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milani74 said:
Lol. Thanks Hikingmano =) I ordered it last night and have already received a shipping tracking number! Thats much faster than I anticipated.
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Oh yeah, they're quick! Chris told me they have the pieces cut already, so when an order comes in, if they don't already have it in stock, they just sew it up right then and there. I was amazed when he shipped my 500d Cordura variant Circuit the afternoon of the day I placed my order (morning). Crazy fast!

Codger_64 said:
That "por-tage" thing isn't to popular here South of the Mason Dixon, even among the younger more fit crowd. In fact, when I use an outfitter for shuttle, they load my canoe on and off their trailer and take my canoe and gear down the embankment to the launch for me. I can do it myself, but it is a long process with a lot of "breathers".

I'll try the cheap and easy route with the inflator and see if it works. If not, a Coleman batttery op inflator may be the ticket. Blowing up the pad is nothing compared to inflating the fore and aft air floatation bags in my canoe. I don't always use them, but in the interest of safety, I really should. The Alpacka bag is interesting too. So many choices!
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I gotcha. When I find the thing, I'll PM your for your shipping address. It's in my car camping box in my storage unit downstairs, and it's a pain to get in easily if the car parked adjacent to the unit is parked too close to the door (as has been the case by the time I've gotten home every evening this week).

Owen, congrats :) :thumbup: They look like they can breathe a bit.
 
Finally got around to buying a dedicated pouch for my backpacking first-aid kit (was using just a ziplock bag before) so I went with a Tactical Tailor 1H Accessory Pouch.

I photographed it next to a USGI canteen for size reference and it is perfect for the amount of supplies I have with a little room to spare. I didn't want anything too big or bulky. The zippers don't run down the sides all the way but this isn't a problem because the pouch still opens up pretty wide as seen in the last pic. I took the MALICE clips off that came with it since I store the kit inside my bag. The medical cross patch was bought from my local surplus store. Good quality made-in-USA pouch that isn't overpriced either.

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The contents of the medical kit is a QuikClot Trauma Pack as well as a few other essentials that I threw in.
 
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I had one of these a couple of years and like a dumba$$ I let it go :( found one in good shape and had to have it :D

BHK Boattail Scandi- sheath has a neat design in that you can use as a dangler or flip the loop over and tighten the chicago screw and it's a traditional belt loop

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mtwarden said:
I had one of these a couple of years and like a dumba$$ I let it go :( found one in good shape and had to have it :D

BHK Boattail Scandi- sheath has a neat design in that you can use as a dangler or flip the loop over and tighten the chicago screw and it's a traditional belt loop

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Wonderful no-nonsense knife and sheath. I have always wanted one of those. Congratulations on that haul!
 
After literally years of deliberation, and going back and forth between a traditional canvas wall tent and a lightweight tipi design, I finally pulled the plug today on a Seek Outside 6 with a woodstove:

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With a turkey hunt in northern Idaho coming up in a few weeks, it should get lots of use soon. Can't wait.
 
Wow! Nice! My buddy who's into UL hunting has been talking for a long time about getting one of the Kifaru ones.
 
Thanks. Kifaru makes a really nice tipi/stove rig as well, for sure.

The specs on the SO 6:

Height: 7’10″
Diameter: 13’10″
150 sq ft
Weight of the "full" option (with 2 doors/screens): 6 lbs 3 ounces

Stove:

Construction: Titanium
Volume: 680 Cubic Inches
Dimensions: 8.25 x 8.25 x 10 inches long
Height: 12″
Avg Weight: 40 oz, including standard length pipe

All told, the whole thing should weigh < 10 lbs. Easy enough to break up between a few people and pack in anywhere.
 
Haven't been on here in a while, so here are a few other recent acquisitions:

Belt Axe by Ragweed Forge. Seriously impressed with this for the price. Head is fitted tight as a drum, and the edge came plenty sharp out of the box. A few coats of linseed and the handle livened up nicely:

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Blind Horse Frontier Valley patch knife. Has already proven itself on small game, in the kitchen and in camp. Just a perfectly ergonomic, versatile and simple design. This is a knife that embodies for me of the quote by St. Exupery - "A thing is perfect not when nothing more can be added to it, but when nothing more can be taken away:"

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And a new neck sheath for my BHK Lil' Muk:

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New Laplander sheath, courtesy of Sagewood Gear. To say I'm impressed with the quality of this sheath would be an understatement - it is form fitted to the shape of the Laplander, and the fit is impeccable. Made to order, and definitely worth the wait.

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Smithhammer- Great scores! I have that same tent, very happy with it and the folks that made it. Did you get the Nest? There was a definite learning curve for me 'til I got it setup right. I went with the titanium stove from Four Dogs, is yours the SO ?
Good luck scoring a big Tom in Idaho.
 
mrgreen said:
Smithhammer- Great scores! I have that same tent, very happy with it and the folks that made it. Did you get the Nest? There was a definite learning curve for me 'til I got it setup right. I went with the titanium stove from Four Dogs, is yours the SO ?
Good luck scoring a big Tom in Idaho.
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Good to hear! Honestly, I haven't heard a single bad review of the SO tipis yet, and I got to check one out in person last weekend. The quality and attention to detail were impressive. I went with their med. ti stove as well.

Here's hoping this is the year I finally get a gobbler with my recurve! I've got two hunts planned - one in southeast ID, and one up north. Can't wait...
 
Some cuben fiber stuff from Zpacks:triumphant:
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Large stuff sack, stake bag, chest pack, and small dry bag.

My bag weighs 2lb 8oz, and this is with the stuff sack(replacing a compression sack that weighed almost 3oz):
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Didn't weigh the stakes, but there are 5 of them, and they're spec'ed at .3oz/ea.
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I was momentarily appalled by how grossly overweight the chest pack was, since the total should have only been 3.32oz with two removable belts and an ITW Web Dominator installed, but have resigned myself to coping with this unexpected load increase. I'm trying really hard not to feel bitter about it:(
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Kidding about the weight. The compression sack I use for my winter bag, the stake bag that came with my Tarptent Notch, and the stuff sack I use for a food bag have all been a source of irritation for me, so aside from the chest pack, I was just replacing each of those items with something simpler.
 
JV3 said:
is that 2 lb 8 oz a backpack? kinda heavy for a cuben fiber, no?
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It's a Marmot Pinnacle sleeping bag. Pretty light for a bag EN rated for 10F. Since I usually have plenty of room in my pack, I'll probably use the same stuff sack for the 40F Arete, which is basically the same bag without a draft collar, and a pound lighter.
The stuff sack weighs .4oz.
 
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