A buff up over your mouth and nose may help.
A buff up over your mouth and nose may help.
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I'll use a neck gaiter pulled up over my nose and mouth. There are fleece and wool versions available like this:
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David
Think I found something...
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Lots of good ideas here. Balaclavas,masks,neck gators etc. Most all of that would be too much for me in the 30s, and I'm next door to you in (north) MS. So I'm not used to much either.
Then there is the PeaPod. If I am down inside that, even with a vent opening of several inches, I find the air surrounding my face is going to be a lot warmer than out side. And the smaller the vent the greater the difference. I suppose then it is also more humid.
It is down, so the worries you have about burying your head in your current down insulation still applies. Still, I have never had any problems with any apparent dampness or condensation, even fully close for a couple of hours at about 10F. Some others have also reported getting away with this, but YMMV.
But all of this pod stuff is just for general discussion of how to solve this problem, as you already have your non-pod down set up. To a lessor degree, I get the same effect with a thick down hood I use, when cinched down enough to form a breathing vent. But, probably for me most of the time, it is my old neck gator from skiing days if not in the PeaPod.
Last edited by BillyBob58; 01-31-2012 at 08:58.
H4x
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"You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no telling where you might be swept off to." Bilbo Baggins, as quoted by Frodo The Fellowship of the Ring
I am right there with you. My sinuses have gone to crap this past weekend, the temp dropped. We boys down here are used to some moisture in the air. I have an under armor balaclava and a buff. When its cold out I used one or both and it helps. I also can't stand a cold nose.
Maybe a top cover or pod to create a micro climate inside?
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I use a balaclava which I have two a lighter weight one and a heavier fleece one and they do the trick for me, sometimes if it's real cold and dry I add a bandanna or another piece of fleece! It all basically traps the warm exhaled moisture so as you breath in the air is not as dry as it would be without it! JMO and YMMV though!
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