Re: [at-l] posts

["Charles W. Davidson" <wb4pan@mindspring.com>]

Hi,
		
	Topic for choovers only, no one else should read. He he, Yes it is
kinda slow. Jim made an excellent post on the Walasi-Yi thread. 
	I headed for the trail Friday after work, but not far out of town, the
Little People said "go home". Last time I didn't listen to them I
hobbled off the DZ with a broke leg bone.
	So here I am at home putting up more antennas, getting ready to bounce
signals off that big meteor shower. WoW can you imagine a meteor shower
that could reach 10,000 meteors per hour? I have seen some showers that
reached 200 per hour and they were fantastic.
	On winter back packing yes I like the Winter,. My first backpacking
trip had a high temperature of 17 deg. F. The extreme solitude of winter
always calls me back. Ahh but summers on the Ocean are nice too!
Backpacks get a little heavier in the winter. I like to keep a dry set
of everything that touches my body, long johns top and bottom, socks,
gloves and hat. This is a spare set that hopefully will never be needed
during the walking hours :-). To be used in an emergency, like falling
in a creek or to be put on at the end of the day when in camp. In
temperatures well below freezing I sometimes keep a water bottle stuck
into my taller winter gaiters REI. A bottle with a larger mouth tends to
work better. The tiny top of a standard soda bottle will freeze up in
the neck rather quickly.

chase

CHoover241@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I am very upset that now I get mail from the other list with no human sender.
> You guys are not sending very much stuff either.  I miss the human contact of
> the lists.  Topic for at-l people only.... winter hiking.  How should we
> modify our gear?  Do we take crampons or not?  Do we like to go in the winter?
> How do we deal with water bottles freezing etc.....anyone game?
> 
>        choovers
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