Hi Marge I am correct in assuming that you are talking about pack contents and not contents plus pack in your 19 -20 lbs for five days? Also how much water do...
Hi Helen I would agree with you here. You should write a review that reflects objectively your experience with the pack, just as the other reviewers should do...
Hi On the topic of food lists, the Yahoo! group, Light Trail Food has been having a real good discussion on dehydrators etc. Seems to be some people there...
Hi Ron Good report. Got me thinking about how I can convince Sarah that the last two stoves she has given me for Christmas needs to be supplemented with a ...
Hi Jerry and other Elph users I have been closely examining the specs sheet for this camera since Jerry sparked my interest in it. I have a couple of...
Ron: Melt a liter of water from snow (do it outside of course) then put the pot lid on and bring to a boil. Record the time between the first bit of snow added...
... Weather hasn't been conducive to extensive testing, but as I mentioned, I have found it quite stable in general. The small footprint helps - it's easier to...
I reread Ryan's post on pack comfort and he is absolutely right. Many people, probably mostly male, would be perfectly comfortable throwing a 15 - 20 lb. load...
Naw...I still disagree. ;o) I select testers to cover this sort of thing. That is why I'm always trying to get a larger tester pool; to improve my chances to...
I do agree, however, that it was unfortunate that only about 4 people applied for that pack, all of them light weight packers. I guess the heavy weights just...
OK, that's what I'll do - my friend thanks you. I see I missed the opportunity to be a monitor. Darn the bad luck. Helen ... From: Jerry Goller Sent: Friday,...
... Thank you for the suggestion. I will arrange to do this as soon as reasonably appropriate. I won't be using another stove for benchmarking, I'm afraid - my...
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I canceled the VB test. It is, in my opinion, getting too late in the season for a proper 2 month test. Onward and upward. ID is a small company and they had...
Andrew: I use the digital Elph S300. I carry two 128mb CompactFlash storage cards and two Canon rechargeable batteries (one in the camera, one a spare) on...
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Feb 1, 2002 5:51 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the BackpackGearTest group. File : /Food...
Hi. My name is Bob Farrell and I would like to test the SealSkinz socks and gloves if Dr. Will doesn't respond to your email by Saturday night. I am a 36 year...
Outstanding. Thanks for the reload. Jerry http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BackpackGearTest : the most comprehensive interactive gear reviews and tests on the...
Would you like me to resubscribe :)? K -- Kelly Riggs Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the...
That would be a lot of trouble. If you're really bored you could.. ;o) Jerry http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BackpackGearTest : the most comprehensive ...
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Feb 1, 2002 7:46 pm
We have a couple of insect repellent tests we couldn't get to from last year. I particularly want to give the Sawyer Gold a good work out with black and deer...
mosquitos, check South, Louisianna, East Texas.. (yeah, Gulf Coast). Rachel ... Bug juice We have a couple of insect repellent tests we couldn’t get to from...
For the black flies NE and the finger lakes region of NY. For mosquitos almost every area of the country tries to lay clam to the worst. Even the east side of...
Wisconsin or Michigan for deer flies, Oregon for mosquitoes, East Coast for black flies. Not much before July though. Does the stuff work for ticks? Helen ...
I haven't done the AT but New York State and Connecticut are later than March if memory serves me. Helen ... From: Jerry Goller Sent: Friday, February 01,...
Growing up in Western Mass, and now living in Northern CT, Ican attest to the black flies in the spring! We used to call them May Flies, I think because they...
