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| bio | website | embedinc.com/olin |
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| location | Littleton, Massachusetts | |
| age | 56 | |
| visits | member for | 6 months |
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Electrical engineering consultant specializing in microcontrollers and the circuitry around them. Master of engineering in EE from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1980.
We are certified Microchip design partners, and have been in the top catagory consistantly since around 2000. Various free downloads related to developing PIC firmware and other things are available at http://www.embedinc.com/pic/dload.htm.
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Nov 10 |
answered | What lower temperature limit should I look for in sleeping bag for the Appalachian Trail? |
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Nov 10 |
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What lower temperature limit should I look for in sleeping bag for the Appalachian Trail? You said northbound, but also that you plan to do half the trail. It is therefore unclear where you will start, since it can be anywhere in the southern half. I would give different advice for doing the northern half starting in May than what Russell said for the starting at the southern end. |
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Nov 8 |
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What characteristics should I look for in a good torch/flashlight? I don't understand how getting a flashlight will keep cyclists and campers from blinding you all the time. It seems you want them to get the flashlight. |
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Nov 8 |
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Nov 8 |
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Trekking Pole Length No, I was just making a flip comment related to Abe's answer that your legs should be long enough to reach the ground. I personally don't like carrying things in my hands and don't use poles, so can't offer any personal experience. |
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Nov 7 |
answered | What characteristics should I look for in a good torch/flashlight? |
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Nov 7 |
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Trekking Pole Length To paraphrase Abe Lincoln, trekking poles should be long enough to reach the ground. |
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Nov 7 |
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What natural (non-synthetic) fabrics are good for the winter? @Russell: I was going to let your edit stand. This isn't worth a edit war, and I was going to let you make your point. Chat doesn't seem to work right on some of the machines/browsers I'm on. Anyway, if you have a good reason for asking specifically about natural materials, then it would be good to explain it. It might help get better answers too. |
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Nov 7 |
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What natural (non-synthetic) fabrics are good for the winter? @Russell: You are being too heavy handed editing what you call "tone". I see you removed a significant part of the meaning from my sentence I know you asked about natural materials, but without explaining why your question is limited that seems silly. You may not like that, but I do think it is silly, and I have a right to say so and others have the right to hear my opinion that it is silly. You of course have the right to think I'm being silly, etc. I wouldn't try to sensor your opinion on that. |
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Nov 6 |
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How do I light a spirit (ethanol) stove when it's cold? Nice pictures. Makes me want to go there some time. It's clearly very different than New England. |
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Nov 6 |
answered | How do I light a spirit (ethanol) stove when it's cold? |
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Nov 6 |
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What natural (non-synthetic) fabrics are good for the winter? Some of the synthetic "furs" are pretty good at repelling snow too, and thinsulate has a number of nice properties that too. I don't see the point to limiting yourself to natural materials. |
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Nov 6 |
answered | What natural (non-synthetic) fabrics are good for the winter? |
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Nov 5 |
answered | What is a freestanding tent and why should I want one? |
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Nov 5 |
answered | In what conditions is a four-season tent needed? |
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Nov 1 |
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How do I reseal a tent bottom with many pinprick holes I don't understand the question. By "pan" do you mean some sort of rubberized floor? All tents I've ever seen develop pinprick holes in the floor, and mine is no exception. But as long as there isn't surface groundwater, why does it matter? Don't put the tent in a place where surface water collects if it rains, but then again that's just common sense anyway. What exactly is the problem? |
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Oct 31 |
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Campsites in Virginia which allow alcohol? As someone who appreciates the outdoors for what they are, I'd rather you stay home and have your beer party your own back yard. That said, as long as you don't act like a jerk and are discrete, nobody will notice and therefore care. The problem is that most of the beer guzzling yahoos in the woods do act like jerks, so rules were made. |
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Oct 31 |
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What backwoods trick to get pure water produces the most safe water? It's not clear whether this question is about collecting water, or making is safe to dring once you have somehow collected it. |
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Oct 31 |
answered | What are some mortal dangers in temperate woods? |
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Oct 31 |
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Tips for outdoor during the dark winter? Move to New Zealand October thru February. |
