rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com wrote: > > Johnlebl_at_aol.com wrote: > > > > 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? > > 1. Stove. Butane, an MSR stove called the Whisperlite. The MSR Whisperlite is a naptha stove (though I can't guarantee that there wasn't a butane one years ago). It is a great 4 season stove - light, tough, hot, efficient. It is a little finicky & it takes practice to get it to simmer. I love it. For an easier to operate stove, look at the Coleman Apex II. Some newer designs of butane stoves look okay too & are the easiest to use. I use a Western Mountaineering Antelope down mummy bag. Very warm, very light, packs small. High quality down is the best insulation & doesn't loose it's loft in a few years. It costs plenty, matts when wet, provides no insulation at all when wet (can kill). Don't get one unless you are experienced at keeping it dry. Synthetic fills are cheap, moderate weight, don't pack as small, give some warmth when wet.They loose a fair bit of loft (thickness & warmth) in a few years but are great starter bags. Down/feather mixes combine the worst of both worlds. Don't buy one. Mummy bags, whatever their fill, are warmer than rectangulars of the same weight & they have a hood. -- Lloyd Bowles The Mad Canoeist "Keep the open side up!" http://www.fortunecity.com/greenfield/clearstreets/358/index.html *************************************************************************** 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 - 14:54:09 PDT
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