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Re: [kixx] Overwhelmed by choices for gear and what I really need.:
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kimgraves
Jan 5, 2007, 7:20 PM
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kixx wrote: Check out PlanetFear.com for an article on staying warm. I can't find it right now but it has been referenced before on this forum. I like a thick wool shirt and long underwear over my poly base layer. It stays warm when wet, dries fast (if over poly) and doesn't stink after day 4 or 5.
Here's the link to the PlanetFear.com article about staying warm. Also check out Andy's website.
Let me just say that IT'S NOT ABOUT equipment. Gear is only tools in a toolbox. But you have to learn and develop the skills to use the tools for them to be of any use at all.
What's more, the more skills you learn the more you'll personalize your own tool box. For example, I wouldn't be caught dead in the wool shirt that kixx recommends. But that's not to say that it doesn't work for him. It just doesn't work for me. But then again it seems kixx has more experience then me so maybe you should listen to him.
So how do you acquire those skills? The skills of wilderness travel in winter and staying warm don't have to be learned on the slopes of Rainer. Even in the land of flat you can learn those skills. Just do some winter camping/backpacking. Even an overnight will teach you a lot. And six overnights spread out over a season will teach you a whole lot more. Be advised that it takes time to acquire these skills and you might find that you don't like it. Summer backpacking is A LOT more pleasant than sleeping out in the cold. But winter has it's own beauty if you have enough skills to be able to see it and not just be cold.
Oh - a 40L pack isn't big enough for Rainier unless you're VERY experienced and doing it in a push. Or, at least it's not big enough for me. Did you check out the 60L sale from CiloGear?
Best, Kim
(This post was edited by kimgraves on Jan 5, 2007, 7:33 PM)
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