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Merry Christmas from Maine! Jim

Celebrated Yule on the solstice, and much anticipating Christmas, in our own particular way. Hogmanay to follow before Imbolg... Bought...

Merry Christmas... to you all. Best regards, Michael

The lake hasn't frozen over completely for decades; the last time this happened was in the winter of 1962/63 (I was just a toddler...

I bought my Tourist set and 123 stoves in the late 60’s, and have always loved it. Stable, largely windproof, versatile and I highly...

I found this thread on a board for stove nerds, started off by someone who stumbled on a full set with the 123. There was some thread...

I tried using my Sigg-Tourist cookset (bought with the SVEA 123 in 1972) with a MSR Whisperlite stove but had to modify the opening of...

Nice find. I have one too but I have a svea stove so never thought of using it with a modern shove. One concern might be overheating the...

I picked this up at a thrift store today. It did not come with a SVEA 123 stove. Had anyone tried one with a modern backpacking stove...

Lake Michigan today, looking west towards Illinois from the Michigan side across the southern tip.

Happy Otter on Rainbow River, this past Wednesday.

A few more from Tuesday, on Silver River

Silver River on Tuesday.

Beautiful photos...where are you paddling?

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