There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
Sleeping mats? Neo air, take your pick of the range to suit. If you find mats too narrow, get a large (25inch wide) version and cut the excess length off. Look it up on You Tube, its easy peasy. Fed up with puffing up a large volume pad? Invest in an Instaflator. 20grams (0.6 oz) and you can fill your pad in three puffs.
Beddy time insulation? Zpacks waterproof down quilt and a Blackrock Beany. Dont forget to attach the beany to you collar with a cord and alligator clips though. They tend to blow away when you last expect it! Mine blew clean accross a canyon, so light and water repellant it justskidded across the water ending up in some tree branches !
Bon Voyage...