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    Any Espresso Junkies?

    The amount of coffee in the portafilter combined with the proper tamp pressure and grind is what dictates how good the espresso is (assuming the temperature of the water is a constant....which is sometimes isn't depending on the machine). If the espresso extracts too fast it will be sour and if...
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    Any Espresso Junkies?

    Regular coffee is made by pouring hot water through ground coffee at the ambient atmospheric pressure. Espresso is made by forcing hot water through a compressed puck of ground coffee at 9 bars of atmospheric pressure (19 grams of ground coffee extracted to 2-2.5 ounces of liquid in 27-30 seconds).
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    Any Espresso Junkies?

    Too far down the rabbit hole to get out. Mazzer Super Jolly grinder, Expobar Lever Espresso single boiler heat exchanger machine. Sure would like a double boiler and a PID. Still can make some pretty darn good espresso with what I have!
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    Getting that 100lb pack from the ground onto your back

    The start on your back method works for me. Really heavy loads I roll to my stomach instead of hands and knees and then work up from there.
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    Pretty good article on hunting solo vs hunting with others

    For big game I hunt alone unless my son can join me. Bird hunting is another deal.
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    CR123 batteries in the cold?

    I'm on my second battery in my rangefinder in 8 years. I'd say yours is defective
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    How important to you is the reticle?

    I agonized over the reticle on the last scope I bought......can't say I've really paid that much attention to it other than the center. For me, it's kind of like going to the store to buy a TV. It's easy to see how much better the really expensive one is when side by side with the one you end...
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    Recommendations for waterproof shell mittens

    I've had a pair of Outdoor Research Goretex overmits for probably 20 years or more and they are still as good as the day I bought them.
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    30-30 Copper ammo (Barnes) penciled through Whitetail Buck this morning...thoughts?

    As others have said it sounds like the bullet did exactly what it should have. If you want to shoot copper and have it fragment Hammer makes some that will shed 4 petals off the core instead of just mushrooming. My son and I have killed deer with Barnes TTSX bullets in both 6.5CM and 30-06 and...
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    Maven 9x45 or 11x45

    I had both the 11x45 and the 12x50 in my hands for a week. I found the 11x45 to be front heavy and larger than I liked to carry in a bino chest pack. I still use the 12x50's as my only bino a year and a half later. I returned the 11x45's. Optically I didn't find there to be a noticeable...
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    Budget ball head for glassing and shooting

    Leofoto
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    What is everyones favorite hone?

    I use one of these for everything now. I have stones and other methods but this just works. https://www.worksharptools.com/products/guided-field-sharpener
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    Do I Know Enough To Use A Chronograph?

    I've been reloading for a few years now (30-06 and 6.5CM). To date I have only followed published recipes with the exception of the primer....because, you know, they were hard to find for a while. I have approached the primer change by loading a ladder and stopping at the first pressure signs...
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    Anybody ever regretted using Iodine tablets for water purification?

    Iodine can be a digestive tract irritant....depends on your tolerance. You can ingest too much of it.
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    Hauling meat with a bike: Trailer vs Racks & Panniers

    Find yourself a use Bob single wheel trailer.
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    650 vs 850 Down Jacket

    My gripe with high down fill jackets is that depending on the construction the 800+ fill jackets sometimes have cold spots because there just isn't that much down in the baffles compared to a lower power fill. My old Patagonia McMurdo down jacket has been one of the best jackets I've had and is...
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    Cold Weather Upland Boot

    I just use the same boots I elk/deer hunt in if hiking boots are not warm enough.
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    Rate my FirstAid supplies list

    I just carry advil, tylenol, benadryl and asprin for meds. I've considered anti-diahhrea but haven't added it. I try to keep my med kit as simple as possible. The rest of you meds seem more of convenience/comfort items than emergency medical. I carry two pain relivers so I can leap frog the...
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    Stove on a day hunt

    Pocket rocket and Titan kettle live in my pack regardless of the length of the hunt. during elk season I throw in a freeze dried meal for the chance of getting an animal close to dark. Some things are just better on a full stomach....besides, a cup of coffee is a luxury worth the 12 oz...
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    What Emergencies Have You Had Before Season Start?

    The other last minute crisis I had was some dirtbag stole the catalytic converters out of my truck two mornings before departure. I got really lucky and found a muffler shop that could put in new ones the next day. I picked it up at 5 PM the night before I left town. Whew! Thankfully...

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