[pct-l] cold sweaty back, bright colors

[tom aterno]

I never heard of that occurring.  But, I would have loved to see someone try to ban me from my hike because of a red pack.  There would be hell to pay, for sure.  Don't people have more important stuff to complain about?

--- On Mon, 12/28/09, ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com <ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com> wrote:

From: ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com <ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] cold sweaty back, bright colors
To: "tom aterno" <nitnoid1 at yahoo.com>, "Paul Mitchell" <bluebrain at bluebrain.ca>, pct-l at backcountry.net
Date: Monday, December 28, 2009, 12:52 PM



 
 


 
Now, that brings up another question of interest, 

 
What do hikers think of bright-colored clothing or 
equipment in the wilderness? 
 
There was a time where the reds, blues, and yellows 
of the past (I'm remembering tents, pads, bags, and clothing) were "banned" by 
the collective consensus that didn't want any unnatural colors used by others to 
disrupt their own natural visual experience while backpacking. Do people 
really care these days? I always liked the colors for photographic and rescue 
reasons.
 
Mtnned

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: 
  tom aterno 
  
  To: Paul Mitchell ; pct-l at backcountry.net ; ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com 
  
  Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 12:04 
  PM
  Subject: Re: [pct-l] cold sweaty 
  back
  

  
    
    
      Next trip, I am going to pull my old Kelty frame pack out 
        of the attic and see how it works.  There is nothing wrong with the 
        Mariposa Plus - in fact, it is the best pack I have used.  But I 
        want to see now how the Kelty compares after not being used for the past 
        29 years.  It is only 2000 cu in, but it does have storage space 
        above and below the pack body.  
        

        Plus, it is fire engine red ;-)
        

        

--- On Mon, 12/28/09, ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com 
        <ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com> 
        wrote:

        
From: 
          ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com 
          <ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] 
          cold sweaty back
To: "Paul Mitchell" 
          <bluebrain at bluebrain.ca>, pct-l at backcountry.net
Date: Monday, 
          December 28, 2009, 10:55 AM


          One answer to this question is to select a pack 
          that carries its weight on 
your pelvis rather than your back, for 
          example the frame pack.

Another related question I have for the 
          List is, do internal frame packs 
that constantly receive moisture 
          from your back, ever mold??

Mtnned
----- Original Message 
          ----- 
From: "Paul Mitchell" <bluebrain at bluebrain.ca>
To: 
          <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: 
          Monday, December 21, 2009 1:18 AM
Subject: [pct-l] cold sweaty 
          back


> Ok, here's something probably familiar to all of 
          us.  You're hiking along,
> take a short break either with 
          your pack off or sitting down with your 
> pack
> hanging 
          back off your back.  You get up to go and the pack reconnects 
          with
> your back with a nice freezing cold wet smack.  Your 
          back gets all sweaty
> while you're hiking and as soon as you 
          take the pack off the breeze cools
> off both your wet shirt and 
          the front of your damp pack.  I recall that
> happening 
          with regularity and not enjoying it at 
          all.
>
>
>
> I've hiked with a G4, a G5 and a 
          Catalyst - same experience with all of
> them.  So, what 
          I'm wondering is this; has anybody found a solution?  Any
> 
          sort of clothing/pack combination that resolves or reduces this 
          effect?
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> - 
          Potential178
>
> 
          _______________________________________________
> Pct-l mailing 
          list
> Pct-l at backcountry.net
> 
          http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l
>
> 
          __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus 
          
> signature database 4700 (20091218) __________
>
> 
          The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.
>
> http://www.eset.com
>
>
> 
          

_______________________________________________
Pct-l 
          mailing list
Pct-l at backcountry.net
http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l