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  1. Lorax

    backpacking base weight

    Just wondering where everyone is at here. I just detailed all of my stuff for my basic set up for 20* weather. I use the 20* mark for my base weight because it seems to be the median night temps I'm out in. So, for my shelter system, tarp, pack, bag, I come in at 7.87 lbs. Add to that a...
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    TOP SECRET thread on stealth camping....SSShhhhh!

    Remember.....you saw nothing and you were never here. I've been talking to a few friends of mine on the subject and have seen a few threads on various forums about it. Most have done it. From time to time, I have camped in secrecy among the state forests due to a few factors. Either time...
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    20* Underquilt test and review

    I took my Hammock gear UQ out for a test run yesterday. I ordered it a while ago but never had it out under 23*. Here's the results from yesterdays 9* hang. I used my most minimal gear in the test to really see what it could do. First of all, the gear: -Warbonnet Blackbird in 1.1 fabric with...
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    My backpacking plan for 2013

    Well.....I'm working again as a machinist this time. I will soon be going to second shift where I will be getting off at 11pm on Friday nights.:twitch: I looks like my plan for this year at least will be to hit local trail for overnighters. I'll go early on Saturdays, hike until I get to my...
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    My holiday gift to OutddorBasecamp

    Consider yourselves hooked up for the holidays. My best seasonal recipe that is everyone's favorite. I'm making four batches today.:tinysmile_fatgrin_t Peppermint Biscotti Ingredients: 3/4 butter, softened 3/4 cups sugar 3 eggs 2 teaspoons peppermint...
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    Pics from my Glacier trip

    http://www.outdoorbasecamp.com/forum/f88/glacier-nat-park-next-week-9188/index2.html Just a few pics from a great trip with even better weather. It's always a let down when you review photos and realize that they don't capture the depth, dimension and brilliance of such a great place. It...
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    Glacier Nat. Park next week!

    I've got to confess, I'm getting pretty exited. I've been out of work now for just over a month. It's the first time in my life after working so many hours for so long. I had the opportunity to backpack Glacier with some people I've hiked with before that I met on another forum. Good people...
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    Chaga tea

    Does anyone else always keep an eye towards the birch trees for Chaga fungus to make tea with? I bring along on my trips a packet or two of honey to add to it after I let it cook on the fire for a while. Not only is it good as a tea (which is said to be packed with antioxidants) but makes a...
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    Sig P226 Classic .22 range report

    this is a range report I did a little while ago and never posted it here. I love rimfires and have since added a Ruger SR22 pistol to the mix. I will have a report on that one soon also. Sig P226 Classic http://www.sigsauer.com/CatalogProductDetails/p226-classic-22.aspx It poured out all last...
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    T-day menus...post yours!

    Going traditional here: Basic roasted bird with a bacon weave on top. Sausage/mushroom stuffing. Sweet potatoes with a hint of brown sugar and nutmeg Apple/orange/cranberry chutney Green bean casserole Basic rolls Pumpkin pie Lacking this year is the mashed sweet potato balls with...
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    Northwoods canoe country...a journal entry

    I spent some time this weekend paddling around the “canoe country” as it’s known to quite a few. It extends from north central Wisconsin, across the U.P. and famously into and across the border of Minnesota and Canada. Some of this is the most dense areas of lakes in the world and it seems like...
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    Upper Midwest

    Upper Midwest people! Here's the place to find that next hike, get info and see what's going on in our "neck of the woods". :biggrin1:
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    Scariest night you've ever spent out

    For me, it was the night I spent solo on a remote frozen lake. I had a friend at work tell me he planned to ice fish this lake by pulling a gear sled behind him. It was a lot of work and he only did it once a year. He asked me if I wanted to go and I told him I had planned on doing some winter...
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    New guy from WI

    Hi! I'm not sure how I stumbled onto these forums but found them and the topics looked interesting. So I'm here and will participate from time to time. I'm big into backpacking and paddling. Anything outdoors really. It's all good. I try to make my rounds throughout the upper midwest and...
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