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Originally Posted by Pete
You wanting to "make do" of live in comfort?
125 lbs of lightweight gear is still 125 lbs.
Good stove would be first on my list then lots of high calorie foods to make sure the interior furnace is well stocked prior to turning in.
That's Arctic type weather at the extreme edge. I'd check with some blogs, forums and such related to Mountain/Arctic expeditions on what they use.
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Excellent points! We are developing pieces to support an Army teams effort to summit MT Mckinley ( Denali).
Added: That interior furnace has everything to do with what we are trying to do for them, it is the engine that drives our shelter system. It is what pushes the moisture out and away from the interior layers and the body, it is what heats the interior and drys the wet and frozen gear over night. What we are trying to do is find the right balance of how to retain that heat and control it as well as the moisture and the condensation. One way we look at it is like an onion and how do you make the gear you already have work best with the layers of the onion, how do you make the layers work best together and how does that integrate into the environment......... and find the right balance between weight and durability?
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