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bivy
in theory the moisture should collect in the bivy, freeze and you should be able to shake it out ... but that assumes that everything isnt wet and damp, typical PNW conditions, and much colder .......

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Challenging weather- how would you handle this situation?
February 03, 11:05am
invade
you guys might as well invade us up here for all our MEC gear ;) or just annex the mec stores =P

In Gear Deals » MEC T2 Hoodie Group Buy - ROUND 2
February 01, 9:37pm
Re: Challenging weather- how would you handle this situation?
youve found out the hard way what happens when there is no opportunity to dry out your gear in the sun/wind as you noticed 1. a bivy doesnt have the best ventilation, and this itself can resu...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Challenging weather- how would you handle this situation?
February 01, 5:51pm
Re: You know you're an ultralighter when...
you spend your time on BPL chasing the next piece of popular trendy marginally lighter gear to spend $$$$ one when the old one is still brand new in the closet since you basically never used it, wh...

In GEAR » You know you're an ultralighter when...
February 01, 1:45pm
note
note that women also have 19-29$ merino made in canada MEC branded merino tops and bottoms ... and men 29$ merino MEC turtlenecks do a search for "merino" on their site ... and look f...

In Gear Deals » MEC T2 hoodie Group Buy?
January 31, 5:15am
Re: .
keep in mind that i have the old cap4, the new cap4 may be different i believe that the T2 is a lighter fabric at the weights MEC lists anyways ... also the new T3 is supposed to have some silve...

In Gear Deals » mec primaloft
January 31, 1:30am
all the time
my helium is most carried, least used jacket ... i try not to climb in the rain ;) for occasional use the helium is my choice ... for wetter constant weather where youll need to hike uphill ... ...

In GEAR » GoreTex PacLite - breathability?
January 31, 1:20am
Re: Re: GoreTex PacLite - breathability?
gore tex has delaminated and wetted out ... even the famous dead bird ones ... all materials can fail if you have a bad batch or with enough use ... the question you should ask ... its thi...

In GEAR » GoreTex PacLite - breathability?
January 30, 4:17pm
warranty
OR has a "my dog ate it but they still covered it warranty" ... http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2232870

In GEAR » GoreTex PacLite - breathability?
January 30, 3:00pm
Re: "winter emergency gear"
condensation will be a problem in any emergency bivy bag ... down jackets will get soaked ... a synth jacket will still insulate when damp ... if you do happen to use a combo of down and synth like...

In GEAR » winter emergency gear
January 30, 2:39pm

All Reader Reviews by eric chan

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Montbell Extremely Light Down Jacket
the key to using this jacket is to use it under a windshell or synthetic jacket like a nanopuff by itself the shell is fairly fragile, there are no pockets, there is no waist string ... however ...

In Clothing - Insulating - Down
December 30, 7:44pm