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You would cringe at some of the stuff we see coming out of such places as Nattick Labs in MA. some is pretty good, but some such as the ground warrior packages really stink. The number of batteries used to power the equipment is phenominal (spelling?). They need the exo-skeleton just to carry the batteries. We go hanging a couple of hundred pounds of un-needed gear on Joe and then wonder why he can't perform at high altitude.

I was raised in Wyoming and so understand high altitude problems. When we went elk hunting around Jackson Hole the altitude did a number on us and we lived at over 5,000 feet and hunted deer and antelope at around 7500 feet on the Laramie Plains. I worked for a seismograph company right out of High School, with some work in the Red Desert. The altitude there averages about 6000 feet. Try working on a drill rig for 10 to 12 hours a day at that altitude. I am sure my lung capacity increased two fold in just a coupel of months.

The Wyoming Cowboy football team just loves playing someone on the West Coast. They might not have the playing skills, but altitude sometimes makes up for that.

The altitude there averages about 6000 feet. Try working on a drill rig for 10 to 12 hours a day at that altitude. I am sure my lung capacity increased two fold in just a coupel of months.

Wow, maybe I should get a job around there. I really need to open up my lung capacity (I can't run to save my life...push-ups, sit-ups, no problem, but running...fuggedaboudit)

I doodlebugged a bit in Wyoming myself.

My favorite was when we ran a line over the Rattlesnake Mountains in January...with 48,000 lb. vibrator trucks.

The drive-around was over a 100 miles so we swung the line on foot.

It'd be good training for the 10th.