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Night Glow Zipper Pulls by MSR

They Say - New for 2013: Easy to find in the dark, these glowing zipper pulls are a convenient, lightweightupgrade to your tent’s metal zipper pulls. The plastic pull glows for a full 8 hours and recharges in ambientlight, and it’s easy to grip without removing gloves or mittens. Includes 4 zipper pulls.

See them online at http://cascadedesigns.com/en/msr/tents/tent-accessories/enhance/night-glow-zipper-pulls/product

We Say - Why not use these, if you have the opportunity. The zipper pulls on the Robens tent that I usedthem with were easy to see in the dark anyhow, but these just made it easier. Perhaps MSR might alsostart to make glow in the dark guide ropes, to help stop the drunks falling over my tent at festivals andweekend long running events! If your tent zipper pulls aren’t easy to see at night, then these additionsfrom MSR are a good idea.

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12/3/13 MSR ALPINE DELUX KITCHEN SET, QUICK 2 SYSTEM, QUICK SKILLET & TITAN KETTLE |

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MSR ALPINE DELUX KITCHEN SET, QUICK 2 SYSTEM,

QUICK SKILLET & TITAN KETTLE

I used this selection of cookwear every day last summer for 12 weeks, half of that time whilst camping inthe Lake District, the other half whilst camping on an island in the Medway Estuary. I used it every day,got to know it well, so here’s what I think of it. I’ll list the individual items at the start then review them allat the same time. Makes sense, since I used them all in conjunction with each other at the same time.

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They Say - The Quick™ 2 system is a complete cook and eat system, designed as the go-to solution forthe widest range of backcountry uses and meals. Insulated mugs and DeepDish™ plates combine withboth nonstick and uncoated hard-anodized aluminum for the ultimate in lightweight, cook-anything utility.

Includes: (1)1.5L nonstick DuraLite™ DX pot, (1) 2.5L hard-anodized pot, (1) strainer lid, (2) DeepDish™plates, (2) insulated stainless steel mugs, (1) Talon™ pot handle.

Dual Cooking Surfaces: Ultralight hard-anodized aluminum;; one non-stick and one uncoated formaximum versatility.Compact: Efficient nesting design saves valuable pack room.Comprehensive: Includes mugs and plates for two.Modular: Nested design accommodates additional insulated mugs (sold separately), or leavesomething at home to save even more weight.

ALPINE DELUX KITCHEN SET



They Say - The Alpine Deluxe Kitchen Set is our most comprehensive set of tools for outdoor cooking. Areleasable webbing handle makes the protective zippered case easy to hang anywhere and inside, twogenerous mesh pockets replace old-school elastic loops that tend to limit versatility, stretch-out and losetheir grip over time. You’ll find innovations such as our new combination pot strainer/cheese grater,moisture-resistant salt and pepper shaker, folding cutting board, stainless steel Utility Knife and more.

Includes:

100% BPA-Free MaterialsAlpine™ Folding Spoon, Spatula and Strainer/Grater: Spoon is calibrated for common measurementsand Strainer doubles as cheese grater.Alpine™ Salt & Pepper Shaker: New design is moisture resistant and holds plenty.Alpine™ Dish Brush /Scraper: Nonstick friendly pot cleaner with edge radius to match cookware.Alpine Kitchen Knife: 4.5″ Santoku-styled knife in a ventilated, plastic sheath is made from 440-serieshigh-carbon stainless steel.PackTowl® Dish Towel: The original travel towel absorbs four times its weight in water–over andover–dries fast and is built to survive years of abuse.Deluxe case: Zippered, semi-rigid case with two large zippered mesh pockets for maximumversatility.Alpine™ Deluxe Cutting Board: Strong, hinged design for durability and portability.Plus: (2) squeeze bottles, Bottle opener/corkscrew.

QUICK SKILLET

They Say - This compact, 7-inch skillet nests efficiently with Quick 2, Base 2 and Alpinist cookware,adding versatility to your average minimalist kitchen without adding too much weight to your pack.Includes: Nonstick, 7-inch, DuraLite™ DX hard anodized aluminum skillet, Talon Pot Handle.

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They Say - Versatile enough to be a pot, mug or bowl, this ultralight titanium kettle complements the Titan2 Pot Set perfectly. The Kettle holds .85 liters of liquid and comes with a tight-fitting lid and drip-free spoutfor smooth, easy pouring. Team with Titan Tool Spoon (sold separately) for a bare-minimum “solo”cookware kit.

Ultralight: Weighs just 4.2 oz. (118 g).

Compact: .85-liter capacity;; nests with Titan Cup™ (sold separately).

We Say - All of this kit made my kitchen duties a hell of a lot easier and more pleasant than they usuallyare, so before I go into things, I’m giving it a large thumbs up to save you reading to the end to know howgood it is. If you need a durable, compact, fit for purpose camping/cookery set, go get this stuff now. Ifyou need to be convinced some more, read on.

Everything is very compact and light. The Kitchen Set comes in a tough, hard wearing little bag whilst theQuick 2 System packs down into itself so that all you’re loosing in your rucksack, space wise, is thattaken up by one single pan.



Hard to believe but inside that one pan are two dishes, two cups and another pan. It’s ultra light too.

The two cups have lids which keep the heat in well. I made hot drinks and it took about fifteen minutesbefore they were cool enough to start sipping. Yeah, I could have taken off the lid to cool them quicker,but I’m never in that much of a rush at camp.

The dishes are thick plastic, so you can rest them on your bare knee when they’ve got hot food in themand you don’t get burnt. They aren’t really big enough to hold a full evening meal in, not for me anyway,but they were perfect for breakfast cereal/oats and for making cous cous.

And the handle is very easy to detach (just press the red button, lift handle towards the pan whilst pullingdown and it comes away), which is what you need if you’re using both pans at the same time but onlyhave one handle, so need to switch it quickly between the two without fuss.

The Kitchen set is well thought out and really user friendly. The chopping board is sturdy and easy to wipeclean, the knife is extra sharp (guts fish, for instance, really easy) and has stayed that way for me for thefull three months. The spatula is good but it is plastic, so if like me you’re used to using a wooden oneand tend to leave it in the frying pan whilst the food is cooking, don’t, or the end will blister up a bit, asmine has done. The pot strainer tool, which doubles as a cheese grater, is a marvel. You just hold it to thetop of your pan after the pasta/whatever is boiled, there’s a lip on it that fits nicely around the pan top thathelps keep it in place, and then you tip the pan, and the strainer allows the water to drain out whilstkeeping your food from spilling all over the place.

Then there is the spoon, complete with measuring levels inside it. I didn’t think I’d use that much but it’sproved great for measuring out my porridge oats and the water/milk to go with them. The two bottles, well,I use one for washing up liquid, the other for olive oil. And the final thing I have made use of a lot is thepot scraper/cleaner. It’s been designed so it can clean the bottom of the pans really easily, it’s slantededge gets right into the angles that often are toughest to clean and it’s brush takes care of the pan sidesand lip.

On that subject, this kit is so easy to clean after you’ve cooked. Not just the Alpine Kitchen Setcomponents, but the pans, dishes and cups too. I found I could leave the washing up overnight if I Iiked,safe in the knowledge that whatever I cooked in it – a fry up, stews, curry, whatever – was not going totake more than a quick scrape round with the dish brush to bring it up clean again, however long I left it.As I said above, the Alpine Kitchen Set does come with two plastic bottles, one of which I stored washingup liquid in, but even though I was always doing my washing up in river water held in a bucket, I neveronce had to use the washing up liquid to loosen dirt or grease. So, I can say with some certainty, this iskit that doesn’t need to be pampered!

Well, you’d expect that I guess. MSR are a brand well known for their usability and durability. It stillsuprised me though, how easy the pans were to clean.

The pans convey the heat well. I use the gas canisters in my stove to the max, so that sometimes mealsare cooked with only the last trickle of gas, which doesn’t produce much of a forceful flame at all. It takesa little more time to cook if the gas is low like this, but the pans distribute the flame well, making sure thateverything in the pan gets, and stays, hot.

Another useful aspect of the pans is that whilst they keep the food hot for a good five to ten minutes afteryou’ve cooked it, I can take the pan off the gas and put it straight on the plastic table/tent floor, withoutfear that it’ll mark it. Not sure why this is, it works good though.



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I do like my cooking area to be as tidy as possible. It’s so easy to loose kit if you’re camping on longgrass, so you need to be in control of it all. The compactness of this MSR kit allowed me to do that, asyou can see in the photo below. It’s bright red colour also made it easy to find things if they fell into thelong grass.

A bonus point of the way the kit packs away into itself, or in the case of the Kitchen Set into the hardcase, is that I could pack it away effectively after use and not worry that the rats that invariably came intothe camp at night were going to contaminate my chopping board/knife/bowls/pans by romping over it all.

The Skillet has superb nonstick quality, never had any issues getting food out, or cleaning it. The kettlelikewise does its job well. I stupidly tried to use it to boil milk one day though and the inner bottom of itturned black. Hell of a job to clean it. But that’s my fault, I should have used a pan for boiling milk, not akettle.

Durability wise the kit has aged well, and hasn’t shown any great sign of wear after that three monthintense test. I used it twice every day for that period, which equals to about 180 individual uses of about20 minutes each. The knife has a little discoluration, but it’s blade is a sharp as ever. The frying pan,which got the most use of all the pans, has a few chips in the non stick surface around the lip, which iswhere I would always knock my spoon or spatula out after I’d stirred a sauce or or fried eggs. The kettle isa bit blackened as sometimes I used it over the open campfire. Thats about it though. So, you see, apartfrom the discolouration on the knife, which is really no big deal at all, the only deterioration of the kit hascome from me abusing it. No shame there, thats what we campers tend to do to our kit. And this MSRproduct is built with that in mind.

So, overall, I love this kit and will be using it for the next few years at least I reckon. It’s well thought out,hard wearing, lightweight, compact and easy to clean. Brilliant.

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MSR Whisperlite Internationale Combo Stove

They Say - A multi-fuel version of the legendary WhisperLite stove, the Internationale stove is just asstrong and reliable, yet even more versatile. Featuring self-cleaning Shaker Jet technology, it burns whitegas, kerosene, and unleaded auto fuel, making this the perfect choice for globetrotting backpackersseeking lightweight and compact multi-fuel versatility backed up by decades of dependability. Packageincludes: Fuel pump, windscreen, heat reflector, small-parts kit, instructions, and stuff sack. (Fuel bottlenot included.)

Proven Reliability: Simple, durable design with over 20 years of proven performance in the field.Multi-Fuel: Burns white gas, kerosene, and unleaded auto fuel.Compact: Folds small and packs into most MSR® pots.Field Maintainable: Shaker Jet technology and smart engineering allows complete cleaning andmaintenance in the field.Made in the USA.

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We Say - I hadn’t used this sort of multi-fuel stove before I got this out of the box. Usually I’m the sort tolight a campfire (if I’m wild camping whilst canoeing), call in at a local tea stall (if I’m hiking orbackpacking) or go without hot meals and drinks for a few days. So it’s testament to the practical designof this stove that even with zero knowledge of how to use it I got it up and running after only 2 attempts.

I had a slight problem at first. I was following the instructions too exactly, I think. They advised me to letsome gas into the recepticle under the burner, then to turn the fuel valve to ‘closed’, put a match to therecepticle, step back as the ball of flame puffs up and then after 2 minutes turn on the burner to let morefuel through which would then create the blue jet flame. The thing is, in my opinion, you’ve got to take thisadvice about leaving it alone for 2 minutes, then work out yourself how long your own model needs. I left itfor 2 minutes at first and the recepticle burnt dry and there was be no flame left to ignite when I finallyopened the fuel valve. Basically, you just leave the ball of flame alone until it looks like it’s burning down,which may be around 45 seconds, then you turn the fuel valve to ‘On’. After I’d learnt this, I had noproblems. Not with lighting it, anyway.

I used unleaded petrol/gas during this first test, as that was what I had in the shed. Using this the stovebillowed out black smoke and when it came to packing the stove away afterwards, my hands were leftquite dirty. Not the sort of thing you want to happen if you’re camping rough and not wanting to attractattention to your position, or if you want to keep reasonably clean.

I learnt though that this is just an issue with new stoves running on unleaded petrol/gas;; once they’vebeen used a few times this problem fades, as do the black fingers (if you use dedicated white gas I’veheard this isn’t an issue at all though). This would be a good thing to mention in the instructions;; after thatsingle test in the garden I took the stove with me on a 5 day hike in Wales and had dirty fingers most ofthe time. Ok, so towards the end of the hike the black wasn’t coming off on my finger as much, but itwould’ve been nice to know that this was going to happen for the first few days of use so I could have gota stock of wet wipes in!

Ok, now to the good points. It’s very lightweight (less than half a kilo even with a bottle load of fuel). It hasa long burn time, with each bottle of fuel said to last at least 110 minutes, and boil about 27 litres of water,with each litre taking around 3.5 minutes to boil.



To the right is a photo of some Tibetan Bhalak bread simmering on the stove. The stove is good for thistype of cooking as the fuel rate can be adjusted quite accurately, in this case down to a very low flow so itcooks the bread all the way through without burning the outside too much (so in effect the bread is justsimmering away for 15 minutes). I’ve found this aspect of the stove helpful when I want to cook thingsdelicately, rather than just have the stove on full power to boil something as fast as it can.

I take this MSR stove on all of my canoeing expeditions now. It’s small size is obviously a very attractivefeature, both when packing and whilst in camp. As you can see below I’m a messy camper, flinging stuffeverywhere, so it’s good that the stove is so small so I can just laze around it after cooking with no rushto pack away. I use it mostly as the photos above show, when the people I’m with just want a quick brew,or when I just want to fry something up quick (like a haloumi salad) and I want to set up with less fussthan my large 2 burner stove creates.

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Summary - I didn’t use to be the sort of Englishman who had to have his cup of tea every day atbreakfast, lunch and tiffin. And generally, if I did want a cup of tea whilst on expedition, I’d wait until I wasin a town, rather than face the potential problem of seeking out a local fuel supply before the trek. Theless hassle and more basic the better, has always been my motto.

But over the past few months of using this MSR stove I’ve become something of a convert to it. I’ve beenreally impressed with the stove’s lightweight feel, it’s small size and the speed with which it can boilwater. It’s far, far quicker in heating food or drink up than, say, the much larger Coleman two burner stovethat I have, or indeed the campfire. This is important as even though I really enjoy my campfire cooking,sometimes when I break from a hard day’s hiking or canoeing I don’t always want to spend my downtimeworking the stove. It’s ideal for backpacking if you have the lightweight pans to go with it, and it’s one ofthe first items I stow in the canoe when I’m preparing for a long weekend trip. Just remember, and planfor, the dirty fingers during the first week or so of use. Although, as I’ve previously mentioned, I’ve heardthat if you use dedicated white gas instead of unleaded petrol you won’t get this problem.

This is a brilliant stove. It hasn’t let me down at all once, and I’d happily put my trust in it when the wintercomes and a hot drink or meal isn’t so much a luxury as a life saving nessecity.

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MSR Zing Tarp

They Say - The Zing shelter is ideal for multi-night basecamp endeavors, easily covering a large picnictable-sized area to shield you from sun, rain and even wind. Two included poles and the option to add athird leave you with numerous configuration possibilities ranging from maximum protection to maximumspace. Ultralight and taped DuraShield-coated silnylon offers waterproof protection for the long haul. Atight pitching wing design and small pack size makes this shelter at home in the backcountry too.

Strong: Two, double-tapered aluminum poles with reinforced mid-sections offer excellent strengthwhile keeping weight to a minimum.Packable Coverage: Ultralight fabrics create 200 sq. ft. (18.6 sq. m) of coverage at a weight and sizeyou can carry anywhere.Versatile: Use two poles, or an optional third, for added versatility in a wide range of demands.Additional Features: Reinforced guy points with cord-stowing pockets, (7) Groundhog™ Stakes andcord tensioners, reflective guy cord. Additional poles optional.

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We Say - First time out the bag, I tried to put this Zing Tarp up in a high, rainy wind, on my own, and italmost drove me crazy. It went on to shelter me ok all night – I was using it as an open sided tent shelterwith just my sleeping bag under it – but I was cursing it for days after whenever I remembered how hardI’d found it to put it up, and how often it fell down. And all because I didn’t bother to read the instructionsproperly, or give the direction that I pitched it in any great amount of thought.

Ok, second time round was a different story. The wind was light, the sun was out and there were 2 of usprepared to put a little time into setting the tarp up right. We looked at the instructions, we fitted thetension points on the guide ropes the correct way round (yes, I hadn’t done that the first time, I’d fittedthem the wrong way round, hence the poles loosing tension and falling down easily) and then we enjoyedits shelter over our cooking area for the rest of the night and next morning. It covered the picnic benchwell, and 6 of us could spread out and cook underneath it, no problem. It was a real delight actually, tocamp out in changeable weather, and not have to worry about whether a rain shower would interupt ourevening, and also to have a focus for camp activities.

The third time of setting up was in an exposed location, an island in the Medway estuary, with anotherhigh wind throwing cold rain into our faces. But the tension points were sorted by this time, and I knew thetarps’ shape and how to set it up, so it was up and stable inside 5 minutes. But when I really got to knowabout the tarp, and how it works best, was when I set up camp for 6 weeks on the estuary island recently,and had it positioned over my cooking and sitting area, during one of the wettest and windiest summerswe’ve had for many years.

The yellow colour looks quite bright at first but I found it blends in well to green surroundings. I was toldthat my camp was easily visible from miles away thanks to the white bell tent, but visitors were surprised



to see the tarp when they visited, that hadn’t been visible at all. Indeed, when I canoed away from campthe tarp dissapeared from sight very quickly. I liked this, as generally I like being as invisible as possiblewhen I camp (on shorter trips I wouldn’t use the white bell tent), I don’t spoil anybodies view of thelandscape and also, it’s safer that way.

I adjusted the tarp daily – the height and angle of the poles, the tensions on the guide ropes – according tothe strength and direction of wind, which on the estuary, as in the mountains, changes frequently. Ipositioned it so that one of it’s longest sides, which reach down lower to the ground, faced the prevailingwind, which in England comes from the south west.

If you pitch the tarp any other direction, or if you don’t lower the poles when the wind gets strong, then theleast you can expect is that the tarp will flap around a fair bit and be very noisy. I got caught out by apretty strong storm, very fast moving, when the winds got up to 50mph and although the tarp stood upvery well to the battering, one of the poles did suffer, getting bent out of shape. It was still usableafterwards, but I’m going to have to replace it now as I don’t want to risk it breaking next time I’m outthere.

As well as providing a dry space for me and my mates, I also stored all the firewood under the tarp. Duringthe frequent storms I encountered during those 6 weeks I also found the tarp very useful for collectingrainwater. Just pull one side down somehow, either by pegging is more tightly into the ground, or putting abit of wood on the end, and the water will rush off and into any pan you put underneath. I collected all mycooking and washing water for 6 weeks by this method, got about a litre per minute during a medium sizedrainstorm.

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everything taught though and there’s no problems.

I used it as a bivvy once. I had to get up at 2am to catch the tide so didn’t want the hassle of breakingdown a tent at that time, so just stretched the tarp over the canoe and held up the front opening with apole and a paddle. There was room for 2 to sleep under it in comfort, and even though it was a very coldnight and the grass around us was heavy with dew we stayed warm enough and didn’t get wet.

The material burns easily so light your campfires well away from it, far enough so that small sparks can’tcarry on the wind to it. If you do find the tarp has developed small burn holes, its easy enough to fix withany puncture repair kit (not sure if that’s the best method, but it’s the one I’ve used as it’s easy). It copeswell with being near a heat source though;; my gas stove was only about half a metre below it when stormsblew the tarp downwards for long periods, but there were no noticable effects on it.

An invaluable plus point of the tarp is that it allowed me to leave the tent on days when the rain didn’tstop. I find that staying in the tent all day, sometimes for 2 days, during bad storms can be quitedepressing. But with this tarp set up I get to leave the tent, cook safely out in the open air (cooking insidea tent can be deadly due to the fumes stoves give off), look around at the scenery, and most importantly,just get a change of environment for a while.

My only issue with the tarp is that I felt that the written instructions weren’t specific enough for me. Ihadn’t any experience with tarps before this and didn’t know about setting it up to lean into the prevailingwind, which you must do to get the best out of it, or how to fix the guide rope tension points up correctly.Once a more experienced friend had showed me how to do it, it was easy, but I could’ve done with somehelp at first. MSR have got an online tutorial, which you can view if you click the web address below, but Ido prefer a bit of paper that I can have with me whilst I set up.

I haven’t spoken at all about the performance of this tarp in fine, calm weather. That’s because this isEngland, and summer, and therefore fine, calm weather is a bit of a rariety! I had about 3 calm days inthose 45 I was on the island, and on those days the tarp provided excellent service as a sun shade.

Summary - This MSR Zing Tarp has really changed my camping experience, for the better. It’s so great tohave a focal point at base camp that can host 6 to 8 people in the dry/cool, and it has proved itselfcapable of standing up to weeks of heavy storms and wet weather. It’s also nice to be able to leave thetent and get under it in bad weather, for a change of scenery to drive off any depression that the inactioncan bring on, and it’s easily portable too, perfect for canoe touring and backpacking alike. Erection isquick and easy once you know what to do, so that it doesn’t feel like too much bother to just throw it upfor a few hours to protect you during a lunch stop. A really valuable piece of kit, we recommend it.

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