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Posts by Gabriel C.‭

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Q&A Boots: Does light damage affect waterproofing?

No. If the boots have a Gore-Tex membrane, this is a PTFE film that is sandwiched between the inner lining and the upper. Light going through a glass pane is mostly harmless. For example, most of t...

posted 5y ago by Gabriel C.‭

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Q&A What is this square plastic thing with small black flat glass marbles in the Uintas?

Without having more info on the specific parameters of the study, it's hard to know exactly what they were looking for. Either water or snowpack characterization might be very likely subjects. I'...

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Q&A Skis versus snow shoes - when to choose which for travelling the backcountry?

First off, I want to make clear that this applies to skiing and snowshoeing as a means of long-distance travel. It doesn't directly apply to skiing in specifically for the descents. Skis are bette...

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Q&A What basic body position should I be in during a downhill ski run?

From what you describe as being taught, the basic position seems to align with the concept of being relaxed and in an active stance as opposed to being stiff and static. This makes it so you can re...

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Q&A What&#x2019;s the main appeal for climbing outdoors?

There is a simple explanation that transcends the idea of rock climbing for the sake of it: Some people have other motivations that require rock climbing as a skill, for example peakbaggers. If yo...

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Q&A Risk of category three sunglasses when skiing

Yes, you are putting yourself at danger if you use such glasses, but there's a caveat. It's highly depends on location (basically the amount of atmosphere the light has to cross): closer to the e...

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Q&A Is sleeping on the ground in cold weather better than on an air mattress?

Effectively, it isn't much better to sleep on an air mattress that isn't specifically made to insulate from the ground than on the ground itself although it does make a slight difference. The main...

posted 5y ago by Gabriel C.‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Systematic and random error of GPS or barometric altimeter. How to optimally use GPSMAP 66s?

A short answer to the question What combination of settings can I use? None. If you unit is not faulty, you are stuck with your problem. The long answer follows. First off, it would be important ...

posted 5y ago by Gabriel C.‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A Fact or Fiction: "If you want to keep your feet warm, wear a hat." (and the various explanations for it)

I'm trying to answer in a more empirical way than through scholarly articles but I think it's a good method to prove it to yourselves that wearing a hat does affect other body parts. While there i...

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Q&A Is there any evidence that the small canisters (10 liters) of 95% oxygen actually help with altitude sickness?

TL;DR summary: There is no evidence that these particular products help with acute mountain sickness. It's difficult to answer the question because the manufacturer for the linked product makes ...

posted 5y ago by Gabriel C.‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A GSI and similar plastic camping cookware: safe to use over fires?

While I worked in outdoors retail, I saw the evolution of GSI's line. The Bugaboo had at some point a very bad but well-known flaw where the plastic lids (polycarbonate then some other molecule whe...

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Q&A Require advice on power conservation for backpacking trip

I did use my phone as a mapping device a few times when I forgot my dedicated GNSS receiver at home (for peakbagging day-trips where I need to reach a specific point often under forest canopy and w...

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Q&A What kind of bird in Michigan looks like a cardinal with black wings?

It's most probably a scarlet tanager although he'd be super early, that's for sure.

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Q&A Usability difference between 0.1 micron 0.2 micron filter bottles?

Leaving that aside and just focusing on getting the water from the bottle, through the filter and into your mouth; are there significant differences? No. Water flow as I have experienced myse...

posted 6y ago by Gabriel C.‭

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Q&A Keeping water from freezing while cross country skiing

With a hydration pouch, if body heat keeps the reservoir ice-free, the best option is to simply blow into the tube so water retreats into the reservoir after each sip. It sounds annoying but I had ...

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Q&A What counts as climbing a mountain?

As a peakbagger, I often have that sort of conversation. First you need to define your terms. What constitutes a mountain, a summit, a high point - all those matter. I have "climbed" high points in...

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Q&A Finding out if a road is paved or not

I have taken a look at the basemap published by the Austrian government. While my knowledge of German is very ancient, I was able to glean some info from the legend and GIS layers. After looking a...

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Q&A What is head/lift indication in a digital compass on a sailboat?

When going upwind, a header is when there is a wind shift towards your bow, which would make you deviate further from your original heading provided you don't adjust trim. A lift is the opposite. H...

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Q&A How necessary it is to have an SUV with AWD for trailheads in Collegiate Peaks, Upper Ark River Valley?

I have been an obsessive eastern peakbagger for almost a decade. That means a lot of the summits my partners and I now visit are lost extremely deep in the woods of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, a...

posted 6y ago by Gabriel C.‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

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Q&A How stuffed is a sleeping bag stuffed in its recommended stuff sack size?

The recommendation is mostly so people buy the correct aftermarket stuff sack size. If I go to buy a stuff sack (we have, me and my partner, a combined 7 or 8 sleeping bags), I actually test the st...

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Q&A What constitutes mountain exposure when hiking or scrambling?

In this question, I focus on the fall exposure component. While I understand the perception of danger will vary from person to person, I'm having trouble characterizing mountain exposure. I can see...

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Q&A Hiking trails between Mt Moosilauke and Rumney NH

From what I can see on USGS Topo maps and aerial imagery, you definitely need to walk on Breezy Pt Rd and NH118 to cross Baker River before getting on Three Ponds trail. Can't see any apparent cros...

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Q&A What does contouring mean in the context of navigation/orienteering?

The answer is really dependent on language, I think. Being from a French-speaking part of the world, I can definitely say that even in orienteering/mountain traveling, the meaning of contouring wou...

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Q&A Two person sleeping bag liner for sleeping bag/staying in a hut?

Do you mean sleeping bag liners? If so, I've never seen a 2-person liner although they seem to exist. Consider buying two and going to a tailor/seamstress to get it modified. It shouldn't be expens...

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Q&A How best to hold/aim a Garmin InReach for satellite messaging?

next to a small river so I could step out into the clear to get at least some view of the sky That's really the bare minimum for good signal. This will have much more impact than how you hold ...

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