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If I have to sit home another weekend I think I'll go stir crazy!!

Any of you backcountry patrollers have any current info on MRNP? Is camping permitted at Reflection Lakes yet? Is it a pipe dream to think about skiing yet? I'm Jones'n bad

No doubt, fleb... toe funk seems to stick to polypro. I've just discovered a great trick, though. White vinegar will take the stank out.

Ride the backcountry and you won't have that problem ; )

I used to poo poo the liner sock theory. However, I suffered heel blisters and hot spots with my mountaineering boots/snowboard boots/skates. After much frustration I gave a super lightweight polypro liner sock a try with a variety of socks (coomax, smartwool, blah , blah, blah.) My problems went away. It doesn't seem to matter what the outer layer sock is for the boots. I still end up with wet feet and hot spots from perspiration in skates, but it's better than without.

Thanks Kurt. Sounds like it's a bit iffy still. Oh well...

Okay, I heard Crystal was frickin awesome Monday... but this was in passing and I didn't get any details. Anybody got any details?? the Crystal site is down BTW.

ha ha ha!!!

One of the strange things climbing has gotten me over is my fear of heights. I concentrate more on the task at hand and forego the vertigo. When stopped at the crux, I've found saying to myeself the magic words, "it's just mental," gets me past most obstacles. There's just something threaputic about mumbling those little words out loud. To answer your question, I've just pushed on. As a result I've grown, and for that I'm glad to climb another day.

More like beware of your oil pan and transaxle

While a good knife is indispensable, a steel to keep its edge is absolutely necessary for anybody who's serious about cooking. Splurge and get the bigger one if you have a choice. While some are partial to Henkel Four Star knives, my own bias is towards Wusthof Trident Classic (I have a mix of both.) As for other non kitchen related things... - 2 way FRS radios (walkie talkies) I saw a super cheapie set for $20 a pair at Comp USA. - Chaco sandals. they kick Teva's ass. - Sox.... sounds like a hint for Smart Wool - Good Tools!! Hardwicks in the U district is a stealth hardware store with some of the best high end German and Japanese tools you can find. - Homebrew Kit Hmmm... I wish you were shopping for me

last year I tried out a MH Conduit bivvy sac and experienced the same condensation prob you have. In fact, I was drenched the two times I used it. I returned the piece of shit to REI and exchanged it for an OR Basic Bivvy. Despite the sales guy's claims they're all the same, I didn't run into this problem with the plain vanilla GoreTex that OR uses, and I've been quite happy with it. As far as warmth, I do think it moves you a notch up in insulation. I'll need to test this out with my light down bag this weekend in winter conditions. It did jus fine in spring snow. As far as sleeping systems, I was always cold with a thermarest on snow until I started adding a closed cell foam pad to supplement it. Can anybody comment on the merits of two closed cell foam pads vs. one and a Thermarest? I'd just like to lighten things up a bit.

Arwen is SO HOT!!

Dubya's actions read like a bad play. There's no suspense, we already know what's gonna happen, and I have no empathy for our protagonist of this story. It's all just a cheap sham in the name of freedom.

Hey mattp, I think I just found that in-city boulder I been lookin' fer. Yeehaw!

Actually, Penn went to Baghdad. I think you, like Dubya, are gettin' Iraq mixed up with Afganistan

I would expect just such crap from someone who resides in a town that smells like... um, Tacoma

Aaaww, now Greg_W, I didn't say our nation's best actor... just one of our better ones. Take his role in Dead Man Walkin or the Falcon and the Snowman. Few can play the pittiful schmuck as well. Okay, maybe Buscemi takes that prize, but Penn's a damn decent director as well (see The Pledge - it's worth renting.)

I missed out on Schultzy last time, so I'll vote for that this time.

Penn made a trip to Baghdad this weekend to "listen and not to teach." Some would accuse Penn of being a rabble rousing stooge, but I'll stop and to one of our better actors who has taken it upon himself to open eyes to the fact that we are belligerent fucks about to launch a war on a country who's people don't really hate us and who actually need our help. He was fair in his comments back to the locals. It's up to them to change their leadership. It's up to us to change ours.

Tasty

Nice!

Ya know, REI and the Mounties catch a lot of shit on this board, but it's REI that's matching donations dollar for dollar, and the Everett Mountaineers that stepped up to the plate and cut a $20,000 check. Now that deserves a

Yo bolt clipper, Who the fuck are you, dude? Get a life

Hattie's it is... IBL8