DentonDoc wrote on Apr 19^th, 2011 at 12:05am:


Noah's in Toronto is sort of like that: You order a dozen brass screws and washers from them, and their website estimates shipping costs as $20.00 via courier. But then they ship the order Canada Post, for a reasonable two bucks postage or whatever. They seem to be a good outfit, and I wonder if they scare away a lot of business with their ridiculous shipping estimates.

Thanks dd
I've ran into that multiple item purchasing issue on other sites?
It's frustrating and I'm not sure why their site is set up that way, but if the products are decent and the price reasonable, then I can live with it.

solotripper wrote on Apr 19^th, 2011 at 4:08pm:

OK.  They did (as advertised) charge $2.50 for order processing.  I would say that the shipping rate was typical for the size package involved.

As for the products.  The large tin and small aluminum container were lighter weight than expected.  (This is not all bad.)  The tin is lighter than an Altoid tin.  I'd hoped the aluminum container would be small enough to fit into my PFD pocket, but I think it is still small enough to fit into a fanny pack (maybe just a tad larger than the one I've pictured above).

So, yes.  They did fill the order and ship with reasonable speed (although the site is not overly user friendly as it pertains to purchasing multiple items per order ... you basically cycle back to the home page to continue shopping and have to navigate back to the product area you want to investigate).  And, there is that "we'll tell you later about shipping costs" oddity.

dd

Thanks dd

I'm in no hurry. I don't see a trip in my future again this year ,
I hope they don't hit you with unreasonable shipping costs, becasue it appears to be a good site and hopefully they are :question

solotripper wrote on Apr 18^th, 2011 at 11:49pm:

If you are not in a big hurry, give it a couple of days.  By then my first order should be in and I can give you a clue about how much your shipping will be.  I don't think I've ever run into a site that essentially says "we'll tell you later."  We'll its later, my order has been shipped and I STILL don't know what my shipping costs are.  (I think I remember a $2.50 charge for order processing in there somewhere to.)

I got a few things, including the smaller aluminum box, a larger tin and some small plastic vials.

Later -

dd

dd,

I'm thinking the dimensions given might not be accurate, either that or the tube described as being actual size is not accurate.

My thought was that you'd add boiling water to a zip lock bag with filtered water for a warm drink of your choice. I'm thinking you could boil a few ounces of water with just a candle/fire cube.

Not really for cooking, more for making a warming drink/bullion in a pinch. Might not even be practical, but I like the idea and will be buying one in each size before my next trip.
I figure I'll find a good use for them.
I also will be buying the aluminum box with folding handle and the stainless box with latches. I'll make a waterproof gasket out of silicone for that and will work it into my outdoor gear somewhere.

solotripper wrote on Apr 18^th, 2011 at 3:46pm:

If I read the spec's correctly, that vessel is a 1" X 3" tube.  Doesn't sound like much water will get boiled to me.  At that size, I'd be able to boil as much water in my fishing kit tin.  Did I miss something?

dd

dd,

I'm glad to help.
If you take the time to go to home page and look under all gear headings, you'll see just about any item that you can think of for survival kits.
I see a few things that will be added to my gear.
I like this item. You could make holder out of a forked green branch and boil some water in the part of capsule that doesn't have the gasket.
Add the boiled water to a zip lock bag with soup mix/small fish pieces and you could have a nice little body warming meal.

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DentonDoc wrote on Apr 18^th, 2011 at 3:34pm:


If that's true, it would never get hot enough to take the solder if you had it full of water though. So how to seal it up to use for boiling water remains the question.

Line it with a plastic bag? 

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Yes.  That is quite possibly true.

I've also seen film of people boiling water in a plastic bottle and one of the "drills" I did as a Boy Scout (many moons ago) was to boil water in a paper bag.

So, it is pretty obvious that in those situations, much of the heat is being absorbed by the liquid rather than exclusively by the container.

dd