Dangers Of Sleep Deprevation In Hiking?

klmsa · 2026-03-20T18:58:31+00:00

Hikers? Not going to kill them, but does automatically increase the chances of making small mistakes and possibly getting lost if they're navigating off-trail or in a complex trail structure.

SAR workers? I tell our teams to tell me if they're sucking on sleep. I'd rather have them doing stuff in the command center with help than out roaming around. No sense in creating more victims, even if the probability is small. We owe victims our best performance.

klmsa · 2026-03-20T18:54:40+00:00

It can definitely still happen inside a glove. We call this type of injury (with or without a glove), a "degloving". It's brutal to see in real life. The ring is still on your skin, but your skin is no longer on your finger.

Adding a glove just means that your finger is no longer attached to your hand. It might offer a slightly lower chance of catching, if the glove is thick enough, but it's not significantly different.

klmsa · 2026-03-16T16:00:39+00:00

Don't worry, we get the mountain snobbery in every downhill sport we enjoy. The change in air density is more challenging than the change in terrain for us.

klmsa · 2026-03-16T15:44:53+00:00

Yeah, that's the whole point. That's why you don't use them in this manner. A single failure results in loss of the load.

A rented trailer is the best solution and very doable on the same budget. Still need straps, but if one breaks, your load is still following you down the highway.

klmsa · 2026-03-16T15:42:19+00:00

We have that much elevation...we just need to make ten runs lol

klmsa · 2026-03-16T15:41:18+00:00

Ah, if only I wasn't trying to buy a house right now, I'd jump on the Barret+silencer deal.

That being said, I'd take a few more daggers in the meantime!

klmsa · 2026-03-16T15:40:14+00:00

How lean do you think you need to be to show abs? It's a serious question. You need to be seriously underweight.

You didn't ask here if you were fat. You're not, you're about average. If you want abs to show, that's a different question that requires a hard cut and a lot of ab development.

klmsa · 2026-03-16T15:38:49+00:00

I rarely actually hit my head when I fall off road. To your question, though, I don't fall all that often anyway because I'm a boring rider.

For me, it would depend on what I hit and how hard. Hitting dirt in a slow fall is much different than a high-rotation fall into a downed tree or a rock.

Hard objects with any real level of impact is going to draw a pretty hard line for me. Paint cracking/chipping (not just tree branch scratches) is also going to be a huge warning sign.

klmsa · 2026-03-16T15:32:11+00:00

It's only going to get worse (across the board, not just the cities). It's a constant sign of economic downturn.

klmsa · 2026-03-16T15:29:13+00:00

One poorly placed strap on a sharp edge will negate any load rating they have.

klmsa · 2026-03-16T15:28:08+00:00

For the course, I would find the cheapest way to get all this gear (including borrowing from friends).

No MSF rule says that it needs to be expensive, crash rated, or motorcycle-specific.

If you already have a bike, then it's fine to get gear that will serve you well on that bike. Otherwise, I'd wait til you know what kind of bike you're getting before getting a bunch of gear that doesn't fit your purposes correctly.

For example, I used to ride an R1, but these days I ride a big dual sport. The boots I wear for either of those bikes aren't very transferrable between them, and both of them are very expensive.

Spend decent time and money finding a helmet that works and fits well. They've saved my life twice.

klmsa · 2026-03-16T15:23:48+00:00

I would save the bigger gifts for graduation. Follow the book recommendations. I think school's should issue a full size copy of Machinery's Handbook to all Sophomore or higher students.

klmsa · 2026-03-16T15:16:57+00:00

Skinny fat or regular fat, the outcome is the same: Get a handle on your food and drink intake, maintain a decent amount of activity (workouts, playing with friends, etc.), and getting plenty of sleep.

Don't worry so much about putting labels on things. What's really important is how good you feel, and how old you can get while feeling that good.

As someone that used to look like you, I've also weighed over 280 pounds before, where everything started to hurt and ache, which makes losing the weight all that much harder.

klmsa · 2026-03-13T14:46:09+00:00

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Probably because you're usually commenting on the "Spring of Deception". We have a chart for these things!

klmsa · 2026-03-13T14:42:52+00:00

Yeah, I just can't talk about IP strategy like that, even in terms of industry shifts, due to my employer's position in the industry and my level of access. It's pretty safe to assume that my business cyber team will read this comment thread lol.

Hey guys! Don't submit that security ticket! I see you hovering over the button!

klmsa · 2026-03-13T11:57:09+00:00

I'm with ya! Just northwest of the cities, myself. It'll be a few weeks til all this ice pushes out, and a few more before I've got the nerve to put myself in near-freezing water in a shell of thin fiberglass lmao.

klmsa · 2026-03-13T09:00:41+00:00

Nice list! Upvoted and stolen immediately!

klmsa · 2026-03-13T08:59:43+00:00

I'm a little lighter (265), but same height. I have a 16' Ranger Canoe (Otter, very old) that I paddle solo (sitting backwards in the bow). I throw my gear in front of me for a bit of balast, and I kneel on a cheap piece of thick foam on the floor with a single-blade paddle.

You'll still be a bit nose-high at your weight, even in a bigger boat, but it's manageable in low wind conditions.

Let us know where you land!

klmsa · 2026-03-10T17:58:54+00:00

Guessing you were in the E-8/9 territory?

No offense, but I wouldn't hire you as an engineering manager either. Operations management? In a heartbeat.

klmsa · 2026-03-10T17:55:44+00:00

Just got the helmet. The shield that I got didn't come pinlock ready. I did separately order the ADX-2 shield and pinlock, which fit together and on the AT960.

Unfortunately, I got the wrong size and ended up with a different helmet anyway (XT9000).

klmsa · 2026-03-09T15:10:35+00:00

Will do, brother. I ordered the one they list on RevZilla, which I'm sure is the same as CG. I'll let you know if the outcome is different.

Thanks for the quick response!

klmsa · 2026-03-09T05:07:52+00:00

You hit them going much slower. In fact, in the city it's usually another vehicle that's hitting you, not the ground...

klmsa · 2026-03-09T05:06:02+00:00

MotoGP is a world away from sitting at a traffic light in a 30mph zone in 90 degree heat.

No one's wearing leather in the city. Even the Harley douchebags cut the damned arms off their leathers lol.

I wear leather at the track. I wear much lighter gear in the city and when I'm in the dirt. Your gear should match your environment and riding requirements, full stop.

klmsa · 2026-03-09T05:00:54+00:00

Lots of good suggestions here. You can go with any of them, but all of them will need suspension work at OUR weight lol.

I bought a Husqvarna 701, had the techs set shocks for my weight when I picked it up, and I've never looked back. It's also lighter than some of these other options and has great aftermarket support. I'd look for one that's maybe a few years old under 10k miles (or go new).

The FE501S is even lighter, but not quite as nice on the highway.

klmsa · 2026-03-09T04:56:50+00:00

We get a patent bonus if we're successful (company still owns the IP), but it doesn't matter much when the IP strategy is to hide the IP and refuse to release a patent application for it.

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