Unless you have no other method to make water safe, stick to a hand-pump filter or purifier.

I am interested by this tent. i live in Montréal, CA. Is the tent still available and how process to buy it?

François.

we are very int. in wool T- 40 pcs. can you deliver and what would it cost ??

thanks a lot for yr info.

Kind regards,

Annie Jensen
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It’s more of a “how to live at a campground ad”.

I’ve known several people who worked odd jobs in the off-season and lived with a bunch of roommates for cheap rent. Then, when it was prime-season for skiing, climbing, kayaking, etc., they’d live out of a tent and car for a few months. It’s not technically “homeless” though most of them didn’t have any monthly bills or an address that mail could be sent to. They also never thought of themselves as homeless and tried to stay clean and to feed themselves well-enough.

New National Park rules are making it harder, but there are some classic and nerve-wracking stories on the web if you search for “Yosemite climbing bum.”

A quick test with a completely full bladder and only one Efferdent yielded a bubble of air small enough that several of them would barely fill a drinking glass after the whole thing was done. When I opened the valve there wasn’t even enough pressure to make the water do anything but dribble out (like usual).

Odds are that a less-than-full bladder or one with some air already in it would need several boxes of Efferdent before you damaged anything.

Hiker Deals isn’t a store. We only link to deals and sales at other stores. I think your best bet at finding a Patagonia Scythe (or any camping gear) at a good price is on eBay. Some, but not all, US eBay sellers are willing to ship products overseas and many even have brand new items that are being cleared out of stores at prices below retail.

-Mike at HikerDeals

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I’ll even suggest that the National Park system is entirely in danger, and not just as we know it. Especially since you point out that Park superintendents are “planning for the catastrophe,” the conclusion I draw from your reamrk is that we may lose the entire Park system if they refuse to step away from an idealist view to find other sources of funding.

Park Superintendent’s aren’t talking any more about the best use of the tax payer dollar, they are planning for the catastrophe. They are organizing what’s left of their resources to ensure that there will be some kind of caretaker function, in the hope that someday the voters will wake up to what’s going on, and demand that Congress take action.

This type of law and ticket isn’t unusual in California though. Sometimes they’re protecting us from our own decisions, as opposed to other people’s actions.

This law limiting cyclists to 8mph is close. I don’t agree, but it can be argued that it just lets everyone on the path be less responsible and makes for an “I don’t have to look before leaping” attitude. Nonetheless, I don’t think that’s what was going on here. Here, I think Manhattan Beach was more worried about tourism revenue than individual responsibility.

REI-Outlet.com has the Sabre for $79.93, but it’s in limited sizes and colors. Right now they have the “Apricot/Grey” color in S. Just click this “REI-Outlet” link and then search for item #736642.

Otherwise, you’ll have to check some of the generic shopping sites for the Sabre. I wrote about it here http://www.hikerdeals.com/news/internet-shopping-bargain-and-deal-sites-master-list/ – but I’d say your best bet to find this unusual item is with Google’s Froogle search, here http://froogle.google.com

Thanks,
Tesa

Steep and Cheap is owned by Backcountry Outlet though, and they have good (but not great) deals on the same stuff. Right now their price is $471.71 for the Scarpa Tornado AT Ski Boots. That price also gets you free ground shipping – there aren’t currently any other coupons or discounts. Also, even with the low prices, both BackcountryOutlet.com and SteepandCheap.com do have great service.

There is a sale today (2/25/2006) on the Timbuk2 Metro mini messenger bag for 50% off at Sierra Trading Post (click the links to see it). The closest they have is an olive green with an orange stripe.

If you “have” to get a specific color check out Timbuk2′s website and click the “Build Your Own” link at the top.

Light speakers like you mention would be cool too, since headphones make it a bit difficult to actually have a social experience when you’re in a group.

That being said, it has often been a fantasy of mine while plodding along on a three or more hour approach to have some small speakers attached to my shoulder straps and an MP3 player blasting some enjoyable music to help with the trip.

Since there are no other hikers around when my group is off canyoneering, we wouldn’t bug anyone else. The only concern I have would be getting it wet and destroyed – but since an iPod nano would fit well into a Nalgene bottle (with a dry socks for padding) I think that it could be a useable solution.

Yes, battery life for extended trips would be a concern. Most of our hiking is on the order of >6 hours per day. I would certainly not have the audio blasting while I was actually in a canyon – that’s the fun part. (And it would just feel wrong to rig a rappel while blasting Aerosmith’s “Living on the Edge”)

Nice site. Thanks for the trackback on your other article.

Canister vs. Liquid Fuel Stoves:
Traditional wisdom says that liquid fuel stoves (where you fill & pump up fuel bottles yourself) produce more total heat and have less bulky fuel bottles than canister stoves – like this SuperFly model.