updated: 4/29/06 4:32p by mamund
it's been a while since i updated the site. most all the details are settled
so there's not much reason to update these pages.
i purchased tent bivies online today - see the tents
page for details. this is the last of the'big-ticket' items.
i also picked up a few remaining small items today: lip balm, bug juice,
sun screen, water bottles, and toilet tissue.
i also started trying on hiking boots. nothing has
struck me yet, but i was surprised that they are so light and comfortable.
i updated the tents, packinglist, and
budget pages to reflect the new items.
purchased a trail map for the caesar creek, oh area (one hour north of our house) from the buckeye trail organization. they offer 26 maps covering a loop around the state of ohio. downside of this area is that is has several paved bike paths. upside is that it leads to a full campground and has (according to the website) 20 miles of off-road hiking.
purchased most of the 'little things' from the packing list today
(signal mirror, whistle, tape, rope, first-aid, etc.). the results
are posted to the packinglist page.
added the a.t.o.m principle to the details page.
added the new budget page to track significant expenses for the gear.
updated all pages to contain an interesting quote (ok, i was bored...).
i also updated the style sheets to support a better printing format. now
all the site navigation links are suppressed when printing the page.
mca
added a reference to hueston woods, oh in the places page.
ordered the cookstove (msr pocket rocket) and water purifier
(msr sweetwater) from amazon.com today. should arrive in the
next week.
also updated the equipment page
and the packinglist page to
reflect recent purchases and other decisions.
mca
updated the style sheet to highlight text blocks.
also added caesar creek, oh to the places page.
this is a close park (under one hour away) with @ 10 miles of hiking trails.
mca
updated the sleeping bags section to reflect our recent purchases (see bags page for details). also added green done highlights to items we now have on hand on in transit.
mike made a batch of the 'hardtack' recipe today. aside from mistakenly adding too much liquid to the mixture (and thinning it out with more flour), it went pretty well. maybe a bit hard, but should hold up well.
did a bunch of research on bivy tents today. posted a new page (tents) to hold the results. we'll need to settle on something in the next couple weeks.
mca
purchased backpacks today and posted the details on the packs and equipment
pages
mca
added lots of food information. also updated the places and links pages.
added the equipment section to hold lists of stuff we officially have now (future[g])
mca
i added some information on backpacks. one article and two online catalogs.
i also added some entries in the places section including pointers to ky and oh
trails that could be interesting.
mca