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The first time I ever slid down a hiking trail on a sled was coming down the Blueberry Ledge trail on Mt. Whiteface on a Wham-o Air Slick ...in the dark. It was late January of '08 and there was a deep base, covered by 18 inches of fresh powder that had been tramped out into a virtual luge track...

Where'd you get this info? This .pdf published by Black Diamond says: ◆ Use AA alkaline batteries or the Black Diamond NRG Battery Kit which includes a rechargeable NiMH unit. ◆ Do not mix old and new batteries or batteries of different types. - Has anyone used the NRG Batteries? Any...

No, actually - just bad research. BUT - to quote Tim Seaver from another Views thread:

Some discussion here . On my Christmas list I asked for either the Mammut Lucido TX1 (It was $59.00 on sale) or Black Diamond Icon - (It was $52.00 on sale) due to the fact that they both had a long-range beam option and ran on AAA's (I'm planning on either using rechargable NIMH or disposable...

Although I'm a relatively new active member of Views, I just thought it might be nice to show my appreciation for the insight and links provided by DougPaul by starting a thread devoted to that topic in honor of his up-coming 7,000th post. Hear Hear!

Thanks for the link! - I added a pair for me and the lady to our Christmas list.

I'd like to keep this thread devoted to the topic "at hand" (Vapor Barrier related discussion) and not get into a debate about whose system is better and the flaws in eachothers'... but admittedly, that is a weak point in my system. 2 quick thoughts about exposing my bare hands- 1: Unless it's...

This is exactly what I was looking for - thanks!

Hi all, Would someone(s) please explain: 1: Basic vapor barrier theory with regards to keeping hands warm/dry and 2: How/which part of my hike I might use vapor barriers to improve my layering system for keeping my hands warm and dry? Here is what I currently do to keep my hands warm...

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I find that in order to deal with the amount of heat I produce on a hike up a mountain in the winter it is essential to layer my hands, upper body, and head. On the ascent I find that wool works best. Sweaty, damp fleece just doesn't keep my hands as warm as sweaty, damp wool. Ragwool mittens...

For those of you/us who are new to views, check out what it used to look like courtesy of "The Way Back Machine" - a website that lets you see what your favorite websites looked like back in the day.

Get up to 40% off @ EMS - in store and online Friday, November 6th through Sunday, November 8th. Great deals! Including the new Tubbs Flex Alps for $175.96!

Chester is a german shepherd/lab puppy and did the Hale + Zealand Falls loop - 8.2 miles when he was 5 months. He passed out @ the top of Hale (which has almost no view in case you didn't know). He has done a handful of close to 10 mile hikes and regularly runs 2-5 miles w/my wife, and seems to...

I was thinking East-ish as well due to a sunrise picture I took up there too. (But I can't guarantee that I took it from the actual shelter and not off to the side to avoid trees). Sidenote: it was probably the best solo overnight trip of my life - I had the whole shelter (and virtually the...

I find a heavyweight fleece pant to be a bit more versatile (breathe-ability wise), albeit a bit less packable - for sleeping while winter camping, under shell layers for downhill skiing or walking the dog, etc... and a lot more affordable than down or Primaloft - although if I had the cash, or...

Here are some related info on SummitPost: lightweight waterproof breathable jackets gore-tex or event? Hyvent vs. Gore-tex ... and here are the jacket reviews and pant reviews .

I just received 2 brand new replacement televators after sending my bent one and the un-bent one 3 weeks or so ago - all completely free of charge! Thank you MSR (now known as Cascade Designs)!!!

Chester sends his regrets... We are heading to the Hudson Highlands of NY for the weekend to do some hiking and apple picking. Hopefully another time!