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Posted by kutenay on November 30, 2007 at 9:19:11 am EST
In reply to Closed Cell Pads posted by sabino on October 25, 2007 at 9:09:48 pm EDT

If, you carry sufficient closed-cell foam padding to keep you warm and comfortable on an extended winter mountain trip, you WILL carry it outside your pack as there is no alternative. To keep it clean, simply either roll it in a light ground cloth, my choice is the ones from Integral Designs or use the large Thermarest stuff bags made for their bigger inflatbles.

I have packed my foamies on various packboards since the mid-'60s when we first were able to buy the old Black's of Greenock eggcrate type and never yet lost one. I now pack Ridgerests and use the green side up and silver down, rolled this way, they seem to keep dry and clean enough, even sans groundsheet. Haven't suffered from hypothermia from getting soaked from below or even diseases from soil-dwelling pathogens.

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• Re: Closed Cell Pads - calamity 13:10:22 11/30/2007
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