[pct-l] Face Mask

[Mike Cunningham]

Switchback,
 
You disappoint me. Your normally sage advice has let me down this time. The device you describe is only 200 weight fleece and lists for $17.99 at Campmor.  Two years ago at the East Coast Gathering Hiker Fair I purchased a 300 weight fleece balaclava for $6. This has everything your device has and a top! Admittedly it is not windproof but I use it as a double layer hat, nighttime balaclava, and as a pot cozy. It can also be used to strain large objects out of a water source. It is also in a very hikertrash shade of olive drab but there were other colors for people not as selective as me.
 
I eagerly await the publication of your Supersecrets of Backpacking because I realize that your superior wisdom & knowledge can be invaluable to a rank beginner like me. In fact I have saved many of your previous missives into a folder labeled Supersecrets.
 
I remain your most humble and obedient servant.
 
hikermiker

--- On Tue, 9/22/09, hiker97 at aol.com <hiker97 at aol.com> wrote:


From: hiker97 at aol.com <hiker97 at aol.com>
Subject: [pct-l] Face Mask
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009, 11:43 PM



Yes, Switchback, has done it again.? No more?freezing face, nose, lips in a dark and cold tent at night.? Warmth and breathability?are now mine.? I have purchased the light weight Seirus Neofleece Combo Scarf from REI.



This takes the place of other clothing gear I carried, so it is not an addition, but a better substitution.? I now laugh at a cold Sierra night or the desert in winter.? These are envions that make the dry air seems to go straight through clothing protection and sleeping bags.? No matter how deeply you try to bury yourself in your bag, you are always chilled.? Any slight touch of air on your exposed skin and you instantly turn to ice.? Not anymore.



By the way, the big Sierra Trail Pass-Cottonwood Pass expedition has been delayed until October 2-4.? This expedition might include Meadow Ed, Crash, and Switchback.? All battle harden wilderness warriors of many campaigns.? Mountainmen of the first order, who are alert to Indian tracks and signs.??Men who?notice any changes in the sounds of insects, birds, and the wind in the grasses.? All could be indications of ambush and attack.



I thank you.?
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