Final Gear Review: expedition sled, kitchen and snow-melting systems
20 days left to departure.
Went to Seymour to final test our core equipment.
Our expedition sled is equipped with two shock absorbers and climbing skins. One duffel bag is full of milk containers filled with water, ~60lb to make load mass more realistic.
Transportation of sled on rooftop.
Kitchen made with emergency tarp. In storm will cover our gear and we will cook inside tent.
Main melting snow stove: MSR Reactor with insulated canister and warm water bath at the bottom. Used 7g of fuel and one minute to melt snow to make 500ml of water.
Backup melting snow stove: MSR Whisperlite, white gas. 4 times slower than Reactor, at least (if windy, even more slower - the burner is not windproof as Reactor's). With priming, used 16g of white gas fuel to melt 500ml water - 2.3 times more fuel mass than Reactor's.
Happy with toady's result: by accident, found that car rooftop rack was almost ready to detach itself free, as two screws got loose. Loosing entire rooftop cargobox with gear enroute to Denali won't be funny.
Went to Seymour to final test our core equipment.
Our expedition sled is equipped with two shock absorbers and climbing skins. One duffel bag is full of milk containers filled with water, ~60lb to make load mass more realistic.
Transportation of sled on rooftop.
Kitchen made with emergency tarp. In storm will cover our gear and we will cook inside tent.
Main melting snow stove: MSR Reactor with insulated canister and warm water bath at the bottom. Used 7g of fuel and one minute to melt snow to make 500ml of water.
Backup melting snow stove: MSR Whisperlite, white gas. 4 times slower than Reactor, at least (if windy, even more slower - the burner is not windproof as Reactor's). With priming, used 16g of white gas fuel to melt 500ml water - 2.3 times more fuel mass than Reactor's.
Happy with toady's result: by accident, found that car rooftop rack was almost ready to detach itself free, as two screws got loose. Loosing entire rooftop cargobox with gear enroute to Denali won't be funny.
我们用来做厨房的shelter宽敞明亮，颜色又漂亮，而且很容易搭建。坐在里面，暖洋洋的太阳照在身上舒服极了。我太喜欢了！
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