Snowshoe hike pics

nice pics, thanks for sharing :)

I have a pair of Filson whipcords, one of the most versatile pair of pants I own- the tight weave does a good job of cutting wind and shedding snow

I also have a ex light, amazing how warm a 6 oz garment can be- I own t shirts that weigh 6 ozs! :D
 
How do you like the Honey Stove? I'm considering replacing my Jetboil with it. Seems there are some weight savings, and it will give me an excuse to make more fires.

Thanks,

JGON
 
JGON said:
How do you like the Honey Stove? I'm considering replacing my Jetboil with it. Seems there are some weight savings, and it will give me an excuse to make more fires.

Thanks,

JGON
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I really enjoy using the stove. Whenever we go on a day hike, I like to see if I (or my kids) can start a fire with a fire steel, only using materials that are around us. It's a good way to keep skills, and to be familiar with the impact of weather on fire starting materials an on manual skills (on this hike I was fumbling with the small striker due to cold hands). I usually boil up some tea as a bit of a ritual at the half way point of the hike, as part of this exercise. The stove allows for this practice, but doesn't mark the rocks (if you use a pan underneath), and I think it's OK to use it when open fires aren't allowed (though I'm not sure about that... hard to find an answer to that).

I use a couple of skinny, light tent pegs as a top rack instead of the top piece of metal that comes with the stove. It saves a bit of weight, and is easier to add fuel from the top (they describe this on the Honey Stove web site).
 
Wonderful pictures walkabout, I really enjoyed the grouse shot (looks like a male) great colors. You have chosen well grasshopper, all your gear is top shelf, good to see where you get to go to enjoy it. A real winter wonderland.
 
Great pictures. Thanks for sharing. Another snowshoe thread to make me jealous. I'm pretty stoked for snow (for whatever reason, I'm not quite sure yet), and now I'd like to try snowshoes even more!

-Nadz
 
Walkabout said:
:) This outdoors stuff is my only hobby... I didn't start getting nice stuff until my late 40s. I partly blame this forum... I didn't know what I was missing out on until reading all of the gear posts. Maybe now I'll be responsible for someone's budget being a bit stretched :o

I like the spruce tea. There isn't a huge variety of conifers here... pretty much limited to white spruce, black spruce, jack pine, and tamarack (which have lost their needles now). I almost always use jack pine and white spruce. I think I like the pine taste better than the spruce if they were alone, but there's usually an opportunity to try a mixture, which I usually do.

I tried making Labrador tea out of the Labrador tea plant, and found it somewhat tasteless.
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I usually use 5 good sized leaves and boil the labrador for 5 min, the water gets almost a rust coloured tinge to it. It tastes better the longer you boild it, but i typically mix it with pine needles for more flavor.

I am very jealous of your woodlore...
 
Walkabout said:
I really enjoy using the stove. Whenever we go on a day hike, I like to see if I (or my kids) can start a fire with a fire steel, only using materials that are around us. It's a good way to keep skills, and to be familiar with the impact of weather on fire starting materials an on manual skills (on this hike I was fumbling with the small striker due to cold hands).
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I want to buy one of these, but the only place I can find it is on backpackinglight dot com and the price with the exchange rate and shipping included is a little insane. Is there anywhere in the US these can be purchased? Or is there anything similar that is more readily available?

Thanks,

JGON
 
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