andrewa wrote:If you've got gloves, you don't need the spondiliaccles . If you have a billy, why take a cup? My emergency daypack stove is a Kovea titanium whatever , and a small gas canister, which all fit nicely in a 750-800m billy/cup.
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cjhfield wrote:Surviving in the cold is all about keeping warm and preventing hypothermia. A full set of waterproofs, 2 layers on the legs and 3 or 4 on the top combined with a hat and gloves and you will survive. You may not be comfortable but you will survive. Extra food, stoves, mats all sound a bit OTT to me. Much better to have a 100% reliable way of starting a fire. Caught out in the snow in Australia you retreat to below the snow line. The gums burn really well. You need a good fire starter like rubber strips or a small bag of cotton balls impregnated with petroleum jelly. You need some practice starting fires in adverse conditions ( like Tasmania or New Zealand)- where to collect drier twigs and how to carefully construct a fire. You can build a platform of logs to put the fire on. I always carry a lighter but I don't like to rely on them as they tend to fail if they get wet. Some waterproof matches double bagged. A fire keeps you warm no matter how long you are stuck even if you are wet through. It makes smoke so they can find you. A fire gives you something to do through the night. I guess a reliable waterproof LED torch would be worth it's weight also.
Just my 2č.
Chris
Moondog55 wrote:I ordered a UL Titanium cup with folding handles from TOAKS and it hasn't arrived; I was about to write an email querying delivery time when I opened an email from that company.
It seems my order [ even tho addressed correctly] was sent to AUSTRIA by the USPS
Another 2 weeks wait until it gets here
icefest wrote:Moondog55 wrote:I ordered a UL Titanium cup with folding handles from TOAKS and it hasn't arrived; I was about to write an email querying delivery time when I opened an email from that company.
It seems my order [ even tho addressed correctly] was sent to AUSTRIA by the USPS
Another 2 weeks wait until it gets here
That's familiar.
I used to live in Mt Gambier, SA.
Our parcels would go on a sidetrip to The Gambia....
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