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Jim J Solo Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1195 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Joined: Apr 6^th, 2007	Re: blue barrel size needed Reply #40 - Apr 28^th, 2008 at 11:01pm	Quote Print Post
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plafromboise Inukshuk Offline Posts: 49 Location: Wildwood, MO Joined: Mar 26^th, 2007	Re: blue barrel size needed Reply #41 - Apr 28^th, 2008 at 11:05pm	Quote Print Post
	Quote: (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) That was their site. Now all I get is a placeholder full of ads.


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solotripper Inukshuk Offline Posts: 8105 Location: clarkston MI Joined: Mar 14^th, 2005	Re: blue barrel size needed Reply #42 - Apr 28^th, 2008 at 11:13pm	Quote Print Post
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plafromboise Inukshuk Offline Posts: 49 Location: Wildwood, MO Joined: Mar 26^th, 2007	Re: blue barrel size needed Reply #43 - Apr 28^th, 2008 at 11:30pm	Quote Print Post
	solotripper wrote on Apr 28^th, 2008 at 11:13pm: Hmmmm, I clicked on the link and got to here? (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) Very strange. That link worked and now the main site is resolving correctly for me as well. Yet, when I attempted to visit the site just a few minutes ago it went to a domain parking site. I had even tried it earlier at work and got the same ad filled site. Oh well, I'm glad they are not gone and that the site is working for me once more.


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Fishpig Inukshuk Offline Posts: 96 Location: Cambridge MN Joined: Apr 7^th, 2009	Re: blue barrel size needed Reply #44 - Apr 11^th, 2009 at 5:15am	Quote Print Post
	I have a 60l barrel and a headstrong harness It works great. The red dividers or pouches are worthless as iI tip barrel on its side. The cooler works ok as long as you wrap frozen food in newspaper. keeps longer and you have paper for a fire. I'm still trying to figure out how to get all my gear into one barrel though.For one trip portaging.


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Jim J Solo Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1195 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Joined: Apr 6^th, 2007	Re: blue barrel size needed Reply #45 - Apr 12^th, 2009 at 1:21pm	Quote Print Post
	BlueBarrel/Gear; Hard to really get everything you want into 1 60L barrel. Either eliminate some stuff or plan on an extra drybag of gear too. Also try not putting stuff into gear bags so you can smash gear down together more compact. Leave the gear bags on top under the lid so you can sort stuff as you unpack it. BlueBarrel/Food; The reusable canvas shopping bags work good for me when I'm using the barrel for food. Seems that what you want is always on the bottom. Plus the bags keep stuff organized. I know opposite of the gear idea, but the food is always going right back in each time. Gear gets unpacked once and repacked once, food is always getting sorted though. BlueBarrel/Flying; Don't forget the small plastic tiewrap under the lid seal. Otherwise you'll you find your barrel sucked flat from the air pressure change at the baggage pick-up.


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Fishpig Inukshuk Offline Posts: 96 Location: Cambridge MN Joined: Apr 7^th, 2009	Re: blue barrel size needed Reply #46 - Apr 17^th, 2009 at 6:20am	Quote Print Post
	I'm Trying to get all gear into 1 barrel and 1 small soft sided cooler. If I use dehydrated food It will all fit in one barrel Now If I could lift it


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marlin55388 Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1230 Location: Watertown, MN Joined: Mar 6^th, 2009	Re: blue barrel size needed Reply #47 - Apr 18^th, 2009 at 3:14am	Quote Print Post
	Try more dried spinach or maybe one of the those portage monkeys that use to carry the Aluminum.


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Fishpig Inukshuk Offline Posts: 96 Location: Cambridge MN Joined: Apr 7^th, 2009	Re: blue barrel size needed Reply #48 - Apr 18^th, 2009 at 3:48am	Quote Print Post
	Seriously, I'm trying to solo trip, single portage I can get everything in 1 barrel It's heavy though. This might be off topic but how do people do it? Dried spinach sux.


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marlin55388 Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1230 Location: Watertown, MN Joined: Mar 6^th, 2009	Re: blue barrel size needed Reply #49 - Apr 18^th, 2009 at 4:28am	Quote Print Post
	I am a voyager short and stout (must be sung). Think about carrying a ninty pound bale without any fancy dancy harness and in mocks.... It helps me Fishpig everything is better with butter-dont knock it until you try it-good in soups and think filo Really I have to do two overs and three overs.....my sub forty pound 8 year old can only manage paddles and jacket so I get the rest-----TOTALLY OK-Last year was the first time in years that I got over in one...rested for a week, eating gourmet with my girlfriend on Cherokee....but I think she was trying to impress me on that one portahge and the time before that was 15 years ago on the Jap./Paulsen portage solo (does it count if one stops for water....?thats a good one). EVery time I come back I dump the stuff I did not use(with reason not stupidity)....I have never been able to get ahead of the game however, comando is just not 4 me. Here's to being off topic! Sorry if I bummed any persons out!


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