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    Women and baby brain. What are your theories?

    My wife and I were recently blessed with our first child--a son who's now 3 months old. She's proving to be an incredible mother. But dear LORD what is up with women and baby brain? Now, on a given day she is driving in the wrong lane and wondering why the cars are coming at her. Or heating...
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    Truck bed camping Insulation

    Slick idea sasquatch. Have toyed with customizing a tarp that'll cover that area and let me open my sliders during rainstorms. Something like that would be really easy to rig.
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    Truck bed camping Insulation

    Plenty of good ways to do it, but no great ways unless you make permanent mods, imo. My favorite setup was in an old Tacoma. I built modular cabinets that I could pop in over the wheel wells and slept on a futon cut to fit between them. I used an old 21" motorcycle inner tube, half inflated, as...
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    Backpacking stove failure

    Yup, I had a Coleman Apex 2 burn up on me...fuel line cracked and the fuel ignited. Turned into a blowtorch as soon as the fuel bottle gasket burned up. I also had an MSR pump crack and not pressurize the fuel bottle (my error, not the stove's) But never a problem with canister stoves.
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    What's your hill workout?

    Thanks for the resources. (y)
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    What's your hill workout?

    At the end of April I started running hills several times a week. As much as it sucks in the moment, I wish I started years ago because I'm pleased with the results. If you have hill workouts you like, let's hear them. Here's what's been working for me: -The hill's grade should be such that you...
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    Price of ammo

    Read your thread and then looked at a few of the usual big ammo sites. LOTS out-of-stock and 7-10 day processing times before the order ships. Not a time to be filling the cabinet for spring range sessions...
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    What are your thoughts on the Kung Flu?

    I think the worst health effects will be secondary impacts that make life harder all around: Longer response times/maxed-out first responders due to quarantines and protocols Hospital staff contracting the virus and being taken offline, increasing workloads for others Simultaneous increase in...
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    Patagonia (please read)

    There's hardly a there there, imo. Its founder hunts and fishes, they makes great gear for fishing, and the company absolutely hemorrhages cash into protecting public lands, including areas where we all hunt and fish. Hell, Patagonia even designs specialized combat gear for US Special Operations...
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    SO Redcliff vs Redcliff-Light

    I have a redcliff with 2 doors. Second door can be handy for dumping in wood, air circulation, or venting a cook space w/o blocking the main door. That said, I'd be perfectly happy without that second door, to the point where I'm considering the cimarron light over the regular cimarron.
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    Luxe tents

    I was initially interested in the Minipeak XL (vs a SO Cimarron). But at least on paper the Luxe is 3-4oz heavier, 8" less headroom, and a 8-10 sf smaller compared to the SO. Made me decide to save up for the SO. I do have a silpoly tent that I like quite a bit. Based on my experiences with it...
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    Trump waterways/wetlands roll back

    I think you have to look at these most recent roll-backs as part of Trump's pattern of rolling back multiple regs and standards across a wide array of policy impacting clean air, clean water, public lands, clean energy, and endangered species. These rollbacks are good for big polluters and...
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    Are quilts the biggest load of crap ever? Emperor's new clothes?

    For me bags are warmer, and I like the simplicity of having a 2-way zipper and an attached hood. I toss and turn at night and the bag and me roll around as one unit, like a fat larva.
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    Seek outside courthouse

    Bit of a tangent, but have you seen Battle's DIY shelter? I would go for one of these in a heartbeat. Looks like it would be better in wind than a Courthouse. https://www.rokslide.com/forums/threads/self-made-tent-tipi-wall-tent-hybrid.152668/
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    Living in Alaska

    I am NOT a resident. My perspective is one of a visitor who loves the state. I've been lucky enough to be up there for months at a time, including in winter. But that's not the same as living there full time or being from there. What strikes me is it's friggin' huge at over 660,000 square...
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    WTB SO Cimarron with stove jack

    ttt
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    "Standard" Tent vs Tipi (floorless)..pros and cons?

    Why you'll love floorless tents: -space to weight is awesome...that often translates to a lot more headroom, even standing room -no-brainer to add a wood stove -easy to vent -can safely cook inside if you follow reasonable precautions -less confining feel, more livable, esp. when there's...
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    Self-Made Tent - Tipi/Wall Tent Hybrid

    You have some TALENT. Wow. I saw this DIY mid with sidewalls on another forum...maybe if your design has a baby brother: https://www.wintertrekking.com/community/index.php?topic=4702.0
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    Feathered friends?

    Both FF and WM are interchangable in terms of quality. It's a coin flip. They're both so good I think it's safe shopping on price alone. My winter backpacking bag is FF snow goose (-40F). My spring/fall bag is a WM antelope (5F). I've found the temp ratings to be accurate, if not conservative...
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    Base camp/truck tent

    Anyone out there re-purpose a hub-style ice shelter as your truck tent? I always thought modding one with a stove jack and maybe some extra ventilation would be the cat's pajamas. Would be up and down in seconds, w/ a lot of space. But meanwhile my Cabelas instinct alaskan guide dome has...
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