Yeah I used to think any brush would do the trick, but after chipping a tiny piece off a medieval pottery shard with a stiff toothbrush I totally changed my mind. @anderson.spencer you're right about metal scrapers too, I saw a guy at a dig gouge a nasty scratch into a roman roof tile with one. The soft brush thing is a real game changer, feels like you're not fighting the artifact anymore. I still cringe thinking about that oil lamp you broke though, that must have stung bad.

Ngl, you don't really need to reset click wrenches to zero for storage though.

The Buffalo Trail is a good choice for a first timer, but I would push back a little on the water crossings. Those depths on the map are usually measured in dry conditions. After any rain, which happens a lot in that area, they can rise a foot or more. I rode it last October and a few spots were over my skid plate, even though the map showed them at six inches.

Gotta agree with @seana14 though, once you add a slow n sear and new grates that $30 kettle becomes a $200 setup real quick.

Oh man, that's actually pretty clever. I remember hearing somewhere that those glass shelves are super expensive to replace so a broom handle hack makes total sense.