Apple mostly. I haven’t experimented too much but like you say too much can get over powering so I feel like hickory or stronger might be too much. Tempted to try alder but I usually use it just for fish.
I’m pulling the trigger on a Model 70 next week knowing it will be who knows how long till I get it but being out in front on the communication front goes a long way in my opinion.
Planning on firing off an order and forgetting next week. I will say reading the main RokStock thread UM popping in once a week or two would probably quell a lot of folks angst. I know personally, if they told me 90, 150, whatever days I wouldn’t care too much if they kept me informed why it...
I have a pair from the same time you bought yours and they have held up pretty good so far. I’m probably a 75-100 miles into them. First pair of Schnee’s I ever bought. Only thing I noticed was that under really heavy weight they didn’t support me quite the same as my Meindls.
Upgrading to 6v batteries in series will be a big improvement.
Was going to say going to a real deep cycle battery will make a huge difference. I had two L16s in series in my little trailer and I kept it charged with a 100w. I still kept a little generator to top off if needed.