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  1. davebugg

    Backpack is 2 kg too heavy TwT

    That is logical. The purpose of measuring base weight vs total weight is to compare items that are similar in performance but will have differences in weight when added to tour equipment. So the base weight of your pack can be compared with, say, one sleeping bag vs another sleeping bag...
  2. davebugg

    Backpack is 2 kg too heavy TwT

    Only fill the bladder to what you think you need, not necessarily to the top. I carry a small 500 ml collapsible soft bottle as a reserve should I accidentally run out of bladder water. Just fill the soft bottle and then reduce the amount of water you would normally fill the bladder to by that...
  3. davebugg

    Need help deciding to bring or not to bring

    I sometimes find the issue of an earplug cutting off too much sound a bit 'too much silence' for me too. I'd never heard anyone else describe that bothersome phenomenon. :) If you haven't tried a variety of different earplugs using a variety of materials, and which have varying levels of...
  4. davebugg

    Need help deciding to bring or not to bring

    I am always appreciative of folks who do whatever they can to lessen potential disruptions to others. Well done. That genuinely stated, I still find lamplight of any color flashing around a room from head movements still bothersome. So to add on to your suggestion , folks can further this by...
  5. davebugg

    Need help deciding to bring or not to bring

    This post was written to dispel some common misinformation which is sometimes used to claim that hydration or water reservoirs/bladders are either less sanitary to use or are less convenient to use than bottles. Oft times there is a difference with which someone 'perceives' or approaches a...
  6. davebugg

    What’s the difference between my two chargers?

    Naw. . . I just pulled it out of thin air. I guess installing solar systems on homes and RVs and dealing with charge controllers from 12 to 48v and inverter/charger installs on multi Kw/Hr battery banks made me forget my place. Sorry.
  7. davebugg

    What’s the difference between my two chargers?

    Just read your reply after posting my own. Sorry, I repeated it without reading the thread first. :eek:
  8. davebugg

    What’s the difference between my two chargers?

    The heavier unit is drawing more amps to provide more charging power. It also has a better charge controller to monitor and control the amount of current charging the phone. Usually that means a faster charging rate, but that rate is solely dependent on the state of charge and charging...
  9. davebugg

    How To Properly Size, Fit, and Adjust a Backpack

    First: If you have the Deuter, pack, I would not rule it out for use on Camino. In fact, it might be the ideal solution. I have several backpacks that hold a variety of capacities since I do winter backpacking, a lot of training day hikes, and 3 season backpacking that can last for several...
  10. davebugg

    Do I take a tent

    At that weight for a tent my question is if it is roomy enough to be comfortable if needing to lay over a day or two? Cooking space in a vestibule, backpack shelter, etc. :)
  11. davebugg

    Do I take a tent

    I'm not going to drift into the legalities of figuring out where wild camping is permitted or tolerated or will cause an immediate arrest with a 15 year jail sentence or a 15,000 Euro fine. I'll assume you'll research that issue. So below, I focus on a bit of out-of-box thinking about a...
  12. davebugg

    Pack Cover Failure

    Pack covers are failure points. Not always but often enough. Straps get wet as well as some parts of the material of the bag between the cover an your back. That is why using a heavier waterproof sack or a series of smaller waterproof stuff bags is the strategy many use. Covering the backpack...
  13. davebugg

    Exact clothing bug bite prevention: brand/type socks/parts/shirt/hat?

    Thanks for passing this on. I think both articles are based on the same original research, the later one being an abstract referring back to the first, more complete article listed with NIH that included the parameters and methodology of the authors work. The article indicates that the mattress...
  14. davebugg

    Exact clothing bug bite prevention: brand/type socks/parts/shirt/hat?

    Dick, if you look at the various studies, they examined repellency for Picaridin at concentration levels below those recommended for real world use at a 7%. (in some studies they refer to Picaridin as Icaridin). The recommended concentration is at least 20%. There has also been discussions...
  15. davebugg

    Exact clothing bug bite prevention: brand/type socks/parts/shirt/hat?

    If you note the specifics on the website, they do not list bedbugs, and I cannot find very much about the specifics of their treatment. There seems a bit of apples to avocados rhetoric when they state "Insect Shield treatment becomes built into the product, where sprays sit on top of fabric...
  16. davebugg

    Exact clothing bug bite prevention: brand/type socks/parts/shirt/hat?

    Just to be clear, you are describing effects of permethrin as a neurotoxic substance - an insecticide - not in a role as a true and specific repellant?,, or was your intent to also ascribe repellency? I ask because I do not see any reference to Permethrin or Pyrethroids as a 'repellant', which...
  17. davebugg

    Exact clothing bug bite prevention: brand/type socks/parts/shirt/hat?

    I'm not prepared to spend time sifting through my files and dig up all of the pertinent reports and studies :-). However this is one area in which I worked with the public during my career at the Chelan-Douglas Health District when not engaged in infectious disease epidemiology and bloodborne...
  18. davebugg

    OK guys, what underwear?

    The Book of Freedoms: Chapter Two, Paragraph 7: Let not thy boys be confined, nor their airiness hampered. For I say unto you, all praise to commando and woe unto those who hamper thy gladness.
  19. davebugg

    Dark colored shoes too hot in summer?

    The footwear I used backpacking across Death Valley were a dark gray color. I didn't notice that my feet were uncomfortably hot from the uppers being lit up by the sun. I did notice that anytime on pavement the bottoms of my feet warmed up from the surface temps I walked on. There is a guide I...
  20. davebugg

    Long pants and long sleeves in summer? Smart or big mistake?

    When only wearing an inner layer (the layer closest to your skin) because of warm to hot temperatures, an inner Layer with long sleeves acts to protect the skin on your arms from the effects of direct radiation of the sun's UV and infrared radiation, preventing sunburn. This is also helps keep...

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