227 grams, without the two dinky water bottles it came with. It's going to be challenging to get a 3 day trek into this itty bitty waist bag. Warm weather trips only. My last weekend trek last fall, water became a problem, so this is probably a bit water-focused. I am making 2 leather pouches …
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My eldest and I made some wild Violet tincture from the flowers in the back yard this weekend. It's been 4 years since we bought the house, so whatever nasty gunk the priors may be sprayed in the yard ought to be dramatically reduced at this point. Pick the flowers in the back yard as …
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I carry a (very small) towel with me every day! I've even managed (on the sly) to get my wife to carry several with her for the last several years. Reshared post from +Mad Tinker Don't forget that Sunday is Towel Day! "… any man that can hitch the length and breadth of the Galaxy, …
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I recently purchased an Ozark Trail LED Headlamp to replace one I left at my folk's place. I was hoping for a AA headlamp, but walmart doesn't sell those anymore, so I got the cheapest AAA one they had as it sported the longest battery life. It doesn't have the features of the other lamps, …
Last Friday morning, we got a lot of snow. HUGE flakes. Driving across Iowa, I saw what I would guess was 2 inches of snow – on the freshly planted fields. I wonder what this will do for food prices this year… In album 2014-05-20 Big flakes in the front yard Trucklet is getting covered …
