Olin Lathrop

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Electrical engineering consultant specializing in microcontrollers and the circuitry around them. Master of engineering in EE from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1980.

We are certified Microchip design partners, and have been in the top catagory consistantly since around 2000. Various free downloads related to developing PIC firmware and other things are available at http://www.embedinc.com/pic/dload.htm.

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Dec 19	revised	Trail maintenance: what is considered inappropriate when maintaining a trail? added 1843 characters in body
Dec 18	comment	What is the proper way to tarp tent to avoid condensation? @Russell: Radiational cooling is a lesser effect, and pretty much a non-issue under a heavy canopy of leaves. Also, light or dark in the visible range does not necessarily map to reflectance in the IR range, which would be used by radiational cooling. Blue means it reflects at the short blue wavelengths and not at the longer red ones, so quite possibly is quite dark in IR.
Dec 18	answered	If lost in the wilderness, what is the first thing I should do?
Dec 18	revised	How much heat can a candle lantern provide while winter camping? added 138 characters in body
Dec 18	answered	How much heat can a candle lantern provide while winter camping?
Dec 16	answered	What is the proper way to tarp tent to avoid condensation?
Dec 15	answered	Is it dangerous to sleep in a tent alone in a forest in -20?
Dec 14	answered	Moose: How to decrease the risk of being injured?
Dec 13	awarded	Necromancer
Dec 13	comment	Trail maintenance: what is considered inappropriate when maintaining a trail? I'm not getting what you are trying to convey by not looking too hard in a national park.
Dec 13	comment	Are there any exceptions to the layer principle? @Mr.W: Also down is great insulating material, as long as you keep it dry. It is realy bad when wet in multiple ways. It gets very heavy, to the point that it could actually damage the garment, and looses much of its insulating property. A down jacket is therefore a great answer, but to only a rather limited set of conditions.
Dec 13	comment	Are there any exceptions to the layer principle? @Mr.W: I grew up in New England with "winter jackets" in the winter, although none of them were down. As I said, I find the windbreaker over wool sweater more comfortable and certainly more versatile. Of course that is a personal preference. I only wore a down jacket briefly once. While very nice and warm, it also felt "puffy", but the real problem was that I got hot in it after just hiking up a moderate hill. Then I had a all or nothing problem. Layers would have been nicer, as I could have removed just part of the insulation.
Dec 13	answered	Trail maintenance: what is considered inappropriate when maintaining a trail?
Dec 12	answered	Are there any exceptions to the layer principle?
Dec 12	answered	The outdoors, solitude and dealing with loneliness
Dec 11	comment	Are Ice grips worth buying Would these things be acceptable to wear indoors on some floor types? If so what types? Or, do you always take them off on entering and put them back on when leaving? How much of a hassle is that if you're carrying a bag of groceries, for example?
Dec 11	answered	Are Ice grips worth buying
Dec 11	answered	Where can I get Tyvek maps?
Dec 11	awarded	Supporter
Dec 11	comment	Should I always take a hard hat if I go scrambling? Everything is a tradeoff, so never does any harm is just plain wrong. The "harm" in this case includes extra bulk and weight to carry, additional fatigued caused by that, less enjoyment due to shlepping the helmet and possibly wearing it if you don't like helmets, etc. The real question is whether those "harms" are worth it, which I'm not addressing. My point is that knee jerk "always do ..." answers without any discussion of the downside are wrong or misleading at best, this one being no exception.