Jan Hlavacek

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Mar 17	comment	Keeping smoke level in a wigwam low @berry120: There is a fire burning in the middle of the wigwam. It is still rather cold and showy around here, and without fire the wigwam would be too cold to stay in.
Jan 28	comment	Where in Europe is wilderness meeting the U.S. wilderness definition? I am not sure about the exact definition and classification, but as far as I know, lot of areas that are called "wilderness" in the US have vehicle tracks and paths in them, forest service access roads, fire access roads etc.
Jan 19	comment	Hiking popularity in North America vs. Europe +1 for the emergency situations. That's a really good point.
Dec 14	comment	Moose: How to decrease the risk of being injured? Don't carve your initials in it with a sharpened toothbrush!
Dec 11	comment	What is the benefit to telemark skiing? I believe that Telemark style is used when your boot is not atached to the ski at the heel, only at the tip, like for example with cross country skis.
Dec 9	comment	Canadian Law with respect to knifes Why did this get downvoted? I understand that legal qusetions like this may not be appropriate for this site, but if you downvote, could you please provide an explanation?
Dec 4	comment	Are 35mm film canisters safe for holding spices? We used to half fill these with soda, add some vinegar, quickly close them and toss them. Then there is this: scitoys.com/scitoys/scitoys/thermo/thermo2.html
Oct 29	comment	What are the advantages of learning to ski on a trip? (as opposed to beforehand) You can also try this: forums.fasterskier.com/topic/sand-skiing :)
Aug 30	comment	Can I sail a raft on a European river with commercial traffic? Great advice! I don't know about Danube, but from experience I know that on many small rivers in Europe, small hand built raft are usually allowed into locks. One warning: Danube gets quite large in its lower part, and is supposed to have currents that can be quite dangerous to small water crafts, so be very careful. Talking to people who know the river is definitely very good advice.
Jun 2	comment	What are some alternative ways of fishing - i.e. catching fish? “You’ve nobbut to guddle ’em.”
Apr 24	comment	Does the solar powered fridge work as advertised whilst hiking? I never tried this fridge, but there are a lot of canteens, for example old German military ones, that have a felt cover that works on the same evaporation principle. You keep the felt wet, and evaporation will cool of water in the canteen. In hot weather, it works surprisingly well.
Apr 7	comment	Legality of “semi-permanent” wooden structures in state and national forests in the US @BMitch: good point!
Mar 2	comment	Driving tent pegs into rocky ground +1 for the narrow stakes idea. I am not much of a titanium kind of guy, but I usually carry two sets of stakes: regular plastic ones for soft ground, and thin aluminum "wire" ones for hard rocky ground. The aluminum bends pretty easily, but sometimes that is an advantage, they tend to find their way around larger rocks in the ground, and they are not too hard to straighten up when they bend. And if they get really out of shape, they are cheap enough to replace.
Feb 3	comment	What are the vitamin considerations for extended backpacking Why the downvote?
Feb 3	comment	First time camping, need advice I like the part about putting your tent together before the trip. That way you won't end up like I did when I borrowed a tent from a friend, lugged it to the top of a mountain, only to discover that he gave me a wrong set of poles. Luckily I had enough rope to string the tent between two trees.
Feb 2	comment	How to cheaply introduce someone to backpacking +1. When you read a backpacking forum or visit an outfitter like REI, you would get an impression that backpacking is very expensive, but most of the time you really just very few things, unless you are doing something really extreme, and in that case it probably isn't a good idea to bring an inexperienced person along.
Feb 1	comment	How do I pack a mummy type sleeping bag in a M10 or M28 haversack? Making their own compression sack seems what most people are doing to solve this problem.
Feb 1	comment	How to carry water in freezing temperatures? @bmike: soft drinks PET bottles are pretty strong and flexible, and do not shatter or tear easily. I have seen someone taking a PET bottle that was completely frozen, whacking it with the blunt side of an ax until the ice was pretty much completely pulverized, shaking the ice into a pot and melting it (the ice, not the bottle) over a fire. The bottle was pretty warped and beaten up, but it was still usable and did not leak.
Feb 1	comment	How to keep water cold in hot weather? Some canteens have a felt cover on them that is designed for exactly that purpose. You moisten it periodically, and the evaporation will keep your water cool.
Feb 1	comment	What kind of canteen material will have the least effect on the taste of water? Good point about the metal taste. I don't actually mind the metal taste as much as plastic, but some people do.