Replying to How To Shoot in Harsh Enviroments

Search barred for this, couldn't find anything. Sorry if there actually is a thread already...

I'm basically wanting to start a thread on how do you protect/ transport/ shoot your gear when you are shooting in harsh conditions (super cold, snow, rain, on a water, storm, pow, climbing, back-country etc). 

Posts about anything which help you get there, and help you keep shooting when you are there.
Could be a question like: ' What do you guys do to not keep your fingers from freezing when you are shooting' 


I'll start off with a question...

1. I have yet to test what my audio on my VMP is like when it is cover with plastic, but I would assume it would not be near as good quality and maybe there would be some distortion? How can you keep your Body, Lens and Mic dry, but still be able to get good audio quality? Any body have any systems?

2. I was told that you want to keep away as much moisture as you can from your fluid head... I got a FSB-4, so I obviously wouldn't want it to get ruined due to it being exposed to to much moisture. Can anyone confirm this? If it is true, what do you if you when you are shooting something like pow when it is dumping?



I hope this can turn into a helpful thread for M&A'ers... I definitely would love to learn some good systems.


Cheers,

Kalum