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Light-weight Cool Weather Boots.
Written on Jun 03, 2015
Review for
Lowa Creek II GTX Winter Boot - Men's
Lowa Creek II GTX is a well-made, specialized-application boot that excels in cold mud-slush-snow (the daily cycle), which is half of the year in the Northern Cascade/Olympic ranges of WA/ID/OR.
As summer comes on, we have had some days in the mid-70's and these boots start to get too warm. They are rated from +5F to +60F and that seems right. Summer needs a different boot.
The boots are LIGHT. My Danner low-quarter leather shoes weigh more. Ankles are well-supported by the 3/4 height. Lacing is flexible. Tread is okay on road/pavement, but good in mixed wet vegetation. These are not heavy road-march boots, nor "combat" boots.
I haven't had them long enough to know if the soft comfortable interior will hold up to use. They are very comfortable before "breaking in".
As summer comes on, we have had some days in the mid-70's and these boots start to get too warm. They are rated from +5F to +60F and that seems right. Summer needs a different boot.
The boots are LIGHT. My Danner low-quarter leather shoes weigh more. Ankles are well-supported by the 3/4 height. Lacing is flexible. Tread is okay on road/pavement, but good in mixed wet vegetation. These are not heavy road-march boots, nor "combat" boots.
I haven't had them long enough to know if the soft comfortable interior will hold up to use. They are very comfortable before "breaking in".
Vargo folding Hex stove fits inside
Written on Aug 05, 2014
Review for
Snow Peak Titanium Cook'n Save
The Vargo Hex folding small-stick stove fits perfectly inside the snow Peak Cook-n-Save pot, even in the included cover!
These 2 all-titanium items are a heating kit that needs no high-tech fuels to warm your food or sterilize your water. Sure, it's over a hundred bucks combined (on sale even), but it's very-very-light and takes hardly any space in your pack (when you fill the pot with other ite
These 2 all-titanium items are a heating kit that needs no high-tech fuels to warm your food or sterilize your water. Sure, it's over a hundred bucks combined (on sale even), but it's very-very-light and takes hardly any space in your pack (when you fill the pot with other ite
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Cold hands fuel bottle cap, old-style
Written on Aug 05, 2014
Review for
MSR Expedition Fuel bottle Cap
This cap is a non-optional accessory to replace the "Child-Resistant" cap now standard on MSR fuel bottles. Required, if you value your life when the stove MUST work.
When you are cold, and your hands are cold, you need the stove going R-F-N, not after you fumble with "push and turn while pushing" clutch-based tighten-only fuel cap. Got sand in the cap? Too bad it won't open without pliers or too
When you are cold, and your hands are cold, you need the stove going R-F-N, not after you fumble with "push and turn while pushing" clutch-based tighten-only fuel cap. Got sand in the cap? Too bad it won't open without pliers or too
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18 grams
Written on Apr 03, 2014
Review for
Optimus Ti Cutlery
The extra few centimeters of handle on a long-handle TI spoon are worth the extra 2 grams over a short-handle spoon. Reaching into a packet or stirring a deep pot (scraping bottom of pot to reduce burn) is a worthy use of a long spoon.
The commenter who seems to think aluminum is better and lighter should look again at actual weight, then hold in hand to feel how excellent (strong, rigid, hard,
The commenter who seems to think aluminum is better and lighter should look again at actual weight, then hold in hand to feel how excellent (strong, rigid, hard,
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Lexus of lightweight pots
Written on Dec 12, 2013
Review for
Snow Peak Titanium Cook'n Save
Payment processing was flawless. Shipping was n/c by being over minimum. Delivery was by cheapest method (USPS) but arrived in about 80 hours from Logan UT to Portland OR. Packaging was sturdy box with padding, and everything arrived fine. Lesson: buy stuff in March, not December. No Sales Tax in OR, so no Internet Sales Tax to complain about.
I looked closely at the description on this and seve
I looked closely at the description on this and seve
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