[pct-l] balaclava

[metam01 at earthlink.net (Monty Tam)]

OK
Got my attention.
How can I check one of these out.
Weight Material available?
Who carries them?
Who makes them?
Ultralight?
Actual weights??

Do I need to buy something else now?
Do I GET to buy something else now?

Warner Springs Monty


> [Original Message]
> From: Paul Magnanti <pmags@yahoo.com>
> To: PCT MailingList <pct-l@backcountry.net>
> Date: 3/8/2005 7:58:54 AM
> Subject: [pct-l] balaclava
>
> (And..as I always like to say BACLAVA is much tastier
> than a balaclava. .mmm..mmmm..mmmm...)
>
> Yogi sez:
>
> "Speaking of the balaclava . . . I finally started 
> wearing one on the CDT in 2004.  Oh, my, god, what 
> a wonderful piece of gear!  This is the truth:  I 
> wore it for 65 hours straight in Southern Colorado.  
> Boy did my hair look nappy when I took it off!"
>
>
> Mags sez:
>
> I'm a huge fan of balaclavas (and baclavas, too!), for
> a mere 1.5 oz, you get very toasy warm at night. It is
> very versatile as well. Roll it up for a beanie, pull
> it down when you get colder.  In the wet snow this
> past year on the CT, I wore it under my Tilley. Kept
> the snow out of my eyes and stayed warm.
>
> I may even have mentioned my love of balaclavas (but
> not baclava) in Yogi's book. I honestly can't
> remember! Have to look it up when I get home. :D
>
>
>
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