Comments by "Biomorphic" (@biomorphic) on "MyLifeOutdoors" channel.

  1. I totally second this opinion, which I shared in a similar comment. For alpinists Gore-Tex works well. I add that in a rain forrest you'll get soaked with ANY shell, no matter what is the material, so better not to use a rain jacket at all if you plan a trip in Borneo.
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  2. I think in dry conditions, in the mountains, where wind is very common, Gore-Tex works. Otherwise no athlete would use it. It is not a bias, it just works. Also it does for daily use. I have an Arc'teryx shell, and it keeps me dry when it rains in the city. Yes, you may need to reapply the DWR once in a while, but it is not a big deal. It is a spray. I don't use the shell often, because for light rain DWR is enough, you do not need Gore-Tex at all, so in 5 years I never had to reapply the DWR yet to my shell. I used the shell under heavy rain and snow, and it kept me warm and dry. That was in winter with multiple layers below, up to -10ºC. In a rain forrest, there is nothing you can do. The humidity is so high that it is pointless using a rain jacket. It is ok to be soaked when there are 30ºC. But if you get soaked at -20ºC you die. So, it may not be the best product on the market anymore, but Gore-Tex is not a scam, not for winter shell jackets, at least.
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  3.  @averagedoes5715  you have explained very well, that's what I wanted to say. I wanted to highlight than the weight and the thickness aren't directly a measure of the insulation power, due to the different down fill used, which has not been addressed in the video.
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  4. The down itself can have a different insulation power. First of all, the down is measured in weight, not in cm. Yes, generally speaking the more the down, the ticker the sleeping bag. But down is coming in different insulation power. The power measure the density of the feathers: the more dense the more insulation. More density means also less volume, and less weight. This means a sleeping bag with 1000 fill power needs less down than one with 700 down, therefore it will be lighter and less bulky. That's why it will also cost twice as much.
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  5. Do you know what my problem is? That you can't find any of these in a shop. Unless you know someone who owns it, you have no way to try it, and you really should before you buy one.
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  6. I don't sweat much, not even when I play football.
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  7.  @ldc89  not really, I do suffer much more in cold weather, where I need to be well protected.
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  8.  @ldc89  I do not suffer high temperatures, but I feel cold much more than the average man. I think I perceive cold as much as woman. Meanwhile I have an high tolerance when it's hot, and I do not sweat much.
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  9. Ultralight all life, even when I'm going on a trip with my duffel pack, I do travel ultralight.
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  10. I bought an Osprey Atmos, 55 l, and I went on a trip in Guatemala. I brought with me so much stuff I didn't use. The pack was 22 kg. I learned to go ultralight. Now I travel with a 40 l, ultralight duffel pack, about 500 g. I don't carry more than 12 kg, including the laptop, even if I stay away for 6 months. That's all I need to live. My duffel pack has a single big compartment, then I use ultralight pack cubes. Don't bring what is not necessary essential, no matter if it's for hiking or travelling, just take what is strictly necessary. If you are unsure you would use a gear, leave it at home. Minimalist and ultralight changed my lifestyle completely. Decluttering made me happy.
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  11. Bears are good boys, I especially want a kodiak bear.
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  12. Freeze the ice as you did, than take the plastic containers out of the freezer, and place a layer of wood on top of the plastic containers containing the ice. Than you stay there for an hour, measuring the temperature above and below the pad, which you obviously place above the wood slab. You do this with every pad to see how they perform.
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  13. I would like to know more about the following tents: Djedi DCF-eVent Dome Rainbow Li Tarptent Dipole 1 Tarptent Lanshan 1 Pro ultralight
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  14. Once I did a trekking in 5 days with 2 friends, which took us 3 days only. On the first day I had a pair of heavy boots, full leather, which were between the best hiking boots on the market back in the days. They were rigid, you could attach crampons to the soles. I couldn't handle the pressure on my ankles, so I put them in the backpack and I hiked with the running shoes I had. Since then I used for a while a much lighter and less rigid pair of hiking boots, but then I moved to approach shoes, since I was also climbing. Approach shoes are somewhat similar to trail running, a bit more rigid maybe. I would not go back to boots. Leave my ankles alone.
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  15. My girlfriend gets wet all the time, even when it's not raining.
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  16. An alternative is to wash the garment and then, once dried, apply Nikwax TX.Direct® Spray-On. Not sure if it provides the same result.
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