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Comment on TBT Gear: Mini-Maglite Jakstrap Headband by Paul Mags

Paul Mags — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 15:31:41 +0000

In reply to Skippy. The article is 11 yrs old so I'm not surprised. BPL does not have their links on WayBack (Internet Archive) but you can probably create an account and search their forums if interested.

Comment on TBT Gear: Mini-Maglite Jakstrap Headband by Skippy

Skippy — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 15:07:05 +0000

The myog link is dead and I’m quite curious.

Comment on Potholes and canyon rims by Paul Mags

Paul Mags — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:25:03 +0000

In reply to Ryan. Good call. We are changing up our own plans, too!

Comment on Potholes and canyon rims by Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:54:32 +0000

In reply to Paul Mags. Thanks! It’s looking a little rainier this weekend now, so I’ll likely save this for another time (unfortunately, it’s a 6-hour drive from Denver for me… if I lived in Moab, I’d get out there for sure!)

Comment on The Quiver: Our Backpacking Stoves in 2026 by Paul Mags

Paul Mags — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:38:52 +0000

In reply to Chumly. The BRS is not a bad stove...I just don't think it's a good one. Ha!

Comment on Potholes and canyon rims by Paul Mags

Paul Mags — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:53:48 +0000

In reply to Ryan.

Thx!

I am more worried about road conditions than canyons for sure. Having said that, it’s changing so rapidly due to all the rain. My gut feeling is that the upper canyons will be fine but as you get lower it will get muddier esp closer to the river

Be safe, have fun, and alter plans if needed. The Utah sun does bake the ground but the amount of rain changed the equation.

Comment on Potholes and canyon rims by Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 02:54:13 +0000

I’m planning on heading down there for a very similar (2-night) trip this weekend! I also plan on starting from one of the popular, paved trailheads and accessing pothole water from the rim (which I imagine should be available given the massive rain coming on Thursday)… great minds think alike! (or else I’ve been influenced too much by your blog…). I was hoping to also hike down into the canyons, hopefully all the way to the river (the somewhat well-known G-DL loop), but now based on this post of yours I’m worried that it will be too much of a muddy mess. II’m delaying my start until Saturday to give a day of sunshine in between the massive rain and my trip, but now I’m wondering how much good that’ll actually do…are all the canyons just a muddy mess right now?

Anyway, spectacular photos as always–they really make me want to get out there!

Comment on The Quiver: Our Backpacking Stoves in 2026 by Chumly

Chumly — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:38:55 +0000

I just acquired a Greenpeak stove, and I agree, it’s a stellar stove at much less the cost of a Pocket Rocket Deluxe. In addition it goes well with the FM Petral HE pots. FM also makes the FMS 300T stove which looks just like a BRS 3000, but weighs 45g and works much better; I think the latter was an attempt to clone the former, but fell short.

Thanks for the tour down memory lane! I,ve gone through a lot of stoves including the Crux and some I’ve made myself…call it a hobby if you will.

Comment on The Quiver: Our Backpacking Stoves in 2026 by Paul Mags

Paul Mags — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:43:01 +0000

In reply to Buck Nelson. Indeed. Cold food does not equal cold soak. In fact, I rarely go cold soak (unless you count mashed potatoes flakes or ramen I get in camp)

Comment on The Quiver: Our Backpacking Stoves in 2026 by Buck Nelson

Buck Nelson — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:26:35 +0000

Nice article Mags. It seems to be a widespread belief that going stove-less means cold soaking. As you well know, it doesn’t.

I’ve still got my White Box stove and Simmerlite stoves as well. Both have their place but my standard cooking setup now is a Pocket Rocket, Titan Kettle, and spoon.