Month: July 2023
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Getting away is a skill
For some folks, namely me, getting away is not a natural ability. It takes effort. I see now that the trip we took recently was way, way overdue. I was basically paralyzed to even plan the trip beyond a rough route and the first few stops. Thankfully my wife took over and organized stuff before…
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Sailor Boy Pilot Bread
As I mentioned in another post, I got a little obsessed with the idea of hard tack, and that led me to Sailor Boy Pilot Bread. This is a large dense cracker product beloved by the people of Alaska, and this is my review of it. Unobtainium These crackers are impossible to buy in Kentucky,…
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Gazelle T8 tent vs. Badlands thunderstorm
We bought the T8 tent to take on a 2-week road trip out west. We’ve owned a T4 & a Clam which have worked well for us, and wanted something with the same features only bigger. Namely very fast setup, windows off the ground, and enough pockets. While the tent is nominally the same in…