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Interesting what you said about Mammut Schoeller .I just received a Mammut Transition soft shell and what a piece. Ill give it a good workout this weekend in VT and let you know how it breathes nad resists weather.

Cvr Taken from VFT Maine 2/4/06 Conditions: CVR plowed to a point approx. 2.5 miles from Rt 27. From there to Caribou Pond and back toward Crocker is snowmobile packed. No more than 6" of snowcover. Herd path up to Redington has several feet of snow, fairly well packed by hikers. Special...

My tool kit 1. A small "driver" available at hardware stores (They are the diameter of a 50 cent piece ) and 2 different insertible screwdriver heads, (philips and straight edge) Repair crampons with these if you also have the small bolts and nuts etc. An extra connector plate for crampon...

Freeze it Assuming that you've taken all sensible steps to stay dry, but you wet out your best polypro top, here's a summary of your answers and maybe a workable solution for staying dry on multiday winter backcountry trips. 1. Use my Katahdin discovery and shake the polypro aggressively (I...

Thanks C. I live on a lake and see the ice fishermen on the ice after a prolonged thaw. I almost dont want to watch them because if I saw one go thru the ice Id have to rescue them :(

Hey Pete he he, your kidding right? :rolleyes: However most climber's neighbors would understand the drill. CS/BMT

Grey Jays The Jays are everywhere humans have eaten sandwiches or bars or Gorp. Unlike other wildlife they'll seek YOU out. They come right to your hand and peck at your offering. Chances are if your bushwacking, no one has been in that spot eating before. Incdentally I have never encountered...

eVent Fabric vs XCR Gore Tex Any one have any experience with comparing eVent fabric on shells to Goretex XCR? CS/BMT

Hey Rick Thanks for the get back. Yea I hike lightly pollyed too. My friend SK likes to sleep with his damp clothes but if you have a down bag it's a dicey idea at best. I sometimes am able to "wear it dry" under some XCR Goretex. I am convinced that Gore Tex is about as breathable as a thin...

Nice, Who ever had the time to figure that out? thanks,

Duct tape. It comes in black and wears well. You may have to replace I after you wash them . And.....Field repair is easy.

During multiday, winter backcountry trips, how are you drying your poly pro? I find the trip in & making camp usually soaks the layers I wore in. I found (quite by acident on Katahdin) that you can shake polypro almost dry (as long as it doesnt freeze first) and then wear it under XCR and let...

Jims advice is right on. Take the 330M bush whack along the 3100 foot contour line . Leave the Rocky Branch Trail just over the obvious height of land at Engine Hill and you'll have a great trip. Probably tracked out well now also. A while after you cross the RB near it's headwaters, the trail...

Wildcat Having been a ski area GM I can tell you the concern ski areas have is simply liability ...that is: possibly being sued by you or the skier who has bought the ticket that you hit and any litigeous bystanders who may have gotten in the way of your lethal headband. Also the days of...