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Boots, overboots and socks! Lotsa great advice here! IMHO, use your leathers on a few short day-trips to see if they may work for longer outings. BUT, use VBL's! You can do a lot with simple, leather boots - if they are suitable for your crampons, but you must keep them dry and have plenty of...

Used a Peak stove for many years before i learned it was heavy. Who cared? It was awesome! I didn't have to cook over a fire anymore! Over the years i guess i've slowly become a snob and forgotten my roots. I think i still have my first one somewhere - too many memories to toss it....not enough...

I accept full responsibility for the failure of the second, third, etc. stove pumps, but the design is lacking. To MSR's credit, they replaced the first one no questions asked and they were fast, fast, fast. I didn't ask about the second - and they would prolly have replaced it as well. I loved...

G-Tex care I find that when i clean my g-tex garments, the DWR is kinda given a new life after a visit to the dryer (not on a hot setting - the garment should have a "care tag" somewhere on it). I recently re-vitalized my MH Conduit Tempest jacket and my wife's TNF Guide-Lite with the Revivex...

Goooo Primus!!! I switched to the Vari-fuel from my other MSR stoves after, admittedly my fault, breaking the plastic pump housing - several times. I am too over-zealous (or in too much of a hurry!!!) in pressure-izing the fuel and have broken more plastic pump-retaining tabs than i'd care to...

It's all about the fit.... Hey Shadowcat, I cannot speak directly about the Salomon boots as i've never worn them, but i do have a pair of LaSportiva Nepal Extremes, which are also a dedicated leather ice climbing boot. Yep, they are very stiff, much as i suspect the Pro Ice boot is. However...

Amputated Toes! No Problem MtnMike! When you have your toes amputated, the 10's will fit just fine!! :D They're easy enough to bake, there's a mpg on telemarktips dot com that shows it, step by step. Though i appreciate the apprehension - i'm kinda like that in the kitchen myself - VIVA LA...

Cheap heat moldable liners I bought three pair of Intuition heat moldable liners for my Scarpa Inverno's last year for cheap from a snowboard company who didn't realize what they had until they sold 50 ka-gillion pairs!!!! I couldn't believe it was true at first 'cause i'd been looking at...

Big Red - Mine Too! I tend to use my down parka as a over-all piece. I move with little insulation on. It stays in the top of my pack until i stop and then it comes out. When i start to get camp set, i am careful not to overheat. I also use it when climbing wheni have to belay in the cold...

Gotta love my Sub-Zero PARKA It's somewhat heavy, BUT it does very well in high wind and low temps - precisely what i choose it to do. It packs OK, nothing stellar in that dept., but i only wear it when i am stopped, on long belay, or it is very, very cold and windy. I tend to keep it easily...

here we go.... OK, winter boots; How long of a trek? If overnight or longer, either my Scarpa Invernos w/Intuition liners (actually Morrow brand made by Intuition) or my LaSportiva Nepal Extremes with OR Brooks Range Overboots. I use VBL socks in either case. If a day trip with only a...

Hello All, I am looking for information on routes/trails to Mt. Marcy (or possibly the "Gothics"?) for a Jan/Feb 2005 climb - will probably have a week for the trip and will be accompanied by a partner on this one. Any suggestions? To ease the consciences of those veterans who have such...

You may consider the Shasta (on clearance from Mountain Tools for 169 USD) also a very nice pack. A friend of mine has a Serratus, not sure which model, and it is a really nice pack and serves him quite well given his needs. However, it is not in the same class as the Gregory's. I am not meaning...

Nadine, I recently picked up a Sub-Zero SL parka through a warranty exchange with MH. It is an excellent parka! Though not a 700 fill, it is VERY puffy - the pics just don't do it justice. The Conduit membrane is a very good wind-block and the hood is very warm. i think for the money, it is one...

Yep - I have a Denali Pro. I've had mine for, WOW, 7 years now. It is excellent. It has LOTS (maybe too many) of straps and bells and whistles, BUT there is nothing like it for hauling everything AND the kitchen sink - medium size is 6,450 cu., inches - plenty big!!!! It is my "every season but...