[at-l] Shelter Shields

[cleek@cleekhouse.com (Billie H. Cleek)]

I have a couple of things to add to this discussion:

1)  A parachute is much heavier than a tent.  A T-10 (army round) will
weigh in the neighborhood of about 30 lbs if I remember correctly.

2)  Secondly, a parachute is actually quite warm if you wrap up in it.
Might as well just wrap yourself in it as opposed to using it for a
shelter shield...

3)  Buy a tent -- lighter, and probably more effective.
On Wed, Aug 28, 2002 at 01:54:56PM -0400, I received a message from Raphael Bustin to which I felt pleasantly compelled to respond by saying:
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> At 01:39 PM 8/28/2002 -0400, RnR wrote:
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> >In a message dated 8/28/2002 1:18:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> >guillermo_manzana@hotmail.com writes:
> >
> >
> > > I realize folks need a way out of the shelter
> > > at night and some air circulation would be a good thing. But I think
> > > everyone would be most gratetful to have the shelter 20 degrees warmer!
> > >
> >
> >
> >      ***   I'm not trying to be smart, but if you are hiking in winter
> >conditions where heat retention becomes a safety issue, you should probably
> >bring a tent. If not, a tarp rigged across the opening is better than
> >nothing. Your best protection will be a good winter sleeping bag...
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>
> FWIW...
>
> Though not specifically on the AT (but not far from it)
> the shelters at the base of Tuckermans Ravine have
> their open sides covered with plywood during the winter
> months.
>
> I doubt if most folks would object to manzana's proposed
> "shields," but I suppose that he would be obliged to
> respect any such objections that might be expressed.
>
> If manzana is freezing his *&^% off and there's someone
> else in the shelter that wants no shield, then manzana
> needs to find another way to keep his *&^% protected.
>
>
> rafe b.
> aka terrapin
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