Comments on: 3 Season Gear http://i-cjw.com/blog Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:09:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: hanameizan http://i-cjw.com/blog/3-season-gear/comment-page-1/#comment-45114 hanameizan Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:38:47 +0000 http://i-cjw.com/blog/?page_id=362#comment-45114 Chris, I've only just found this juicy list of top-class gear. Makes me want to click on the links and buy one of each! As I'm nearing the end of quick "pistons" up the Yamanashi 100, I'm looking forward to longer trips with a few nights in the mountains. Mmmm, that Montbell inflatable mat and a Merino sweater in a bivy looking up at the stars. I'll bet you sleep well! Chris, I’ve only just found this juicy list of top-class gear. Makes me want to click on the links and buy one of each!

As I’m nearing the end of quick “pistons” up the Yamanashi 100, I’m looking forward to longer trips with a few nights in the mountains. Mmmm, that Montbell inflatable mat and a Merino sweater in a bivy looking up at the stars. I’ll bet you sleep well!

]]> By: CJW http://i-cjw.com/blog/3-season-gear/comment-page-1/#comment-45081 CJW Sun, 11 Jul 2010 08:06:41 +0000 http://i-cjw.com/blog/?page_id=362#comment-45081 Hi Jabari, Glad you like the blog. Hmmm, what to do to live in Japan and learn about Japanese cuisine..? I'm not the right person to ask, but I would think a good place to start would be to visit Japan and see if you like it. Come and experience the country on vacation, explore the food, and see if (after all that) you still want to live here... Hi Jabari,

Glad you like the blog. Hmmm, what to do to live in Japan and learn about Japanese cuisine..? I’m not the right person to ask, but I would think a good place to start would be to visit Japan and see if you like it. Come and experience the country on vacation, explore the food, and see if (after all that) you still want to live here…

]]> By: Jabari http://i-cjw.com/blog/3-season-gear/comment-page-1/#comment-45064 Jabari Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:22:38 +0000 http://i-cjw.com/blog/?page_id=362#comment-45064 I just want to start of saying: Chris . . . your amazing. The pictures you take are spectacular. (I wish i could go hiking. But, if i did go i would be just be getting in the way.) Your pictures and blogs make me want to go to japan . . . and live there. I've had this dream i will soon make a reality. And, that is to learn how to speak Japanese and learn how to cook there foods. I had this question I've been asking around and have had little success over the months. What would i have to do to live in japan and learn how to cook their native dishes? (I know this, probably isn't what the comment box is for but . . .) The Japanese fascinate me . . . i just want to know more about them. I just want to start of saying:
Chris . . . your amazing.
The pictures you take are spectacular.
(I wish i could go hiking. But, if i did go i would be just be getting in the way.)
Your pictures and blogs make me want to go to japan . . . and live there.

I’ve had this dream i will soon make a reality.
And, that is to learn how to speak Japanese and learn how to cook there foods.
I had this question I’ve been asking around and have had little success over the months.
What would i have to do to live in japan and learn how to cook their native dishes?
(I know this, probably isn’t what the comment box is for but . . .)
The Japanese fascinate me . . . i just want to know more about them.

]]> By: CJW http://i-cjw.com/blog/3-season-gear/comment-page-1/#comment-35828 CJW Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:35:30 +0000 http://i-cjw.com/blog/?page_id=362#comment-35828 Hey Red Yeti, great to hear from you! The Monkey Man fleece, I can tell you from personal experience, is definitely not fashionable :-) I do like it for summer use, though. I know what you mean about getting round to writing. I've been meaning to do a winter kit version of this for about the past 6 months.... Hey Red Yeti, great to hear from you! The Monkey Man fleece, I can tell you from personal experience, is definitely not fashionable :-) I do like it for summer use, though. I know what you mean about getting round to writing. I’ve been meaning to do a winter kit version of this for about the past 6 months….

]]> By: Red Yeti http://i-cjw.com/blog/3-season-gear/comment-page-1/#comment-35724 Red Yeti Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:48:30 +0000 http://i-cjw.com/blog/?page_id=362#comment-35724 Very interesting page Chris. Great to see a whole pack laid out like that to compare with my own kit. Not too far apart as you probably know from that video I posted, shot whilst in the Alps last summer. Love the look of the Monkey Man fleece. I've had more than one conversation with people that think that "hairy" fleece is a fashion thing rather than a technical-keep-you-warm thing (the example of those "fashionable" furry animals is hard to counter though). Getting listed at the end there along with some <em>definite</em> Kit Kings? I appreciate the recognition of my sad addiction ;) I really must get writing again - I've still got a lot of GR5 retrospective that's half written... :) Very interesting page Chris. Great to see a whole pack laid out like that to compare with my own kit. Not too far apart as you probably know from that video I posted, shot whilst in the Alps last summer.

Love the look of the Monkey Man fleece. I’ve had more than one conversation with people that think that “hairy” fleece is a fashion thing rather than a technical-keep-you-warm thing (the example of those “fashionable” furry animals is hard to counter though).

Getting listed at the end there along with some definite Kit Kings? I appreciate the recognition of my sad addiction ;)

I really must get writing again – I’ve still got a lot of GR5 retrospective that’s half written… :)

]]> By: CJW http://i-cjw.com/blog/3-season-gear/comment-page-1/#comment-33352 CJW Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:44:42 +0000 http://i-cjw.com/blog/?page_id=362#comment-33352 Jahn - not sure about April in the Kii range - might be an idea to pack at least a pair of 6-point crampons.. Jahn – not sure about April in the Kii range – might be an idea to pack at least a pair of 6-point crampons..

]]> By: CJW http://i-cjw.com/blog/3-season-gear/comment-page-1/#comment-33349 CJW Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:40:29 +0000 http://i-cjw.com/blog/?page_id=362#comment-33349 Hi Karl - the Jetboil is easy enough to clean, it's just like a regular pot. The neoprene cover just slides off. Hi Karl – the Jetboil is easy enough to clean, it’s just like a regular pot. The neoprene cover just slides off.

]]> By: Karl http://i-cjw.com/blog/3-season-gear/comment-page-1/#comment-31569 Karl Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:58:57 +0000 http://i-cjw.com/blog/?page_id=362#comment-31569 How's the Jetboil to clean up after having cooked food in it? Or you only boil water in it so this possible problem never occurs? / Karl How’s the Jetboil to clean up after having cooked food in it?
Or you only boil water in it so this possible problem never occurs?
/ Karl

]]> By: jahn http://i-cjw.com/blog/3-season-gear/comment-page-1/#comment-30352 jahn Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:41:18 +0000 http://i-cjw.com/blog/?page_id=362#comment-30352 many thanks for the information. i am traveling to walk in the kii mountains for nine days from april 5- 14. having a hard time finding weather data for the summits in april. saw some photos of snow. any information on walk would be appreciated. many thanks for the information. i am traveling to walk in the kii mountains for nine days from april 5- 14. having a hard time finding weather data for the summits in april. saw some photos of snow. any information on walk would be appreciated.

]]> By: Damian http://i-cjw.com/blog/3-season-gear/comment-page-1/#comment-29841 Damian Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:35:26 +0000 http://i-cjw.com/blog/?page_id=362#comment-29841 Why don't you have a pipe? I think you'd like some cheap Borkum Riff Cavendish Cherry. Why don’t you have a pipe? I think you’d like some cheap Borkum Riff Cavendish Cherry.

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