Crawling Road » SHTF http://crawlingroad.com/blog The Permanent Portfolio, Investing, Finance and Random Thoughts. Tue, 22 May 2012 21:55:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= The Crawling Road Money Show focuses on investing, finance and economics. We discuss the Permanent Portfolio and other topics to make investing simple and successful. Craig Rowland clean Craig Rowland podcastsxml@crawlingroad.com podcastsxml@crawlingroad.com (Craig Rowland) 2010-2012 Craig Rowland Simple investing for success. investing, permanent portfolio, indexing, stocks, bonds, cash, gold, harry browne, john chandler, craig rowland, craigr, crawling road Crawling Road » SHTF http://crawlingroad.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://crawlingroad.com/blog Risk and the Future http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2012/02/29/risk-and-the-future/ http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2012/02/29/risk-and-the-future/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:17:08 +0000 Craig Rowland http://crawlingroad.com/blog/?p=6633

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Let’s talk about risk and the future. Sometimes I get a question about event X or event Y or event Z. These can sometimes be extreme events that someone is worried over. They often want to know how the Permanent Portfolio will deal with one or all of them. My answer is that nobody knows [...]

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As a follow-up to my Westwind stand review, I do some performance tests on my tried and true Clikstand vs. the Westwind vs. the mini-Trangia system. In this review I take ideal indoor conditions and compare performance times to boil 16 ozs. of water. My findings are that the Westwind when [...]

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]]> http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2012/02/01/westwind-vs-clikstand-trangia-alcohol-stove-stand-and-trangia-thoughts/feed/ 0 Trangia Westwind Alcohol Stove Stand Review http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2012/01/30/trangia-westwind-alcohol-stove-stand-review/ http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2012/01/30/trangia-westwind-alcohol-stove-stand-review/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:26:39 +0000 Craig Rowland http://crawlingroad.com/blog/?p=6746

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This review is for the simple and lightweight Liberty Mountain Westwind Trangia stove stand. This three piece aluminum stand packs flat and weighs 2.8 ozs. The stand connects together quickly and securely. It holds the Trangia burner and most pots securely. The three point contact with the ground [...]

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Aquamira is a very lightweight water purification chemical. It comes in two parts, mixes easily, and produces water with no bad tastes. This is a good solution for hikers looking to save a lot of weight over a filter. Also, for those that don’t want to deal with a clogging filter, broken parts, [...]

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In this video I review baseplate, prismatic, mirror and lensatic sighting compasses from Suunto, Brunton, Silva and Cammenga: Suunto M-3DL Suunto MC-2G Silver Ranger (US Brand, not Swedish) Brunton 54LU (Silva 54 Expedition) Cammenga USGI Lensatic All of these compasses have plusses and minuses. [...]

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I have really taken a liking to Fallkniven Knives. I really like my Fallkniven F1 and thought I’d like to have the same length blade but a little thinner. The F1 is a fine knife, but it is a survival knife for the Swedish Air Force and the blade is made stout to take more abuse. The Fallkniven TK2 [...]

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In an effort to lighten the gear I take while hiking, I decided to get a lighter and simpler Swiss Army Knife. The model I chose was the Farmer model. This knife is nice for outdoor use for variety of reasons: - Good quality stainless blade - Handy wood saw - Can opener and bottle opener - Standard [...]

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This year I finally broke down and bought a Snow Peak Gigapower canister stove for hiking. I had been very happy with my Trangia and Svea that I didn’t think I’d want an upgrade, but the simplicity of this canister was something I wanted to try. Pros: - Easy to setup and light (there are two [...]

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While out hiking I unknowingly got on a wrong trail. My Cammenga Compass and map said I was off course, but I had my doubts (the compass was right). I use this lesson to I discuss why you should trust your compass and map and not your head if you think you are lost. Products reviewed on this site [...]

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I am a convert! Last year I was introduced to a gravity fed water filter and I will never use a pump again. The Platypus GravityWorks system has two four liter bags (one for dirty and one for clean water) plus an inline filter. The entire thing weighs around 10 ounces. You just fill up the dirty [...]

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