My online notes and product reviews
The era of inflatable mats in my tourist life began three years ago with the acquisition of Therm-a-rest NeoAir X-Lite. I chose the mat quite quickly, trusting the brand, which had a strong history and representations around the globe in case of warranty claims.
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For a long time, I dreamed that some genius would invent a miracle burner that would run on any fuel without the hassle of unscrewing the injectors, and which should not be cleaned of soot even after kerosene. Even to be powerful, so it’s not afraid of the wind and weighed adequately. Suddenly, Optimus reported that they had made every effort to realize my dream and were ready to present its realization to the world. That’s how the Optimus Polaris Optifuel came about.
[Read more…] about Optimus Optifuel ReviewExped Dreamwalker 450 Camp – off-season down sleeping bag. According to the EN13537 standard, the temperature of women’s comfort is + 4 ℃, men’s -1 ℃, and -14 ℃ is considered extreme.
Imagine this paradise, when you go out in the morning to shoot the dawn and for this, you do not need to get out of a warm sleeping bag, but, on the contrary, use its warmth to enjoy the scenery and take great photos .. Or cook breakfast in the same warm sleeping bag without thinking than to support it, an elbow or a chin not to freeze …
[Read more…] about Exped Dreamwalker 450 Camp sleeping bag ReviewThe only item in my backpack that has not changed in the last N years is an Izhevsk rug. Measuring 180×50 cm and a thickness of 10 mm, it weighs about 380 grams and occupies an impressive volume of mine backpack. It does not offer much comfort of sleep, but it wonderfully plays the role of wind protection for the burner.
However, it could not cope with the summer wind of change.
[Read more…] about Therm-A-Rest NeoAir XLite: the one and onlySooner or later, having played enough with garbage bags, wanting to protect things from moisture, a tourist buys a watertight bag. There are a lot of hermetic bags in stores. I started with the cheapest Ali Express noname backpack containers. And this summer I got acquainted with Osprey models of dry bags.
Osprey hermetic bags appeared in stores in the spring of 2015. Now some information before you will decide to make a purchase.
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