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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 ... | 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: | | ---------- | | 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! | | ---------- | | I'm sorry about the way my post looked with the omission. | | Peter | | | |
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Also, ski clothes are designed to keep you cool as your
exercise very hard on the down hill runs. "Jim Macklin" wrote in message ... | 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 | ... || 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: || || ---------- || || 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! || || ---------- || || I'm sorry about the way my post looked with the omission. || || Peter || || || | | |
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