[pct-l] cold sweaty back, bright colors

[Jim & Jane Moody]

Hey, Ned, 

How you doin'? 



Re: bright colors.   Subdued tent or tarp would be useful near road crossings or towns, where being unseen is an advantage.  For the rest of my gear, I prefer bright colors, especially for stuff bags.  I deliberately use different colors of silnylon for rain pants, rain jacket, pack cover, etc., to allow quicker id time when the storm blows up.  Like Sean, I have a blaze-orange pack cover to discourage the deer hunters.  A variety of garish colors to attract SAR might be another useful function.   



If anyone is interested, you can get silnylon fabric in many colors from Outdoor W ilderness Fabrics (owfinc.com) at reas onable prices. 



Mango 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com 
To: "tom aterno" <nitnoid1 at yahoo.com>, "Paul Mitchell" <bluebrain at bluebrain.ca>, pct-l at backcountry.net 
Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 3:52:26 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: Re: [pct-l] cold sweaty back, bright colors 

Now, that brings up another question of interest, 

What do hikers think of bright-colored clothing or equipment in the wilderness? 

There was a time where the reds, blues, and yellows of the past (I'm remembering tents, pads, bags, and clothing) were "banned" by the collective consensus that didn't want any unnatural colors used by others to disrupt their own natural visual experience while backpacking. Do people really care these days? I always liked the colors for photographic and rescue reasons. 

Mtnned 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: tom aterno 
  To: Paul Mitchell ; pct-l at backcountry.net ; ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com 
  Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 12:04 PM 
  Subject: Re: [pct-l] cold sweaty back 


        Next trip, I am going to pull my old Kelty frame pack out of the attic and see how it works.  There is nothing wrong with the Mariposa Plus - in fact, it is the best pack I have used.  But I want to see now how the Kelty compares after not being used for the past 29 years.  It is only 2000 cu in, but it does have storage space above and below the pack body.   


        Plus, it is fire engine red ;-) 




        --- On Mon, 12/28/09, ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com <ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com> wrote: 


          From: ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com <ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com> 
          Subject: Re: [pct-l] cold sweaty back 
          To: "Paul Mitchell" <bluebrain at bluebrain.ca>, pct-l at backcountry.net 
          Date: Monday, December 28, 2009, 10:55 AM 


          One answer to this question is to select a pack that carries its weight on 
          your pelvis rather than your back, for example the frame pack. 

          Another related question I have for the List is, do internal frame packs 
          that constantly receive moisture from your back, ever mold?? 

          Mtnned 
          ----- Original Message ----- 
          From: "Paul Mitchell" <bluebrain at bluebrain.ca> 
          To: <pct-l at backcountry.net> 
          Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 1:18 AM 
          Subject: [pct-l] cold sweaty back 


          > Ok, here's something probably familiar to all of us.  You're hiking along, 
          > take a short break either with your pack off or sitting down with your 
          > pack 
          > hanging back off your back.  You get up to go and the pack reconnects with 
          > your back with a nice freezing cold wet smack.  Your back gets all sweaty 
          > while you're hiking and as soon as you take the pack off the breeze cools 
          > off both your wet shirt and the front of your damp pack.  I recall that 
          > happening with regularity and not enjoying it at all. 
          > 
          > 
          > 
          > I've hiked with a G4, a G5 and a Catalyst - same experience with all of 
          > them.  So, what I'm wondering is this; has anybody found a solution?  Any 
          > sort of clothing/pack combination that resolves or reduces this effect? 
          > 
          > 
          > 
          > Cheers, 
          > 
          > - Potential178 
          > 
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