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    Addie Bedford
    BPL Member

    @addiebedford

    Locale: Montana

    Companion forum thread to:

    Fast and Light Winter Travel

    #1711946
    Arapiles .
    BPL Member

    @arapiles

    Locale: Melbourne

    Beautiful photos and video, wish I could do that.

    Re the sleeping bag – I think you could lose at least 100 grams and be warmer by switching to a WM bag or something of similar quality – their 10F bags are actually lighter than the REI bag.

    #1712007
    Frank Deland
    Member

    @rambler

    Locale: On the AT in VA

    Wonderful photos. Now I'll guess I will go back and read your text!

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    Dan Healy
    Member

    @electricpanda

    Locale: Queensland

    …fantastic report! There is nothing like racing to focus on kit and technique and this one is classic! Very interesting reading for a warm weather endurance racer – that level of cold is so alien and so intriguing!

    #1713753
    Luc Mehl
    BPL Member

    @lucmehl

    Regarding boots and VB socks…

    I think we move too fast, produce too much sweat, for VB socks to work. We wore VB socks in leather boots the first year and all got horrible blisters and minor trenchfoot. None of us has touched VB socks since. I like being able to wring out water and dry my socks a bit sleeping with them at night.

    I peeled the fabric off of one thermofit liner to compare water absorption. After a long day trip with no gaiter, the bare liner was 80 g lighter, ~50 g due to the removed fabric, and ~30 g due to water weight. I really like the idea of not carrying that water!

    Intuition makes a bare mtneering liner, but can't make a bare ski liner. I'm not ready to take scissors to my new liners, but as soon as they lose that 'new shoe' smell, I'll strip them down.

    -Luc

    #1713769
    David Chenault
    BPL Member

    @davec

    Locale: Queen City, MT

    Luc, I'll be interested to hear if removing the lining fabric results in more friction, and possible problems. Might be able to deal with that (if it happens) with two thin socks.

    #1714104
    Luc Mehl
    BPL Member

    @lucmehl

    Friction hasn't been a problem for me, wearing a single pair of ski socks. I peeled the fabric layer off the top of my insoles and that has been fine too. I just want to get as much moisture out of the boot as possible.

    #1715671
    Dwight G
    Spectator

    @diveslot100mac-com

    Locale: Southcentral AK

    Incredible trip; well written, enticing photos.
    Congratulations.

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    Adam Andersen
    Member

    @aalasso

    Looks interesting, but the link is broken. I guess an updated one would be:
    http://bedrockandparadox.com/2010/10/31/ski-gear-for-backcountry-traverses/

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