[pct-l] threrma-rest with a leak and MSR

[stillroaming@lycos.com (K. Scott Parks)]

Ditto.

In days gone by, I'd carry my Thermarest on the outside of my pack.
While scrambling through some brush, I managed to snag an edge on manzanita bush. This created a hole that resulted in a slow leak.
Fortunately, I was able to patch it when I got home. (luv that thermarest!)

Now I use the pad as a liner in my go-lite pack. It's much less vulnerable there.

sparks


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>Message: 8
>From: CMountainDave@aol.com
>Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 01:43:34 EST
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] threrma-rest with a leak and MSR
>To: calliger@infolane.com, howie@jschool.troyst.edu, tdilopct@yahoo.com
>CC: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
>
>Hate to pop your thermarest, but a friend of mine punctured his with a cactus 
>needle on a Grand Canyon trip. It took a while but all the air leaked out 
>long before daybreak. He tried all the suggestions offered here but the leak 
>was so tiny that it showed no bubbles when submerged. Maybe you could put 
>soapy water inside, blow it up,shake it, lay on it and watch for soap 
>bubbles. Or just get a lightweight Ridge rest instead. (Yeah, I'm aware of 
>the comfort issue and if it makes you go then by all means use one, but to me 
>they cost so much, are prone to leaks, and weigh a lot.)
>  MSR stuff - love the XGK as a gas stove-it has a simmer (I don't care about 
>the noise), hate the whisperlite . Remember the fabric  braided fuel tube 
>fiasco? There was a recall because too many people forgot to put on the 
>reflector shield, overprimed, and the resulting fireball burned through the 
>fabric fuel tube causing lawsuit happy lawyers to be really happy. They 
>replace the fabric fuel tubes with metal braided ones. The same overprimed 
>fireballs also do a number on those plastic pumps. They frequently clog if 
>there's any impurities in the gas. Sometimes it unclogs when I shake it, 
>sometimes it doesn't and I have to use the wire needle tool to clean it. 
>Kinda frustrating. Very happy with the dromedary bags. Much easier to store 
>empty than water bottles and they really are bombproof. 
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