Banana bags

After reading this, I decided to add some kind of blizzard bag to my day pack. I think my chances of getting caught in the extreme weather that killed these people is very remote, but better safe than sorry.

I bought a package of two of these banana bags. $7.50 shipped free to my local Ace Hardware store.

I am going to try and use the second one as a tent around my new hammock that I got for Christmas.

Thorogood 7990 Side Zip EH Safety Boots Update

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During the Christmas season I ended up having to get my regular hiking and outdoor boots repaired so I was without any hiking boots for most of a week. I decided to try these as hiking boots since I did not have any other good options at the time.

 It turns out they worked out pretty well. The tread worked well in ice, snow, and mud. With a thick pair of socks and some liner socks they were adequately warm although I was not out in unusually cold weather (most in the 20s).

 I don't know how waterproof they might be. I did not try fording any creeks or walking in deep puddles in them. I suspect they are waterproof as long as one does not get real deep in the water. Maybe a couple of inches.

One thing I did find was that they just do not breath at all. Not a huge deal with liner socks and a thick pair of non-cotton socks over them. Pretty comfy too.