FW: [at-l] Gear used outside of hiking

[lthompson at hollins.edu (Lilla Thompson)]

(Meant to send this to the list as well as OB...)


Smartwool socks!  I've received them as stocking stuffers (nothing beats sox as stocking-stuffers), and given them too.  I tried to reserve my 1st pair strictly for hiking, but soon succumbed to the comfort they offer for regular use.  

Apparently Smartwools are well regarded in the medical community:

Last spring my 76 yr old mother was rushed to the emergency room with pneumonia.  She was wearing the Smartwools I gave her for Xmas.  The E-room doc asked her if she did alot of hiking (!)  Considering the state of her health in general as well as in this present, we all found the question amusing (well, after she recovered, at least).  This past summer she had surgery, and for some reason the sock story came up with her surgeon.  He too turned out to be a smartwool fan, admitting to owning just about every kind they make--though he's a hunter, not a hiker...

It's a small (Smartwool) world
  
Lilla  

-----Original Message-----
From: W F Thorneloe [mailto:thornel@attglobal.net]
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 10:23 AM
To: at-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Subject: [at-l] Gear used outside of hiking


Someone wrote of using a headlamp during work with a medical emergency, 
with the non-hikes among her amazed at this strange but useful contraption.

I enjoy finding hiking gear that is small, light, fits into a Christmas 
stocking and has urban use that girly-girls would use. Thus far, Photon 
lights, Smartwool glove liners, Snowpeak titanium chopsticks, small down 
pillows (great for driving or flying), Micras and such have gotten 
reasonable reviews. The Photon lights were a boon during August's NYC 
blackout - even if they were 5 years old.

I've threatened to get them headlights, but they have a thing about their 
hair. I'd love to know if there is a headlamp which is both functional and 
kind to hair fashion. Personally, I've found headlamps essential for any 
work under my Beetle.

Have others found gear that crosses over into city from backpack?

OrangeBug

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