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    Well boys, what's your temperature like now?

    It was minus 47 degrees in the low-lying areas in Fairbanks yesterday evening. Ice fog has been awful. I had to go out at minus 37 the other day. Total ice fog in town. I could not see a thing. I have not experienced ice fog this bad for many, many years. I could not see the tail lights...
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    Question for long-time alaskans

    Freefall, I have lived in Alaska over 30 years. I have taught both bear protection classes and self-defense classes. For bear protection, I have taught with Remington 870s and .357 4-inch barrel Ruger GP100s and S&W 4-inch barrel 686s. I recommend people new to shooting or wilderness protection...
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    Medical Considerations for Safari

    I didn't hunt last year--visited, Zimbabwe in anticipation of a hunt in 2025. I wanted to travel with peace of mind. I purchased Global Rescue, medical, and extraction insurance for the month. I purchased a Garmin In-reach, knowing I might not have phone service in some areas I was going to...
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    Placing a Dealer Order with Swift Bullets soon - What are your favorites?

    .375 300 gr Swift A-Frame (like, of course) Thank you for asking us. Laura
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    Is there a wild hare dealer on the forum?

    If you are talking about Wild Hare Shooting Gear, I've purchased from Peregrine Field Gear in past years: https://www.peregrinefieldgear.com/store/m/96-Wild-Hare-Shooting-Gear.aspx Laura
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    Best thermos for cold weather use

    I spent quite a few years dog mushing at extremely cold temperatures. Our cut-off for training was 20 below zero, but we could get caught out at worse than that. Many of us had insulated covers made for our thermoses, see below. We had them made for coolers, too, which we used to put hot...
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    Overnight Johannesburg Recommendation

    I stayed at City Hotel in August, one night before catching the next morning's flight to Harari. The staff were polite and helpful. The room was nice, clean, and not overpriced for what it is. Traveling by myself, I felt safe there. I used Rifle Permits. In the evening, we went outside and...
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    Luggage Trackers - Bluetooth vs GPS Who Has Used Them?

    I used Tiles on all my bags, check-in and carry-on. I had only one tracking problem in Newark to Johannesburg when one check-in bag dropped off my app. Not sure it if was something I did or a glitch in the app, but the bag showed up again in the app at Johannesburg. My Tiles worked at the...
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    Dog Beds

    My now 10-year-old German Shepherd has as the base a raised bed. On top of that is an LLBean soft cushion. On top of that, I put an LLBean's Rugged Quilted Dog Blanket. The raised bed keeps the dog off the cold floor in winter and provides support. It is easy to vacuum underneath. The middle...
 
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