Recent content by PropThePolecat

MSR Miniworks Ex. I've used mine all over Scandinavia and haven't contracted a single disease :D

Is that plus 12 inside the tent just from the candle lantern? That's surprisingly warm considering the outside temps!

It's a serious issue. A snow sealed tent can kill you. If you expect that much snow, you have to get up every couple of hours, knock the snow off and make sure the vents are open or else you risk suffocating.

Modern down jackets are usually water resistant to some extent. Ive got a Mountain Hardwear Subzero Jacket, and the shell is made of Conduit SL, which is the same material they use on their bivi bags. Ive had no problem with it getting soaked. The problem with down IMO, is that its too warm for...

Catch the train to Sweden instead. You'll be happy you did! :)

Fallknivens knives (stainless) come with a sharp spine and they throw proper sparks. Its all about the sharpness of the striking edge.

I use a Osprey Talon 22 for dayhikes and fishing trips: For overnighters i use my Osprey Stratos 34: And for multiday hikes ive got my Osprey Aether 70

Ive got several Exped drybags in different sizes. I highly recommend them. I tested one out in the shower, where i drenched it for several minutes from all angles. Not a single drop entered the drybag. I got mine fomr Heinnies: http://www.heinnie.com/product.asp?P_ID=3297 This one held a...

European brown bears have been conditioned for thousands of years to avoid humans. I've read some Swedish statistics and apparently almost every incident have involved hunters and their dogs. Either the bears were.shot and wounded or cornered by the hunting dogs.

I dont think they come any cuter than that :)

I only camp during the fall/winter/spring. I wear a set of Helly Hansen Lifa baselayers. I always bring a set, that i only use for sleeping. Its essential that my clothes be dry, when i crawl into the bag. If its cold, ie. around freezing, i wear some wool socks and a beanie. If its real cold...

The military and tactical angle sells. Thats why they remind us of it with every episode. I wish there were more Ray Mears around.

You could also take a file to the spine of your knife and square it slightly or remove the coating, so it'll have edge.

Take a look at Glaskogan National Park. It's pristine forested wilderness with many lakes to paddle on and big enough for long distance hikes. Swedish Lapland, ie. Kungsleden, is generally speaking more of a tundra/sub-arctic kind of wilderness.

Haven't heard that one before!