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    Frozen locking pack buckles

    They call them “Bachelor Buckles”
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    Frozen locking pack buckles

    Seek has some metal buckles that are now back ordered and I love em. They are metal and heavier, and don’t lock
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    Frozen locking pack buckles

    I am a big Kifaru fanboy. I just got the 4300 and ARK frame and was excited to get it out into the woods. The weatherman let me down a bit, and my schedule had me humping in the rain late yesterday and then during the night 28F. Every thing was frozen solid when I woke up, with the most annoying...
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    Show me them tipis

    I love my Supramid from MLD
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    Show me them tipis

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    for my "old achy" back

    The conclusion I came to as well……the zero
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    Skin glue - school me?

    I am a surgeon and use dermabond all the time. With that said, I had a a self inflicted camp saw to the finger injury on the nondom hand. It was bleeding pretty bad, but was evident that no tendon was cut. I put a betadine soap soak on it then a quick clot pack and wrapped it up with a stretchy...
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    Show me them tipis

    Love the MLD Supremind (and my Vizsla)
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    Show me them tipis

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    Durston X-Mid Tents

    I'm finding that level ground is essential in this type of tent (I have an XMid2 pro, and have had a Zpacks Duplex) and even floorless tipis. I you are not careful, the toe of your sleeping bag will find it's way out of tarp coverage during the night. My first night out in the Durston was in a...
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    Sleeping in the cold

    I live in Georgia. I camp in the northern mountains in the winter, have all kinds of tents and rarely take a stove. My question for you cold weather guys, what do you put in you sleeping bag during the night? In sub freezing weather, I put a bag of water, can of gas, lighter and boots in a bag...
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    The Road to Brooks Range Dall Sheep!

    I was hunting in a Joe Want area in the Brooks and killed a sheep 4yrs ago. Numerous stories were told of his exploits by my guide during the trip. When I got back to Fairbanks to seal the horns, who do you might guess was doing the sealing????? Yes, good ole Joe Want. I felt like I was meeting...
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    Hilleburg: biting the bullet

    had one of those Cabelas Guide Tent blow flat on me in the wind near Kotzebue once......hard to forget that. With that said, I've never stressed a shelter the way that one was stress that night
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    Hilleberg Unna

    I have one and augment it with a tarp awning. I have both interiors and it's one of my fav shelters. Plenty of room for me and the dog and my pack
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    WTS Kifaru clean out

    The Muskeg 5000 sold
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