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Post by zeke on Feb 19, 2023 18:21:21 GMT -8
A very long time ago, I owned a yellow plastic thermometer that had a small red floating piece in the tube with the mercury. If you left the thermometer flat overnight, it would register the low with the red plastic part. I finally damaged it beyond recognition in 1994. It was less expensive than the new digital ones, but also heavier. Harder to use, as it was dependent on being relatively level to register the low.
I've often wondered what the overnight lows were, and mostly used the ice or lack of ice in a water bottle to gauge it. Another reason to leave your water bottles upside down.
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Post by rebeccad on Feb 20, 2023 8:50:31 GMT -8
My altimeter watch does have a thermometer, but it is very slow to register the temps. I usually figure that just before sunrise is the lowest temp overnight, and I’m up by then, but have to find someplace to lay out the watch for a while for a reading, since it’s in the tent overnight. I was forgetting about it, though, when I said I needed this thermometer. Still, it sounds like a better option than my ancient REI unreadable gizmo!
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Post by BigLoad on Feb 20, 2023 9:39:03 GMT -8
My altimeter watch does have a thermometer, but it is very slow to register the temps. Yeah, the standard digital thermometer instantiation everyone appears use has extreme low-pass filtering. The older ones seemed to take an hour to reach equilibrium for big changes, such as being moved from indoors to outdoors in cool weather.
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Post by gabby on Feb 20, 2023 10:26:37 GMT -8
driftwoody , I think I do need that thermometer. I hang a little analog thermometer from my pack to get some idea of temps, but it’s almost impossible to read. This looks like a serious improvement. I absorbed that need to know the highs and lows from my husband the meteorologist. In thermometers & barometers, I tend to prefer those which are analog and non-battery, even though the battery (which I imagine is a small CR2032 photo battery) will probably last for years. As for being able to read the small print, I lucked out, after a fashion, being nearsighted, so it’s easy for me to see small print and other small things without any aids. If it must use a battery, I think I’d prefer something more like this: www.amazon.com/Govee-Thermometer-Hygrometer-Bluetooth-Temperature/dp/B07R586J37Though I don’t, of course, have any idea how good this particular one is, or how prone to failure.
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Feb 20, 2023 14:37:45 GMT -8
A very long time ago, I owned a yellow plastic thermometer that had a small red floating piece in the tube with the mercury. If you left the thermometer flat overnight, it would register the low with the red plastic part. I finally damaged it beyond recognition in 1994. It was less expensive than the new digital ones, but also heavier. Harder to use, as it was dependent on being relatively level to register the low. I've often wondered what the overnight lows were, and mostly used the ice or lack of ice in a water bottle to gauge it. Another reason to leave your water bottles upside down. I still have one of those, fun gadget.
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Post by driftwoody on Mar 24, 2023 15:22:24 GMT -8
I recently purchased a fringe item and I'll probably carry it henceforth, so I guess it crossed the threshold to "must have." This item is the Ultralight Folding Table by Cascade Wild. Specs: 8" x 12" tabletop sits 3 1/4" off the ground Folds into a compact 4"x12"x3/4" package Weight: 2.2oz Wednesday in Tennessee I prepared breakfast sitting in my hammock under the tarp, and it was really nice to have various items on a clean dry table a few inches from the ground instead of wet dirty leaves.
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Post by rebeccad on Mar 25, 2023 9:06:17 GMT -8
I recently purchased a fringe item and I'll probably carry it henceforth, so I guess it crossed the threshold to "must have." This item is the Ultralight Folding Table by Cascade Wild. Specs: 8" x 12" tabletop sits 3 1/4" off the ground Folds into a compact 4"x12"x3/4" package Weight: 2.2oz Wednesday in Tennessee I prepared breakfast sitting in my hammock under the tarp, and it was really nice to have various items on a clean dry table a few inches from the ground instead of wet dirty leaves. That's pretty cool! I'll probably stick with rocks, but...
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Post by panatomicx on Mar 25, 2023 9:51:37 GMT -8
Does this count as a "Fridge" item?
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Post by driftwoody on Mar 25, 2023 10:43:36 GMT -8
That's pretty cool! I'll probably stick with rocks, but... But rocks of the right size & shape can be finicky about showing up at the right place.
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Post by ecocentric on Mar 25, 2023 11:13:31 GMT -8
That's pretty cool! I'll probably stick with rocks, but... You carry rocks? Some of my hiking partners do too... until they find out that I put them in their packs.
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Post by driftwoody on Mar 25, 2023 11:29:03 GMT -8
I used to pick up rocks I fancied on day hikes, the biggest being a 51 pound chunk of striated sandstone I carried the last mile of a hike.
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Post by Coolkat on Mar 25, 2023 18:29:59 GMT -8
At 2.2oz it might worth considering. Interesting as I'd never think of this as an option until you mentioned this. Does this count as a "Fridge" item? Maybe but I've been looking to replace my similar fringe item with something easier to see and I like yours. Is it something off of amazon?
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Post by ErnieW on Mar 25, 2023 20:00:15 GMT -8
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Post by tallgrass on Apr 10, 2023 19:02:56 GMT -8
I agree on the inflatable pillow. My Exped gave out this fall after many years and I’ll definitely get another. Makes all the difference in getting a good night’s sleep. The other item that makes a difference for me is a smallish square of closed cell foam pad for use as a sit pad. My beloved Exped bit a big one a year or so ago. Distraught, but short on cash and no trips in the works at the time...I bought this cheap knock off on Amazon. Gotta say, I far prefer it to the Exped. Easier to inflate/deflate, find it more comfortable. And at sub $20...I'm not too worried about it crapping out. www.amazon.com/dp/B07MJQD8Y8/ref=dp_iou_view_item?ie=UTF8&th=1
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Post by ecocentric on Apr 10, 2023 19:05:21 GMT -8
I bought a couple of Thermodrops. They are pretty nice w/ max and min temperatures.
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