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Article #103Re: Hiking in Skirts
From: MB
Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 12:10
Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 12:10
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Chris Townsend > > Black goes with everything! Uhm, actually, black sucks. Never mind the looks, but black isn't a very good choise for outer clothing, or eg sleeping bags. It's hot in the sunny summer, and cold in the dark winter, as it absorbs or emits thermal radiation efficiently, respectively. From the point of view of thermal effiency, white, and better still, shiny silver, is cooler in summer and warmer in winter. Yet, the "technical" gear seldom comes in white, silver being rarer still. Another rationale for choosing the colour of one's gear is observability. I can somehow understand the desire for "noisy" high-visibility gear from a safety point of view on high-risk trips - not that I'd approve of being noisy in vain though. Another approach, usually much more sound imo, is to be "quiet", and go with minimum visual impact, ie camouflage(*). And, again, typically the fancy "technical" gear - from respected manufacturers too - comes in colours and patterns that represent pitful compromizes in this respect, not being good at either. But, the colours of which are consistent with current outdoor fashion. So much for being "technical"... <g> (*) Usually, when visual camo is discussed, people point out that "animals" don't perceive colours. This, of course, is nonsense.
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