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 Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Gear Forum so i bought a garcia barrel from portagekeeper this year.... Reply
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| Merganser |
06/30/2011 01:14PMquote jcavenagh: "quote kanoes: "its a very dense closed cell foam and looks to be about 3/8" thick. no idea what its called. " I agree, its Ensolite. I use a chunk of this with my 3/4 under-quit for my hammock. Keeps the lower legs, which are not insluated by the UQ, warm. Also provides me some insulation if had to "go to ground". Its nice stuff. |
| Instigator |
06/30/2011 07:46AM We use the foam pads all the time, bought a blue camping pad at Walmart (<$15) for specific purpose of cutting into smaller sizes for BWCA use. Sitting, kneeling, fanning fire, usually insert them in packs for added comfort when portaging. Additional use at home for gardening, keeping butt dry on wet tractor seat. Have used folding reflector oven as windscreen too. |
| Frenchy19 |
06/29/2011 08:51PM Excellent! Will add and use this later this summer. |
| BWPaddler |
06/20/2011 11:06AM I've used life jackets as a windscreen, but think maybe it's smarter to use something more "disposable" around a hot stove ;) Well done! |
| paddlefamily |
06/19/2011 09:50PM Slick. I've been thinking about a metal windscreen, and I might do this instead. |
| jcavenagh |
06/19/2011 03:21PMquote kanoes: "its a very dense closed cell foam and looks to be about 3/8" thick. no idea what its called. " it looks a lot like ensolite. |
| Savage Voyageur |
06/19/2011 11:56AM Great idea, could have used it last Monday-Wednesday because it was very windy. Added to the list. |
| kanoes |
06/19/2011 09:54AM its a very dense closed cell foam and looks to be about 3/8" thick. no idea what its called. |
| AndySG |
06/19/2011 09:33AM Great advice. What type of foam is that? BTW, how were the hashbrowns? ;-) |
| jb in the wild |
06/18/2011 06:51PM That sure is one good looking coffee pot. JB |
| PortageKeeper |
06/18/2011 06:20PM I carry a sheet of foam on every trip. Just too light and usefull to not bring. Also... fits in the frame compartment of my GG pack for added padding or rigidity... nice to stand on to change clothes... fanning the fire is probably best of all. Beats the heck out of blowing that last bit of energy out of my body trying to get the fire to pick up after traveling all day. |
| SunCatcher |
06/18/2011 11:44AM Nice.... Thanks for that idea! SunCatcher |
| kanoes |
06/18/2011 11:31AM sitting pad, kneeling pad, tent door rug, fire fanner... |
| luft |
06/18/2011 10:55AM Great idea. What were some of the other tips? |
| kanoes |
06/18/2011 10:11AM ...when it arrived there were some dehydrated hashbrowns and a thin sheet of foam inside, nice little bonuses. along with the foam there was a note listing useful applications for it. i read the note and all the suggestions were obvious to me except one, and that one suggestion REALLY helped us out last week. add 3 tent stakes and you end up with a heck of a nice wind screen. thanks for the tip! 
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