Oh dear lord. Someone has created an efficiency calculator for alcohol-fueled hiking stoves, with an obvious emphasis on homemade stoves. A new toy to play with!

Ahahaha... I am having so much fun! I wish I knew more (or could find someone who does know more) about flame physics, though. It's all trial and error at this point ( Read more... )

So, this evening, I decided to build a Pepsi can stove.

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After much back-and-forth over the phone on Friday night, Mark Neuroth and I decided not to climb Mount Arab, which is close but also fairly short, and instead to climb Cascade and Porter Mountains, which are significantly more difficult. Both are classed as High Peaks in the Adirondack sense, meaning that they're over 4000' in elevation. They're ( Read more... )

Mark and I are attempting some winter mountaineering today: we're going up Cascade and Porter, with a possible side trip to Baker. Should be snowshoes and crampons most of the way, so it'll be fun ( Read more... )