Gear

How To Repair A Hole In My Merino Wool Underwear (Step By Step Instructions)

October 7, 2015 by Jason Clements

This is a step by step instruction guide to show you how to repair a hole in my merino wool underwear. This guide assumes that you know how to thread a needle and have, at the very least, some basic sewing skills.

This repair is specifically for the crotch of a pair of Icebreaker Beast underwear. This guide should help you repair any Icebreaker, Smartwool, or ExOfficio underwear.

You can choose any thread. Cotton thread is the best thread as it has more give than a poly or poly blend. There is no such thing as merino thread.

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Step 2. The Icebreaker merino wool is perfect for sewing. You can catch the smallest piece of material and sew it right up. I start sewing the bottom run first. [Read more…] about How To Repair A Hole In My Merino Wool Underwear (Step By Step Instructions)

The Best Selling Climbing Gear With HCRBeta Readers

October 7, 2015 by Jason Clements

I did some analysis of the Best Selling Climbing Gear with HCRBeta readers for this last year.

It is interesting that four of the top six sellers are not classical climbing gear items! They are, in fact, items associated with pain relief.

Not surprisingly, the number one seller is the Aylio Exercise Bands. With the Voodoo Flossing articles garnering the most traffic in the last few months, it appears that most climbers are looking for a solution for finger injuries.

So, I’ll repeat right here:

Special Note: If you are really injured, heard something pop, or your finger looks weird; go see your doctor.

The Best Selling Climbing Gear With HCRBeta Readers

1. Aylio Exercsie Bands

How To Store Your Tent For The Winter

October 5, 2015 by Jason Clements

How To Store Your Tent For The Winter ( Video Link Below )

The Quick Answer:

Make certain that your tent is 100% dry
Keep tent, rainfly, poles, stakes, guy-lines, and stuff sack together
Hang everything up in your closet
Enjoy a fresh tent on your first spring trip

How Do You Currently Store Your Tent?

Do you keep your tent in the stuff sack all winter long?

Do you ever wonder to yourself, “what is that funky smell,” during your first spring trip–after your tent has been crammed in its stuff sack all winter long?

Are you sneezy or congested while you sleep in your tent?

That smell could be mold or mildew. The smallest amount of moisture can cause mold or mildew to grow on your tent. It can also lead to some degradation of the waterproof properties of your tent.

Follow These Two Simple Rules To Store Your Tent For The Winter

Black Diamond Headlamps Come With A 3-year Warranty

September 24, 2015 by Jason Clements

The little plastic tab that allows my Black Diamond Headlamp to pivot up and down broke. Nothing else was wrong with the head lamp. I want to keep it; and I do not mind DIY fixes for my climbing and camping gear. This is a great little headlamp that has all of the right functions for me.

Black Diamond Headlamps Come With A 3-year Warranty

Few things in life are as nice as receiving excellent customer service. Black Diamond Equipment is one such company that, indeed, provides excellent customer service.

It took me less than a minute to locate the Black Diamond Equipment warranty page.

It took just another few minutes to go through their online form to find out if I still qualified for a repair or replacement. [I always want the most for the money I spend; but I never demand service. It is up to the company or individual to decide how they will take care of you.]

I received an email within a few hours letting me know that someone was reviewing my information. And then several hours later, I received another email letting me know: [Read more…] about Black Diamond Headlamps Come With A 3-year Warranty

The Best Camp Stove For Beginners (Snow Peak Giga Power v. MSR Pocket Rocket)

September 20, 2015 by Jason Clements

The Best Camp Stove for Beginners: Hikers, Climbers, and Campers.

Let’s talk about the two most popular camp stoves: The Snow Peak Giga Power Stove and the MSR Pocket Rocket. How do you know which is the best camp stove for beginners?

Prices as of September 2015

If you are an Amazon shopper, you can find the MSR Pocket Rocket for $34.94. You can find the Snow Peak Giga Power Stove with the auto starter for $49.99. Obviously, if you shop around, you’ll find some discounts.

Stability of The Surface 4-prong Snow Peak v. 3-prong MSR

Hacking My Icebreaker Hoodie To Make Elbow Patches

August 6, 2015 by Jason Clements

I wear my favorite Icebreaker hoodie so much that I started wearing out the elbows.

My favorite article of clothing for my outdoor adventures is my IceBreaker GT 260 Hoodie. In the fall, winter, and spring; I wear that hoody almost every day. It is comfortable. It is warm. It is pricey, but so worth it.

This particular Icebreaker hoodie has a rear zip pocket to stash an energy gel or to carry a thin wallet – something like that. I have never used that pocket. So, when I was looking at this hoodie to see how I might repair it, I discovered that there is plenty of fabric inside of that pocket to make to elbow patches.

Here is how I hacked my hoodie’s back pocket to make elbow patches.

I sewed up bigger holes with poly-blend thread. Ideally you want to use the same material, but there is no merino thread. Now that I have made many repairs on my Icebreaker clothing with a poly-blend thread, I know that I will switch to straight cotton. Cotton has a little more give and flexibility.
I carefully cut out the extra fabric from the back pocket of the hoodie.
I lined up the DIY patches over the elbow repair area and pinned it in place.
I sewed everything up, by hand, with tiny stitches.

Icebreaker is an amazing brand. You can explore directly at their website. How they manage their animals is very humane. If that is important to you, then you will be impressed with Icebreaker as a company.

Icebreaker make fantastic clothes for all seasons and all weather conditions. When I first started wearing Icebreaker products, I was nervous about wearing it in the summer. I wondered how wool would work for me in the heat of the mid summer and high humidity. So, I bought a light colored t-shirt to test it out. Yeah, it is everything they say it is: comfortable, quick drying, easy wearing.

My favorite feature of Icebreaker clothing is that it does not get stinky with body odor. And if I begin to smell a hint of body odor, I can hang it on my clothes line outside and overnight, it is fresh as a summer morning. That cuts down on laundry costs.