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I bought direct off FoxPro. Benefit is you get to pick the sounds rather than getting a unit with generic sounds. Email them first and request a mailing quote using USPS (approx. $50), otherwise they'll quote on UPS (approx. $170) and you'll have a heart-attack. Cheers... Con

Particularly nasty cold snap whilst working at Whistler, BC. Washed them then hung them out to 'dry' for a laugh. Stiff as a board in 15 minutes, but you can snap them to get the ice off then straight back on. Whilst Whisler was hitting -20degC ambient, Mum & Dad were sweltering at 40degC in Melbourne. One poor old Qld fella flew in from +45degC, landed at Vancouver and drove straight up when it was -20degC ... collapsed buying his ticket from a heart attack. If you think that's bad, should have seen the Aussie's playing football outside the Longhorn pub (drunk! ) at -17degC on Australia Day. Naked. :lol: :lol: Came back and did a ski season in Australia ... I'd swap a Canadian 'dry' -15deg C for an Australian 'wet' -2degC anyday. It 'feels' much colder here. Cheers... Con

I'm glad someone said it! I wear a polypropylene top layer (rarely do I need the bottoms) and yes I have an old skivvy style thermal top that is BRILLIANT ... but fluro stripes. My current thermals are from Rays Tent City and are olive green and long sleeved ... wish they made a skivvy style though! My fleece is Stoney Creek I think ... but I'm just as likely to ditch the top (bulky) for a thinner KMart bought drab olive green fleece that cost $8. If its cold though I wear the Stoney Ck as its ability to zip up around your neck is appreciated. Bottom is a thin fleece, it'd have to be well below freezing for me to wear thermal bottoms. I always have a beanie either on my head or in the pack! Final shell layer is either GoreTex if in severe conditions, or a cheap nylon rain jacket if in less severe conditions. Two things worth remembering: 1. LAYERS!!!! 2. Wet and warm is fine, wet and cold are LETHAL. Thick socks can be a disadvantage depending on your boots. Really thick socks with tight boots laced up will give you cold feet as the compression limits blood flow. A thinner pair will keep your feet warmer if that's the case. If its really cold, a face shield is nice on the lungs especially if you have to do anything really active. DONT wear anything cotton, I feel the same about wool which when wet is heavy. Modern synthetics are brilliant. I've 'dried' my thermals at -35degC so that they were stiff as a board, cracked them to remove the ice then put them straight on. You'll be feeling warm within 30seconds. Likewise a fleece. Cheers... Con

It's illegal so you wouldn't do it. But hypothetically, placed in the chest it'll knock it for six! Many many years ago, a mate had occasion to use a shotgun with slugs on a Sambar spiker that had just bolted after receiving a 150gr 308 pill to the chest from 10 yards. They were hunting pigs but this spiker stood up out of nowhere whilst they were traversing some bracken. Fearing the deer would escape wounded, mate pulled it up quick smart from about 30 yards. Cheers... Con