[pct-l] The Thumb-Sucking Whiner
G. Lowe aka Wheeew
gailpl2003 at yahoo.com
Wed Jan 16 19:16:54 CST 2008
So I have a goose down quilt on my bed and it's about 3 years old. It's white and has been washed quite a bit thanks to doggie. Anyhoo, a couple weeks ago it got a tear in the fabric from all the washings and I had feathers all over my bedroom. Clearly something had to be done, and done fast.....whattodo, whattodo........I know!!! A large piece of silver duct tape now decorates my quilt! Now THAT'S Nut-Job!!!
Wheeew
"Donna \"L-Rod\" Saufley" <dsaufley at sprynet.com> wrote:
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Oooohhh!!! I'm sooo glad you mentioned laundry!! I'm very excited about something new I'll be trying this year that one of my former business colleagues recommended based on her experience as a soccer team mom. The apparently make net bags large enough to accommodate the average team uniform (which would be roughly equivalent to the average hiker laundry load) similar to the smaller lingerie bags for delicate things. Using these bags for the hiker laundry would keep the duds separated, ending problems of missing socks clinging to someone else's shirt, and unclaimed items of unknown origins which mysteriously and predictably materialize each season.
I was thrilled to get this information as we are always looking for ways to improve the system here at Hiker Heaven. It's all about hiker-hosting innovations. Like Terrie Anderson said in the most recent Walk video, "corporate efficiency" is my game. Now you all know just what a nut-job I truly am.
L-Rod
-----Original Message-----
From: Steel-Eye
Sent: Feb 16, 2008 6:09 AM
To: Donna Saufley , 'PCT'
Subject: The Thumb-Sucking Whiner
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You most certainly may borrow the term considering I borrowed it myself. I once had a Canadian business associate who did not have children .... nor did he want any .... and he referred to them all as, you guessed it, ".... just a bunch of sniveling, thumb-sucking whiners!", that, along with several other more explicit, but less repeatable, descriptions.
This could be fair warning to all you 2008+ visitors to Hiker Heaven: Someone is at risk of being assigned a more appropriate trail name, particularly if they complain that their laundry hasn’t been properly pressed and hangered.
Steel-Eye
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----- Original Message -----
From: Donna Saufley
To: 'Steel-Eye' ; 'G. Lowe aka Wheeew' ; 'PCT'
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 8:26 AM
Subject: RE: [pct-l] clothing question
Steel-Eye wrote:
“. . . I realize what a sniveling, thumb-sucking, whiner I’ve become.â€
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Hey, I resemble that remark! This is a line that will stay with me. Hope you don’t mind if I borrow it.
I also think “Thumb-Sucking Whiner†would be an excellent trail name.
L-Rod
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From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Steel-Eye
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 6:47 AM
To: G. Lowe aka Wheeew; PCT
Subject: Re: [pct-l] clothing question
Good morning, Wheeew,
It’s hard to guess what someone else may need for insulation. As L-Rod mentioned, tolerance to cold is a personal thing, varying considerably among individuals. Reasons can be physical, situational, and mental. I think the primary physical attribute in favor of staying warm is size: A large person may not only have a layer of subcutaneous fat for insulation, but they would also have a higher percentage of body mass for their skin surface area. That configuration is not vary prevalent among long distance hikers. I’ve been told I may have a an unusually high percentage of residual brown fat, i.e. brown adipose tissue (BAT), to help keep me warm but, since physiology isn’t my field, I really don’t know mitochondria from a hole-in-the-ground.
Situational differences require a bit of experience. For most people, garment selection is based upon walk-around judgment: We put on a coat, go outside for a while, then say if it is, or isn’t, enough. This neglects the effect of heat production from activity. One extreme example is an ice fisherman who sits in the cold all day. The general rule for that situation is, estimate what insulation is necessary, then double it. On the other extreme, if I started hiking with “average†insulation it would be too much and I would be removing layers within 10 minutes. I’m generally warm from hiking all day, and I crawl into the bag soon after stopping and before I cool off. The only real use for something warm is early in the morning while I pack my stuff and for the first 10 minutes on the trail. I object to carrying an extra pound …. or two, or three …. just to be a bit more comfortable during that brief period. For times when it’s cold and I’m not
active, my sleeping bag is my fall-back protection. I mentioned that situation in my TrailJournal entry for 6 Jun 07. It was cold, there was snow on the ground, and I had wet shoes and socks from fording the previous day, so when I stopped for a while to wait for another hiker I wrapped my bag around my feet and legs. That was no big deal; it worked fine, and a heavier coat wouldn’t have helped much.
The mental aspect is simple: I just don’t let myself object to being cold for a while. Whenever I start worry about being cold I re-read my copy of Jack London’s short story, To Build A Fire, and I realize what a sniveling, thumb-sucking, whiner I’ve become.
Steel-Eye
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----- Original Message -----
From: G. Lowe aka Wheeew
To: Steel-Eye ; PCT
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 3:36 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] clothing question
You bring up good points Steel-Eye. I was concerned about carrying "all things down" on my hike. I was going to post a question regarding this same issue. Here it is: If I have serious Capilene long johns, a long sleeve shirt, DriClime wind shirt and rain gear, do I really need a down jacket too??? Or any other jacket for that matter???
Wheeew
Steel-Eye <chelin at teleport.com> wrote:
Good morning, Moondog,
I haven’t found the PCT to be particularly cold in the hiking season. Frost in the morning and occasional light snowfall aren’t uncommon, but that’s nothing for an active hiker. All I use is: 1) a poly tee shirt, 2) a 200-weight, pull-over fleece shirt/jacket, and 3) a thin, hooded windshirt. The jacket is an off-brand that I bought on sale for about $10. and it weighs 10.5 oz. The GoLite Ether windshirt weighs 3.0 oz. Wearing both, I’m comfortable until I warm up on the trail. Soon, first the wind shirt comes off, then later the fleece. During a break the windshirt goes back on. Examples of that can be seen at:
http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye on the entries for 5 & 6 June, except in that on the 6th the windshirt was a Marmot rather than the GoLite. I couldn’t do that with a Flight Jacket.
I’d love to have a Flight Jacket, and several times I’ve come close to buying one since it weighs about the same as my fleece alone, but for me it would be too warm and I couldn’t get the same ventilation when layering. Besides, the Flight Jacket costs over $210. more than the cheap-o fleece.
I have three down jackets by other manufacturers, but in the more chronically wet areas …. like where I live in the Northwest …. they are usually too warm and they seem to get sopped around the shoulders under rain gear. The fleece performs much better for me under those circumstances.
I have several vests, both fleece and down, but I don’t often take them on the trail. My problem: With advanced years I notice the cold on my arms more than I used to, so I like long sleeves.
Steel-Eye
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----- Original Message -----
From: David Stewart
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 4:59 AM
Subject: [pct-l] clothing question
I am having some trouble deciding about an insulating layer. Everyone raves about the WM Flight Jacket. I have no doubts that that sucker is nice and warm. But I am a warm sleeper and generally warm all the time. I hardly ever use a 2nd layer while hiking, unless it is cold and raining.
I will have two baselyer shirts with me, Marmot Precip Jacket and a TNF Windstopper Vest. I am debating to go with the WM Flash vest, or the Flight vest. I could imagine the Flight Jacket being simply too warm, except perhaps in the Sierras (but there is some 2300 other miles of trails to carry the jacket...).
Layer up? or is it really that cold?
my bag will be the WM Summerlite.
one last question to ponder: Is anyone slicker than Tom Brady? seriously.
-moondog
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