From the Peak District, 15th November 2010

Hi Adam,

As promised, the pictures of Megan and her buffalo kit! Firstly, when we bought these in September is was pretty warm but she still wanted her coat on (Photo 20); she likes to help me with the Edale MRT rescue vehicles....

When the weather did turn we were walking on Higger Tor. Plenty of puddles to splash in and get wet but the buffalos did what they do best: kept her warm and dry in cold, wet windy hill weather! (photos 2, and 5)

Hope these are ok; will try and send some more over time!

Cheers

Neil Chapman

From Gordon in Maine, USA 18 December 2009

Howdy!

Behold two photos of Erik in his new buffalo outfit. We went to, well, pretty much the middle of nowhere on Sunday and took the fat pig for a ride in the little sledge. He fell asleep, but at least that means he wasn't cold! The stuff works wonderfully, with a fleece romper suit on underneath, and the hood actually stayed up just fine, without a hat or scarf or anything. It went somewhat mild and wet that evening, and then for the next two days, so that was somewhat depressing. But the snow stuck around and yesterday I went ice climbing. As I drove off at 4 am it was -1. When I returned in the evening it was about -12, and this morning -17. Kurt and I went to Grafton, in western Maine, and had a lovely, if frigid day climbing icicles. It's just so amazingly cold now and the snow pile guarding us from the road became a glacier and had to be chipped away to allow the car in and out. That was my job, with trusty old camp ice axe in hand and lots of traffic. You'll be pleased to hear that I wore the buffalo again yesterday, nothing underneath, and even at minus a lot it was warmer than wearing lifa, thin fleece, and windproof fleece on top. I'm very very happy and will be even more so when Dan brings the expedition hood for it. Wish it had a crotch strap, though, so I shall fashion one. Now I have a meeting.

G.