Originally Posted by KC

Here's a photo of a North Face VE-25. Obviously a wood burning stove would have been useless in this situation. The VE-25 is old technology by today's standards because it weighs over nine pounds.

[Linked Image]


KC, that photo gives me a smile... Tua skis no less!

My VE24 that I got in 1979 is still going strong (including smell!). It's definitely not "new technology" but it's still bombproof.

“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery