Thank goodness for wool - got a little wet

[John pettimore]

Could have been a lot worse but 29 degrees isn’t the best time to be a dumbass and go over the side of a pack raft. I’ll spare the details of how but suffice it to say I was being stupid… it’s what I get for being late and rushing.

Was 2.3 miles from the truck and other than the hands and feet I managed to stay relatively warm until I could get to dry clothes, thanks to the multiple layers of merino wool and synthetic puffy. There was a time in my youth I wouldn’t have faired nearly as well in cotton.

 

[Hnthrdr]

What doesn’t kill your brother

 

[7mm-08]

Damned serious situation had you not been properly dressed. Nothing can beat wool for that situation (as long as you're not stuck in a backpacking scenario where you have to dry it). Glad you're alright. I've been hypothermic enough that I was stumbling and falling down, had no sense of direction and was talking gibberish. Good thing my son was there AND recognized it or I might have just gone somewhere and laid down (permanently).

 

[HairyScandinavian]

You were standing up taking a leak, weren't you?

Glad you're OK!

 

[mtnbound]

Could have been a lot worse but 29 degrees isn’t the best time to be a dumbass and go over the side of a pack raft. I’ll spare the details of how but suffice it to say I was being stupid… it’s what I get for being late and rushing.

Was 2.3 miles from the truck and other than the hands and feet I managed to stay relatively warm until I could get to dry clothes, thanks to the multiple layers of merino wool and synthetic puffy. There was a time in my youth I wouldn’t have faired nearly as well in cotton.

I'm glad you're okay; that could have been much more serious. That is why I prefer wool over synthetics. It takes longer to dry out when doing active re-warming, but I have found the combination of wool and a synthetic puffy to be damn near perfect.

 

[John pettimore]

You were standing up taking a leak, weren't you?

Glad you're OK!

Nope. The water had dropped several feet and the bank was slick and muddy. Instead of being cautious I thought I could just kind “fall into” the raft. What I didn’t consider was the pack weight, the momentum took me right over the side.