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Re: Re: Re: re hmmmm Decent article but the most important piece of info I found was a link: http://www.eat.lth.se/fileadmin/eat/Termisk_miljoe/IREQ2009ver4_2.html Richard Nisley better find a new day job...oh wa... |
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Re: "Overbag" fill material for winter DriDown and similar products work by reducing the contact area between liquid water droplets and the treated surface. This prevents absorption. Unfortunately the problem with sleeping bags is mo... |
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Re: Re: Winter Gloves and Miitts system Virtually all VBL specific gear for hands are mitts of some kind. Nitrile gloves are your best option (and INCREDIBLY cheap compared to anything else the market could come up with). Gets some of th... |
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Re: sewing fingerless gloves. Basically a tube with a slit in the side for your thumb. reiforce the edges and you should be fine. No need for a pattern really =P Or just find some cheap gloves and cut off the finger tips ;) |
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Re: Flooring foam for more R value? Yeah, you'll likely only get half an R-value with that thin of pad. There have been some studies by the US Military (via Richard N) and humans seem to be really only notice a difference in temp... |
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Re: Hydrophilic on cuben? The weight of the coating for such large surface areas is not negligble. Based on the ZPacks specs your coating would have to be at least under .2oz/sqyd (likely under .15oz/sqyd) to be lighter tha... |
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Re: More Specs... 4oz primaloft is short for 4oz/yd^2 and the conversion factor is roughly 34 to g/m2. In other words 100g/m2=3oz/yd. This link says the sweaters are basically two 1.8oz layers (so really 3.6oz of... |
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Re: 3 day solo gear list Your list looks pretty good. You're mostly at the point where going with fewer items and repackaging consumable will save weight. Naturally your shelter gear is heavy but without replacing it y... |
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Re: BPL Cocoon Vest comments sought I'm not certain, but I think the sizes are based off the actual measurements of the garment. Most other clothing manufacturers report sizes for the body that it will fit (ie a small fits a 38&q... |
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Re: Good Inov-8 retailers? Sole sports used to carry the roclite 295s in Phoenix but not sure if they still do. Out here I've had a hard time finding a place that carries them. Flagstaff has a running store that has quit... |
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