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Yes, the amount of perspiration that accumulates can be a surprise. But my observations and the underlying theory are consistent. I suggest people try it for themselves if they are curious. I wear a liner inside the bag.

I just want to give testimony that vapor barrier liner socks or 1-2 gallon glad plastic zip bags over your feet can make a huge, favorable difference for thermal comfort.

A Hole Where You Will Freeze to Death

Well I guess I'm too cynical. I took out my old Icom ts90 6m/2m/70cm a year ago but I found that the repeaters were all dead. 20 years ago I used it in the whites and the Adirondacks. I was surprised when someone came right up on the Canon UHF repeater. But the Mount Washington repeaters...

About 5 years before the Internet, I found that 140mW NFM was fine for a conversation between Mt Mansfield and Mt Washington I find that there's very little repeater traffic these days. If you get bored and your radio receives a.m. , try listening to 323.8MHZ for the Air national guard tanker...

I have seen it at NH LL beans. I like it too. I tried a liquid spray deet and the black flies started to land after 17 minutes. BTW, Without any repellent, the record deer fly harassment was 1.4 miles over in the Pharaoh State Wilderness in NY.

I recently became aware that many kayak manufacturers recommend transport with the curved side of the hull bearing the weight rather than the portion that touches the water if that makes a difference.

Im living in the area temporarily near the lake. The Independence Inn has some great local ipa's, including a cherrywood smoked brew. If the lot is full, there are backup options for a couple of paddlers and a way to get 4 boats to the lake at once.

My MSR Miox failed, and the Steripens would never work in the cold for me. I thought the Miox was the ultimate solution because it would take on viruses....I went back to boiling water.

I dont know much about the heated gloves, but they seem to show up in the glass cabinets at LL bean outlet stores very often.

Where, may I ask?

I found it to be marginal at -27, but Im a side sleeper.

I think its a great time for people to go car camping and try out the insulation in their gear. Any problems, just get back into the car... I remember doing this years back and finding out that -40 rating on my bag was a lie. And when I added layers it pinched the bag and things got worse. I...

I am curious about whether you'll be able to access any repeaters while you are in the lower parts of the Pemi.

I stand corrected...his cell phone died before he could call for help....or so suggests the Boston...

There are plenty of inexperienced hikers that make it out alive. Conversely there are many experienced hikers who meet unfortunate ends. So far all I see is people losing the trail interacting with inadequate equipment. As an aside, if the latest victim was being tracked, barring some kind of...

For 30 bucks they sent me 2 straps for 1225's. They included the hardware to replace the rivet. I did have to drill out 2 rivets but the special screws and washers were easy to install.

Yah theres the zero-dark-thirty department with night vision and laser optics but I think I recall seeing some high powered crossbows and threaded spear tips, no ninja stars tho. Honestly they carry some good quality gear along with the Coleman stuff.

Theres a Black Hawk that is just entering the area now. If you go to adsbexchange.com, select live tracking map, then hit the U button to just show military traffic, you can see its search pattern...(assuming there is adbs coverage) Edit: at 1504 the track disappeared and now it is back...it...

I remember getting my first set of Kneissl Cross Country Skis in Hartford Connecticut in the late 70's. I think they took their first hit from the Internet--I grew tired of being pushed to boots or sizes in stock rather than something that had to be ordered. Then their lifetime warranty...