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I was watching the start of the John Beargrease sled dog marathon yesterday here in Duluth and I was chatting with a guy who uses a HUGE alcohol stove to warm up water to mix with his dog's food. The guy said he put in two bottles of HEET at a time to burn it.

I love the humor on this site!

I found an 02 Rainwear Jacket a week ago at the Goodwill for like three bucks.

Bah. That's BS and you know it. A pound or two less starts to get noticed after a long day on the trail.

Haha! That's great - skiing to work. We had a 24" blizzard here in Duluth a month ago or so and I saw a guy carrying skis along the street in the afternoon. I asked him if he'd skiied to work that morning and he said he had - - right down the street!

Someone was selling plans to build a Tyvek tent on eBay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Tyvek-Tent-Plans-Ul ... dZViewItem

When I first got interested in DDWG stoves I did a few hours research on the 'net. I built a simple version using Ray Garlington's plans and then branching out from links on Zen Stoves I read some a very technical article on how this style of stove is used to heat homes in countries where raw fuel i...

Are there any drawbacks to using alcohol at temperatures around 0 deg F other wise? I gave away my MSR Whisperlite (my former winter stove) and was planning on using my Bushbuddy this winter but would also consider bringing along one of my alcohol can stoves.

That guys is a sewing/handy man extraordinaire, no question about it.