Tip 1: How to choose a tourist primus

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Tip 1: How to choose a tourist primus

The first portable burner, fueled byserved liquefied gas, was created by Primus in Sweden shortly after the war, and by name of the company all such devices began to be called primus. Primus was intended for domestic purposes, but as soon as compact gas cylinders appeared, the first gas burner was created. Despite the fact that the tourist gas burner and household primus are different devices, in Russia people often call the torch a tourist primus.

Gas-burner

The most common variant of the touristburner is a gas primus. This is a very simple thing to use: the burner itself is compact and light, and fuel for it is sold in standardized cylinders. It's very easy to turn on, it's safe, since the flame is very small, there is no flash. You can even cook in a tent if the weather is bad outside. There are very light burners, the weight of which does not even reach 100g. This model is almost ideal for safety. Nevertheless, remember that during the winding of the gas cylinder on the burner, you still occasionally release gas, which can subsequently catch fire, so do not perform this operation in the tent. Such a gas burner is suitable for most tourists who go on hikes, except for fans of winter tourism: the gas burns badly at a temperature below -30. Also, a gas burner may not be enough to provide food to a large number of people: its power is relatively small. Disadvantages of this choice are in gas cylinders. First, they can not be disposed of in natural conditions, so you need to carry an extra burden with you to the nearest source of civilization. Secondly, it is forbidden to transport gas in airplanes, and the prices for cylinders in remote areas can be greatly overestimated.

Burner for liquid fuel

Such a burner is suitable for those who make hikesin the winter. For example, for climbing mountain peaks, liquid fuel fits much better than gas. Also, only a liquid burner has enough power to quickly cook food and heat tea for a large number of people. Liquid-fuel burners can "eat" only a certain type of fuel or they can consume different types of fuel - this is a multi-fuel option. It could be called optimal, if not for one feature: such burners must be constantly cleaned.

Important points when choosing a tourist stove

Whichever type of burner you choose, be sure totake a closer look at the following characteristics. The first thing to clarify is the boiling time of 1 liter of water. It is believed that the measurement takes place at room temperature. So you will immediately see how much the burner's performance suits you. Then pay attention to the maximum fuel consumption. It is advisable to choose the most economical option. This is especially important if you go hiking, because the cylinders have to be carried in a backpack. Also very important properties are the weight and dimensions of the burner. Various additional options are not particularly important. The most important among them can be considered a regulator of the power of the flame and piezopodzhig.

Tip 2: Rules for organizing a hike

Summer is a great time for hiking. On weekends you can go camping with relatives and friends. But a well-organized march is first and foremost an excellent preparation for it.

Study the maps interesting objects, tourist guides,Internet portals. If possible, contact the nearest tourist club, where you can give an approximate plan for your trip. You will be advised how to optimize your trip and give other valuable advice. Do not hesitate to ask questions.

Specify on all available sources, is there on yourways of water sources, suitable for drinking, cooking and washing. If your path lies next to the settlements, then you can use the sources of collective use (columns, wells). If there are no settlements nearby, then be sure on the maps that there are streams, rivers, lakes, springs in the planned place. Mark them all on one of the cards. Using water from open reservoirs, strictly observe the rules of water disinfection. Never drink raw water from unchecked sources.

CheckIs it permitted to breed fires inplanned stops. Correct the plan of parking. If the use of open fire is prohibited on the way of the whole journey, then take a tourist primus with you.

See the weather forecast. Long and warm summer days are the mostthe right time for hiking. But this does not mean that in summer it is not necessary to take hiking boots and warm clothes. Pick up and prepare your outfit and clothing for the season. Do not forget to protect yourself from mosquitoes and ticks.

The planned trip should be simple in organization, cheap in terms of material support and interesting in content. Think about what you will do in the campaign.

Correctly pick up the equipment and lighten backpack. The backpack should be collected at least 2-3 days in advance. Make a list of the necessary in advance. Making a list of things and making a calculation of food, always keep in mind that all this will have to be carried on their own shoulders. Therefore, take with you only the most necessary things, allowing you to provide the necessary comfort in the field.

And let you spend a little more time on the organization of the trek, but you will face fewer difficulties in the campaign.

Tip 3: What is the Armenian radio

Armenian radio is known to almost all residents"The Land of Soviets," and for modern youth it is a charming anachronism, a relic of the Soviet past, along with primus and barrels with kvas. Anecdotes about the Armenian radio were transmitted from mouth to mouth in kitchens, and those that were more decently - were printed in newspapers and magazines.

Instructions

Armenian radio appeared in the early 60s of the XX centurycentury. At that time, radio programs in the style of "question-answer" were popular, televisions were still a rarity and everyone listened to the radio. Originally anecdotes were told with a Caucasian or Armenian accent, the answers were naive, slightly wrong grammatically but charmingly true. Over time, the emphasis almost disappeared, the answers became more tart, sharp and short.

This form of anecdotes is unusually fasthas got accustomed, probably, because to pick up questions it is possible on any subject. Political jokes were undoubtedly popular in the USSR, but for their retelling it was possible to earn major trouble. To demonstrate freedom of speech in the country, such anecdotes were published in magazines distributed in Eastern and Western Europe, for example, the magazine Sputnik. Nevertheless, on the territory of the USSR, stories were published mainly on the topic of family relations, on food problems, etc.

In political organs of the Soviet Government, one time is quiteIt was seriously thought that the anecdotes about the Armenian radio were written in bourgeois Paris, it was part of subversive activities. There was even this version of an anecdote: "The Armenian radio asked: where is the Jew who composes jokes for you? "And he's not sitting yet." Perhaps in this version there was some truth, because anti-Soviet jokes were of considerable interest.

It must be said that everything began with one of themessages of the radio of Yerevan: "Under capitalism, a person exploits a person, and under socialism everything happens vice versa." This phrase was so popular with people that the Armenian radio began to attribute more and more new messages. In the mid-1960s, at a radio and television conference in Moscow, the trend was so well known that a speaker from the Yerevan radio was greeted with stormy applause and laughter, and the phrase "Us often asked" caused just a furor.

Surprisingly, the Armenian radio is still alive. If in the 1960s one could hear anecdotes like "Armenian radio asks: can I kill my mother-in-law with cotton? - You can, if you wrap the iron in it, "then in the 80's" What is criticism from below? "You can not - get down." Today it is, for example, "Question to the Armenian radio: why did the Chinese send a man into space only 42 years after Gagarin? - I had to look for a long time who wanted to fly on a rocket «Made in China».