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Gross Venediger

Camper/Hiker // Biker // Snowshoer // Alpine Skier // Backpacker // Mountaineer // Trail Runner // Mountain Biker

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Hestra Heater Glove

Hestra Heater Glove

Rating for this product: 2 January 20, 2011

It's not a bad glove, but for the price, I cannot recommend it.

The glove is very comfortable with a soft fleece lining. It's light, and the electronics are not intrusive at all.
The leather on the outside is very soft, almost like a dress glove that you would wear going to a restaurant on a cold evening.
The glove is NOT DURABLE. After about 7 days of use the stitching in one index finger has pulled apart when I got it caught in the binding simply slapping my skis together to carry them.
The glove is not bulky at all, like the Black Diamond Guide glove, because it has very little insulation.
If the temp is below 35 you will have to use the heater.
If the temp is below 20 and there is any wind you will need to have the heater on the highest setting (setting 3).
If it's a typical January day in Colorado with the air temp at 10 and the wind chill below 0 these gloves do not cut it.

I bought the gloves specifically for extremely cold days and they don't pass the test because, even though the heating element can get very hot, the glove does not have enough insulation to keep the heat in then the wind chill is 0 or less. In Colorado, the air temp can be 20 while the wind chill is 0.

IMO this is just a luxury glove for someone who doesn't ski in temps below 20, but always has cold hands.

I would return it, but I feel guilty returning a product I damaged, so I'm stuck with them.

Helpful Votes: 1 Yes

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K2 DarkSide Alpine Ski

January 8, 2011

Would this be a good ski for: 20% groomers, 60% crud and 20% powder? (a typical resort day)

Helpful Votes: 0 Yes

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Super Stretch is Outstanding

MontBell Super Stretch #1 Hugger Sleeping Bag: 15 Degree Down

MontBell Super Stretch #1 Hugger Sleeping Bag: 15 Degree Down

Rating for this product: 5 August 29, 2009

I love this bag. I'm 6'5" with long legs and always wake up sore when sleeping in a mummy bag. The Super Stretch bags from Mont Bell (I have the #1 and the #4) allow me to put one knee all the way to the side while keeping one leg straight. The bag is warm down to 32. Down to 20 I need to wear more layers, but it still works fine. Light and packs down to a small size. Excellet fit around the head and no problem with zipper snags.

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U.L Super Stretch Hugger #1

MontBell U.L. Super Stretch Hugger #1 Sleeping Bag: 15 Degree Down

MontBell U.L. Super Stretch Hugger #1 Sleeping Bag: 15 Degree Down

Rating for this product: 5 May 28, 2008

Sleeping bag perfection. It's light. It stuffs down to the size of a loaf of bread. The "super stretch" means I can move my 6'5" legs in any direction and not be restricted. Mont Bell says the Long is good for up to 6'4". It works for me at 6'5". My favorite bag ever.

Helpful Votes: 2 Yes

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Light as air

MontBell U.L. Alpine Down Hugger #3 Sleeping Bag: 30 Degree Down

MontBell U.L. Alpine Down Hugger #3 Sleeping Bag: 30 Degree Down

Rating for this product: 5 April 28, 2008

Light as air. In the stuff sack it takes up about as much space as a nerf football. The bag take up less than half the space of my North Face Cat's Meow synthetic. Used it in 20 degree temps, in an early October snow storm at 10,500 ft in the Sierras. It's clearly not meant for those conditions (my mistake in packing the wrong bag), but with most of my clothing on I had a comfortable night.

Helpful Votes: 1 Yes

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Excellent Boot

The North Face Lifty GTX 400 Boot - Men's

The North Face Lifty GTX 400 Boot - Men's

Rating for this product: 5 December 28, 2007

Purchased for my wife who always complains of cold feet. She has put in about 15 hours (over a 3 day period) of hiking in the snow says they're the best winter boots she ever had. Comfortable, warm, waterproof, and supportive. No complaints.

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Outstanding Bike Rack

Thule Ridgeline Hitch Bike Carrier - 4 Bike

Thule Ridgeline Hitch Bike Carrier - 4 Bike

Rating for this product: 5 November 16, 2007

Solid Rack. Easy to use. Carried 3 mountain bikes on rough jeep trails in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. On the jeep trails you see the bikes bouncing around in your rear view mirror, but the bikes stay very secure. Rack is officially not recommended for off road use but it held the bikes like a champ.

Helpful Votes: 3 Yes

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Outstanding Down Parka

Mountain Hardwear Sub Zero SL Hooded Down Jacket - Women's

Mountain Hardwear Sub Zero SL Hooded Down Jacket - Women's

Rating for this product: 5 November 29, 2006

My wife loves the Sub Zero. In 20 degree temps it feels like you're wearing a heater. Not tested in temps lower than the 20's. Fits into a stuff sack smaller than a loaf of bread. Highly recommended.

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Comfort increased but so is size and weight of bag

The North Face Expander Panel

The North Face Expander Panel

Rating for this product: 5 February 27, 2006

The expander panel improves the comfort factor on cold nights where limbs hanging out of the bag would freeze. I'm 6'5", and I can now sleep comfortably moving my knees wherever I want with the bag fully zipped up. But, this already bulky synthetic bag now barely fits into my 6000cu in backpack. I am exaggerating, but this bag and panel combination is definitely not "light and fast". For summer use I will remove the panel and continue sleeping with one leg out of the bag.

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