Mark F wrote:500ml Multix clear plastic bowl with screw on lid (47g). The rim design makes it rigid and able to picked up with almost boiling liquid in it. Capacity marks. Can be used to carry liquids. Dirt cheap at the supermarket in packs of 4. Decor have a similar one that is a little heavier.
I find a videla yellow cloth better than a bandanna (I carry a Buff for wearing) Half the weight at 16 grams, more absorbent, and can be washed and reused. I have used one as a towel - just takes a bit of wiping and wringing out.
Mark F wrote:500ml Multix clear plastic bowl with screw on lid (47g). The rim design makes it rigid and able to picked up with almost boiling liquid in it. Capacity marks. Can be used to carry liquids. Dirt cheap at the supermarket in packs of 4.
I find a videla yellow cloth weight at 16 grams, more absorbent, and can be washed and reused. I have used one as a towel - just takes a bit of wiping and wringing out.
crollsurf wrote:That's a great start taipan. Better than mine is some ways but I'd add a PLB to your First-aid for peace of mind.
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taipan821 wrote:currently researching TQ and UQ. I was looking at enlightened equipment but I want to hear people's views and any good alternative makers
Also, who knew hootchie cord made great UL guylines, 4x 3.5m lengths = 33 grams
Warin wrote:Leave the wallet, a small zipped cloth one would be good ... coin wallet on fleebay? Possible DIY sources .. an old jackets zipped pocket. This needs to carry your evacuation stuff - id card, medical card, probably a credit card and get home stuff ($ and transport card/s).
RFID card protection can be had from an aluminium can - cut it up and bend it so it covers both sides of the card/s, job done for less cost and weigh than a commercial one.
crollsurf wrote:I've had my EE Revelation 20F for just under a year now and had it at -5 (bom obs) with thin light-weight underwear and beanie and I was nice and warm. Maybe they have fixed them or maybe it's luck of the draw. Wanted an undercling but he wasn't making them wide enough (~58") back then.
taipan821 wrote:researching next purchase, tarp.
Mostly likely will be cuben fibre, mostly for hammock camping. rectangle or hex?
ChrisJHC wrote:taipan821 wrote:researching next purchase, tarp.
Mostly likely will be cuben fibre, mostly for hammock camping. rectangle or hex?
Most hammockers prefer a hex hammock as it gives the same hammock coverage with less material (and hence less weight).
The downside is that it can really only be rigged in “A Frame” style whereas a rectangle gives more options.
Advanced hex models have caternary curves but these aren’t essential.
If you can sew (or know someone who can) a DIY tarp is not too difficult. Cuben would be a different story.
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