After our last camping trip, where we had wind gusts in excess of 50 mph, one of the grommets in our patio mat ripped out.
When we returned home it was time for a repair and a grommet upgrade to the patio mat.
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A simple and inexpensive modification. Well worth the little bit of time it took. In this post I’ll share the steps and another modification to both of my MSR Titan Kettles.
The cross bands (also know as X bands) apparently have been around for some time. But what do I know? I don’t keep up with trends. On a recent trip I ran into a guy that had one of these cross bands securing the lid to his cooking pot. What a clever idea!
Ah, so why would I be so impressed?
If you are a regular reader of my blog, you might remember when I bought a Katadyn BeFree water filter back in August 2018? Well, I bought it with a gift card I had lying around, not because I was in dire need of one, but because I had everything I could possibly want. I wrote about it in this post.
I’ve been using the Katadyn BeFree water filter for a while now, and I’ve finally reached the point where I can share my thoughts on it. Let’s start with the good stuff, and then we’ll move on to the not-so-great, and then the bad.
Organizer all my backpacking, camping, boating and other gear has always been less than ideal. The biggest issue was the bins were large and it was a hassle to locate the one item I needed.
As it turns out, the solution was simple.
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