The Weekend Adventurer

Ididaride

2008-08-19T07:20:00.000-07:00

Here is a video of the Ididaride bike tour that I did with ADK. (the Adirondack Mountain Club) It was 75 miles with over 6800ft. of elevation gain. I met some great people and finished in 4 hours and 52 minutes. Before this, my long rides were slow and I never averaged over 13mph. Because the of the great riders of the Ididaride I kept up with a 15.8mph average through all the up and the downs. I hope to do it again next year, it was a great and well organized event.

Alcohol Fuel

2008-07-22T19:52:00.000-07:00

hello russell,
i am from greece, i love nature camping, and i love making things by my own. i like alot your videos and i would like to make you som e questions.
1. i can't understan what is the denatured alcohol and in what store i can find it.

jim

Hey Jim, This vid might help. This is Tinny, a guy that I respect for his stoves and mechanical know how. He is also just a great guy.

Equipment List

2008-07-19T20:32:00.000-07:00

One other question for you. I am trying to go ultralight and trade in the
50lb pack for something easier on the back. While I have watched your
videos which were great, do you have a typed essential equipment checklist
that you use before heading out? If so, I would love to take a look. Any
other resources you can suggest for go ultralight would be appreciated as
well. Thanks Russell.

God Bless You, Live Strong, and ever sing with Creation's song. (Psalm
148)
- Cameron

I got my equip. list up on my website. www.russellweekendadventurer.com Also, about the fuel. I usually use 1.5 ounces of fuel per meal depending on the stove. Since it is your first time out with this stove, go with 2 oz. per meal. That should be safe. Have a fun trip!

Russell

Rubbing Alcohol as Stove Fuel?

2008-07-10T20:31:00.000-07:00

Hello,

My name is ryan and i am 14 years old i have taken an intrest in outdoor survival and camping i watched your video about how to make the UltraLight Stove and found it very resourceful and very useful. Can I use rubbing alcohol in my camp stove?
-ryman3894

Believe it or not, rubbing alcohol has in-trained water in it. It burns very sooty by itself. I have seen people blend it with denatured alcohol with great success... BUT I like to keep it simple. I use straight isopropyl alcohol that can be found either at your local gas station or truck stop. It comes as dry-gas (the yellow HEET bottle is the best) or as the truck stop as brake line dryer. I hope this helps.

Russell

Ultra-light alcohol stove

2008-07-02T19:04:00.001-07:00

Is cooking essential?

2008-06-30T07:08:00.000-07:00

hi i have always hiked but im thinking of backpacking overnight. is it important to cook hot food with a stove or is it just to be authentic to old style camping? im deciding wether 2 bring a couple of power barz or i dont know somthing you dont need to kook get back 2 me thankz
-uberpaintballer

Great Question! You are right on with your thought process. The truth is that you are right. Hot food is for comfort. Some people would tell you that they can carry less weight by using dehydrated food and reheating it... maybe true, but there is alot of thought and effort involved.

If you want to do all cold food, let me suggest dried fruit, cheese, summer sausage, candy bars, and powerbars. As long as you make sure that your vitamin intake and caloric intake is in balance, then go for it.

I am a softy and I like my hot dinners, but you save time and weight if you just eat ready to go foods. Grandma Gatewood, a famous Appalachian trail thru-hiker, did thousands of miles with cold only food.

Seymour, CT

2008-06-22T21:04:00.000-07:00

This was a fun quick trip that I took a while back.

Hello World

2008-06-22T19:51:00.000-07:00

This will be a fun outlet for me to post about some of my current and past adventures. I hope that this will be fun and informative for all who read it.