and yes, the wings move like the real plane! Paper clip hinges…
[quote]MattyG35 wrote:
You call that a sleeping bag SexMachine, “subzero” -5°C lol
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Mec Thor 2 = 3 lbs, 15 oz
Recon 3 = 2.9 lbs
Mec Thor 2 = bigger + heavier
And you don’t need -30 degree protection in Australia. I’ve camped in the coldest areas in Australia with the Recon 3.
Yeah, where I’m from it gets to -45° to -50°, so I found the subzero thing kind of funny. I know it’s technically below zero, but that’s still like shorts weather
[quote]angry chicken wrote:
My favorite possession is an old F-14 fighter jet that I made while I was in prison. I checked out a few books about planes from the library and scaled the dimensions and planned the design. I gathered popsicle sticks from the yard for about a week, glued together various blocks. Carved it with a pencil sharpener blade and shaped it with sand paper and by sanding it on the various concrete surfaces of my cell. I was able to trade several packs of cigarettes for a small jar of varnish from someone who could “procure things”. The cockpit is made of bent paper clips and a piece of plastic I found on the ground. The stand is made from the handle of plastic razor with a paperclip glued to the end of it.
It took me months to make, because I had to modify the design several times to get it all to fit together and work the way I envisioned it. Also, one of the guards smashed it when it was nearly complete during a shake down, just to be a dick, but I was able to salvage most of the pieces.
It was originally a birthday present for my little brother, but after I got out, he returned it saying that it didn’t really “match” anything in his house and he didn’t want to display it because it embarrassed him to explain that I made it for him while I was locked up. So now I keep it in my safe. When my son is old enough to not break it, I’ll take it out again.[/quote]
I think that’s incredible. The story to go with it just makes it better.
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[quote]MattyG35 wrote:
You call that a sleeping bag SexMachine, “subzero” -5°C lol
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Pfffft
[quote]pushharder wrote:
[quote]BeefEater wrote:
“Comfort in Temperatures Ranging from 50Ã?°F to -50Ã?°F”
I always laugh when I read this -50F crap on advertisements. I’ve slept in a umpteen below zero rated sleeping bag in an unheated tent at -30F for several nights and I’m telling you I believe there’s no bag on earth that “provides comfort” at those temps (unless the qualifier “relatively” is added).
Also, when I slept in that bag (the best I could buy at the sporting goods store that I managed in Alaska) I started out in long johns and ended up wearing every single piece of clothing that I had brought with me on that trip including boots (February caribou hunt in interior Alaska).[/quote]
Interesting. I’ve never heard anyone complain about anything other than this rig’s weight which doesn’t necessarily bother me considering it’s modular. The price is what really made it attractive to me.
Hi AngryChicken,
You had me with the model plane and the cool story, but when you showed the wings folding, man that was the icing on the cake. That’s a keeper. Best of luck.
[quote]pushharder wrote:
[quote]BeefEater wrote:
“Comfort in Temperatures Ranging from 50Ã?°F to -50Ã?°F”
I always laugh when I read this -50F crap on advertisements. I’ve slept in a umpteen below zero rated sleeping bag in an unheated tent at -30F for several nights and I’m telling you I believe there’s no bag on earth that “provides comfort” at those temps (unless the qualifier “relatively” is added).
Also, when I slept in that bag (the best I could buy at the sporting goods store that I managed in Alaska) I started out in long johns and ended up wearing every single piece of clothing that I had brought with me on that trip including boots (February caribou hunt in interior Alaska).[/quote]
I was in the Catskills a few years ago when the temperatures went down to about 5 degrees (without wind chill.)
With the wind chill, it was probably around -5 or -10.
You are right - there’s no keeping warm in those temps, and I too was wearing every piece of clothing I had in the bag. I think I had some of those hand warmer things in there too, but it didn’t matter … my water froze solid that night too, made for a shitty morning.
I think the one posession I value and would hate to lose more than anything would be my family’s pictures - wedding, wife and kids, vacations, etc.
As far as toys go…
My truck - Honda Ridgeline Sport
My Bow - PSE Vision
My Ice Climbing Axes - Petzl Nomics
I have a hand-crafted wood coffee table made for me by my best friend who’s a carpenter that I value. My wife and I bought a handmade rug from Marakesh, and some beautiful furniture made from Thuya in Essouira (Morocco) with intricate inlay work. We also have this swing from India…it’s an A Frame with a bench. It’s a family heirloom, and she’s very sentimental about it. Had it reupolstered in Mumbai before shipping it over.
My father gave me this big chunky diamond ring before he died. To be honest, I really don’t like it. I’ve worn it a couple of times for formal events but it’s so gaudy that it’s almost like a novelty peice. But he made a big deal out of giving to me. It’s definitely worth a serious chunk of change. What I really value more from him is the gold chain and cross he gave me on my 18th birthday…said “now you can look like a real guinney”. The time and place were right to make that very sentimental.
This thread has been great and made me realize I really don’t have many possessions that have sentimental value.
I’m pretty fond of the consumables I tend to buy. My suit collection, my cigars, my whiskey. All of which, at some point or another, will be out of style/worn, smoked or drank and be no more. It’s an evolving collection that seems to be constantly changing.
[quote]pushharder wrote:
[quote]BeefEater wrote:
“Comfort in Temperatures Ranging from 50Ã?°F to -50Ã?°F”
I always laugh when I read this -50F crap on advertisements. I’ve slept in a umpteen below zero rated sleeping bag in an unheated tent at -30F for several nights and I’m telling you I believe there’s no bag on earth that “provides comfort” at those temps (unless the qualifier “relatively” is added).
Also, when I slept in that bag (the best I could buy at the sporting goods store that I managed in Alaska) I started out in long johns and ended up wearing every single piece of clothing that I had brought with me on that trip including boots (February caribou hunt in interior Alaska).[/quote]
Did it accumulate water from perspiration?
When I was actually semi-seriously looking into this stuff, the main problem with a lot of the modern materials seemed to be a lack of breathability. Everything worked as rated as long as it wasn’t compressed and it was bone dry. As soon as you lay on it (without a good ground pad), and it accumulates moisture from a couple nights of sleep, all the insulation starts failing. It’s easy to accumulate a couple pounds of water in just a few nights.
Other than weight, I think this is one of the major advantages of the older canvas shell and wool approach. They’re extremely heavy but seem to manage the moisture better.
Personally, I’ve only tested it to -10, but stayed warm and comfortable (in the wind and snow, with no tent, and wearing baselayers and wool socks). I keep it in my car though; it’s not something I’d hike very far with.
[quote]jbpick86 wrote:
That’s probably my most valuable, but my prize possession is my 1956 Belgian made Browning Sweet 16. [/quote]
Pics or it didn’t happen!
Great gun, I have the same thing but yours is quite a bit older.
[quote]pushharder wrote:
No, it wasn’t perspiration. It was -30F temps at night and -15F daytime highs (without the chill factor) with nothing more than body heat as a heat source.
Food was cooked (if you can call it that) on a Whisperlite gas backpacking stove; what really ended up happening was chipping frozen food out of a can.
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Soupcicles! Out of curiosity, did you also sleep on a pad?
I’m not really a materialistic person, but I have one possession that really means a lot to me: it’s my great-great-great grandfather’s sword (he was a senior officer in WW1, but the I believe the sword dates back to the late 1800s). While I absolutely love it as an object, it means so much more that my grandparents handed it down to me and felt I was worthy of it. That means more than anything. Unfortunately I don’t have any photos of it on my laptop at the moment.
My 40kg kettlebell and sheath knife (Boker Elkhunter) also mean a lot to me, but they don’t have the same sentimental value as the sword.