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2009/08/08

Camping soon

by @ 10:11. Filed under Camping

Finally we have only about a week left until we head out on our camping trip. Can’t wait. Here is an updated file camping_trip-2009, with some updated camping spots and places we plan on seeing on our way up. How to view this file is mentioned here.

2009/08/03

Camping food-2009

by @ 19:33. Filed under Camping

We have only two weeks until we are off on our hiking trip. We have started to make the final preperations and have started to make ready all of our food. Here is a list of what we have so far:
I will update this we add more food. Everything below is dried or in powdered form.

Food
Food Item Total weight kg
powdered milk .496
beef jerky .194
strawberries .297
potato .265
carrot .039
mushroom .019
ground beef (8 servings @ 1dl/serving) .400
pasta (3 min) 2
nypponsoppa .400
strawberry cream .160
mashpotato .530
buljong cubes .127
20 cappuccino packets .340
12 noddle packets 1.02
9 pasta sauce packets .460

2009/07/12

Camping Gear 2009 Trip

by @ 15:47. Filed under Camping

Here is a list of the gear that we have as of now. I will be adding to this list if we get any more gear. Hopefully I can add some pictures soon as well.

Gear
Gear Item Total weight kg
socks (6 pair) .36
sleeping socks (1 pair) .08
sleeping pants .22
sport bra (Hodini) .04
sport bra (adidas) .10
underwear (3 pair) .14
long johns (craft) .34
shirt (Tierra) .16
Tievas .62
2 sleeping mat (7cm thick) .8
down sleeping bag (Haglöfs) 1.3
MSR pack towel .085
gortex top (Haglöfs) & bottom (Haglöfs) 1
2 knit hat .150
2 pair gloves .182
tent (Hilleberg Tara) 3.9
Light my Fire striker (creating a spark) .03
2 Light my Fire meal kits .44
gas burner .22
water purifier (MSR) .45
Trangia kitchen 1.2
compass .06
2 liter water bag .125
radio with batt. .2
map case .08
knife .08
t-shirt (Haglöfs) .16
sleeping socks .08
long johns (Craft) .3
4 pair socks .24
1 underwear (Craft) .08
map .08
log book w/ pencil & tape .22
gps w/ batt. (Etrex Vista) .16
camer w/ case (Pentax) 1.3
tripod for camer 1
2 wind jacket (Haglöfs) 1
Teivas .64
down sleeping bad (North Face) 1.3
Gortex (Tiera) & pants (Tiera) 1
2 Mosquito nets .054

2009/06/14

Anouther tournament win

by @ 9:49. Filed under Uncategorized

Yesterday I entered into a tournament at the local casino. Not a big one, only 13 people showed up. I was able to make some good reads and I thought I played pretty good. I never got myself into any tight spots and after 4 hours of play, I won. I Did not make a whole lot but made 500% on my buyin.

2009/05/19

Camping gear

by @ 19:15. Filed under Camping

We have started to go through our camping gear and check to see what needs to be repaired or changed out. Unfortunatley we had to get new shoes. It is always fun to get new gear but the price tag is what hurts. Here are the shoes

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