Activity for tsturzl‭

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Answer	—	A: How much insulation does a wet synthetic sleeping bag provide? Really its all about the loft. So if you have a specific bag you're wondering about, next time you launder it look at it when its wet and see how much loft remains. I know my winter bag loses about 40% of its loft when wet, which isn't bad, especially because it dries quickly even if it relatively hu... (more)	—	about 8 years ago
Answer	—	A: Tips for Cooking with Unseasoned (green) Firewood I've gotten pretty sufficient fires on a rainy fall day with relatively wet wood. Something that I often do is collect a lot of wet wood use the fire to dry out other logs. Make sure they're relatively small so they dry out by the time you need them. Just keep putting wood around the fire to dry as y... (more)	—	over 9 years ago
Answer	—	A: Protein-intake on extended minimal-weight treks I don't understand why you're so centric around protein. There are protein bars, some of which contain over 20g of protein. There are also freeze dried meats which is actually more protein dense(higher protien-weight ratio) than protein bars. Freeze dried foods generally offer the best weight to cal... (more)	—	over 9 years ago
Question	—	How to deal with unethical campers? Earlier last month I witnessed someone fell a tree in the Eagles Nest Wilderness while I was on a backpack trip. Its quite obvious that you're not supposed to cut down trees in a national forest, in this particular wilderness fires are also prohibited. I hadn't any idea how to deal with this group of... (more)	—	over 9 years ago
Answer	—	A: Protecting Food Supplies from wild animals While Backpacking Some parks require you to have a bear canister. Here in the Rocky Mountains if you camp up in the mountains(no trees to sling a bag) you're usually required to have a canister, not because of bears but marmots. Bear canisters might be a little much, but its a sure fire way to prevent animals from get... (more)	—	over 9 years ago
Answer	—	A: What are the Pros and Cons of No-Cook Backpacking? I started out cooking actual meals, which was time consuming and required a lot of clean up. Its not practical to pack out waste from food prep cleanup(like waste water), and I started to realize it was not in good ethic to do so. So I started with the mentality boil don't cook. I've gone ahead and i... (more)	—	over 9 years ago