Welcome to Louis (Lou) Dawson's backcountry skiing information & opinion website. Lou's passion for the past 50 years has been alpinism, climbing, mountaineering and skiing -- along with all manner of outdoor recreation. He has authored numerous books and articles about
ski touring and is well known as the first person to ski down all 54 of Colorado's 14,000-foot peaks, otherwise known as the
Fourteeners! Books and free ski touring news and information here.
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Now all you need is an inverter and mount it in the Tacoma for nachos and toasty liners while driving to the trail head. 🙂
Lou: Jeeps and biking are great. And cooking liners is super. Your creativity to make a site called wild snow working in the heat of summer is amazing; i check in every day. But wow, I just can’t wait until you and dav are back out there skiing 14ers agian, hopefully Late Sept, global warming be damned.
Keep it coming cuz i’ll keep checking in.
Mike
PS Readers check into 24 hours of sunlight . com Sept 1; the interest is high, and we are expecting a huge turnout for that first weekend in Feb. Start training soon! Uber athletes prepare!
I’ve long been looking for a convection oven that has settings as low as 225 degrees. Many can get down to 275, but nothing I could find went below 250.
The current version of the Farberware 460 is the T490C, which sells for something over $400.
The Cadco OV-250 is available on-line for $399, but the interior is probably too small for large high liners. The Cadco OV-350 has even more room than the Farberware, but sells for $699.
Now if only one of these doubled as a microwave so as to save kitchen counter space.
Looking for a microwave/convection combo? Try the Panasonic Genius 2. I got one in 1985 and it’s still going strong. Other than the occasional blown fuse due to power surges, (gotta love rural power quality) it continues to work like a champ….