[pct-l] Mt. Hardwear
Phil Baily
pbaily at webuniverse.net
Tue Mar 6 17:46:35 CST 2007
At 03:30 PM 3/6/07, Georgi Heitman wrote:
>I have a pair of these, given to me by an ultra-lite fanatic friend
>....they're wonderful!! When it comes to doing 'little' things that
>usually require removing even gloves to accomplish, they are super,
>I doubt that I could fasten a necklace, etc. w/ them on, but who'd
>expect to? I can button buttons with them, screw on a tire valve
>and tie my shoes too. That's good enough for me. While as the
>Pirate sez, with mittens, they should be, and are for me, all the
>warmth need, I've worn them under worn-out, holey leather gloves to
>move wet firewood and my hands stayed warmer longer than my
>husband's did, in whatever he had on them. It was only when they
>got wet, through the holes in the leather gloves, that my fingers
>began to feel chilly. I have a Mt. Hardwear Polartec
>'stocking' cap and balaclava as well. Haven't used the balaclava
>too often, but the cap is very warm...and all these things are
>extremely lightweight.... Check out:
>
> http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgl-bin/backpackinglight/index.html
>
>Oh, and by the way, as a spinner of fleece, I'd mention that if you
>check out the possum fur at this site, please be aware that what is
>being talked about here, is New Zealand possum, which is nothing
>like what you see skulking around looking like a nude, bionic mouse
>through your backyards at night in this country. These critters
>are big, and furry to the max, the stuff dreams are made of from the
>standpoint of softness and warmth. Combined with merino wool, the
>softest of sheep's fleece, which provides warmth even when wet, like
>your wool sweaters do, until the wind really starts blowing, now
>there's a great combo.
>Georgi
I believe the Kiwi name for the combo is Merino Mink!
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