> could see regular and preventative maintenance was as foreign to the boat > as regular ablutions were to the old gentleman. > > The paint was pealing from the dory. In places I could see where the rot > had taken hold and was slowly marching onward eating up the healthy > wood. In many ways the boat mirrored the old guy. Both were grizzled by > time and the elements. Both were suffering from neglect. > When I frequented alpine camps long time ago (just had more energy to waste), in first few days I tried to clean my sooty pans every day, and to shave every morning. As it turned out, neither of this was not only necessary, but even more - dangerous. Because freshly shaved skin is more susceptible to irritation when exposed to high-elevations UV and wind, and blackened surface of pan is a better heat conductor than shiny clean one :-). Another useful thing that I've learned was not to take any *new* hiking shoes in a multiday trip. Not because rotten ones are better :-), but because you need to wear new boots to shape, preferably in controlled environment of short weekend trip. Alex. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Mar 08 2003 - 13:10:43 PST
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