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If it helps you can try piercing each pouch with a pin, squeezing the air out and then covering the hole with a piece of tape. We don't rehydrate our meals in the pouches so will repackage in less bulky bags to take up less space

Maybe the red bags just feel faster! Check out Dermatone (or similar) sun screen in a stick like a giant lip balm. You can put it on while wearing mittens so its easy to apply more frequently.

I wear glasses and have always struggled with fogging if I cover my face. Most miserable of all is when my glasses fog inside my goggles. The lenses of the goggles stay clear while my prescription lenses fog from warm air rising up through the foam vents of the goggles. Last year I was...

There must be a market for a waterproof bearproof container to replace the traditional barrel. Maybe a latex band around the join between lid and container would be enough. We used to use these around the old containers designed for storing glass chemical jars to make them waterproof...

Now available in titanium!

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From the Quest Outfitters site "To determine the amount of shock cord you need as a general rule you use as much shockcord as the total length of the poles you are stringing (ie: an 8 foot pole would use 8 feet of shockcord). Usually by the time you tie your knot there is enough tension but if...

I guess it will come to that. Our local hardware stores are devoid of the interesting small stuff that gave American a reason to shop there. A drive into Winnipeg would mean a couple of hours of driving, lots of frustration and $30 of gas so Online quickly becomes the default.

Sell? You mean I’ll have to pay for them?

Nothing to do with oral care. I use old toothbrushes in the workshop for all sorts of cleaning jobs that need a small stiff brush with bristles at right angles to the handle. Unfortunately we have now switched to electric brushes and my supply is running out. Anyone have have any suggestions for...

Just use a water bottle with a sports cap and then squeeze!

Last trip back to the UK I made an inventory of my 83 year old Dad's dozen bikes and then arranged to sell them via Facebook to a dealer. At some point he will have to move into assisted living and I'm not looking forward to trying to make him part with the couple of thousand books he has around...

Stomach sleeping is definitely a challenge. Hanging a bridge tighter than you would a regular hammock is definitely a must to get that flat lay

Just wanted to make it clear some have tried it and it didn't end well. Propane blends are a con! As you mention, the propane burns off first so that when you really need it, when the cannister is getting low and cooling itself through evaporation, there is no propane left. The fact they do use...

Yeah never put propane into a “camping” style canister- the ones with a concave base, domed top and the Lindal style valve. Propane boils at a much lower temperature so the chance of a very big bang is pretty high. There are adapters that connect stoves intended for use with Lindal valves to the...