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| bio | website | twitter.com/lbell |
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| location | Taos | |
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| visits | member for | 1 year, 3 months |
| seen | May 4 at 7:12 | |
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During my adult life I have spent more nights outdoors than in.
I have served as an outdoor guide, educator, conservationist, researcher, crew leader and enthusiast from the bear-chomps of Alaska to the rock-falls of canyon country.
Currently working at a remote research station deep in the rain forest of Borneo studying primate ecology.
"I would rather wake up in the middle of nowhere than in any city on Earth" - Steve McQueen
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Jan 28 |
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What good factual books have you read on an outdoors topic? @DonBranson A friend of mine makes awesome pizza dough at home... his recipe: NOLS cookery. |
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Jan 28 |
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What is the fastest style of sled? Oh what the h#ll: the-rocketman.com/rkt_sled.html |
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Jan 28 |
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What good factual books have you read on an outdoors topic? Might get a little out of hand... but there is a start below... (not sure that the powers that be like these kinds of questions... but we'll let the people decide!) |
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Jan 28 |
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What is the fastest style of sled? @theJollySin And that saves me from having to dredge up a photo of a rocket-sled... |
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Jan 28 |
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What is the fastest style of sled? @theJollySin Try that ;) (see edit) |
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Jan 28 |
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Minimizing impact of small groups on wilderness areas @gerrit: Animals don't tend to wear lug-soled boots... |
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Jan 25 |
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Should I be more careful about postholing during winter hikes? -1 For "you're not likely to get hurt." Lots of ways to get hurt post-holing, and pot-holing can happen on lots of different types of snow - not just "deep and soft" snow. |
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Jan 24 |
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Can you keep your feet warm in ski boots on a very cold day? Seems like the negatives (gooey feet, gunked up and compressed liners/insulation) would make this temporary solution bad news for long-term comfort... |
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Jan 24 |
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Walking trailers Be aware that wheeled carts, buggies, etc are illegal in Wilderness (with a capital W) areas in the US. outdoors.stackexchange.com/a/3512/86 |
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Jan 18 |
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Hiking popularity in North America vs. Europe @Gerrit - The language is sufficiently "gray" to allow for interpretation. Interesting to note that wild animals on federal public lands in the US are regulated by the state game and fish agencies. Thus in some areas there has been fish-stocking in "pristine" Wilderness lakes... |
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Jan 14 |
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Is it safe to use denatured alcohol as an antiseptic? @manoftheson Even betadine is pretty harsh and can kill as much good tissue as bad. But great to use to clean the area surrounding a wound (not in it). |
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Jan 12 |
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Material of shirt for Desert hiking @manoftheson About the same in my experience - often the linen is a looser weave allowing for more breatheability but less water retention. There's a reason its popular in tropic areas like India. |
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Jan 10 |
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How can you make a MSR WhisperLite stove simmer? @felix ...but which sounds like a jet engine taking off. I've tried to love it, but find the noise to be super-disturbing of my quiet wilderness experience. |
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Jan 8 |
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How can you make a MSR WhisperLite stove simmer? Accepted. I've done this thousands of times in the back-country without explosion, so I would say your short answer is a bit mis-leading. (Though the warnings are definitely important and valid) |
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Jan 8 |
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How can you make a MSR WhisperLite stove simmer? +1 for alternate solution (I always cook pasta with the boil-then-let-it-sit method. Perfect every time.) |
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Jan 8 |
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What is the fastest style of sled? Two of my (adult) friends have suffered a broken hip and broken hand while sledding. Be careful out there. |
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Jan 8 |
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Can I mix fuels when using the MSR whisperlite international stove? I'm reading that white-gas / "Coleman Fuel" is actually Naphtha, which is similar to, but different from unleaded gasoline (beyond just the additives). Both, however, use the same jet on the Whisperlite International. +1 for just use the white gas till it's gone then switch to gasoline. |
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Jan 8 |
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How long does mayonnaise last unrefrigerated in the back-country? @OlinLathrop -- Things I've brought backpacking: soda (✓), beer (✓), ice cream on dry ice (✓), avocado (✓), bacon (✓), wine (✓). Sometimes it is the unexpected (or implausible) that makes a trip a great one. Everyone has their opinion of what is "necessary" or a "big deal." But "backpacking" does not necessarily mean "suffering." |
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Dec 18 |
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How much heat can a candle lantern provide while winter camping? @DonBranson That would be awesome. I love charts, graphs, and repeatable scientific results ;) - Oh, and welcome to Outdoors.SE. |
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Dec 18 |
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When is it too cold for Tarping? @DonBranson Ha! Well... let's get to the bottom of it: outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/3389/… |
