Archive for March 12th, 2008

Califorina fire permit

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

If you want to use a stove or have a fire in California you need a permit. It looks like in some areas, alcohol stoves, wood burning stoves, and fires are prohibited even if you have a permit. Here is a link to the permit. You just print it out; it’s already signed.

I don’t need one, because I won’t be bringing my stove. I carried my stove for awhile last year, but couldn’t find any food that was so good that it was worth carrying a stove plus fuel and a pot for, so I sent it all home. Having a stove also eats up a lot of time. I use to lay in my bag until I had drank 3 hot beverages in the mornings; last year I got earlier starts–and early starts are key if I want to get some good mileage in. There were a few times that I missed having a hot beverage.

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Staking your tent

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

One really windy night in the Sierras, I was camping with Just Dave. He gave me this staking advice.

1. Brush the surface duff away so that you are staking in as solid ground as you can.

img_2560.jpg2. Put your stakes in at an angle towards the tent.

After those two things failed me, I went searching for some big rocks to anchor my tent with. Only able to find two rocks, I decided it wasn’t going to rain, took down my tent and slept under the stars. Just Dave was afraid that the wind was going to rip his tarp so he did the same.

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