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Just musing out loud & thinking outside the box.
The below musings are inspired by the wish/dream of someday doing a long term Arctic or Antarctica type trip (month plus). Conventional wisdom dictates for more extreme cold conditions, most of one's...
higher tech winter gear
I've been always surprised that Winter gear for mountaineering is very low tech. As a diver, I've used drysuits filled with argon gas because argon has better insulating power than air. I've...
How does less loft equal more warmth
The new generation of down and sythetic coats are thinner than their older counterparts. I understand that newer fills may account for more warmth per wgt performance but I cannot understand how...
Any new synthetic fills that rival down?
I've got a 15-year-old Montbell SuperStretch with 800-fill down. It was ok for 10 years but now it's next to useless because a lot of the down has leaked out, it doesn't...
What is the purpose of the thin down jackets?
Thin jackets are really a worth while investment here in the NE. I use it for active days in winter, but more importantly, I use it in three seasons for extra warmth...
wow, it's hard to prevent condensation under a tarp
Here is my setup (5.5'x7' OWare flat tarp) from an overnighter I did this weekend: http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o255/Fire-Is-Life/Middle%20Prong%20_%20October%202011/tarpsetup2.jpg There was an intermittent mild breeze coming from the north, and I expected it to pick...
