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    Hot tent stove

    Short version: cylinder stoves burn better and are lighter box stoves are easier to assemble and cook on. Round stoves don't magically put out more heat, what they do is consolidate the coals better. Cubic inches is still king overall, a box stove just might involve more stoking. The factor...
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    Mystery ranch packs on website

    I've only tried a guide lite on briefly (in a store with 50-60lbs) but it felt better then my NICE frame by a decent margin. The pure carbon frame worries me (NICE is carbon/fiberglass composite) but I feel the design is better in nearly every way. Even the new SPEAR contract they won was with a...
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    why is a windshirt missing from almost all the lineups?

    When I lived in western Oregon I lived in a hardshell year round. I vented as needed and modulated my output accordingly, I very rarely got "soaked" from the inside. I didn't particularly see the point of a windshell as it would probably be taken in addition to a hardshell not instead of one...
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    Anyone used a Sea to Summit Thermolite Reactor Fleece Liner?

    keeping your bag clean in the only reason that makes sense for a bag liner. Weight wise it will always be the heaviest way to add warmth to your bag.
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    Lowa Baltoro leather lined 11w

    Forgot to add tread photo:
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    Arcteryx Acurx shoes, size 12.5

    in all-but-new condition, I wore them around town and decided they where half size to large. asking $100 shipped lower 48, paypal preferred. will trade for size 12.
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    Lowa Baltoro leather lined 11w

    good solid leather lined boots. Mostly wore them to work and around town, some tread wear but lots of life left. asking $80 shipped in the lower 48, paypal preferred.
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    Patagonia Micropuff pants size medium, alpha green

    Lightweight synthetic puffy pants with full leg zips. 100g primaloft, rare alpha green color and even rare size medium. new with tags Asking $100 shipped in the lower 48, paypal preferred.
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    Cylinder or Box stove???

    I think it is pretty straight forward, cylinders are lighter, more efficient and more fussy to assemble. Box stoves are more durable, easier to cook on and easier to assemble. comparable sizes will put out similar heat, the round bottom on a cylinder stove just consolidates coals better. There...
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    any interest in a warm/light over-bootie for glassing in cold weather?

    EE already has their hands full keeping up with overwhelming demand for their quilts, good luck talking them into trying a new product right now. Really there are already several overboot types/makers and they probably don't sell a ton as it is. for what you want the wiggy's overboots sound...
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    Overboots, Overshoes for extra warmth?

    Correct, the first overboot you linked would likely work pretty well. I can't tell what sole it has on it, but the Wiggy's insulation is tough and low maintenance, which is what the doctor ordered as far as feet are concerned.
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    Prices for Camo clothes

    This is a huge part of it I think, backpack hunting is a growing thing but still a tiny part of the Hunting market, so when two different groups talk about "hunting clothing" they start to think each other are really on different planets. For the huge majority of hunters cheap and cheerful gets...
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    Prices for Camo clothes

    I'm having a very similar conversation on another forum as well. The value that the clothing gives to you has NO correlation to how much it costs. Maybe you are much better served by cheap offbrand stuff, just like I feel I'm best served by cheap used cars from Craigslist. That doesn't mean I...
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    Made in the USA Clothing Brands?

    Triple Aught Design makes some very good pants in earth tones. Beyond Clothing has some decent stuff, and some of their baselayers are on sale (some of which are same fabric as Patagonia Cap thermal weight) There is always heritage brands like Filson, which still has a few pieces worth...
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    Prices for Camo clothes

    We pay less for clothing then we have at nearly any point in history. Pick up a Sears catalog from 100 years ago and start doing the math. The perception that clothing is expensive now comes from two things: 1) the social acceptance of near-slave labor 2) a lack of understanding of inflation As...
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    Overboots, Overshoes for extra warmth?

    The 40 below camp booties are not overshoes and certainly not made for walking. They are actually made by Wiggies and are the same as his booties just with the added webbing and insole (I added similar to my Wiggies booties, and it is a huge improvement). They are great for what they are but I...
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    Paradox 4800 & Seek Outside

    No, it was on another forum but its pretty easy to find. For the money ILBEs are hard to beat but if you are willing to spend a bit more there is a very long list of better packs out there. I'm just glad that I'm in the generation that got to use an ILBE in my poor college student days rather...
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    Paradox 4800 & Seek Outside

    You are correct, the revo can be run with just a talon and lid but the unaweep can't. I actually wrote the tutorial on ILBE lightening, most people won't cut off as much as I did and I still only got it down to 5lbs. The mod I'd like to get another ILBE to try is basically cutting out both side...
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    hot tenting in deep snow

    I typically just shingle split firewood under my stove, wood is a great insulator and should be good for several days. Seek Outside does sell a "utility tray" that can be mounted underneath the stove to provide a platform as well.
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    Cimarron Sod Skirt

    The purpose of a sod skirt is to cover with debris and seal the edge of a tent. In fact when I worked at a wall tent shop they called them "bury strips" rather then sod skirts.

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