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grover dave
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16 years ago

dust masks as a survival aid ,yes the diy type

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eddy meecham tgo magazine light weight guru,in the 2008 April issue of the magazine ,to cut to basics you loose a lot of bodily heat due to actually breathing ,so eddy did some tests on commercial ski type masks and your diy masks they both retained body heat to a remarkable degree as opposed to not using any mask at all .but when you are lost 2hrs from day /your mates broken his/her leg x no of hrs to call out both becoming hypothermic what will you be carrying [if at all] the commercial mask 20quid and the rest or the 20 p diy job they weigh nowt pack down l
allways look on the bright side

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grover dave
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16 years ago

survivlbag mandatoryry :guns:

allways look on the bright side

simonrl
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16 years ago

Had never even considered this in respect of body heat retention!

my orders are to sit here and watch the world go by

derrickman
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16 years ago

I've worked in -40degC in Alaska, and face masks certainly make a difference. Whether they make any real difference in UK conditions, I have no idea although I rather doubt it

''the stopes soared beyond the range of our caplamps' - David Bick...... How times change .... oh, I don't know, I've still got a lamp like that.