Ski clothes are NOT designed for wilderness survival, but
mobility and aerodynamics. Hunting and mountain climbing
clothes are designed to keep your body warm, dry and as a
layer system. Some hunting clothes are designed to be hard
to see, but visibility is enhanced with blaze vests and
mountain climbing stuff often has many bright colors so
climbers can be seen and identified by color.



"Peter Dohm" wrote in message
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| It seems that I forgot to read my post one last time after
editing, with the
| result that I left out the main point--my own
unsuccessfull outfitting was
| for a ski trip some years ago. (The poor choices and
usage are only
| annoying at a ski resort, but dissastrous in the
wilderness.) The parapragh
| sould have read:
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| With respect to the clothing issues, it is true that they
were
| underequipped. However, having shopped for cold weather
gear in an area
| that doesn't receive cold weather, I am inclined to judge
less harshly.
| Those boots that were supposed to be the cat's pajamas can
be annoying at a
| ski resort, since you can't walk around outside as far as
you planned, and
| the rest of the outerwear that you used incorrectly may
cause you to "catch
| your death"; but a bottle of wine and a long soak in the
hot tub will
| probably cure all that ails you. OTOH, in the wilderness,
a lot of
| incorrectly recommended clothing (or simply inexperience)
is a severe
| handicap!
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| I'm sorry about the way my post looked with the omission.
|
| Peter
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