Anybody else read Deep Survival?Harlon joked that he aimed his "glossy bald head" at the helicopter to attract the crew.
NH_Mtn_Hiker said:Anybody else read Deep Survival?
There has already been a thread on the book. Search for it.NH_Mtn_Hiker said:Anybody else read Deep Survival?
Paradox said:Cotton not an option.
I respectfully completely disagree.Dugan said:...I'm so sick of hearing, "cotton kills". Wearing cotton is not a death sentence, nor is it the mark of a novice, or a signal of stupidity. It just takes a little more care in managing your layers.
Stinkyfeet said:I kinda agree with Dugan. IMHO, ignorance is what kills.
Cotton works fine if one is hiking in a dry climate--i.e. California & Colorado in the summertime, etc. In very hot, dry climes cotton is successfully used by some to keep one's body temp down (by soaking or drenching a cotton T-shirt in cold water, for example)... my point being, there are situations when wearing cotton is advantageous.
NOT that we here in New England can fathom lately what "hot & dry" actually feels like...
In the NE, cotton just has a lower safety margin than the modern synthetics. Only kills now and then.Dugan said:Up until 20-40 years ago and the onset of today's fast drying wicking fabrics, cotton was most certainly an option.
Some of us have even lived through winter hiking in layers of cotton and wool and can remember those dark times before polypropylene.
I'm so sick of hearing, "cotton kills". Wearing cotton is not a death sentence, nor is it the mark of a novice, or a signal of stupidity. It just takes a little more care in managing your layers.
Likewise Doug, Norwegian fishnet cotton undershirt, plaid LL Bean wool hunting shirt, wool sweater, wool pants and my army jacket. That was high tech in the 70's and early 80's.DougPaul said:Who started winter hiking with cotton fishnet (inner layer), wool insulation, and a 60-40 (cotton-nylon) parka... (These were the materials of choice at the time.)
Stinkyfeet said:IMHO, ignorance is what kills. (
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