Project Description: In this project
you are going to purchase clothing for a summer hiking trip in
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Scenario:
You and a friend are going on a 6 night, 7 day backpacking trip. You must plan for a variety of weather conditions.
The weather could be warm, wet (rain and/or snow), windy (always), and hot during the afternoons. You will be hiking with a full pack for about 10 miles a day. You will also be bothered by flies and mosquitoes.
You have no clothing right now that will work. Thus you must buy everything for the trip. You each have between $400.00 $800.00 to spend on clothes.
Requirements:
Resources:
1.Catalogs: See Mr. Pauly
2.Internet:
http://www.rei.com/outlet/index.html?stat=header_outlet
http://www.hikingandbackpacking.com/backcountrystore.html
By Brands: North Face, Patagonia, Mountain Hardwear, Marmot, Outdoor Research, Cloudveil
There are four basic principles to follow to keep warm. An easy way to remember these basic principles is to use the word COLD--
C - Keep clothing clean. O - Avoid overheating. L - Wear clothes loose and in layers.
D - Keep clothing dry.
Keep clothing clean. This principle is always important for sanitation and comfort. In winter, it is also important from the standpoint of warmth. Clothes matted with dirt and grease lose much of their insulation value. Heat can escape more easily from the body through the clothing's crushed or filled up air pockets.
Avoid overheating. When you get too hot, you sweat and your clothing absorbs the moisture. This affects your warmth in two ways: dampness decreases the insulation quality of clothing, and as sweat evaporates, your body cools. Adjust your clothing so that you do not sweat. Do this by partially opening your parka or jacket, by removing an inner layer of clothing, by removing heavy outer mittens, or by throwing back your parka hood or changing to lighter headgear. The head and hands act as efficient heat dissipaters when overheated.
Wear your clothing loose and in layers. Wearing tight clothing and footgear restricts blood circulation and invites cold injury. It also decreases the volume of air trapped between the layers, reducing its insulating value. Several layers of lightweight clothing are better than one equally thick layer of clothing, because the layers have dead-air space between them. The dead-air space provides extra insulation. Also, layers of clothing allow you to take off or add clothing layers to prevent excessive sweating or to increase warmth.
Keep clothing dry. In cold temperatures, your inner layers of clothing can become wet from sweat and your outer layer, if not water repellent, can become wet from snow and frost melted by body heat. Wear water repellent outer clothing, if available. It will shed most of the water collected from melting snow and frost. Before entering a heated shelter, brush off the snow and frost. Despite the precautions you take, there will be times when you cannot keep from getting wet. At such times, drying your clothing may become a major problem. On the march, hang your damp mittens and socks on your rucksack. Sometimes in freezing temperatures, the wind and sun will dry this clothing. You can also place damp socks or mittens, unfolded, near your body so that your body heat can dry them. In a campsite, hang damp clothing inside the shelter near the top, using drying lines or improvised racks. You may even be able to dry each item by holding it before an open fire. Dry leather items slowly. If no other means are available for drying your boots, put them between your sleeping bag shell and liner. Your body heat will help to dry the leather.