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I have an old EMS Pampero. It has a zip off vestibule in front. Looks like this- Vestibule folded back Vestubule closed It is pretty big, but I wouldn't want to be cooking in it,regardless of what kind of stove I was using and I have both canister and white gas stoves.

There is a rather lengthy discussion on The Lightweight Backpacker (www.backpacking.net) about whether a GPS is accurate in measuring distances on an angle, e.g. if you walk a mile down a 30% grade, does the GPS show the actual distance walked or the shorter base tangent (straight) distance...

This guys uses something similar to what Les Stroud uses- http://livewellnetwork.com/Motion/7624634 I've seen him on tv walking with it, no idea what camera he uses. Must be a small one.

Blindly following a GPS can lead you into the boonies if you aren't careful. I've read several stories of people using GPS on roads that eventually led to nowhere. But, as you point out, it is true that maps can mislead you too, if you aren't careful. Although I thought it was so, apparently...

Here's a link to a Les Stroud survival video- http://www.wintertrekking.com/community/index.php?topic=1790.0;topicseen In it, he's wearing a huge pair of mitts with big fur ruffs on them. No idea whatsoever who makes them-custom made, perhaps?

I just bought a pair of these- http://www.sierratradingpost.com/grandoe-himalyan-gore-tex-mittens-waterproof-for-men~p~57382/?filterString=snow-sport-gloves~d~5250%2F&colorFamily=27 When I bought them, one had a defect so I returned them to STP (very good return policy, btw). I had bought a...

For cold weather whiile hiking or snowshoeing I have an old pair of Capilene midweight base layer I wear under a pair of Marmot Precips with full side zips. For just sitting around, a pair of fleece or more likely a pair of GoLite synthetic insulated pants (long out of stock).

Mine were rentals, Viva Softs if I remember right. I didn't know better at the time, but soon learned the hard way that they didn't fit right. Didn't hurt my feet, it was my shins that took a beating.

I wore a pair of Koflachs while taking a mountaineering class years ago. After many hours of hiking in them down the glacier, I had such bad shin bang I could hardly walk. Took days for the bruises to heal. Have you looked at something like Steger Mukluks? I don't have a pair, but have read...

I've seen it too-somewhere on the net, here maybe- www.wintercampers.com

I have these- http://www.heatfactory.com/english/product.php?cat=3&id=47 They make a flat one as well. The orthotics are licensed from Superfeet. The footbed has a slot under the ball of the foot with a small piece of foam in it. For cold feet, you remove the foam and insert the matching chem...

My GPSMap 76CSx has a compass and doesn't do the reset you mention. You can set up the pointer two different ways-course and bearing. I bring a compass and map anyway for two reasons-1, I am just not that good at using the GPS and 2, if the batteries go dead, I still have the compass and map.

I am a novice GPS user. I thought they all had maps. Shows how litle I know. I have a Garmin GPSMap76CSx (similar to a 60CSx from what I have read) that I got off Craigslist. The original owner had used his for hunting and had everything that came with it new, plus a card with a map on it. I...

I've got shoe insoles and a pair of mitts from Heat Factory that hold the small chem heat packs that they make. Haven't used enough of them to judge their reliability, but when I used the insoles with the heat pack in a pair of ski boots, they were really toasty. www.heatfactory.com

I had a problem with my Optimus Nova, which at the time was sold by Brunton, who now sells Primus here in the US. I got no response from Brunton, so I emailed Optimus in Sweden and got a reply right away. You may want to try doing the same thing with your question by emailing Primus in Sweden...

Hard to tell from the picture, but these are chrome silver with the wintertrekking logo on them. Look closely, you can see a guy in a parka pulling a sled.

I got this one from www.wintertrekking.com They were selling them to raise money for the site. Cost $8 and has both F and C, plus a windchill chart on the back. Made of plastic.

Ok, this guy may have hiked and climbed all over the world, and while I realize he probably did most of it before the Internet came along, a fair amount of what he says is just common sense you might learn in the Boy Scouts and some of it, seems to be just nonsense. I backpacked over a good...

I'm not sure how they calcuated these numbers, but I'm pretty sure the forests they refer to are tree farms not natural forests. NZ has had tree farms for a long time. They usually grow radiata pine, which is a fast growing pine tree. Here is the states, it is called the Monterey Pine...