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    Sealing a Leaky Tent Question

    I guess I haven't been on here in a while. I didn't realize I had replies to this thread. I still have the Eureka, but never do anything to waterproof the floor. Luckily, for Christmas, I received a new tent, so it's not as much of an issue now. It'd still be good to use as a loaner or a...
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    Need help choosing trekking footwear

    When I was recently faced with this dilemma I wound up finding a good shoe store with knowledgeable sales staff. At the time I lived two hours away from the store, so it was a bit of an aggravation, but it wound up being well worth the trip. I have a big wide foot, so buying shoes isn't easy...
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    When you go hiking or backpacking, will you take a water filter?

    I take a Sawyer Mini Water Filter with me. I like that it is somewhat multi purpose. I can use it like a straw and drink straight from the source if need be, though I haven't. It comes with a small bag I can fill up, then squeeze the water through the filter. This has worked well for me...
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    Cabela's employees say managers confirm store will close Jan. 1

    From a couple of the articles I read related to the buy out, it appears as though Bass Pro will be keeping the Cabela's brand. So, there will still be separate Bass Pro and Cabela's stores. Hopefully they won't change much else for a while either.
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    Tent Heaters

    If you are talking about the old coleman fuel ones, I'm going to say no, probably not. I guess you could always sleep with a carbon monoxide detector and hope it wakes you up, but that's a pretty risky chance to take in a tent. There are catalytic propane heaters made for use inside a tent...
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    about titanium cooking gear

    I don't.
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    Has Anyone Bought an Xterra ISXT13 Tent (or Has Info About It)?

    No hands on experience with the tent. I can't really find any good pictures of it online either, just two. I can't tell in either picture if it has a tub style floor, that's something I like to look for in any tent (cheap/expensive). It gets the seems off the ground so it's less likely to...
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    Where are the Posters?

    I've noticed most forums I visit are a bit slow any more. Not slow speed wise, but slow posting wise. That is, unless they have a political section, those seem to be popular now with the presedentials coming up, but I avoid those. Since Facebook has gained so much popularity it seems that...
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    Please read this post, try this recipe, and learn to love eating fish

    I do enjoy a good fish fry, especially cat fish, that I caught fresh that day myself. Sometimes some salmon grilled on a cedar plank (hard to get fresh in my neck of the woods though). Actually, getting anything fresh around here seems impossible. Like Peg says in the blog, "you can't even...
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    Sealing a Leaky Tent Question

    I have a cut piece of 6 mil plastic to use for an inside tarp for the time being. I have a regular tarp I use for a ground cloth. I cut the plastic piece big enough to go up the sides a little bit to help out. I haven't tried it yet, but hope to get to here in a few weeks. Maybe Santa will...
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    What Kind of Flashlight/Lantern Do You Use?

    I've discovered the same thing ppine. I purchased a newer LED headlamp last year. Thing is bright, but the battery life stinks. I thought the idea behind LED lights was being smaller, more compact, and greater battery life. With ever increasing brightness they are killing the battery life...
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    Power to a camp site

    I was looking at the 50 watt, and maybe 100 watt for one specific reason actually. I had read that you should only consider that about 70% of the wattage to make it's way to charging the battery. So, for 50 watt, that would only be around 35 watts that's useful. The reasoning was that there...
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    Making seats more comfortable

    Have you considered the "stadium seats". They are small padded seats made to strap to the bleachers at some outdoor stadiums. It would work if you have a flat bench seat in your canoe, but if you have the plastic seats with a little back rest on them already then it wouldn't. Back in my canoe...
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    Power to a camp site

    How many watts are your panels, and what are the dimensions? I'm looking at parts to build my solar generator, and so far the solar panels have all been much larger in length and width than I expected.
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    Sealing a Leaky Tent Question

    I recently re-sealed the seams. We were camping last fall and it started to rain. We found out on that trip that the seams of the rainfly were leaking. It would allow a drop through occasionally that would then hit the netting and cause water to splash into a fine mist everywhere. The seam...
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