Winner of the Morning Chuckle While Drinking Coffee Award 2018
Winner of the Morning Chuckle While Drinking Coffee Award 2018
so you've had the thermarest cot for a number of years, how bout an opinion or review?Got one for $168 last night, seems a lot of sales going on. Google is your friend. Since I am just over 32 i like my comfort. Spend money on stuff that will last a long time is also frugal.
Winner of the Morning Chuckle While Drinking Coffee Award 2018
Pretty cool, Drew. I never saw or even heard of those in all my Army brat years, but it looks genuine. Even the nomenclature on the can is written in proper Army-ese. Given the years (1949, 1952), I'll bet they created the bag-in-a-can idea as a response to the thousands of soldiers trapped around the Chosin Reservoir, in sub-zero temps, at the outbreak of the Korean War (1950). It would have been a way to compress them and air drop them by the tons.
Edit: The 1949 date makes sense, too. Having seen thousands of soldiers deal with frostbite in the Battle of the Bulge (1945) and knowing the "next war" was likely to be fought on cold turf, it makes sense that the Army would develop a better cold weather bag. 1949 is about right for the general introduction of such.
In the early 70s, I used Army mummy bags that were probably just a generation removed from this one. They had real down lining, and they were effective in the near zero temps at beautiful Ft Leonard Wood, my alma mater.
In the early 70s, I used Army mummy bags that were probably just a generation removed from this one. They had real down lining, and they were effective in the near zero temps at beautiful Ft Leonard Wood, my alma mater.
The coldest part was always crawling out in the morning to get ready to go.
LuminAID solar lanterns. Has anyone tried one of these little lights. They were originally designed to use in disaster areas. It consists of a small solar panel, battery and LED light encapsulated in an inflatable square body. Leave it in the sun all day and then use it at night. The wife bought me one for Christmas and it's not had a field test yet, still it seems pretty useful.
I bought two items from Wallyworld today online. The first is a tarp I have seen a blogger use as a rain fly. It's a bit large at 10'x10' but the price is right: $10. It's actually a wall for a pop up canopy. This one is on clearance.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Ozark-Trail-Sun-Wall-for-10-x-10-Straight-Leg-Canopy-Gazebo/34480136...
Thanks. I'm going to get one or two for use with my 10x10 Ez-Up for camping when I trailer the dirt bikes to the forest. Wind block, rain protection, sun protection, etc. good to have on hand when needed.
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Only one of the colors is $10. The rest are $15 or so.
Anyone know a good method to determine how much is left in a fuel canister?
Only one of the colors is $10. The rest are $15 or so.
Anyone know a good method to determine how much is left in a fuel canister?
Weigh an empty one. Weigh a full one. The difference is the amount of liquid propane in the cylinder. Weighing a partially full cylinder will give an indication of the amount left when you compare it to the weight of a full and an empty cylinder. Pressure in the cylinder will remain the same until all liquid is gone. Downs water method is a crude weigh scale.
Got home from the lake today and realized my error of tossing the empty gas can in the trash.
Did you punch a hole in it before you tossed it?