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    Japanese North Face Tent N-1000 Rain Fly Question

    I would contact TNF customer service. TNF changes their products over time and the CS staff doesn't have exhaustive records of everything they've ever made, but if it's not too far back, they may have official old catalog photos available to them which will help tell if it's the correct fly. Is...
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    Scepter Water Can Dimensions

    Wavian cans from the Land Rover place.I bougt a couple of these in 2013. I keep them full and ready to go. They were about $60 then. I carry them laid flat on a roof rack. No leaks ever. Still on the original gaskets. I like the dull green color rather than bright red. The Wavian cans are...
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    Wavian Jerry cans

    My green ones that I got from that Land Rover mail order place ten years ago have been stored inside an Action Packer, outdoors. They have absolutely no sign of any paint degeneration except where they rub on the metal frame of my roof rack. Was your stored in a hostile/corrosive environment...
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    Beginner gear necessities advice

    #1---Good tires-your choice of tread-road, all-terrain, mud-terrain, etc. At least Load Range C (6-ply equivalent), Including the spare.
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    Really Good Binos

    Recently bought Minox 8x42 BL BR's...Reg price $330 or so, on sale for $269. Outstanding optics(just short of $1K+ Zeiss,Leica,etc.) and lightweight due to polycarbonate body. Waterproof, close focusing, and EASILY viewable w/ eyeglasses on. For the money, outstanding.
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    poor-man's pelican case?

    Actually, they're about the same price; UK has many fewer sizes and shapes than Pelican, also UK's are made of ABS, which is stiffer but more brittle than whatever Pelicans are made from. I've actually had them fractured by(who else) airline baggage handlers. You can, however, put SS Mil-style...
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    What should I look for in a torque wrench?

    Actually, if you wanted to torque all the fasteners on the truck you'd need 2 or 3 different torque wrenches 'cause the wrenches have specific torque value ranges-no one wrench will cover all the necessary torque values, from the tiny screws and 10mm bolts to lugnuts, spring perch u-bolts and...
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    Wedco CARB Compliant Jerry Can

    The CARB filler spout thing is an engineering disaster, IMO. Every one I've tried to use hasn't even fit into the unleaded-size filler holes. Every single time I've had to use a funnel. I'm all for reducing air pollution but c'mon guys, give us something that works! I just web/mail ordered...
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    Therm-a-rest

    I had never owned a Thermarest, so when I found myself in Kanab, UT 2 years ago w/o a foam pad, I bought one of the "basecamp" models. I was very disappointed to find that the suface is so slippery that if you're sleeping on any amount of incline, you tend to slide off the pad. Lame. Find...
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    Recomendations on Water Purifier for Camping/Emergency Use

    The big Katadyn Pocket Filter was the standard for years[U.N. issue, etc];filters out bacteria and crud, but not viruses. The new MSR Vioxx system is interesting, not a filter but a device that creates a sterilizing solution from rock salt using power from disposable batteries, then you add...
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    Camp chairs

    Travelchair, sold by REI. About $29, fits human body. I gave away my Coleman...$39 down the drain....Coleman, as a company, reminds me of Motorola: great American brand name, but frequently[though not always] products are defectively designed chinese junk.
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    How many of you use an inch-pound torque wrench?

    I think the vast majority of techs and just plain folks who work on their own cars just go by feel on small fasteners...it's interesting to have an inch pound wrench but beware that the click-type eventually require calibration, as I learned after shearing off a few small titanium bolts on a...
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    12v camp lighting.

    Gas,white gas, kerosene produce strong smell from lantern or stove. All above plus butane and propane are noisy...personally I prefer the dead silence of electric.
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    torque wrench type

    The ancient-looking kind are cheap to buy, have no hidden moving parts, and if they lose calibration you can see it and easily correct. Disadvantage: you have to be able to see the "dial" WHILE YOU'RE TURNING IT(major drag when under car on back, etc.} The fancy, more expensive clicker ones...
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