On Tue, 07 Aug 2012 22:30:37 +0100 Sean Gibbins <s...@funkygibbins.me.uk> wrote:
> On 07/08/12 21:51, Samuel Penn wrote: > > > > > And then there's this: > > > > http://www.biolitestove.com/campstove/camp-overview/features/ > > That looks interesting! But a bit chunky for backpacking/wilderness camping. My petrol fueled stove is a quarter the size, but it did mean having to carry a sigg fuel bottle as well. Finding somewhere to purchase small quantities of unleaded fuel gave us problems when backpacking in Switzerland in the 60s and we ended up scrounging from a Swiss Army unit who were on annual manoeuvres in the hills somewhere between Zweisimmen and Fribourg. We actually had to get permission to continue on our planned route as well because it went through the middle of their training area! The thing is - camping used to equate to the simple life and things like tech gadgets didn't have any place in that scheme of things. Though I have to admit that I did acquire a basic mobile phone some years later for emergency use whilst mountain biking, having got caught out leading a group miles from anywhere and a rider needed medical assistance. Emergency use is still the only reason I have a mobile phone today. -- John Lewis Debian & the GeneWeb genealogical data server -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------