Good test for my Swanndri shirt !

[pitdog]

According to the weather website it is a mild 8 degrees today and was dry when I left the house.

When I arrived at my hiking spot, however , it had started raining hard and all I was wearing was my Swannie over a wicking t-shirt and some Cordura hiking pants.....hardly ideal but I figured it would be a good test for my Swannie !

The trail had become a stream in parts....

By pitdog2010 at 2011-01-24

The weather didn't seem to bother Maisy and Snicker...

By pitdog2010 at 2011-01-24

As I climbed higher and higher my clothes quickly became soaked through but both my Swannie and pants did a great job of keeping me warm if not dry. Maybe my shirt should now be called a Swanwet !

By pitdog2010 at 2011-01-24

As we reached the top you could see what was the cause of all the rain, there were thick grey clouds everywhere....

By pitdog2010 at 2011-01-24

By pitdog2010 at 2011-01-24

Someone always asks what knife I had with me, today I had my little ML Survivalist in my pocket. Even with gloved hands the full sized slabs enable a nice positive grip...

By pitdog2010 at 2011-01-24

Even though it's all blurry I had to show this pic of Maisy barking at me to give her a treat when we reached the top !

By pitdog2010 at 2011-01-24

Back at the parking lot the rain had now washed most of the remaining snow away !

By pitdog2010 at 2011-01-24

 

[_woo_]

Great Pics!

 

[sicily02]

Awesome pics, Pitdog.

Bryan

 

[tknife]

Man that sure looks cold and wet, but worth going out for a hike for sure :thumbup: I was super lazy this weekend. Weather was in the low 80's and I didn't even get out for a quick walk :grumpy:

 

[jasonprom]

I'm jealous. It was -18 F when I was out moving around in 3' of snow in northern MN yesterday at my cabin!

 

[pitdog]

Man that sure looks cold and wet, but worth going out for a hike for sure :thumbup: I was super lazy this weekend. Weather was in the low 80's and I didn't even get out for a quick walk :grumpy:

If it wasn't for the dogs I'm sure I'd be the same. I'm now working 4 12 hr shifts on then get 4 days off so my dogs only get short walks for 4 days and are like coiled springs by the time my days off come round !

 

[pitdog]

I'm jealous. It was -18 F when I was out moving around in 3' of snow in northern MN yesterday at my cabin!

I actually find it easier to dress for really cold snowy weather than I do for this mild wet stuff that we get so much of !

 

[cuphead]

great pics as usual pit, let me be the first to ask you what you are driving?

 

[pitdog]

great pics as usual pit, let me be the first to ask you what you are driving?

An old Jeep......I love her !

 

[ROCK6]

Swanndri is just awesome isn't it? Good to see it doing so well in my PNW homeland I'm just suprised your ML wasn't rusting in that picture...pretty wet hit

ROCK6

 

[Shotgun]

Sweet pics Pit. That ML looks awesome with the rain/weather on it.

 

[hiwa]

I just got a Green Swanndri a while ago and love it.Yours is a neat color!
I've been going wool more and more. Nice pics Pit :thumbup:

 

[kgd]

Good stuff Pitdog. I took advantage of the day after Christmas 50% sale on swanndri. Managed to get 3 wool sweaters, a wool/fleece hybrid jacket and vest and the merino long underwear. Its great stuff and at half price it was super cheap as well!

 

[PDE]

How were those gloves? Seems your hands would get extremely wet. More
of annoyance than anything.

 

[pitdog]

How were those gloves? Seems your hands would get extremely wet. More
of annoyance than anything.

LOL, they were soaked through and I noticed something today for the first time. When my fleece gloves are wet and I clench my fists, water runs out of them but when I did it with my wool gloves the wool just soaks it back in again !

 

[WILLIAM.M]

Great Photos as always Bro

 

[TWBryan]

Good pics as always. Would you be willing to take a few pics of working with your tracker knife? I'd like to see more of what it's capable of,and I'm sure I'm not alone in that.

 

[lambertiana]

I have always liked your Swanndri. They can be a bit on the expensive side, but you have to pay for quality gear. I really like the color of yours, but when I have looked for some online I haven't seen that color.

 

[pitdog]

Good pics as always. Would you be willing to take a few pics of working with your tracker knife? I'd like to see more of what it's capable of,and I'm sure I'm not alone in that.

No problem, I have a knife on it's way that I'll compare it with !:thumbup:

 

[mtnfolk mike]

great stuff Pit...:thumbup: looks like time well spent as usual.. love that Maisy dog too..

on another note.. how is the sizing on those Swandri's.. do they run big or true to size??