Comments on: Outdoor Retailer Day 3 – Canine Soft Shells, Jetboil and Jim Morrison Look Alikes http://www.wildsnow.com/595/outdoor-retailer-day-3-canine-soft-shells-and-jim-morrison-look-alikes/ Backcountry Skiing Weblog Blog, FAQs, more, links and info about randonnee, telemark and backcountry ski mountaineering. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:02:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Lou http://www.wildsnow.com/595/outdoor-retailer-day-3-canine-soft-shells-and-jim-morrison-look-alikes/comment-page-1/#comment-11663 Lou Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:35:16 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=595#comment-11663 arf arf arf arf

]]> By: me http://www.wildsnow.com/595/outdoor-retailer-day-3-canine-soft-shells-and-jim-morrison-look-alikes/comment-page-1/#comment-11662 me Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:26:07 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=595#comment-11662 I live in Arizona and my parents live in eastern Canada. When I go home for Christmas this year I'm bringing my two short haired puppies. Guess what? They'll both be wearing the soft shells. Desert dogs are not at all prepared for Canada weather. It's not just an outfit for yuppy dogs...when a dog lives somewhere where the climate is warm, and then goes on a ski trip or vacation somewhere cold, this kind of dog coat is great...especially for short haired dogs. doggie tutus on the other hand......... I live in Arizona and my parents live in eastern Canada. When I go home for Christmas this year I’m bringing my two short haired puppies. Guess what? They’ll both be wearing the soft shells. Desert dogs are not at all prepared for Canada weather.

It’s not just an outfit for yuppy dogs…when a dog lives somewhere where the climate is warm, and then goes on a ski trip or vacation somewhere cold, this kind of dog coat is great…especially for short haired dogs.

doggie tutus on the other hand………

]]> By: Lou http://www.wildsnow.com/595/outdoor-retailer-day-3-canine-soft-shells-and-jim-morrison-look-alikes/comment-page-1/#comment-5478 Lou Tue, 06 Feb 2007 01:49:20 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=595#comment-5478 Here in Colorado the aluminum stuff works great for almost all the snow work we do. I'd never use aluminum ax or crampons if I thought I was going to encounter more than a few steps of real ice. Here in Colorado the aluminum stuff works great for almost all the snow work we do. I’d never use aluminum ax or crampons if I thought I was going to encounter more than a few steps of real ice.

]]> By: colin http://www.wildsnow.com/595/outdoor-retailer-day-3-canine-soft-shells-and-jim-morrison-look-alikes/comment-page-1/#comment-5474 colin Mon, 05 Feb 2007 21:33:55 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=595#comment-5474 I have had repeated failure over the years with camp crampons. so despite such light weight I avoid them. have they improved lately? also, when you really need an ice axe it better work in ice, at least here in the alps. i use the lightweight Charlet Moser and BD axes which both work great on hard ice. ever tried to use the aluminum Camp type axes in anything but snow. do a comparison one day and anyone in their right mind would choose the extra few grams to avoid having the axe deflect instead of bite! especially when needed in tight situations, which can happen often for ski mountaineering... and god forbid you ding some rocks with it by accident...bye bye pick. the only use for the aluminum super light axes is when one is totally sure to encounter only easy snow climbing conditions or to save weight in races. same goes for crampons. when you need them, they better work. C I have had repeated failure over the years with camp crampons. so despite such light weight I avoid them. have they improved lately?
also, when you really need an ice axe it better work in ice, at least here in the alps. i use the lightweight Charlet Moser and BD axes which both work great on hard ice. ever tried to use the aluminum Camp type axes in anything but snow. do a comparison one day and anyone in their right mind would choose the extra few grams to avoid having the axe deflect instead of bite! especially when needed in tight situations, which can happen often for ski mountaineering… and god forbid you ding some rocks with it by accident…bye bye pick.
the only use for the aluminum super light axes is when one is totally sure to encounter only easy snow climbing conditions or to save weight in races. same goes for crampons. when you need them, they better work.
C

]]> By: Tom http://www.wildsnow.com/595/outdoor-retailer-day-3-canine-soft-shells-and-jim-morrison-look-alikes/comment-page-1/#comment-5391 Tom Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:04:16 +0000 http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=595#comment-5391 I've actually been interested in something like the doggy soft shell for years. I have a pit bull who loves the outdoors and the snow and is a great backcountry companion. Unfortunately he has so little hair on his underside as to be practically naked. I only take him into the mountains in the summer for this reason. Not all dogs are naturally equipped for snowy backcountry. If purchasing products that enable my dog to accompany me into the winter alpine is excessive, so be it. Now, mountain palaces that are unoccupied 50 weeks of the year and drive up property values to the point that noone else can afford to live nearby, that's excessive. I’ve actually been interested in something like the doggy soft shell for years. I have a pit bull who loves the outdoors and the snow and is a great backcountry companion. Unfortunately he has so little hair on his underside as to be practically naked. I only take him into the mountains in the summer for this reason. Not all dogs are naturally equipped for snowy backcountry. If purchasing products that enable my dog to accompany me into the winter alpine is excessive, so be it.

Now, mountain palaces that are unoccupied 50 weeks of the year and drive up property values to the point that noone else can afford to live nearby, that’s excessive.

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