In a message dated 98-10-15 02:33:37 EDT, Johnlebl_at_aol.com writes: << I have two questions. In your own humble opinion based on your experience, what stove and sleeping bag do you like best for use while canoe or kayak camping during the summer months? >> A good stove option is the Sierra stove --- burns sticks, driftwood, pinecones, other flotsam, puts out about as much heat as a gas stove, but you don't have to carry fuel. (For the absolute no-impact purist, the consumption of forest floor debris may constitute a viloation of principals, but, for most of us, it's probably an acceptable impact.) See <www.gorp.com/zzstove/sierra.htm>. It's light, compact and a great sea kayaking product! Another good sleeping bag for the wet and damp environments in which find ourselves is Wiggy's sleeping bags. Wiggy runs a small production shop, and his products have always been highly endorsed by Ed Gillet (Southwest Kayaks in San Diego) where I first used them; Ed's website <www.swkayak.com> used to feature them, but currently seems to be not fully operative. A little more info is available from Sierra Nevada Adventure Company <www.snacattack.com/hiking.htm> and from Northern Mountain Supply (www.jps.net/tlcserv/4.htm>, or check in with Ed Gillet's folks at his e-mail, <kayaked_at_aol.com>. They stuff down really well with an optional compression stuff sack, are light, warm, and are functional even when damp. Numerous camoing trips and a two week expedition on the Tatshenshini and Alsek Rivers proved them out. Jack Martin *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Oct 15 1998 - 06:00:57 PDT
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