[philmont] Old line suppliers and old gear geeks

626 m and 626 j1 on top of apache peak
Blue sky cell signal and bliss on day 5 and 6 layover. Life is
great. Kirk. Craig. And eric. Maes

On 7/1/08, John LeBlanc <philmontjohn@yahoo.com> wrote:
> This is true, but amazingly, really good quality down is very resilent.
> That's the reason it is so expensive. Most of the down found today isn't
> quite up to the quality standard of the past. It can still be bought, but
> not for a nickle and dime.
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> A few years back use "down freaks" were chastized by the "modern tech
> freakiers". Well, I'm here to tell you, the down still works.
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> And on a similar subject, I think we have on list more people with a history
> of SVEA 123 stoves than ever before.
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> Using that stove to teach the principles of stover operation i what it's all
> about. There is no magic in stove operation, just some simple physics and
> chemistry with a little engineering thrown in.
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> I have several "how to repair an old Coleman stove" articles on Seldens list
> and daily get inquiries "how do I fix this old stove I got for $5 at a flea
> market".
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> If they had a Scout leader that taught stove principles, they would not have
> to ask. They'd just do it.
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> John LeBlanc
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> --- On Tue, 7/1/08, Terry Pogue <terrencepogue@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> From: Terry Pogue <terrencepogue@yahoo.com>
> Subject: [philmont] Old line suppliers and old gear geeks
> To: "philmont List Member" <philmont@troop47.com>
> Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 9:40 AM
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> Glad the down bag "revived", think you were lucky. In the future store the
> sleeping bag in a large cotton laundry type bag. It lets the down stay
> expanded and won't crush any down or quills.
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> Terry Pogue
> Greater St. Louis Area
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