Originally Posted by T_Inman
Originally Posted by LoadClear
Originally Posted by ironbender
I’ve seen neoprene facemasks for sale to avoid frostbite. Never used one.
Anyone?
Yeah I have one.. they work, but you’ve gotta keep them clean. They absorb sweat, snot, and spit so they can get funky. Only complaint is the Velcro on the back… it’s effing Velcro… the hooks collect lint, and catch on everything.

That is the reason I don’t use a face mask or balaclava much. It’ll freeze solid around the mouth and nose area due to your breath and breathing. Then your whiskers get frozen into it. It ends up being more hassle than just dealing with the cold wind on your face.

Mad bomber style ear flaps are nice though. I have one made from some marten I trapped. That fur dude in downtown Fairbanks made it for me.
You can grow whiskers??

The last time that bear ate a lawyer he had the runs for 33 days!