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Re: [at-l] gear list
Jim, you're cheating! You know we need muuuch
more details than this! <g>
One question...six water bottles?
What size and what kind. I just have to but in a good
word for Pepsi 1 liter bottles. I've been using them for
years...the same ones!! And boy do they take a beating.
In everyday life, it's my habit to fill them 3/4 with water
and pop them in the freezer. Everytime i leave the house,
I grab one for on the road. So some of them have probably
gone through the freeze-thaw cycle a hundred times.
Just last week, during the hot spell, I was waiting for someone
in my car. The bottle hadn't had time to melt much, so I
set it on the roof of my van to warm up in the sun. Of course,
I forgot to pull it back in and put the van in gear. The bottle,
stil lsolidly frozen, fell from a height of 5ft.+ and smacked onto
the concrete. I was sure i had finally done one in. But nope..
no leaks.
Disclaimer...all my bottles are years old. I have noticed that
Pepsi has changed the bottle style, which may change the
reliability. So try this at home <g>
Other than that, I think you should have a little flashlight for your son
a whistle each and some sunscreen in case you get lazy and
sprawl on a bald <g>. Also, a bic to back up the matches.
Have fun!!! And save my sanity....post trip reports!
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