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Comment on PossumDown Gloves and MLD eVent Rain Mitts by Jeff C.

Jeff C. — Wed, 09 May 2012 21:48:36 +0000

Rob, nothing is both waterproof and breathable. I have no experience with eVent fabric but without a durable water repellant (DWR) coating even the best fabrics wet out quickly. Without DWR water finds itself into the micro pores pretty quickly actually. For best results with gortex at least I’ve found it helpful to periodically shake the water off my gortex mittens, jackets pants etc or use a micro fleece towel. Otherwise even with fresh DWR my OR zealot wetted out in the shoulders in a day of freezing rain.

Comment on Arc Alpinist Quilt / sleeping bag by Filter In Montana Blog

Filter In Montana Blog — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:18:06 +0000

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Comment on PossumDown Gloves and MLD eVent Rain Mitts by trailblaze

trailblaze — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 10:27:00 +0000

Hi Rob,
I used them in rain also with no problem, but perhaps it was not that heavy rain you had. Thanks for your comment.

Johannes / Trailblaze.

Comment on PossumDown Gloves and MLD eVent Rain Mitts by Rob McKay

Rob McKay — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 06:57:35 +0000

I found the MLD eVent mitts NOT waterproof. Ron gave me a pair to test when he first developed these. I also seam sealed mine on the insides. Last w/e coming off Mt Taranaki in full storm gear my possum gloves were soaked after about an hour. I think these mitts are good for wind, but not heavy rain. I am surprised you report these as waterproof

Comment on MYOG ultralight thermos bottle by Greg

Greg — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:09:11 +0000

I’ve made something different:
- Laken aluminium bottle 0,7l wide mouth
- rescue blanket
- bubble foil
- 0,5cm thick wool sock
- sill nylon sack
Total 204g

Its work very poor in 0C :-/ This setup is far worsen then any cheapest vacuum thermos.

Comment on SPOT GPS Satellite Personal Tracker Review by vinoo

vinoo — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:27:54 +0000

Informative, thanks for sharing the info

Comment on Rab Summit Superlite Bivi – Bivy or Tent? by trekking morocco

trekking morocco — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 13:11:50 +0000

Thanks for sharing, it’s really worth reading!

Comment on MLD DuoMid Tarp/Shelter from Mountain Laurel Designs by Tarp Shelters For Lightweight Backpackers

Tarp Shelters For Lightweight Backpackers — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 01:18:58 +0000

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Comment on MLD DuoMid Tarp/Shelter from Mountain Laurel Designs by Trekking in Nepal, Nepal Trekking

Trekking in Nepal, Nepal Trekking — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 04:49:38 +0000

Our company have been using MLD DuoMid Tarp/Shelter from Mountain Laurel Designs for trekking in Nepal Himalayas for 3 years & all our clients are fully happy with our service.

Comment on Transferring Garmin Tracks to Google Maps/Earth by greg rudowsky

greg rudowsky — Sun, 08 May 2011 04:41:05 +0000

ok i imported (open gdb (or gpx)) garmin file . 2700 tracks.. how can i get rid of the “points” and just leave path? (dleting them 1 by one not work (i also have a BIG file i want to load in). it works, but would be quicked if i could get rid of them..(i deleted the small imports (200 ish by had a real pain)