I use a fishing vest also. Very handy device. However, I found rather
quickly that on cold nights, it ends up under too many layers to have all
those pockets useful and if it is on the outside the eps get cold (and fog
from your eye heat). But on warmish evenings it is neat stuff.
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Phil Chambers [ptchamb@No-Spam] (S.F. Bay Area - Calif. USA)
On Fri, 25 Mar 2005, Jim Van Nuland wrote:
> Mark Wagner wrote:
> >
> > Sky Image Lab said:
> >
> > >Yeah...David is the only TACo I know that wears his fishing vest to
> > >observing sessions
> >
> > Well, I don't know if he still does, but I believe JVN has been known
> > to wear the same thing when out observing. Lots of places to put
> > eyepieces and other goodies...
>
> Not a fishing vest, but a custom-made eyepiece vest. It started in
> life as an ordinary denim vest. My wife added the pockets to
> accommodate my eyepiece collection. From the long 28mm to the 4 mm, the
> pockets are sized so each eyepiece is positioned just below the top.
>
> I seem to recall that it was available for inspection at the SJAA
> beginner's astronomy class. See the coming attractions at the link
> below.
>
> Clear Skies!
> --
> Jim Van Nuland, San Jose (California) Astronomical Association
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Received on Fri Mar 25 14:58:22 2005