Richard Owlett skrev:> I'm in Springfield MO under ice storm. Have not had power for >24 hours. > Suspect will not have reliable power for 2-3 days. Have heat and shelter > -- what else do i need.You need a "Jerven Fjellduk" ("wolverine mountain shelter"): https://jerven.secure.flexiweb.no/accounts/433372/File/9153.pdf It's a 1-man thermo bag, which keeps you warm and dry. Some people sleep outside in it, using it as a replacement for a tent; I merely keep it in my car as an emergency backup when I drive in the countryside in winter. I don't know if it is available outside Norway, though. Rune
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Started by ●January 11, 2007
Reply by ●January 14, 20072007-01-14
Reply by ●January 14, 20072007-01-14
Rune Allnor wrote:> Richard Owlett skrev: >> I'm in Springfield MO under ice storm. Have not had power for >24 hours. >> Suspect will not have reliable power for 2-3 days. Have heat and shelter >> -- what else do i need. > > You need a "Jerven Fjellduk" ("wolverine mountain shelter"): > > https://jerven.secure.flexiweb.no/accounts/433372/File/9153.pdf > > It's a 1-man thermo bag, which keeps you warm and dry. Some > people sleep outside in it, using it as a replacement for a tent; > I merely keep it in my car as an emergency backup when I drive > in the countryside in winter. > > I don't know if it is available outside Norway, though.The item names sound rather English. Is that characteristic of Norwegian marketing, or they likely imported? I don't know where http://tinyurl.com/ycda2e is made, but it's available in the US. Jerry -- Engineering is the art of making what you want from things you can get. �����������������������������������������������������������������������
Reply by ●January 14, 20072007-01-14
Jerry Avins skrev:> Rune Allnor wrote: > > Richard Owlett skrev: > >> I'm in Springfield MO under ice storm. Have not had power for >24 hours. > >> Suspect will not have reliable power for 2-3 days. Have heat and shelter > >> -- what else do i need. > > > > You need a "Jerven Fjellduk" ("wolverine mountain shelter"): > > > > https://jerven.secure.flexiweb.no/accounts/433372/File/9153.pdf > > > > It's a 1-man thermo bag, which keeps you warm and dry. Some > > people sleep outside in it, using it as a replacement for a tent; > > I merely keep it in my car as an emergency backup when I drive > > in the countryside in winter. > > > > I don't know if it is available outside Norway, though. > > The item names sound rather English. Is that characteristic of Norwegian > marketing, or they likely imported?Sadly, anglified marketing names and lingo in general is very characteristical for Norway. Those shelters are produced in Norway.> I don't know where > http://tinyurl.com/ycda2e is made, but it's available in the US.It seems to be a regular sleeping bag, even if intended for extreme use. The "wolverines" are something quite unique. They started out as mere rain/wind shelters, rainwear optimized for hunters sitting on post, with camouflage and all, like the "regular" variant. After a while, they became padded for thermal insulation. Since then, the variations flourished. These days the more extreme variants use the same basic unit as a pocho, sleeping bag and tent, only with some accessories changing between uses. The simpler variants are really useful. On one of my mountain hikes I walked on for 5 or 6 km after I *knew* I had developed blisters that needed attending, before I found sufficient shelter for the wind to sit down and take care of my feet. That's the trip that made me buy my "wolverine". Rune
Reply by ●January 15, 20072007-01-15
Rune Allnor wrote:> Richard Owlett skrev: >> I'm in Springfield MO under ice storm. Have not had power for >24 hours. >> Suspect will not have reliable power for 2-3 days. Have heat and shelter >> -- what else do i need. > > You need a "Jerven Fjellduk" ("wolverine mountain shelter"): > > https://jerven.secure.flexiweb.no/accounts/433372/File/9153.pdf > > It's a 1-man thermo bag, which keeps you warm and dry. Some > people sleep outside in it, using it as a replacement for a tent; > I merely keep it in my car as an emergency backup when I drive > in the countryside in winter. > > I don't know if it is available outside Norway, though. > > Rune >Here it is in English: https://jerven-com.secure.flexiweb.no/accounts/434197/File/4679.pdf and here's a page about it: https://jerven-com.secure.flexiweb.no/page/7357/ Apparently they do ship internationally. -- Jim Thomas Principal Applications Engineer Bittware, Inc jthomas@bittware.com http://www.bittware.com (603) 226-0404 x536 Hope springs occasionally.
