Archive for January 16th, 2008

Samurai Joe and his cuben fiber gear

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

joe_sierras_m.jpgI met this guy on the PCT(Pacific Crest Trail) last year. He has a site where he sells gear he makes. He also list his PCT gear list with a base weight of under 5lbs. (2.26kg)

See the pointing hat he’s wearing?  It opens up flat so he could sit on it during his breaks.

Personally, I think, people who feel that their 4 oz packs are comfortable, just don’t know any better. But he does have great prices on cuben fiber stuff sacks and if you want a 4 oz pack this would be the place to get it.

Check out Samurai Joe’s site at http://www.zpacks.com

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Cracked feet.

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

I wear Chaco Sandals a lot when hiking. A drawback to wearing sandals is dry cracked feet. To avoid them, I filed my feet with a foot file, greased them up with Carmex and put plastic shopping bags over my feet while I took my siesta. Carmex comes in .35 ounce tubes and is found at most stores along the way.

If I neglected my feet too long, I used super glue to glue the cracks together. The cracks felt like walking on glass. Super glue is key to comfort when you have cracked feet. It is also sold at most stores along the way.

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