We’re certainly not advocating carrying the kitchen sink. Moving efficiently in the mountains often requires choosing specific gear to bring along and leaving other items at home. Through experience and finding what works for you, we hope you are prepared for most emergency scenarios. Remember that plummeting temps, especially once the sun goes down,…
What’s in a Pack: Winter Tour
Moving through the winter mountainscape. Photo: Aidan Whitelaw
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I’d say the foam sit pad goes in staples, not ‘Mission specific’’.
True, many tours you might not take a sit down break, but it is still an essential part of emergency gear, to provide insulation from below if someone is immobile, or use as part of a splint.
I have also sliced off a small piece to create a ‘metatarsal button’ on the insole, to combat nerve pain/ numbness in the forefoot. -
We might want to rethink using the RAB Mythic Ultra jacket. It has a heat reflective lining, meaning it’s metal coated. This might act as a Faraday shield, reducing the signal from your beacon. Columbia has had something similar for a while.
I am not an electrical engineer, nor have I seen tests done on this, but until proven ‘innocent’ I will personally stay away.
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Slim, that a solid call out. I’m eyeing a Feathered Friends Helios.
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