Tips and Tricks
WHEN NOT TO LAYER - In almost every outdoor magazine you’ll find authors touting the importance of "layering" when in the backcountry. Where clothing is concerned, this is a great idea; however there is at least one time that this isn’t good. While camping in very cold weather I made the very bad decision to throw a wool blanket over my sleeping bag to help offset the cold intrusion brought on by a malfunctioning zipper. The end result, the weight of the blanket compressed the bag, causing it to lose its "loft" making things much worse. If you do have to layer, make sure to put additional layers inside the bag, not on the outside.
Questions and Answers
The wife and I are considering taking a vacation to Elizabethtown Kentucky. I think that is in your neck of the woods if I am not mistaken. Do you have any recomendations while were there? We would like to goto Freeman Lake for sure. Just wondering if you could help out. Thank you
Interesting choice of vacation destinations, though not a bad one. Elizabethtown (E-town) is known as "Hub City" and is the meeting place of several major highways (I-65, The Western Kentucky Parkway and the Bluegrass Parkway). Freeman Lake is a small and very popular recreational area where the locals come to canoe, picnic, hold family get-togethers and attend outdoor concerts. While visiting E-town, make sure to spend time at some nearby world-famous attractions such as Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site, Mammoth Cave National Park and My Old Kentucky Home, all of which are an easy drive away.
Asked on Wednesday November 25, 2009 - 5:04pm
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