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Forum: Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets
06-12-17, 04:49 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 598
Posted By Flintshooter

Trouble with Bontranger Trip 300

This spring I bought a Bontranger Trip 300.
While my personal opinion is that the directions for setting everything up are poor in the extreme, I did finally get everything the way it was supposed...
Forum: Touring
03-30-17, 09:12 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 4,111
Posted By Flintshooter

I'm on a blood thinner that eliminates most of...

I'm on a blood thinner that eliminates most of the variations of vitamin I, but my knees demand something on occasion so Tylenol is a must.
Forum: Touring
03-28-17, 10:02 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,429
Posted By Flintshooter

Agree completely. My last job before retirement...

Agree completely.
My last job before retirement had me behind the wheel most of the day. There are a LOT of people on the road that shouldn't be, and the vast majority are under fifty.
Forum: Touring
03-07-17, 10:59 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,930
Posted By Flintshooter

After reading your first post it occurred to me...

After reading your first post it occurred to me that my filter hadn't been used in almost a year and that it could have the same problem. It didn't, even though I had failed to properly store mine as...
Forum: Touring
03-06-17, 10:09 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,930
Posted By Flintshooter

I had similar problems for different reason with...

I had similar problems for different reason with one of the all plastic Katadyn filters. Sometimes things happen.
Not all that many years ago the built-like-a-tank Katadyn was the only filter...
Forum: Touring
03-05-17, 09:51 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,930
Posted By Flintshooter

No, but that's just my opinion. Plus, bleach is a...

No, but that's just my opinion. Plus, bleach is a lot cheaper.
I gave serious thought to using Aqua Mira instead of a filter. However, as I understand it, there is a little waiting period before...
Forum: Touring
03-05-17, 09:22 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,930
Posted By Flintshooter

Read my second sentence again. To help you...

Read my second sentence again.
To help you out, in different words it says that the filter in the video might have an edge because it filters out viruses. I never implied that the Sawyer did....
Forum: Touring
03-05-17, 04:51 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,930
Posted By Flintshooter

I've become a diehard Sawyer Squeeze fan. The...

I've become a diehard Sawyer Squeeze fan. The virus filter might give a slight edge to the filter in the video. The Sawyer is easy to backflush, has no moving parts, and barring some kind of accident...
Forum: Touring
03-04-17, 10:59 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 10,437
Posted By Flintshooter

Thanks for the heads up. Uh.....you aren't...

Thanks for the heads up.
Uh.....you aren't talking about me are you?
Forum: Touring
03-04-17, 10:56 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,372
Posted By Flintshooter

You could buy the naked stove and make your own...

You could buy the naked stove and make your own stand and windscreen.
I use mine with a Pinnacle Soloist. I made the pot stand out of hardware cloth, cutting it to a suitable height and small enough...
Forum: Touring
03-04-17, 10:20 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 10,437
Posted By Flintshooter

I have not seen it here, but on one forum I read...

I have not seen it here, but on one forum I read but seldom post on, there are a few individuals who never post anything useful, helpful, or constructive. Their sole purpose of participating seems to...
Forum: Touring
03-04-17, 06:58 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 12,476
Posted By Flintshooter

That one hit home. I do woodturning, and 99.9%...

That one hit home.
I do woodturning, and 99.9% of my raw materials is acquired with a chainsaw. Just this past week I had to use a jack to raise a fallen trunk to free a saw that was pinched due to...
Forum: Touring
03-03-17, 06:26 AM
Replies: 86
Views: 12,091
Posted By Flintshooter

My introduction to ultra light backpacking...

My introduction to ultra light backpacking occurred on a rehike of the AT section from Dicks Creek Gap in Georgia to the Nantahala River in North Carolina.
It started when none of the thru-hikers I...
Forum: Touring
03-02-17, 08:00 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 12,091
Posted By Flintshooter

About a year ago I could have been more accurate...

About a year ago I could have been more accurate about weight. I doubt the weight of what I named is under five, but it is WELL under ten.
Forum: Touring
03-02-17, 07:54 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 12,091
Posted By Flintshooter

Six Moons Designs Lunar Solo LE. The footprint is...

Six Moons Designs Lunar Solo LE. The footprint is just a slightly undersized piece of Tyvek.
I used one of my trekking poles for the lone pole and was thinking of getting a special lightweight pole...
Forum: Touring
03-02-17, 05:22 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 12,091
Posted By Flintshooter

You don't know what I look like so you will have...

You don't know what I look like so you will have to take my word for it.
A gourmet I am not. A quick glance at my waistline will show that to me any food is good.
I couldn't cook food like you've...
Forum: Touring
03-02-17, 11:06 AM
Replies: 86
Views: 12,091
Posted By Flintshooter

They are at their best heating two cups of...

They are at their best heating two cups of water. That's perfect for most freeze-dried meals, and if you can work out some simmering method, they burn long enough on an ounce to do mac' n cheese and...
Forum: Touring
03-02-17, 10:44 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,711
Posted By Flintshooter

One of my close encounters, as a matter of fact,...

One of my close encounters, as a matter of fact, my closest encounter, occurred when I was squirrel hunting on DNR property. I was sitting on a fallen tree and a skunk walked by close enough to...
Forum: Touring
03-02-17, 09:54 AM
Replies: 86
Views: 12,091
Posted By Flintshooter

One of the cheapest is to use a pop can stove. I...

One of the cheapest is to use a pop can stove. I ended up using the heavier Traglia because it was easier to simmer with, but there are some pop can stoves that allow simmering.
The best part, is...
Forum: Touring
03-02-17, 08:55 AM
Replies: 86
Views: 12,091
Posted By Flintshooter

I think the OP needs to spend some time on the...

I think the OP needs to spend some time on the ultralight section of whiteblaze.net
Even when I first started backpacking in 1975, I never carried the kind of load he is talking about. And that was...
Forum: Touring
02-28-17, 10:18 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,711
Posted By Flintshooter

Making matters even worse, at least in some...

Making matters even worse, at least in some easily accessed public campgrounds, is that coons get fed by people who think they are cute. And sometimes, even bear bagging won't stop them from stealing...
Forum: Touring
02-28-17, 07:27 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,711
Posted By Flintshooter

As a general rule, you have to work at being...

As a general rule, you have to work at being sprayed by a skunk.
In the course of hiking, hunting, and even as a maintenance manager at a large nursing home, I have had a lot of interaction with...
Forum: Touring
02-27-17, 06:23 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,777
Posted By Flintshooter

Things like this happen when you post before your...

Things like this happen when you post before your first cup of coffee.
I completely read over the OCONUS part and was thinking only of a US trip. Regardless of where you get 'em, you have to have a...
Forum: Touring
02-27-17, 05:04 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,777
Posted By Flintshooter

Don't see a problem here. Even if you are out...

Don't see a problem here.
Even if you are out for six months there should be enough refills to cover you. The refill is sent to the regular address and someone you trust puts it a small care package...
Forum: Touring
02-27-17, 04:56 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,777
Posted By Flintshooter

By all means, go for it. You only live once,...

By all means, go for it.
You only live once, and when you die you're going to be dead for a long time.
Forum: Touring
02-27-17, 04:54 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,777
Posted By Flintshooter

I have only been in the VA system a little over a...

I have only been in the VA system a little over a year, but I beg to disagree with you.
There is more involved than JUST the cost of the drug, and when everything is factored in VA is way cheaper....
Forum: Touring
02-22-17, 04:32 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,839
Posted By Flintshooter

Yeah I guess I did. My two longest journals...

Yeah I guess I did.
My two longest journals will probably never be online because the most recent one was written in the summer and fall of 1980. They were the old fashioned kind - pen and paper....
Forum: Touring
02-22-17, 04:50 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,839
Posted By Flintshooter

Some people enjoy writing. I am very thankful...

Some people enjoy writing.
I am very thankful for the journals I kept during two long backpacking trips. While it's that your memory will retain a lot of it, your memory will eventually fade. I...
Forum: Touring
02-19-17, 01:57 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,304
Posted By Flintshooter

That covers it for me. On a planed but...

That covers it for me.
On a planed but unsuccessful months long backpacking trip last summer, my phone let me call ahead for motel reservations, told me, within a few yards, where I was at any given...
Forum: Touring
02-14-17, 04:27 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 7,250
Posted By Flintshooter

The only thing I would say about south to north...

The only thing I would say about south to north is that you are going to be starting with two stiff climbs. It's a long haul out of Cherokee, a descent into Balsam Gap, and then another climb to the...
Forum: Touring
02-13-17, 09:09 AM
Replies: 99
Views: 8,012
Posted By Flintshooter

Two crashes. The first was as when I was twelve...

Two crashes.
The first was as when I was twelve or thirteen and I still (age 64) have a visible scar on my elbow from the road rash. I was racing another kid. The bike was a three speed and it...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-11-17, 12:51 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 670
Posted By Flintshooter

No. Just a matter of doing something I don't...

No.
Just a matter of doing something I don't normally do and not being able to see the obvious.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-11-17, 09:34 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 670
Posted By Flintshooter

Egg on my face. I looked at the problem this...

Egg on my face.
I looked at the problem this morning and saw what I was doing wrong. '''Twas a classic case of cranialrectumitis.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-11-17, 06:10 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 670
Posted By Flintshooter

Yes and no. Round trip driving time to the shop...

Yes and no.
Round trip driving time to the shop is close to three hours. Working in maintenance for years, along with a spattering of gun work, has trained me in the task of using taps from from...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
02-11-17, 03:48 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 670
Posted By Flintshooter

Trouble installing Bluetooth sensor

This past Thursday, I bought a new Trek FX2. At the same time I bought a wireless computer for it, and while the store offered to install it, I was a little pressed for time and told them I could do...
Forum: Touring
02-08-17, 04:00 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 6,305
Posted By Flintshooter

Having spent more nights in Appalachian Trail...

Having spent more nights in Appalachian Trail shelters than I could possibly remember, I have to say that mice wouldn't have bothered me at all. Now days, the bear problem has become bad enough that...
Forum: Touring
02-07-17, 09:18 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 7,250
Posted By Flintshooter

Even there you could probably find a fording...

Even there you could probably find a fording place.
However, most of the time the bridges on the BRP are over roads.
Forum: Touring
02-07-17, 08:47 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 6,305
Posted By Flintshooter

Confining it to bike touring, the worst night...

Confining it to bike touring, the worst night I've ever had wasn't camping. It was in a motel.
Blue Ridge Parkway, early spring. Most of the NPS concessions were a few weeks away from being open....
Forum: Touring
02-06-17, 08:25 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 7,250
Posted By Flintshooter

Another thing. Before you start, check with the...

Another thing.
Before you start, check with the NPS about any closed sections/detours. The last time I was on the Parkway (in a car) there was a bridge being replaced that forced a twenty or thirty...
Forum: Touring
02-06-17, 12:04 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 7,250
Posted By Flintshooter

I did it years ago before the viaduct around...

I did it years ago before the viaduct around Grandfather Mountain was finished.
Without checking my log, I think I did it in eleven days. However, seven or eight would have been very doable. I...
Forum: Touring
02-04-17, 02:40 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 4,277
Posted By Flintshooter

No I didn't. I have an MSR Hubba Hubba that...

No I didn't.

I have an MSR Hubba Hubba that I like a lot. But for a trip last summer it was replaced by a Six Moons Designs Lunar Solo. The difference in weight can allow a lot of Snickers bars.
Forum: Touring
02-02-17, 02:36 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 4,277
Posted By Flintshooter

I realize MSR is a major company. But the tent I...

I realize MSR is a major company. But the tent I now use is produced by Six Moons Designs and they are not. Nor are companies like Z-Packs, or Hyperlight Mountain Gear. Most ultralight backpacking...
Forum: Touring
02-02-17, 06:40 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 4,277
Posted By Flintshooter

My ultralight tent

I have nothing against REI or any of the other major outdoor gear retailers.
But.
There are some cottage or semi-cottage makers out there that have better gear. Often, at better prices.
I have an...
Forum: Touring
01-15-17, 11:49 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,440
Posted By Flintshooter

Lunar solo

I have a Lunar Solo SE that I like a lot. It took several setups to get the hang of it, but it's a reasonably priced sub two pound tent.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-20-16, 05:07 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 3,735
Posted By Flintshooter

This isn't something I am thinking about buying....

This isn't something I am thinking about buying. It is a bike I bought new in 1984. I guess a better question would be, "does it make sense to pay more than half the original cost to keep riding an...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-20-16, 06:16 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 3,735
Posted By Flintshooter

How much should you spend on an older bike?

At what point do you stop spending money on restoration?
I have a 84 Fuji Sundance that has seen little to no maintenance beyond oiling the chain, and tire changes. It doesn't have anywhere near the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-18-16, 05:33 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,628
Posted By Flintshooter

When I had the new wheels made I was going to...

When I had the new wheels made I was going to replace the 27s with 700c. However, the brakes would not allow it. I know that nothing is impossible, but sometimes, and this was one of those cases,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-18-16, 01:09 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,628
Posted By Flintshooter

I lean toward the Trek simply because it has had...

I lean toward the Trek simply because it has had a complete overhaul since it was ridden last. The Fuji really needs a good going over. Possibly/probably new cables and top to bottom lube job. A...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-18-16, 10:00 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,628
Posted By Flintshooter

Have to figure out how first.

Have to figure out how first.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-18-16, 09:58 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,628
Posted By Flintshooter

Back in the day, I could work eight hours hand...

Back in the day, I could work eight hours hand loading 45 foot trailers to the ceiling, get off at 3:30, be on the bike by 4:30, and knock off forty miles. Then, on Saturday and Sunday I went for...
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