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I have heard Aqua Seal Poly Coat has done the job of re-waterproofing.

I have the same pack as you. Excepting for changes in clothing due to Seasonal weather variation, I carry the same stuff for three season use. There is always enough room and I think I could do a one or two summer overnight using it. I operate with the belief that it takes one unscheduled night...

Inspiration for young guys like me (65).

Heavy fog- wrong step! Reminds me of the two women who drove over a wharf n into the ocean n died; up in Maine this past year.

Time to take out the Stormy Kromer.

I have a teapot I bought from REI mail order years ago. I would bring my self-designed meals that required boiling water, a sierra cup, a heat resistant medium seized bowl, and an old metal tablespoon. It all worked very well for me for several day trips from early spring through late fall.

I enjoy our Macs, iPad, n iPhones; yet, I also enjoy working out my Map n Compass skill set. Better to mess up using a Map n Compass in the easy Northeast than someplace where the electronics crap out n not be able to adjust to the buggy whip technology.

Do we know the causes of death? I guess heart attacks- the simple guess; knowing the true cause can be helpful if anything could have been prevented.

Excellent example for we Baby Boomers as we head towards retirement .

Green Superfeet Limmer Standards. Having had foot/heel/posture problems, I now say I am in heaven.

My first Swiss Army knife was purchased in Zurich, Switzerland on my honey moon in the late 1970' s; if I recall correctly the BSA knife would have been purchased at Filenes downtown Boston- they had a BSA shop there, as well as a Red Sox ticket office; the army style knife had a faux wood...

In the late 1950's , I had a multi tool knife I bought at an Army/Navy store. It had the basic blades plus a folding out knife and spoon. I used that on my adventures cooking out in the woods, as they were, in Boston. In the Boy Scouts, I had an official BSA folding knife that served me well on...

I am on my feet all day. After much experimentation, I have settled on Dansko's for most work days , or Green Superfeet inside other enclosed footwear I use - boat shoes to my Limmer Standards.