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Recent content by Macintosh

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    light, packable down pants?

    Im already wearing 350 weight longies, this is to go over that for COLD wx. Some Folks dont, but I just need more to stay warm when Im sitting for a couple hours and its 5 or 10 degrees out. Have a good system that works, just looking to see if I can lighten it up and apply it to my tree stand...
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    light, packable down pants?

    Thanks folks. Lowg08, is the shell over your down for wind proofing, better heat retention, sound, etc?
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    light, packable down pants?

    Thanks appreciate the responses. I hadnt seen the “pro” version, but Lord knows I want to be and most importantly look professional in a tree, so I’ll definitely give them a peek. Serially, where do they come up with these product names?? i will check them out though. Im really focused on...
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    light, packable down pants?

    yeah, I have plenty of lighter down jackets so I'm well acquainted with patagoinia, mtn hardwear, rab, mammut and similar stuff. Most are fairly "loud" fabrics. I'm not counting on them for wind proofness, if its that windy I will pull a wind layer on over it, but thats not an issue for my bow...
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    light, packable down pants?

    I have a set of stand-hunting bibs that are quite warm, nice and quiet, etc, but they are extremely bulky. Thinking of keeping these for ice fishing and winter PRS matches, etc, and getting a pair of down pants. Something like the kuiu "super down ultra pant" (clearest the superest, most ultra...
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    Anyone used Mammut Alpine 8.0mm Dry Rope for SRT/DRT?

    Better late than never, I heard back from my friend the QC manager at Mammut. He actually did a static load test just for us on the 8.0mm Alpine Dry rope (formerly called the 8.0 Phoenix), which is a dynamic half rope. Average of a handful of test pulls for tensile strength before breaking was...
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    Paint carbon sticks?

    FWIW, the guy at timberninja got back to me and said the etching auto primer is fine to use on the carbon sticks, but that they dont recommend stealth strips. Cant imagine why except perhaps weight? (GUESSING HERE but "each strip is 1.5oz and at 1lb per stick that's significant and we put so...
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    Paint carbon sticks?

    Hey all—just got my new c1 sticks. Took almost double the advertised wait, but theyre here. All good sa far. I dont really care about the color per se, but they are fairly glossy. Are folks painting these? Just rattlecan flat automotive primer? Pretty sure I have olive, grey and black etching...
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    Anyone used Mammut Alpine 8.0mm Dry Rope for SRT/DRT?

    dynamic ropes dont have a static load test because its irrelevant for the intended use, and manufacturers have a liability interest in not facilitating use in other applications. From an “ultimate strength” perspective the only thing that really matters for a dynamic rope is if it can hold those...
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    Anyone used Mammut Alpine 8.0mm Dry Rope for SRT/DRT?

    Quite a collection, and going back a few years. that tiny orange doohicky with the side-arm on upper right side of the image, to the right of the black carabiner, is specifically made for rapelling very thin ropes like we’re discussing here, down to single strand of 6mm or less. Unfortunately...
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    Anyone used Mammut Alpine 8.0mm Dry Rope for SRT/DRT?

    i’m not sure even a linemans belt slip is a “hard dynamic fall”, its very short and more of a swing/scraping fall that is going to cushion the peak force. Dynamic ropes are tested to hold a 4.8 meter drop onto 2.5 meters of rope with zero give in the system. A half rope has to hold at least 5...
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    Anyone used Mammut Alpine 8.0mm Dry Rope for SRT/DRT?

    for the last 20 years until this past winter I managed mammuts north american climbing gear and I have taught and advised climbing guides on design and use of that equipment. mammut will tell you not to use that rope because its made for climbing, not hunting—they have to tell you that. They...
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