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Perhaps I’m stating the obvious, but the choice in rain jackets, are highly influenced by intended use. Fit and function are obviously important, but arguably breathability is as well unless you are producing minimal body vapor (i.e. your are nearly sedentary).
For the ‘itinerant angler’, keeping rain out is only half of solution to staying dry, the other is transferring trapped body vapor to the outside of the jacket. Most of my fishing is located in remote backcountry wilderness, that requires substantial exertion to reach. Thus, I found this paper quite interesting to compare the breathability of some of the contemporary fabrics on the market or soon to reach the market:
http://www.shelby.fi/tips/breathability.pdf
Over the next year or so we should see some progress in how breathable fabrics are. For now, I’ve had great success with jackets that use an eVent membrane. Though, breathable fabrics help, nothing works better than having physical options to vent (pit zips, etc)
BackpackingLight did a nice 3 part series on this topic:
http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/orwm_2011_wrapup_waterproof-breathable_technologies.htmlSome existing / upcoming fabrics to watch:
eVent
DryQ Active
Breeze Dry-Tec
Omni-Dry
Gore-Tex Pro Shell
Gore-Tex Active Shell
Polartec NeoShell
Polartec PowerShield Pro
Marmot MemBrainlooks like the release date is March 9th
Zach – If you value the ease and flavor of ramen for lunch or dinner, you’d enjoy these homemade breakfast bars. All the work is done at home in the kitchen prior to trip departure. When you are on the stream or in the backcountry you grab one of these to go. Room temperature stable, very filling, and delicious.
Blueberry, Almond, Banana Breakfast Bars
1.50 Tbsp Almonds (slivered)
1.00 Tbsp Banana chips (crushed and dried)
2.00 Tbsp Blueberries (dried)
1.00 Tbsp Brown Sugar
0.50 Cup Special K protein plus cereal
1.50 Tbsp Honey
1.00 Tbsp Peanut butter
1.50 Tbsp White chocolate chipsThe above recipe is for one [large size] bar. Multiply the above measurements by the number of bars you want to make. Combine all ingredients and mix well. Spread mixture on pan (target bar thickness of ½ to ¾ inch thick). Place in oven at 350 degrees (F) until chocolate chips begin to melt. Remove from oven and when cool enough to touch, flatten the mixture into the pan (wax paper and a rolling pin work well) to form a solid bar (minimizes the bar breaking apart when eating). Allow the bars to cool to room temperature and cut to desired size. Wrap individual bars with Saran wrap. Freeze until trip departure, however these are room temperature stable while in the backcountry.
Hey Bill – Have you read Barry Reynolds “Mastering Pike on the Fly”? Its an excellent resource that was founded on CO pike knowledge. In the book he talks about seasons, best times, and strategies for each season. I can’t comment specifically about CO as most of my pike experience is in MN.
I’m still not convinced Neal. That gizmo looks like a 12 lead to me. When lead II goes flat is it time to eat? just kiddin’…
If its really silty or has a lot of debris I simply cover the nalgene bottle top with a cotton bandana and submerse the bottle allowing the bandana to filter any particulates. Then I zap the typically clear water. Lightweight, low fuss, and reliable.
For larger water needs I use the wide mouth collapsible nalgene canteen. These are nice in that you can roll them up and put them in a waist pack or backpack when not in use.
I tied some up as well, but substituted red fox fur rather than the brown bucktail. I think it might provide some better movement on bottom to imitate a crawfish when the fly is not being stripped?
I just use a half liter wide-mouth nalgene bottle clipped to my pack’s shoulder or waist strap, on the non line stripping side, plus a steripen adventurer (e.g. opti). Why carry extra water if you are standing in it? The steripen weighs less than 4 ounces (75% less than pump filters) and takes up very little space. I’ve used it a ton even in questionably safe water sources without acquiring any GI or other nasty pathogens.
Additionally, I took a group of 8 boy scouts and 2 other adults into a very remote area of SW Colorado and filtered ~40L of water per day for 5 days (had to use 4 or so pairs of batteries at that volume). No one got sick during or after the trip and we were in a basin which was heavily populated (30+) with mountain goats and marmots (often colonized with Giardia).
This will get you there: http://s287.photobucket.com/albums/ll155/gulfcoastsurgical/?albumview=slideshow cool trip
