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For sure! The down stuff I just washed is noticabley more lofty.

I've washed synthetic bags and down bags and down parkas in my washing machine at home (top loader). I didn't think about the agitator and the baffles, but everything came out just fine. I also put all of the above in the dryer. I put it on low and watch it carefully (especially the...

Excellent tips above... I rotate between kneeling, one knee up and sitting. Closed cell sleeping pads make great kneeling pads. I have one of those fancy Bell neoprene pads and it turns my bare knees into hamburger. I have seen the swimming noddle under the ankles trick work really well for...

Maybe I don't sweat much or something, but I just did that for 10 days straight, and then again for 3 days this weekend with nothing but positive effects.

I've got a canon powershot and I love it. The size is perfect (small) and it takes great photos. I recently took the camera on a ten day winter trip and kept it in one of those travel pouches you wear around your neck. I kept it tucked under several layers of clothing during the day and...

I always take a sled, although I'm not around mountains anymore. For the 10 day trip I went on a few weeks ago I had 38 pounds of food (it was issued to me and required). At then end of the trip I easily had enough food for another week. We also had ice climbing gear, but there was no ice...

It's cold on top of mountains. I don't want to be cold when I die.

Agree with what was said about the knowledge needed to use the gear and keep yourself alive. I call my shovel the "11th essential" and usually carry it in winter. The main purpose of it being that I could easily excavate or build a snow shelter. My thinking is I could make a snow shelter...

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That's what I was thinking...

Wow, I didn't know that's why they went up them, thanks. My hiking companions thought they went up to get at bugs under rotting bark. None of the trees we saw appeared to have any rotting bark though.

Went for a snowshoe hike today and must have walked right through a bear neighborhood! There were trees EVERYWHERE with claw marks up them. I've seen bear marks up trees before but not like this! Must have been a bear tree fort up there some where!

Funny, that never even occured to me! It's been drilled in as an absolute "never do". It makes perfect sense for winter though. My thinking for winter camping (not estabilshed site) has been to dig out a "kitchen counter" with a large cubby down by your feet. Put all the food inside and...

You're winter camping for 2 nights. There's 2 solid feet of snow on the ground. You've seen fox, rabbit, coyote and squirrel tracks relatively near your campsite (casual wonderings not scoping your site out). There are no camp robbing birds in the area. DO YOU.... A- Hang a bear bag or use...

I totally agree! The "Oh my god, you're taking down!! What if it gets went??" rant drives me nuts. There's a simple sollution... don't get it wet. I think a down jacket is necessary to carry in the winter while hiking, skiing, snowshoeing etc. Unless you can still see your car, take it...

I have a little "Nesters" brand stainless thermos and I love it. I took it on the 10 day trip a couple weeks ago instead of an insulated mug and never regretted that decision. One major problem of thermoses on a longer trip is that they tend to gunk up and be difficult to clean. Those "push...

I'm a huge fan of my neos too. I'm not sure how far they'd go for snowshoeing. I think mine are a size large (I normally wear men's 8 or 9). They're pretty big and don't fit in my snowshoe bindings. I'd check before buying.

3 years ago I took a Wilderness Education Association Wilderness Steward Program course as a student at Northern Michigan University. Since then I graduated, moved to Mass, moved back to MI and am now teaching at NMU. NMU now currently offers a winter stewardship course which also includes ice...

I've seen a pair of those get dull with not much use. The user was having a hard time on some ice near a summit (as in slipping :eek: ). I'd say they're potentially dangerous if not sharpened regularly. They're alluminum and the rest are steel.

Thanks, very helpful.