New Category - Field Journal - Raw Notes From The Field
All right, I am adding something new to squelch some whining about too much time between posts and also to put a little more information out there on the products that I am evaluating even though they may not ever end up being recommended.
Here is how things normally work. I identify something from a myriad of sources that I think might be a good product so I make a phone call and have one sent to me. My deal with everybody is that if I like it I will use it, if I use I will promote it but if I don't, no review is written. I don't do negative reviews here because first, I don't think beating up on a company or product helps anyone. Second, because my readers have told me over and over again that they don't have time to read about gear they should not consider purchasing. Third, I am too busy to spend my time writing about gear that doesn't make the cut.
I am going to keep writing articles that are pretty much like the 170 that I have written and posted here over the past two years but I am also going to do more frequent after session brain dumps that come from the notes I make in the field. I do my best and most creative thinking when I am out there on the mountain doing my thing and I am betting that some of you might find something useful or amusing in the ramblings.
These posts will be raw, unpolished, not necessarily limited to just gear and may not make a lot of sense sometimes but the priority of the Field Journal Entries is speed to post not presentation. Got it? Good.
Here goes.
Here is how things normally work. I identify something from a myriad of sources that I think might be a good product so I make a phone call and have one sent to me. My deal with everybody is that if I like it I will use it, if I use I will promote it but if I don't, no review is written. I don't do negative reviews here because first, I don't think beating up on a company or product helps anyone. Second, because my readers have told me over and over again that they don't have time to read about gear they should not consider purchasing. Third, I am too busy to spend my time writing about gear that doesn't make the cut.
I am going to keep writing articles that are pretty much like the 170 that I have written and posted here over the past two years but I am also going to do more frequent after session brain dumps that come from the notes I make in the field. I do my best and most creative thinking when I am out there on the mountain doing my thing and I am betting that some of you might find something useful or amusing in the ramblings.
These posts will be raw, unpolished, not necessarily limited to just gear and may not make a lot of sense sometimes but the priority of the Field Journal Entries is speed to post not presentation. Got it? Good.
Here goes.
- conditions-50 degrees, rainy, windy, been a good rain year so far
- wore-asolo fsn 95 boots, danner siskiyou x-static socks crew, under amour boxer briefs, sitka ascent pants, rei mts zip t-neck base, russell apx g2-cyclone L5 jacket, hardcore outdoor flex fit cap, wilderness instructor belt, black diamond trekking pole
- socks good, don't move around but tops are too low or too short
- still love these boots-light, fast supportive
- ascent pants have become favorites-a little funky looking but super comfy, tough and handle light rain and wind pretty well. sticky waist liner tape irritates skin after a couple hours
- jacket needs adjustable cuffs and pit zips for venting. fabric has some stretch to it and does transmit water vapor, good fit, long tail, double main zipper. hood adjustments are weak. slick interior dries quickly. exterior is pretty quiet. over all not bad but strictly low exertion rain gear for me. needs some kind of breast/napoleon pocket for cel phone or ipod
- try a new section of trail
- love the weather. the nastier the better. nobody else on the trail
- insanity or p90x
- active ventilation, waterproof vapor permeable fabric, and exertion control can control perspiration/wetness from the inside if done properly-three legged stool works best
- costco pizza is the best
- post on books-mountaineers freedom of the hills, into thin air, rogue warrior, lone survivor, that others may live, not a good day to die, touching the void
- is saying someone has a fertile mind just a nice way of saying they have shit for brains
Posted by Wade Nelson at Sunday, February 21. 2010 
Categories: Field Journal
Tags: black diamond hiking pole under armour boxer briefs asolo fsn 95 boots russell outdoor apx g2 rei mts zip t base layer
Categories: Field Journal
Tags: black diamond hiking pole under armour boxer briefs asolo fsn 95 boots russell outdoor apx g2 rei mts zip t base layer
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