Speaking of Polar Expititions (Winnie the Pooh reference): http://scottexpedition.com (They are a month and a half in to a self-contained human powered sledge to the South Pole), and just got off Beardmore Glacier.
With abandon, Patrick On Wednesday, December 11, 2013 8:35:21 AM UTC-7, Liesl wrote: > > Here in Minnesota, good old fashioned unlined leather chopper mitts with > wool mitten liners. I fashioned a mitten leash out of lampwick > Antarctic-explorer style (e.g. > http://www.viaggipolari.it/ernest-shackleton-2/), It's excellent because > I can take the mitts off and not have to hold them. Helpful at stop > lights, etc, and sometimes I just slip them off for a few minutes if I get > too warm; cools my whole body. While cotton lampwick is the traditional > material, it is hard to find in bulk. You could make a leash out of nylon > webbing, leather, rope, etc. The cross-brace (see photo on site) just > needs to be able to slide. And then just tack a bar on to the cuff of each > mitt, much like a light blinky bar/tab, and loop the leash through each > mitt. Use buckles, snaps, whatever your fancy as a way to remove the leash > from the mitt or to adjust the length of the leash. To size, make sure the > leash is slightly longer than finger-tip to finger-tip with arms out > straight to the sides (wingspan) Plus you can hang 'em up on a hook; it's > a total mitten-loss protection system! > > cheers, > liesl > and it's wicked cold here today > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
