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Gear Reviews: Sleeping Bag

Tundra 15 degrees

Manufacturer: Kelty

Reviewed by: kfitz

I just finished a week long camping trip that ranged from the Anza-Borrego desert and Sierra foothills to Big Sur coastal California and this bag was amazing. It is fabulously warm and feels like sleeping on pillows. If only my bed back home felt this good.

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Q.} Canister backpacking stoves are becoming so popular, but I have a concern about them that I can't find much info about. Are the canisters refillable or recyclable? Or are we just creating more waste when we purchase these stoves in the quest of lightness?
Submitted by: Heidi Arnold, Seattle, WA

A.} While stove canisters are not refillable (yet, anyway!), they are recyclable, though most people still don't know it. They're made of steel and can be recycled with your beer cans and crumpled tin foil.

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