Wonderful update Patrick - thanks for the great photos and inspiration to enjoy wonderful nature. It's great to see your Hilleberg tent in situ - it looks "right" out there. Do you meet anyone on your adventures to the wilderness, or is it completely solitary out there? The odd coyote here and there, or too remote for them?
Ian A On Thursday, February 13, 2014 10:33:32 PM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Update (please see last 2 paragraphs for Rivish content): > > The fatpulk did fantastic! Handled my 50 pounds of gear, including food > and water, for my three-nighter on the western slope of Pikes Peak. > > The pulk in action: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/32311885@N07/12513038905/<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2F32311885%40N07%2F12513038905%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNG9WqkTETuVFmxq_XMy8pV_SqHQYw> > > Set from the trip: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/32311885@N07/sets/72157640950274605/ > > So, after an extension day tomorrow (I'll do a day trip) on the > construction my study "hobbit hole," I will have an increased soundproof > space and hopefully that will help against some of the noise that has > ramped up around here the last few years. > > Definitely a new slow speed record for LCG. Snowshoeing through knee-deep > powder ain't fast. Grin. So, while there is no direct Riv. Content, there > is the spirit of Rivendell in the unracer approach. > > Clothing: Boiled wool and ventile are amazing. the first morning was > -30˚F, and I headed off pre-dawn with wool not-so-tights, knickers, boiled > wool sweater (http://www.sweatersintl.com is excellent, if you are in the > market for mittens, hat, or sweater), boiled wool mittens and hat, and my > ventile shell. Toasty warm when moving, and fine for brief stops. That same > system, stripped down to just the not-so-tights with the sweater and shell > tied to my waist was good at 30˚F, and may up to 40, but I didn't get that > warm on this trip. Grin. > > With abandon, > Patrick > -- 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.
