Comments on: Coffee and Gasoline – Outdoor Retailer Part 4 http://www.wildsnow.com/1185/coffee-and-gasoline-outdoor-retailer-part-4/ Backcountry Skiing Snowboard Telemark Snowsports Information News Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:47:55 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Lou http://www.wildsnow.com/1185/coffee-and-gasoline-outdoor-retailer-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-10760 Lou Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:50:32 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1185#comment-10760 Tony, I think you mean _don't_ coast in neutral? With a manual tranny it doesn't nothing more than perhaps creating a safety issue because you don't have any engine braking. With an automatic, there are issues with how the tranny lubricates itself. From what I've learned about a modern automatic, coasting in neutral won't save much gas compared to just letting the tranny do its thing. Tony, I think you mean _don’t_ coast in neutral?

With a manual tranny it doesn’t nothing more than perhaps creating a safety issue because you don’t have any engine braking.

With an automatic, there are issues with how the tranny lubricates itself. From what I’ve learned about a modern automatic, coasting in neutral won’t save much gas compared to just letting the tranny do its thing.

]]> By: tony http://www.wildsnow.com/1185/coffee-and-gasoline-outdoor-retailer-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-10759 tony Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:26:09 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1185#comment-10759 Getting back to the subject of hypermileing, does anyone know why they reccomend coasting in neurtral down hill to save gas? Thats what I heard from several media sources, but I have been doing it for years without ill effect. Getting back to the subject of hypermileing, does anyone know why they reccomend coasting in neurtral down hill to save gas? Thats what I heard from several media sources, but I have been doing it for years without ill effect.

]]> By: Lou http://www.wildsnow.com/1185/coffee-and-gasoline-outdoor-retailer-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-10710 Lou Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:01:56 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1185#comment-10710 Excellent Stuart, looking forward to it. The history is awesome and contributes so much to enjoyment of these sorts of things. Excellent Stuart, looking forward to it. The history is awesome and contributes so much to enjoyment of these sorts of things.

]]> By: stuart http://www.wildsnow.com/1185/coffee-and-gasoline-outdoor-retailer-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-10709 stuart Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:58:20 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1185#comment-10709 Lou, I would be more than happy to do a short blog. I don't know if people here are aware that the via ferratas in the Dolomites really got started during WWI, protecting the Italian border with Austria. They were built to transport men and supplies into the Dolomites. Much later, the 60's I think, they became tourist attractions and are now maintained by the Italian Alpine Club. Lou,
I would be more than happy to do a short blog.

I don’t know if people here are aware that the via ferratas in the Dolomites really got started during WWI, protecting the Italian border with Austria. They were built to transport men and supplies into the Dolomites. Much later, the 60’s I think, they became tourist attractions and are now maintained by the Italian Alpine Club.

]]> By: Lou http://www.wildsnow.com/1185/coffee-and-gasoline-outdoor-retailer-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-10704 Lou Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:47:40 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1185#comment-10704 Stuart, PLEASE do a guest blog or two! Just a few photos and some words about your travels on the wire. Just email me the ingredients and I'll whip something up. Would be fun. Stuart, PLEASE do a guest blog or two! Just a few photos and some words about your travels on the wire. Just email me the ingredients and I’ll whip something up. Would be fun.

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