I have to agree with Tord on the stove issue. Our group camp stove, a Coleman, can be finicky to light, and once became engulfed in large flames. It did survive, but now I carry two MSR stoves with me as backup, or in case we run out of burners. Another item I have found essential is spare tent poles (yes, plural). My tent poles have split or broken at least five times. I believe firmly they have a built in flaw, since they were never abused or exposed to high winds. Brad *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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