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Does anybody know what kind of material is used for the pot cozy that comes as part of the Backpacker's Pantry Outback Oven? Any ideas where one might purchase such material?

What are your opinions on plastic boots and snowshoes? What would your prefered footwear combinations be for the following scenario? Ten days of winter camping where temps should be expected to as low as -10 or lower. Distance covered will be a minimum of 10 miles snowshoeing and pulling a...

ha ha :D Wow, the word yooper just came up on VFTT... awesome. If you've never been to Lake Superior, I'd say DO IT. You won't be dissapointed, unless you do it in the summer and hate bugs (as has already been mentioned). May will be COLD, WET, and GRAY. September or October are your best...

I usually keep my food in a stuff sack in a snow 'pantry', or just burried, or in my tent or snow shelter. I've never had a problem, but I don't camp in areas where animals are used to people and food. About a month ago I carefully picked up scraps and hung my food out of reach of a very bold...

I have a hoodless 650 fill from Cabelas a few years back. I've also got an old 70s Eddie Bauer HUGE thigh length parka with a hood that looks (and feels) like a helmet. I would never buy another down parka/jacket without a hood. The hood is essential if the temperatures are such that warrant...

quilted military liners for field pants, less that $10 on ebay!

This seasons's EBTL seems very reality-showish. The narrator spends a lot of time talking about how ill-prepared or slow some of the climbers are. It's like- let's bring a bunch of people who don't really know what they're doing to the highest mountian and see what happends. Throw in some big...

I know some people who participated in a study with viagra. The whole things is too damn funny. :D

I usually pull mine with two webbing straps girth hitched around the hip belt of a medium sized pack. I have found that if I attach the sled to the pack itself, or go any higher than the hips I feel very off-balance. I've seen sleds that have bungee cords at the ends near the harness that are...

Of course I realize there's tons of good literature on the subject. I've read some of it, even some articles by Houston. This thread was to see what the opinion of this group is. Without knowing each person's individual training or experience I would not consider these to be professional...

I had no idea this thread was still going! So let's say John has been to 12,000 feet once before with no problems. On this particular trip he came from less than 1,000 feet and has been above 8 for 2 days when he begins to get sick. I've done a fair amount of research on this in the past 10...

I like beer. I like to drink good beer in the woods and on top of big rocks. Just one. I see no harm in that.

wow, great responses! I guess I know what I'd do in this situation, but wanted to hear input from a broad and different range of experiences. For the clarification that someone asked about- Going over the 13,000' pass means you're above treeline for another 2 miles. Continuing up means at...

Alright, so this is sort of an extension on the "worst case scenario" thread and also some fodder for a course in which I'm studying judgment. Here's the scenario: You're leading a group of people on a two week trip in the mountains. There are ten people altogether. This could just be a...

Swiss army "classic". You know the one- single blade, file, scissors, tweezers, toothpick. Perfect. I carried that for a two week trip and it was all I used. The scissors and tweezers even served as a surgical kit when I had to dig out an infected toe nail. :eek: It's small though, so...

I've only ever taken SOLO courses before and can't complain. It can be pretty dependant on the instructor too though. Recently I heard that WMI was really the way to go, although I have no basis by which to measure that and one of the guys who said that bashed the school I'm currently going...

Yeah, that's a June Beetle. I don't think that's the scientific name... They are all over here in the summer. They're about the clumsiest bug you'll ever see. My brother used to put them in my bed when I was a little kid. I don't really like them. :)

I've got a pair of Garmont trail shoe things that I bought over a year and a half ago. I don't wear them hiking everyweekend, but I do wear them pretty much everyday except during the summer. They've also been through the washing machine a few times after some muddy or dusty hikes. On a daily...

We didn't watch the snake finish its lunch. It seemed very bothered by us so we snapped some quick photos and moved on. More than half of our group walked right by it before evening seeing it, well comouflaged for sure.

I spent most of the past month in the Western states. First was a two week Wilderness Education Association course in the Weminuche Wilderness in Colorado. Six days after I returned home from that I drove to Arizona, making a few stops along the way. :) Colorado photos are here. Road trip...