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NoFair said:
Thanks guys. I think he would have gotten a smile out of seeing it used hard outdoors like he did with his knives.
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I believe you are right. I never got to meet Maarten, but I talked with him a lot about knives. Now...I wish I had a Secare even more than I already did. Every time I see that particular design I will remember hours of chatting with Maarten.
 
Stuart who makes the Secare is a great guy as well. Kind of feeling a want/need for one myself :o :D
 
Looks like it'll be yummy schmittie!

My contribution. Making up some Pita Chips. Not nearly as fancy as what you all have going, but the EDKarda is such an excellent slicer in the kitchen I just had to share it. :) I'm still drooling over today's guardless woodchuck.

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Pita chips? Nice! I'd dig right it. :)


Nothing fancy bout tonight. It's just stew in a bed of mashed taters bro ;)

 
Yesterday I decided to use up my last day off this set to test out my new snowshoes in the forest. The weather in the area was very warm for a winter day, but I didn’t have too much time available to go up into the higher mountains. Instead, I decided to go play around in the foothills (which by the way had way more snow than I bargained for).

My surroundings for the day looked like this:

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The snowshoes did very well, and I managed to snag this photo of me floating on top of the snow:

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In reality though, the snow in most places was about 3 feet deep, and with my snowshoes I was sinking up to my knees in the powder. This yielded for a slow and intense uphill climb that took more time than I planned, so about halfway up I decided to sit down for some lunch before going back. At least if I come back next time, the trail should be broken in and I can hopefully make it to the top.

My lunch spot:

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My Hiking Buddy was pretty lazy today and made me do all the uphill legwork. At least he helped prepare lunch:

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Well, that about covers my trip for today. Fantastic weather, great company with my Hiking Buddy in my pocket, and the snowshoes thoroughly snowshoed in.

Thanks for coming along!

Now to go drink bourbon...
 
Hey plue , nice snowshoes , I have a 36 inch pair of tubbs with that same binding system. They work great. I really like the looks of that wood stove, been wanting to get one. I use an msr gas stove now but would like to try a wood burner. Do you like yours? What model is it? Does it just fold up?
 
I was thinking about putting an order for some solo woodburning stoves. I part own an outfitters store and can get stuff for cost....I need to buy 5 of them if anyone wants to go in on them. I can get snowshoes and other things if anyone needs anything I will help if I can...
 
Is that an Emberlit?
KephaC, I am interested in one of the ti stoves.
 
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KephaC said:
I was thinking about putting an order for some solo woodburning stoves. I part own an outfitters store and can get stuff for cost....I need to buy 5 of them if anyone wants to go in on them. I can get snowshoes and other things if anyone needs anything I will help if I can...
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I would be in for 1 or 2 of the woodburning stoves!

-Will
 
dcycleman said:
Hey plue , nice snowshoes , I have a 36 inch pair of tubbs with that same binding system. They work great. I really like the looks of that wood stove, been wanting to get one. I use an msr gas stove now but would like to try a wood burner. Do you like yours? What model is it? Does it just fold up?
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Thanks, Dcycle! I love the binding system, I had another, older pair, where my foot used to twist around and drive me crazy.

The stove is an Emberlit Ti, and I absolutely love it. It takes less than a minute to put it together / pull it apart, and the components are all completely flat, so it barely takes up any space. I honestly just keep this one in it's pouch in my daypack 100% of the time, it's light enough and takes up so little space that you don't even know it's there, but you have it at the ready when you feel like having a fire. For me the size is perfect, as it allows me to boil some water on it and doesn't use too much fuel. There's also a popular Stainless Steel version, which is I think half the price, but also twice the weight. I went with the Ti so it'd be light enough to never leave my pack, and the extra $40 weren't a deal breaker for me right now (I'm only going to buy this one stove for the next x years, so the added cost wasn't so much over the time I'd be using it). Also, the wonderful coloration the Ti develops is amazing!

Some photos from a previous trip, including some more shots of the stove and Fiddleback:

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Cool plue, I'll check that stove out. Makes sense to have one in the daypack if it's that small and light.
Kep- that's really cool of you to offer that, I'll def keep that in mind
 
schmittie said:
Pita chips? Nice! I'd dig right it. :)


Nothing fancy bout tonight. It's just stew in a bed of mashed taters bro ;)

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That looks mighty fine. All you need is a slug of some whiskey and you'll be set. That stew looks like it would probably taste even better the next day.
 
Plue:

Man, I gotta say, I'm sitting here looking at your pics filled with jealousy. I gotta get up to the mountains. Gorgeous shots.

Maybe tomorrow. Oh wait, not tomorrow, the Broncos are playing. Maybe I'll ditch work on Monday. We've had some good snow lately and I'm sure I could find a good spot.
 
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