

Posted on 23. Mar, 2009 by yoyo.

The first time I opened my tent (the Bergen II by Salewa) We didn’t plan our camp site in advance. the result was that the camp fire and the tent were too close. causing ash and smoke to fly over the tent. it didn’t make any damage, but the tent smelled and it could have burnt [...]

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Fuel additive

Posted on 22. Mar, 2009 by yoyo.

In my recent track I filled my fuel-bottle in a gas station that provides a fuel additive free of charge right through the pump. that might be a good deal. if I was driving a car with a motor and all that.
 What actually happened was that my stove clogged up after only three meals..
When I sat [...]

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