So says Sarah at Freezer Bag Cooking, who notes the many safety-related questions she receives about people wondering if cooking food in a Ziploc bag will give them cancer. Also: Freezer bags are made of 100% polyethylene. Most bags are…
Monthly Archives: March 2007
Sleeping pad basics
by tmangan • March 16, 2007 • 1 Comment
Backpacker magazine lists 10 considerations before you buy. Among them: Measure your tent. In many tight two-person tents, full-length sleeping pads overlap at the feet, which means you’re carrying some mattress that you don’t need. One solution is a mummy-shaped…
When animals attack
by tmangan • March 16, 2007 • 0 Comments
Wildebeat has tips on avoiding being eaten.
Catching up on some links
by tmangan • March 15, 2007 • 4 Comments
Just to prove I haven’t fallen off the planet, a few links from our favorite outdoor bloggers: Modern Hiker Casey points to a couple interesting sites: Walking in L.A. and WildrLog. Winehiker Russ is back in commission. (Note this post…
Change is good update
by tmangan • March 15, 2007 • 0 Comments
I’ve unloaded my CD and book collections (both numbering the hundreds) and the component stereo system with tower speakers gets donated to the thrift store tomorrow. When it’s all said and done my stereo life will be reduced to one…
Somebody call Jules Verne
by tmangan • March 13, 2007 • 1 Comment
Make sure he gets his royalties — a guy from Conde Nast Traveler is doing an “Around the World in 80 Days” thing and blogging his whole trip. Looks pretty entertaining so far. Two months ago, I visited a travel…
Change is good
by tmangan • March 12, 2007 • 5 Comments
So here’s the thing: Melissa and I have decided the pastoral life is perhaps best left to pastors, or something, but in any case we’re moving back to town in the next month and that’s going to require a major…
Ibuprofen, Tylenol, etc.
by tmangan • March 9, 2007 • 6 Comments
A thread at TrailForums chats up the pluses/minuses of Vitamin I and other over-the-counter pain relievers. Something I had never heard before: As for Tylenol, please keep in mind that the margin of safety with this drug is quite narrow,…
St. Patrick’s Day outing update
by tmangan • March 8, 2007 • 1 Comment
So Fedak and Tom Clifton are both interested in a Ventana Wilderness outing, and Fedak has a couple options lined up. He says we need to leave Mountain View very early on Saturday, like 7 a.m. Works for me, I…